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    Malaria in Tanzania effects it’s country economically‚ socially and environmentally‚ but by taking the right steps‚ Malaria can be cured. Malaria is a widespread disease in Africa that is transmitted by the bite of a female mosquito. Malaria impacts a human physically‚ mentally and emotionally. Symptoms include a headache‚ fever‚ fatigue‚ dry cough‚ spleen enlargement and continuous vomiting. In Tanzania‚ approximately 93.7 out of 1000 people die of Malaria each year. NCBI.com states “There are 14-18

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    A2: Stopped Malaria in US 13 Frontline - Solvency: Mosquito Resistance 14 Frontline - Solvency: DDT is a pain to store and transport 15 Frontline - DA: DDT is poorly regulated 16 Frontline - DA: Human Health Crisis 17 Frontline - DA: Environmental Damage 18 Frontline - CP Links: Legalize under Stockholm Protection 19 ***Extension*** 20 Extension - DDT Allowed for Developing Countries 21 Extension - Solvency: Mosquito Resistance 22 Extension - CP: Legalize under Stockholm

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    add it to soups‚ sauces and salads‚ suggests Greenlivingtips.com. Things You ’ll Need Fine grater or zester Blender Sachets or cloth bags Sponsored Links Mosquito killer Liquid Electric Mosquito Liquid‚ MosquitoesElectric Mosquito Repellent

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    Dengue fever‚ also called dengue‚ is a potentially serious disease caused by a virus. There are four types of dengue virus that can cause illness in humans. Dengue viruses are transmitted between humans by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Dengue is rare in the U.S.‚ but is common and a serious public health threat in warm sub-tropical and tropical areas of the world. These include areas of Central and South America‚ Africa‚ Southeast Asia‚ China‚ India‚ the Middle East‚ Australia‚ the Caribbean

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    You spend all year carefully maintaining your lawn and outdoor spaces‚ only to be chased away from your own backyard by hordes of bloodthirsty mosquitoes. This threat can be especially intense in Ohio‚ where you might need a healthy coating of mosquito repellent just to go outside. While there are always going to be bugs in the summer‚ there are a few steps you can take to minimize the threat in your own yard. lawn careThe lawn care experts at GreenTurf LawnScapes in Cincinnati recommend: •Getting

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    Jamestown: The Foothold to a New World The Jamestown settlement became the first lasting English settlement in America. Its foundation in 1607‚ forever changed the course of history in the New World. With the failure of the Roanoke colony around twenty years before‚ the creation of a lasting English settlement was crucial for establishing English claim in the Americas. Jamestown not only provided a foothold for future English settlements in America but also became quite profitable. This led to further

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    transfusion‚ maternal transmission occurs and physical contact. However‚ ZikV is transmitted through a number of means‚ but primarily‚ through mosquitoes. Topic Sentences 1. ZikV is transmitted primarily due to the bite of an infected female Aedes species mosquito‚ the same transmitter of the spreads Dengue fever virus and Chikungunya. The main species that are responsible for transmission of the virus are the Aedes aegypti‚ which lives in and around buildings in urban areas and the Aedes albopictus‚ which

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    tropics (Epstein‚ 2000). The virus has four antigenically related serotypes‚ which are named DEN-1‚ DEN-2‚ DEN-3‚ and DEN-4. Each dengue serotype is a variation of the flavivrus genus. Dengue is spread by the aedes aegypti‚ a domestic‚ day-biting mosquito that prefers to bite humans. Currently‚ there is no vaccine available to prevent dengue. Each type of the dengue virus is re-emerging worldwide‚ especially in the Western Hemisphere. Research has shown that several factors are contributing to

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    Camp had nine watchtowers with military police and searchlights. Within the camp‚ ran a garment factory‚ the produced silk would usually be made into posters for the navy and other camps. In early 1945 evacuees were allowed to return back to the West Coast with $25 and

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    inferior people was just‚ and the destruction of the weaker races was nature’s natural law. Superior technology and improved medical knowledge helped to foster imperialism. Quinine enabled Europeans to survive tropical diseases and venture into the mosquito-infested interiors of Africa and Asia. The combination of the steamboat and the telegraph enabled the Western powers to increase their mobility and to quickly respond to any situations that threatened their dominance. The rapid-fire machine gun also

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