Chikungunya

INTRODUCTION Public health is the establishment and maintenance of healthful living conditions for the general population. This goal requires organized effort from all levels of government, health institutions and individuals. There are three principle aims that underlie public health efforts. First is the assessment and monitoring of populations, from the community level to the national level, to…

text) The illness can also spread through sexual contact, from mother to child, and through blood transfusion, although these forms of contact are not as likely. Symptoms that are associated with the Zika virus are very common to the dengue and chikungunya viruses , so individuals who are infected by the disease are not aware, and the virus can be hard to detect.. The following symptoms are indicators of the disease: fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. (intext) Once an individual is…

effective when it comes to eradicating pests. According to an article by the EPA, “Naled has been successfully used for many years in the mainland United States and has been effective in the ongoing effort to control mosquitoes carrying Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and other possible diseases in areas where these viruses have been identified.” (EPA1). The article states Naled has successfully kept disease bearing mosquito populations low, as well as stopping the spread of the disease. By far, the…

VIRUS Zika virus is center of an ongoing pandemic and public health emergency with serious medical and economic consequences. (Plourde and Bloch, 2016). Zika virus belongs to the family of flavivirus which includes other mosquitoborn viruses like chikungunya virus, dengue virus, yellow fever virus and West Nile virus (Plourde and Bloch, 2016). Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus), other Aedes spp…

monkey-mosquito-human cycle. Now, the virus occupies over 30 countries all around the world; however, the Aedes mosquito prefer mainly tropical or temperate climates. These type of insects transmit not only the Zika virus, but also yellow fever, chikungunya, and even the West Nile virus. Identifying the Zika virus can be the hardest, yet most important part. The virus can leave you with symptoms such as muscle pain, fatigue, eye-redness, fever, and rashes. With symptoms as small as these you may…

Explanation of Historical Migration Flow: Expansive transient changes occurred in the years before and following Kenyan independence from Britain in 1963. By the early 1960s, as independence was imminent, the post-1945 pattern of European migration to Kenya was reversed, and in the three years that followed, roughly 29,000 Europeans left Kenya. In the primary year of Kenyan independence from the U.K., approximately 6,000 Britons repudiated their British citizenship and requested Kenyan…

Polynesia Population Polynesia has an estimated 691,346 (Not including New Zealand) people to inhabit the earth and spread over different countries. The records show that the population since 1955 has increased by over 400,000 people and still is increasing today. In 1955, the population was 274,119 then by 1990; it reached 547,896 then after 15 years in 2005; it got to 641,022 then to the present we know as 691,346 (Not including New Zealand). The population each year increases from 3.8…

that not everyone knows about is that all mosquitos that have come in contact with the are usually the ones that bite during the day time. A big risk that comes also with the infection of the virus is that the mosquito might also have dengue and chikungunya apart from Zika. A way the virus can spread from person to person is during sex and when the mother was infected and is now transmitted to the baby. Overall the person who treats this disease is a doctor who is supposed to know the different…

The vectors for the transmission of Dengue fever (DF) are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. These vectors are two different types of mosquitoes that are also the vectors for the spread of Yellow fever virus and Chikungunya. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are native to tropical and subtropical areas throughout the entire world. Dengue fever is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito infected with the dengue virus. In most cases the mosquito bites a person infected…

London and Kathmandu are two contrasting cities, with more than 4,500 miles between them and due to the many different circumstances in each city they both have contrasting healthcare systems. London is the capital city of United Kingdom, a more economically developed country situated within the western hemisphere of the world whereas Kathmandu is a capital city of Nepal, a less economically developed country in the eastern hemisphere of the world. Due to their obvious differences Kathmandu and…