Dengue

Combatting the Zika Virus What may seem like a mild, common, mosquito borne illness can prove to be a tragedy to families. In most adults, the Zika virus simply causes fever, rash, and upsets the digestive tract, like many other illnesses, but when it comes to expectant mothers, it can cause devastating effects. Zika can cause the brain of a fetus to fail to develop, an issue known as microcephaly. This issue makes it impossible for an infant to successfully grow into a fully functioning human,…

Some of their climate-related challenges are ice loss, ocean 8 acidification, melting permafrost, rise in sea levels, late winter road storm, reduction in winter road season, increase in erosion, changes in wildlife and plant species diversity and distribution, reduced access to food, and prevalence of diseases. Reduction in winter road season often required food and fuel to be flown into these regions, leading to increased cost of food and fuel. The Northern communities emission of CO2 is…

In 1947, scientists discovered the Zika virus while collecting samples from monkeys in Uganda’s Zika Forest to track yellow fever. The following year, the virus was detected again in the Zika Forest; however, this time the virus was present in Aedes species mosquitoes. It wasn’t until 1952 that the first human cases were reported in the United Republic of Tanzania, highlighting how adaptable and transmittable the virus became. Since the viruses’ initial discovery, there have been spontaneous…

Introduction Haiti, officially named the Republic of Haiti, is a Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with its neighboring country the Dominican Republic. The name “Haiti” comes from Hayti, meaning “mountainous.” Port-au-Prince is the capital and the most populous city of Haiti. Haiti is encircled in a nation of approximately eight million inhabitants. The currency of Haiti is Gourde and a republic government represents the country. Haiti is one of the most mountainous…

As time passes, and societies advance in technology we learn more about the climate and how it is changing for the worse. Changes in the climate affect many aspects of our daily lifestyles, our health, economy, and communities. It is said by scientists if we do not make positive changes to our global warming issues they will only increase negatively, (nrdc 2011). There are many causes to global climate change, but the number one cause scientists all agree on is the expansion of the greenhouse…

All the branches of government have protocols to follow. In order, for the government to work efficiently they uses certain rules to help give them structure and organization. The committee hearings are ways the government and government officials partake in to help the economy. The legislators are the main audience of the committee hearings and would revert to the meeting to be well equipped with important information, regarding societal issues and gives methods to solve problems. There are…

It is important to understand that everybody has a different metabolism and different adaption capabilities. Once your body acclimatizes to a certain food style even a slight change in that food pattern may disrupt your digestive system, rendering you sick. It is for this reason that there should be no stone left unturned when it comes to hygiene to stay on the ‘safe side’ The Importance of hygiene in food production is not only an important but quintessential element of the basic working of any…

International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease and Research in Bangladesh (ICDDRB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that among the people living in Dhaka, there is a high incidence of cholera, dysentery, typhoid, hepatitis (infective), dengue, and more7. The higher incidences of these diseases occur in people who live in areas of higher number of hospitals and health care facilities. Toxic medical waste is disposed of into city corporation bins, then into landfill sites, which…

2.0 Introduction Under the background of the global warming, the climate changes a lot in China over the past century and has the following characteristics. First, the average temperature of China rises strongly over the past 50 years since 1980s. The temperature of southwest area of low temperature keeps rising since 1990s. On the other hand, the temperature of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River tends to get rising in summer(Wang H.C. et al,2014). Second, the whole…

Assessment Task 1 CASE STUDIES Learning outcomes measured: Describe the diverse groups of microorganisms associated with the human body, the impact of specific microorganisms on human health, and the body's responses to microbial pathogens Research and interpret the signs and symptoms of disease, the transmission of infectious diseases, and the appropriate infection control procedures to employ for a specific microbial pathogen Length: Short answer responses up to 300 words per question…