Mosquito net

Within the last few months, there has been a huge discussion regarding the emergence of the Zika virus and how to treat the virus.. As Zika continues to be a major issue in the U.S. and many other countries, many healthcare providers are looking for vaccines and treatments that permanently eliminate the disease. However, there has not been much success for providers and the illness is continuing to creep its way into U.S. borders. Scientists and researchers have now offered to use Genetically…

numerous deaths causes by malaria in Africa. The majority of malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum, which is the one of the most dangerous human malaria parasites. The most widespread effective malaria vector in Africa is the Anopheles gambiae mosquito, which is why malaria cases…

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, a member of the Spondweni serocomplex, whose natural transmission cycle involves mainly vectors from the Aedes genus (A. furcifer, A. taylori, A. luteocephalus and A. africanus) and monkeys, while humans are occasional hosts. The illness is usually mild comprising symptoms lasting for several days to a week after being bitten by an infected mosquito. People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika.…

doctors without borders, and wanted to know exactly what I have to watch out for and why. Malaria affects two main hosts; humans and female mosquitoes, Anopheles. When humans are first exposed to the parasite is through a bite from an affected female mosquito. Once the disease has been transported to humans, it begins to grow and multiply in the liver cells then moving to the red blood cells. Once in the blood the parasites reproduce inside the red blood cells, ultimately destroying them. By…

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 repellant or wear long sleeves. Use air conditioner or mesh window screens, you could also sleep under a mosquito net and empty standing/still water. It is recommended to postponing having kids until after the Zika virus vaccine is available…

places with air conditioning and window and door screens. • Use of mosquito bed net. • Use Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered insect repellants with one of the following active ingredients: DEET, picaridin, IR3535, oil of lemon eucalyptus, or para-menthane-diol. • Permethrin-treated clothing. (27) Prevention after exposure (return from areas with active Zika transmission even without symptoms): • Prevent mosquito bites for 3 weeks so they do not spread Zika to mosquitoes that…

A “virus” is defined as: “an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by a light microscope, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host” (Document B). Originating from Uganda, the Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 in an infected money in the Zika forest, where its name originates. The Zika virus is a typical one-stranded RNA virus with nucleotide sequences relating it to other African and Asian virus…

the patient has any sign of a fever, rash, joint pain, and/or red eyes. These kinds of symptoms can last about a week or so. The virus can last for several weeks or at least 1-2 months till the individual can no longer experience the effects of the mosquito-contracted disease. However, officials stated the Zika virus could be more fatal if patients aren’t recognizing the true motives of the virus. Pregnant women are highly at risk in contracting the disease as they experience more symptoms…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says “ Zika Virus is transmitted to people, primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species of mosquito.” “However, sexual transmission of Zika Virus is also possible” stated by the World Health Organization. Another way the Zika Virus can be transmitted is through a pregnant mom to her baby during that pregnancy. Although that is another way it can…

Robert S. Desowitz tells the story of two well-known diseases that affect many rural villagers in Asia, Africa, and Latin America of his novel The Malaria Capers. The first section of the book deals with Kala azar, which is transmitted by a fly. Desowitz begins the novel by introducing a tragic story in India of a distressed mother with a sick child. She traveled miles from her small village to a clinic, where her daughter was diagnosed with Kala azar or Visceral Leishmaniasis. The child is…