Plant pathogens and diseases

carpeted areas. Fleas feed on the blood of animals and humans, consuming 15 times their own body weight. They have a nasty bite that causes skin irritations, and can contribute to other health problems. Furthermore, they are associated with numerous diseases, even those known to have caused death. Fleas are resilient and are extremely difficult to kill. Their outer exoskeleton serves as an armored barrier to protect them from being smashed. In addition, fleas are capable of leaping 2 feet…

infectious and non-communicable disease trends. Regarding economic activity and infectious diseases, income and wealth affect the environment in which people reside; individuals with limited economic means may reside in crowded or polluted areas with poor sanitation where pathogens easily reproduce and spread (LSHTM (c) 2014). Furthermore, increased trade brings with it increased international movement of people, animals, and goods, which affects the movement of disease (LSHTM (c) 2014).…

been discharged into natural water bodies, usually by activities of humans. Common examples of chemical water pollution are Mercury, nitrogen, compounds used in agriculture such as Fertilizer, and insecticide, chlorinated water from Water Treatment plants, and finally various acids from many different manufacturing activities, like mining, mineral digging, and taking out glaciar water which has many different gases and acidic fumes which can cause a 1,000 degree burn and die under the hot…

THE MALE AND FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM. Naturally the ultimate goal for all living organisms on earth is the preservation and continuity of their kind. This is achieved through reproduction. Reproduction or procreation is the biological process through which organisms give rise to new individuals referred to as offspring (Silverstein, Silverstein, & Silverstein, 2010). It is in two forms namely; asexual and sexual. Sexual reproduction is the most common, advanced and more…

Everyone loves making and baking healthy meals that have a lot of protein and nutrients and eating it, particularly bread for example sandwiches, toast and other kinds of meals. The real question is would people want their healthy bread to get all moldy, green or smelly? Bread is the most widely eaten food around the world bread is made by baking dough that consists chiefly of flour or grain meal mixed with water or milk. It provides a larger share of people’s energy and protein than any other…

Concentrated animal feeding operations are a growing concern in Wisconsin. CAFOs are animal facilities where creatures that produce eggs, beef, pork or milk are housed in limited space buildings. These animals have restricted or almost no access to the outside world. As well as a cramped indoor living area, they are kept on a relatively small plot of land causing a concentration of waste from the animals. CAFOs have been the subject for debate in my area because most homeowners do not want them…

Ocean Pollution Around 1.4 million pounds of trash enters the ocean. Thats a lot of pollution. What is water pollution exactly? Water pollution is the release of substances, such as chemicals, energy, radioactivity or heat into a body of water. According to these articles, people are starting to neglect and not care about the ocean. Especially the younger generations. Marine pollution is affecting everything, including people, animals and marine life. Marine pollution has become an incredibly…

pollution into the air every day. According to the EPA, each of us breathes around 30,000 gallons of air each day. Air pollution in a person’s environment puts them at a higher risk for asthma, mesothelioma, influenza, lung cancer, and other respiratory diseases. As claimed by the World Health Organization, a total of approximately 7 million people died of air pollution in 2012. The rate of asthma is dramatically increasing over the past years and it is allegedly the air pollution. In 2001, 1 in…

In fact, this bacteria has been used in various occasions. During World War ii, the Japanese military encased bubonic plague, smallpox, anthrax, and other diseases into bombs where they were often dropped on Chinese soldiers and noncombatants. The number of people killed by these experiments is 580,000. Who knows what plague can do today with modern technology. (Wiki Para 2) Operation Cherry Blossom at…

medicines which ultimately ends up in the food people eat. After pumping a bunch of medicine into an animal or one’s body, the bacteria and viruses end up developing resistance to the medication meaning more medication has to be developed for the diseases to become resistant…