An Ecological Perspective on Modification of Mosquitoes A winged creature flies over Paul as soon as it detects his presence. The creature then crawls all over Paul by using its six legs. It then inserts its proboscis, appendage with precision of a hypodermic needle, into his body; scrutinizing the tissue for the optimal blood vessel. The creature discharges small quantity of saliva along with an anticoagulant substance to soften the surrounding tissue (Yong). Presence of the foreign substances
through the use of a robot called the Da Vinci, and the development of antibiotic prescriptions has increased life expectancies and assisted medical professionals to properly diagnose and treat a patient. However, these inventions do not come without consequence. For example, though antibiotics have saved millions of lives, it has also allowed the development of “super bugs”. These new bacteria have evolved to become stronger and more fit so they can evade the antibiotic, killing a great amount of individuals
then her baby will also get contaminated through WNV during breast feeding. 5. Laboratory Work: Persons in the laboratories at which location WNV surveillance and R&D is being performed can get contaminated through WNV. (What is West Nile Virus? What causes West Nile Virus?, 2010) What types of epidemiological studies would be most useful to help one gather data, descriptive or analytical studies, and why? Descriptive study would be the most valuable to assist one gather data since descriptive study
Zainabu, mother of Ramadhani Shida Mashak, started to notice that her son Ramadhani suddenly became severely ill. Problem was that because Zainabu inhabits a secluded village in Africa, not many resources were available to get appropriate help necessary for her son’s survival. However, with the help of a fortunate chance, Zainabu was able to get help from Mama Tatu, who had practiced medicine in the past. Mama Tatu prescribed antimalarial drugs to Ramadhani, however, that wasn’t enough to subdue
Yellow Fever is a dangerous viral infection. Yellow fever gets its name from the fact that the disease typically causes the skin to become yellow as well as producing a fever. Brian R. Shmaefsky, author of the book Yellow Fever explains that "Yellow fever is also known by other names. Throughout history yellow fever was called black vomit, vomito negro, sylvatic fever
virus and the alarming fear it causes among the people. “Brazilian health authorities notified the World Health Organization that an alarming number of Brazilian babies had been born with microcephaly, a rare, debilitating birth defect with lifelong consequences. Researchers quickly linked the spike in birth defects to the outbreak of a little-known tropical disease called Zika virus, which is transmitted by mosquitoes” (Almendrala). The author expounds the fatal consequence to babies born with birth
The mosquito is a murderous insect which cause many diseases especially malaria. Malaria is a debilitating disease didn’t which is prevalent in underdeveloped countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa. It claims millions of lives worldwide and affect children under the age of 5 more than any other group. Over the years, scientists have discovered and development several solutions to this problem. One of those solution is DDT short for dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, this substance is an insecticide
diseases are prevalent, as a consequence of
include terrestrial insects that fall into the water, as well as filamentous and unicellular algae and debris. Many of the environmentalists and scientists who have spent years analyzing this species decided to choose it as a test to help prevent mosquitoes from spreading over account as they are high consumers of them. The introduction was quite effective in Rular areas because the effect could be seen immediately since
Also, only female mosquitoes can distribute the disease, as male mosquitoes do not feed on humans. 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