Dengue

The article “Zika virus discovered in infant brains bolsters link to microcephaly” by Gretchen Vogel and the article “5 things you need to know about Zika” by Sandee LaMotte both discuss the growing dangers of Zika virus. Each author takes a deeper look into the virus, but also each author varies on the way that Zika virus is discussed. The first author Vogel discusses more about the personal experience of pregnant woman and the link of birth defects caused by the Zika virus. The second author…

juice and alters the composition of bile. In addition, it has an antipyretic, sedative and antifebrile action. Furthermore, it’s used as a choleretic and anti-inflammatory agent, as well as a diuretic and antipyretic. It helps in treating malaria and dengue fever; tonic. Externally – it’s used in diseases of the eye, itching and pustular skin diseases. Chinese healers believed that this plant removes the heat from the body, opens the pores of the skin, and makes up for the lack of energy of…

The Aliens Are Coming! “Illegal Alien, also called an undocumented alien, is a noncitizen living in a country without the proper immigration documents,” explains the World Book Student (DeFrank N.p). Every single day, there are tons of illegal immigrants trying to cross the border into the United States of America. Ever since the beginning of America, there were always immigrants wanting to find a new life in America. The Science Online database explains that “These movements [immigrations]…

Throughout the years it has been easier to notice how climate has changed. Some summers are not very warm and some winter are not very cold. Even crazier, sometimes spring feels like winter and summer like autumn, and so on. Since the 1800’s humans have had the knowledge that climate changes are possible, and can happen from atmosphere variations as Fourier calculated in 1824, which can lead to the Earth becoming far colder. Additionally, the industrial revolution lead to “coal, railroads, and…

Introduction Now a days we are experiencing some changes in our climate. Unfortunately in the intervening years, time has not stood still in the global environment the pace of destruction has worsen and the urgent need for a response has grown more acute. The relationship between human civilization and the earth has been utterly transformed by a combination of factors including the population explosion technological revolution and a willingness to ignore the future consequence of our presence…

ECONOMIC IMPACT: Guinea is among the poorest countries in West Africa, with a population of 12 million and per capita income of US$460. It was the first country to be affected by the Ebola virus. The country has metals such as iron ore and bauxite and political stability after years of conflict and poor leadership. Its economy is a mix of agriculture, services, and mining. The income growth in Guinea has not been too high, and the poverty rate is high at over 55 percent of the population.…

Summary: the article discusses the negative and positive impacts mosquitos have on the environment, as well as what would happen if mosquitos ceased to exist. Mosquitos are infamous for carrying a number of diseases such as yellow fever, dengue fever, and West Nile virus. However, the article points out that mosquitos are an important food source to migratory birds in the Artic, an important food source for fish, insects, salamanders, lizards, and frogs in water pools, they consume nutrients…

In the United States, a devastating water crisis is occurring. Water in the town of Flint, Michigan has been contaminated with toxic substances, resulting in residents getting sick. The problem originated from a water rehabilitation project when officials decided to build a pipeline in order to draw water from Lake Huron. However, the pipeline became too expensive and was never finished. Instead officials elected to draw municipal water from the Flint River instead. Sadly, the Flint River…

The first World Happiness Report was published in 2012 to better understand happiness and well-being of various countries throughout the world by ranking each country based on GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, social freedom, generosity, and absence of corruption. A country that is extremely low on the World Happiness Report—ranked one hundred thirty-six out of one hundred fifty-seven—is Haiti. Although this ranking is from the 2016 version of the World Happiness Report,…

There are other services that are available to women; one of the most important involves violence prevention. It appears that over half of the interviewed women have been threatened at some point in their lives, 55% have been abused physically, 34% have been victimized financially, and 17% are victims of sexual violence (Ba-Obaid, M., & C.J.H. Bijleveld, C.). Women have to take the precautions of not going out at night and always having someone accompany them. The UN High Commission for Refugees…