Aedes Albopictus And Aegy In Colombia

Ecological factors that encourage the Anopheles mosquito, and thus also encourage the prevalence of malaria include: being near the equator, densely populated areas, warmer temperatures, standing water, maintaining water for irrigation and deforested areas. (Holy p.1)

It tropical and sub-tropical climates temperature, humidity, and rainfall work together to create a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are a host for communicable diseases one in particular is called malaria. Malaria is a parasitic disease that infects a particular type of mosquito, Anopheles mosquitoes, which feeds on humans. People who get malaria are typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness. Although malaria can be a deadly disease, illness and death from malaria can usually be prevented (Global Health - Division of

West Nile Virus is known as an arthropod-born virus, or an arbovirus, and are transmitted and sustained within blood feeding arthropods, such as the mosquito. The disease, while having no apparent effect on the host, is then transmitted as the mosquito takes a blood meal. As the source of infection, the mosquito or other blood feeding arthropod is known as a primary vector. However, because the life cycle of the mosquito is reletively short an additional host is needed to maintain the life cycle of the virus.

Due to the fact that there is currently no risk of malaria in the Republic of Cuba, malaria is not an issue in the Republic of Cuba. The Republic of Cuba however, would like to help countries or territories at risk with their knowledge and experience they have had with malaria. After vector control efforts during

The Aedes aegypti mosquito are among the deadliest creatures on the planet. They transmitted the yellow-fever virus in the nineteen-thirties to millions of people. They also carry a deadly virus called Dengue, which has no vaccine or cure. According to WHO, the disease affects 50 million people a year. Oxitec, a British biotechnology company wanted to take a risk and try something new to help stop the spread of Dengue. They came up with the idea to modify the genetic structure of the male Aedes mosquito; transforming it into a GMO that is capable of destroying its own species. This has never been attempted before but they are willing to do anything to try and help control the spread of Dengue. “There are always risks—that’s why we start with small studies in geographically isolated neighborhoods.” says Giovanini Coelho. People in the neighborhood of Juazeiro are heavily affected, and they are desperate for help. Many people are opposed to the OX513A because it is a man made species that unnamed scientist are releasing into the air with unknown consciences, but Brazilian citizens are willing to take that

In 1983, a disease known as CNSB-1 was spotted in South America. By 1985 the disease has traveled to north america by airplane. When 1990 came around, every major city has been affected. Quarantine zones were established in the poorest parts or town. The disease was cured in 1995 but it still claimed the lives of 49,920,000 people in america. Progress had slowed down to a crawl and the economy was left in shambles after the U.S government put all of it’s resources in destroying CNSB-1 before it destroyed their nation. 1998 comes along and the quarantine zones are still around, only now filled with a new type or sickness.Terrorist gangs inhabit them and live by randomly raiding surrounding communities. For those who live in such areas, the only

Mosquitoes pass malaria to humans through their salivary glands. Once the parasites have entered the blood stream, they go to the liver. In the liver they mature and undergo reproduction, forming merozoites. These merozoites enter the blood stream and inject themselves into red blood cells. Once inside the blood cells, they reproduce rapidly and within forty-eight to seventy-two hours, the blood cell bursts, releasing hemoglobin into the blood stream. It is the destruction of these blood cells and the hemoglobin released into the blood stream that actually causes most of the symptoms.

Jasmine Garsd, reporter for Npr.og, reports on abortion rights, but more specifically, vis-à-vis the Zika virus plaguing Latin America. She is especially interested in the United States’ role in providing or denying aid to countries such as Brazil, where the Zika virus has proved threatening to the general population. What complicates the situation further is that the Zika virus is particularly harmful to pregnant mothers and their unborn babies. In fact, the Zika virus has been linked to certain birth defects such as brain damage and small heads. Hence, the emergence of the Zika virus adds another dimension to the abortion debate.

This article focuses on the outbreak of the Zika virus, which has recently begun spreading across the world with an emphasis on Latin American countries Brazil and Colombia. There are currently over 26,000 people who have been confirmed as infected with the virus in Colombia alone and this number is expected to rise dramatically to about 600,000 within the coming months considering the location and altitude of the countries and the frequency of their carrier mosquito. The virus has no vaccine yet; all prevention methods are focused on controlling the mosquitos spreading the disease by promoting proper sanitation regarding dirty water storage and accumulated trash. Among the people infected is 16-year-old Angie Paola Castro, one of 3,177 women

The virus is spreading through two different types of Aedes mosquitoes. Adults with the virus may only experience mild symptoms including pain, rash, or a slight fever (Partlow). The virus can often go unnoticed (Romero). The problems arise within the children born to women who have the virus. It is speculated that the Zika virus is causing infants to be born with microcephaly. This causes the child to be born with an abnormally small head and incomplete brain development. Brazil has been hit hardest with the virus and has seen over 4,000 cases of microcephaly

Viviparity (live birth) is a highly uncommon form of reproduction in the insect world, those that do have this type of reproduction fall into two main groups: those who have a high offspring rates and those who have low offspring rates. Viviparity, while uncommon, does serve a distinct purpose. In some cases the insect has very few ovarioles to begin with, in which case, it is essential for the offspring to be given the best chances at survival they can get. Having the embryo safely protected inside the insect while it develops gives the young insect a far better survival rate than those who are deposited in eggs outside the mother. In other cases, such as with Aphids, it allows for a ‘telescoping generations’ effect which greatly increases the numbers of

In South America yellow fever virus occurs mainly in the amazon and in contiguous states. Moreover, many cases of yellow fever reported in the coastal cities of Europe and North America are thought to be due to the introduction of the virus via slave ships from Africa. Therefore, it is likely that the multiple introductions of yellow fever into the Americas occurred during the slave trade approximately 400 years ago. (Bryant et al., 2007) Beginning in 1997 yellow fever virus was observed in Brazil in the Pará and Goiás states which then extended to Central Brazil and to other countries such as Paraguay and Argentina. Yellow fever outbreaks were also reported in Peru and Colombia both of which are endemic countries. (Nájera et al.,2013) Yellow

Yellow Fever DOES NOT spread by casual contact, although the infection can spread be transmitted directly into the blood through contaminated needles. However it spreads by a few species of mosquitoes transmit the Yellow Fever virus. Aedes Aegypti is a mosquito that can spread Zika fever, Yellow fever, and other

The main focus of the presentation was the threat of Aedes Aegypti borne diseases which is a specie of mosquito. Professor Beaty has studied the Aedes Aegypti for twenty years in Mexico, and is concerned with the potential threat of a Super Nidus due to domestication of the Aedes Aegypti and urbanization of arboviruses. Although the future he pictured seemed bleak, he presented research how to combat the issue. Some people think that creating vaccines is the answer but his research suggests the people should control the vector, or the mosquito in this case. The topic was related to the science of biology since it touched on the domestication of the Aedes Aegypti. Many pesticides can no longer harm the species due to genetic drift and mutation,

One of the most striking dividing lines between realms is the Wallace Line between Australia and Asia. Because Australia is isolated from the Asian land mass its biodiversity is rich with different species and ecosystems. However, due to trade and human transport methods the highly adaptable and dispersive Aedes albopictus (typically native to Asia) has been located in the Torres Strait (between Papua New Guinea and Australia) with invasion to mainland Australia imminent. This r-strategist has adapted to different environments to promote egg fecundity and viability enabling it to spread further as well as being epidemiologically important threatening global health. This report aims to provide an insight into the species and aims to assess the current damage caused by the invasive Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) in the Torres Strait.