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Zika is a very dangerous virus that has affected 4,863 people in Brazil so far. This is an alarming number that will only increase in the challenging years ahead. The amount of Zika cases has shot up rapidly ever since the first case was reported in early 2015. Zika could have a lasting, negative impact on Brazil if the government does not fix the issues causing the virus to spread. Zika spreads rapidly in Brazil because of its limited health care, inadequate education, and substandard living…

Young-Cheol et al. [15] reported that the methanol extract of Cinnnamomum cassia bark, Nardostachys chinensis rhizome, Paeonia suffruticosa root bark and steam distillate of Cinamomum camphora gave 91, 81, 80 and 94% protection against the bites of Aedes aegypti respectively at the dose of 0.1mg/cm2 which was comparable to DEET (82%) but the duration of extract from C. cassia bark and N. chinensis rhizome lasted for about 1 hour and relatively short duration of repellency (30 min) was observed…

insects, catastrophic storms, and the impacts on human health are three strong points regarding the possibilities of a possible climate crisis. Presently, warmer temperatures are extending insect life cycles, causing infectious diseases in humans. The Aedes aegypti (A. aegypti) mosquito is responsible for the transmission of Zika Virus, Chikungunya Virus, and Dengue fever (Center of Disease Control). According to Gore, the A. aegypti mosquito is moving northward in the United States (112). Due…

Introduction and Program Description This project is based upon the knowledge of undergrad college students living in Eagle Hall at Florida Gulf Coast University. The purpose of our project is to make the college students aware of the Zika virus and give them ways to prevent contracting Zika. Mainly Zika is a vector (mosquitoes) spread virus and it is becoming a prevalent virus in Florida, so it is important to inform fellow students. Our goal is to educate these students on how to prevent the…

problems they would face. But have they achieved their goals? Is it safe for the Rio Olympics to go ahead? The Zika virus is a major concern for the approaching Olympics, especially for the female athletes. The Zika virus is spread by the deadly Aedes mosquito species and if caught by pregnant women, it can cause babies to be born with a small heads and brain deformities.…

Genetic engineering has given the world hope for a brighter future. With promises of disease eradication, increased intelligence, and longer lifespans, it is no wonder that people believe that this altering our genetic code is the solution to all of our problems. However, with all these potential benefits, there come potential dangers. A new genetic-engineering breakthrough has come our way. Referred to as CRISPR, this new technology is the easiest, cheapest, and most reliable way of modifying…

In the field of global health, a consensus has been reached that we can no longer analyze public health issues through a purely biomedical lens, but must incorporate a wide range of other dimensions, such as political, economic, social, and environmental aspects. All these dimensions converge together to form particular places of health that influence disease exposure and transmission. King asserts that a political ecology framework applied to health provides insight into “how health is situated…

The New World “[did not] have the pathogens associated with the Old World’s dense populations of humans and … chickens, cattle, black rats, and Aedes egypti mosquitoes. Among these germs were those that carried smallpox, measles, chickenpox, influenza, malaria, and yellow fever.” Smallpox was one of the many diseases that killed a large number of Native Americans. According to the author, “the first…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says “ Zika Virus is transmitted to people, primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito.” “However, sexual transmission of Zika Virus is also possible” stated by the World Health Organization. Another way the Zika Virus can be transmitted is through a pregnant mom to her baby during that pregnancy. Although that is…

What is monsoon season? This monsoon word come from Arabic word which is wind patterns due to replacement of weather patterns. Monsoon typical definition is a season of wind reversing followed by corresponding changes in atmospheric calculation and precipitation . It is related with the asymmetric heating of sea and land. On the other word, monsoon also means rainy phase of pattern that are changing seasonally even though there is dry phase. The annual average of rainfall is 2420 mm for…