and become sticky and it becomes impossible to pass through our body organs so they get stuck. This can result to further complications. When this happens inside the brain‚ it results to coma or even death. (Q&A) How do people in Nigeria try to prevent malaria? There isn’t any cure for malaria yet‚ it can only be prevented In my own opinion‚ I think malaria could be prevented by distributing treated bed nets‚ treating water drinking it‚ avoiding stagnant water. Malaria prevention
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Recent activities of secret fraternities in Edo and Anambra States of Nigeria have once again brought to focus the impact of the activities of the nefarious groups on the polity. Not too long ago‚ two prominent movie stars were brutally assassinated in Edo State in what was alleged as a frat-related offensive‚ which culminated in the death of about twenty individuals. Most recently inhabitants of Anambra state were terrorised by frat men‚ who held the state capital hostage in a brutal frat war between
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CHOLERA AND TYPHOID OUTBREAKS IN KENYA IN THE PAST 40 YEARS Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacteria Vibrio cholerae.Its main symptoms are watery diarrhoea and vomiting.Vibrio cholerae are free-living organisms found in fresh and brackish water. Cholera infections are most commonly acquired from drinking water in which the Vibrio cholerae is found naturally or into which it has been introduced from the faeces of a symptomatic or asymptomatically infected person. Another
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The video “Cash Flow Fever” is all about the effects of immigrants sending money‚ also called remittances‚ back to their home country from America. The video first talks about how remittances can contribute a great deal of money to poor families and that the value of remittances to Latin America is larger than all of the foreign aid to that region combined (2:10-2:20). The video also shows that banks are beginning to appreciate the potential market and are getting involved‚ lowering the cost of remittances
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as cousins‚ uncles‚ nephews and nieces‚ grand-parents and family friends‚ which is why it is called a large family. Nuclear family on the other side is a relatively small family which consists majorly of the father‚ mother and children only. In Nigeria and mostly other African countries‚ the large family is usually more dominant. The advantages of a large/extended family are among others highlighted below: -It has a lot of members and there is more than one earning member in a large family. That
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21 October 2014 Yellow fever: An epidemiological and historical review Introduction Few diseases have attracted more attention from medical historians than yellow fever (YF). It was one of the most feared of epidemic diseases in the world from the 15th to 19th centuries‚ when large scale outbreaks in port cities of North and South America‚ Africa‚ and Europe caused devastating mortality and helped to shape the expansion of settlements and colonial powers (1). Yellow fever is a serious viral infection
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Infectious Disease Case Study Assignment After reviewing this case study‚ address these questions: 1. West Nile fever is caused by the West Nile virus. Describe the emergence of novel disease in the Western hemisphere. Provide some examples of sources of infection for novel diseases‚ including the mode of transmission for WNV. Why is this a concern? In late August of 1999‚ an unusual cluster of encephalitis cases was reported to NYC’s Department of Health. Laboratory sequencing of virus isolated from brain tissue of birds
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Joint Africa Institute Seminar on the Role of Parliamentarians in Promoting Good Public Financial Management and Accountability in Africa Tunis‚ November 19-23‚ 2007 Public Financial Management and Corruption[1] Public Financial Management (PFM) ordinarily covers the management of government revenue‚ expenditure and cash. Corruption defined as the diversion of public resources for private use can affect any of these operations‚ at the level of the national and sub-national administrations. This
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* INTRODUCTION * TRANSMISSION OF HIV * MODES OF TRANSMISION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED MOTHER-TO-BABY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENTS BLOOD TRASNFUSION AND ORGAN TRANSPLANT HEALTH WORKERS * SIGNS AND SYMTOMS * PHASES OF HIV AND AIDS ACUTE HIV DISEASE LATENCY PHASE AIDS PHASE * CONFIRMATION AND COUNCELLING * STIGMATISATION * PREVENTION INTRODUCTION HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV is the virus
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Compare & Contrast Report on Guatemala and Nigeria – Teams 3 & 4 Section 1 – Introduction The following report is a compare and contrast of the viability for starting a business in either Guatemala or Nigeria. It will also include some details on the overall business climate of both countries and other geographic‚ social‚ and economic factors. Factors that we will discuss include standards of living‚ education‚ overall economy‚ infrastructure‚ communication‚ transportation‚ geographic‚ climate
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