Malaria

Overview of Environmental Allergies Environmental allergies are the allergies that live in our environments. If you have ever gone outside and immediately felt your allergies act up, then it is highly likely that you have one or more environmental allergies. The symptoms of environmental allergies are similar to normal allergies. These symptoms include: • Itchy and watery eyes • Clogged nose • Congestion • Sniffles • Coughing • Sneezing • Itching It is hard to avoid our environmental…

The Dyatlov Pass incident refers to the mysterious unsolved deaths of nine ski hikers in the Northern Ural Mountains on February 2, 1959. Their bodies were found scattered and with weird markings and injuries on them. On February 2, February 1959 9 hikers were found dead by Russian search teams. Most of them had clothes on but some were stripped of their clothes in the frostbitten snow. One case was especially weird. Her name is Lyudmila Dubinina and she was found both naked and mutilated…

In the past, there has been a solution to fix the lack of access to vaccines in the past. For most people in Nigeria not to have access to vaccines, there has to be a way for everyone to have access. The solution is to figure out how everyone can have access to vaccines. In the past, one of the solutions were to bring vaccines to the people (gates foundation). The people could not reach the vaccines because of where they live. Most of the people who need the immunization live further from where…

Sickle cell disease is a genetic condition that some people inherit from their parents, people with this disease have abnormal hemoglobin in their red blood cells. Sickle cells are C-shaped and they can get stuck in the walls of small blood vessels, which cause them to stick together and form clumps inside the blood vessels. These clumps can cause many severe health issues, for example, someone with this disease has a higher chance of a having a stroke. Normal red blood cells are like disc…

From Money to Nets to Lives Humans often take their own lives for granted; never thinking too much of those who may be less fortunate. We go about our daily lives worried about celebrities, or sports; rather than food or uncontrolled diseases in our country. Many others do not get that luxury. Rick Reilly writes his article, “Nothing But Nets,” on the back page of popular sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, to request money from his audience, so that mosquito nets may be purchased for African…

Light as a Pesticide What is a pesticide? Pesticides are substances which are used for attracting and then destroying or vindicating any kind of pests. It is a biological agent which is used to destroy pests. Pesticides are usually used for keeping pests away from plants. Pesticides are used fight insect-borne diseases and they also help to increase food production. Although pests have numerous benefits they also have few drawbacks such as possible toxicity to humans and other species. What is…

Bubonic Plague in the Modern World Modern Countries Affected by the Plague In the world today, plague still exists, but it’s not as common as it was in the past. According to the World Health Organization,”In 2013, there were 783 cases reported worldwide, including 126 deaths.” Plague still occurs in parts of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Most cases of the plague do occur in Africa, though. The countries where there are the most cases of plague are Peru, Madagascar, and the…

Andrew Perry Exam 3 Case Study 11/30/15 1. The following are the three most likely causes of the patient’s meningitis: -West Nile Virus: West Nile is a zoonotic virus that is transmitted through mosquitoes (Ryan et al. 2014). Most people exposed to West Nile virus do not exhibit any symptoms (Ryan et al. 2014). However, people who are immunocompromised may develop mild to severe symptoms (Ryan et al. 2014). West Nile, in some cases, may cause meningitis (Ryan et al. 2014). Since the patient…

Culex quinquefasciatus is a mosquitoe which came from the southern house mosquito. It can be found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Below are the informations regarding C. quinquefasciatus: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Culicidae Genus: Culex Species: C. quinquefasciatus The female mosquito has a medium sized body with a brownish appearance. The proboscis is dark but often has a pale scaling midway on the underside. The wings are…

In order to prevent a virus we must first learn its history; how it came about and where, we must then take into perspective how it is spread and then take preventative measures to ensure that the minimal amount of people are infected. A virus is simply defined as a non-living, infectious agent that must use a host cell in order to replicate. What makes these viruses so dangerous is that they’re numerous, and thus easy to spread and catch. This is not to say that every virus affects us, some…