Mosquito

virus won’t affect the Rio Olympic Games as long as athletes and visitors are carrying bug spray and wearing mosquito-repellent gear. If a person was infected with the disease, they will have symptoms that are in the body. For example, fever, itching, joint pain, muscle pain, rash, headache, and conjunctivitis are part of it. There is a fact that once you’ve been bitten by a Zika carrying mosquito, you’ll become immune to the virus. So long as people are informed to protect themselves from the…

releasing the GMO mosquitoes that people are hesitant to accept this as a solution. Additional research is needed to understand the full situation of Zika and the GMO mosquitoes. From the information presently available to us, we do know what the GMO mosquito and the Zika virus is, although we may not know all the affects of both on the human…

Fading Away Mosquito bites in babies Nothing is more annoying than waking up and finding your baby’s face full of ugly mosquito bites? At times, I really feel like why are they only after my baby? Why can’t they go someplace else? These blood-sucking creatures are really a menace and it hurts immensely to see that they have been feeding upon your child’s sweet blood. When mosquitoes bite babies, one can see small red bumps along with swelling around the bite and rashes. In severe cases, the…

Zika has become popular in Alabama. Zika is a virus that has different modes of transmission. The most common mode of transmission is by Aedes species mosquito (Alabama Department of Public Health, 2018). Mosquitos are more common in Alabama during summer months and look for sites with water to lay eggs in and multiply. A mosquito will bite a person that is infected with Zika and spread the disease by biting another person. Zika is also spread by sex, mother to child, blood transfusion, and lab…

symptoms such as fever, lethargy, headache and body aches that resolve on their own. A few persons may develop a rash on the trunk or the body. However, in severe cases, the patient can develop meningitis or any other neurologic condition. The recent mosquito population…

strange symptoms: a rash that covered his body, high fever, back pain, and an eye infection. This man had been traveling prior to the symptoms in Polynesia and the South Americas. During his extensive travels he felt fine, although he was eaten by mosquitos, which didn’t bother him as he had gotten vaccinated prior to the trip. After leaving he started to develop symptoms mentioned before. Thereafter, he went to a clinic where doctors were at a loss to the symptoms. It seemed that none of the…

Heartworm disease. Canines that live outdoors has a greater risk of mosquito exposure than any canine that primarily lives indoors. Female mosquitoes feed on the canine’s blood, and if the canine is infected with L1 microfilaria, the mosquito sucks up the larvae that lives in the blood. The next canine that the mosquito takes a blood meal from will be infected with the L3 larvae. This infective L3 larvae enters the canine where the mosquito feeds. While the L3 larvae is living in the skin, it…

Social and Environmental Profile Cultural, Social and Economic Impact Vulnerable Populations Southern Florida has a large migrant farm worker population that could be negatively impacted by food shortages and thus labor shortages across the state and county. These individuals rely on the income made through harvesting in order to provide for their families and are often the most marginalized in society. Low income residents will also be impacted if aerial spraying continues in the region. Food…

plenty of rest, drink fluid to prevent dehydration, take medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or paracetamol to reduce fever and pain. Prevention? Since there’s No vaccine exists to prevent Zika virus disease, we can Prevent Zika by avoiding mosquito bites. You can wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants. Stay in places with air conditioning or use window and door screens to keep mosquitoes outside. The good side about getting the virus is that your body will develop an immunity against…

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…