Dengue

Introduction Every summer Florida is often hit by a swarm of mosquitoes that are very irritating because of their bites, deadly diseases they may cause, and the sound they make especially during the night. On numerous occasions many of us have fallen victim to irritating and sometimes painful mosquito bites. However, in most cases we often tend to ignore these bites mainly we are not too worried about serious disease, unless one has been reported in our local area. Another reason why most people…

defects if the mother contracts the virus while she is pregnant there are two main ways that the virus is contracted. It’s sexually transmitted and vector transmitted (Mosquitos). Because the symptoms are so similar to Dengue fever it is common for it to be misdiagnosed as Dengue fever, in addition, the Zika Virus causes birth defects for those who are infected during while they are pregnant. It causes microcephaly which is a birth defect that causes an abnormally small head. In Brazil 2015…

The Silent Killer It’s small, quick and hungry. It weights less than an ounce, and is about ⅛ inch to ¾ inch long (Mosquito, 2015). There are over 3,500 different species around the world (Mosquito Facts-33, 2014). This creature travels throughout the globe sucking blood from thousands of innocent people and leaving behind welts and taking lives. What is the most dangerous animal in the world? The mosquito. The mosquito can live in many types of environments, reproduce quickly, and can bite you…

The symptoms are similar to other arbovirus infections such as dengue, and include fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise, and headache. The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for several days to a week after being bitten by an infected mosquito and last for 2-7 days. People usually…

1. Where and when was the first case of Zika virus infection reported? (10 pts) In 1947 Zika virus was first isolated from a monkey coming from the Zika forest in Uganda1. In 1952 first human infections were reported in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania1. Reference [1] The History of Zika Virus." World Health Organization. World Health Organization, n.d. Web. 02 Dec. 2016. 2. What are the common symptoms of Zika virus infection (Zika virus disease)? (10 pts) When a person is infected…

well. A fact 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…

have happened because of global warming, causing it to rain more and temperatures to rise in Sri Lanka. Thus, there was at least 50 mm of rain per week and increasing temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius or higher. The relationship between rainfall and dengue found around 6 to 10 weeks, following rainfalls of more than 300 mm per week (“El Nino Conditions”). Because of this, the weather outdoors has caused many…

leading to many other untold consequences. New and deadlier viruses could be introduced that could devastate ecosystems and further harm human populations. Over one hundred and fifty cities globally are currently threatened by a major disease outbreak (Dengue, Yellow fever, and Chikungunya, etc), one of these disease could fill the gap left by Aedes Aegypti (Wallace, 1). The fact that Aedes Aegypti was the target of a major eradication effort because of Yellow fever, and then upon its return…

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 implicated in Zika…

The dengue virus is similar to the Zika virus. They belong to the same viral family, called the Flaviviridae, and are transmitted by the same mosquito. Prevention is the key to avoid Zika. Mothers should not travel where there is Zika, they should use a mosquito…