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Running head: DENGUE FEVER & INDIA Dengue Fever in India Daniela Shvartz & Heather Grossklaus HSC 4117 Health Disparities in Diverse and Dynamic Populations John F. Kennedy University Fall 2014 Table of Contents Introduction (Daniela)..…………………………………………………………………………..3 Epidemiology (Daniela)……………………………………………………………………..........3 Ecology (Daniela)………………………………………………………………………………....4 Transmission (Daniela)……………………………………..……………………………..4 Vector Interactions (Daniela)……………………………………...………

subtropical geographic countries. A viral diseases known to cause dengue fever to severe hemorrhagic fever that is transmitted by an infective female mosquito, genus Aedes but there are other species known that capable of carrying the dengue virus, the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, and Aedes polynesiensis. However, the Aedes aegypti is the most common mosquito that spread the virus. There are two modes of transmission of the virus, the horizontal transmission which is transmitted by human to the

Zika Virus What is Zika virus disease? Zika virus disease, also referred to as Zika, is a disease that people can contract from the Zika virus. The Zika virus first emerged in Uganda in 1947 in rhesus monkeys. Its name comes from the Zika forest located in Uganda (CDC). What are the signs and symptoms? The most common symptoms of the Zika virus are mild fever, vomiting, headache, skin rash, red eyes, joint aches, and muscle aches (phila.gov). Symptoms resemble other infections such as chikungunya

According to World Health Organization, “Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. albopictus” (2016). People who live in or travel to Africa, South and Central America, and Southeast Asia have a risk of infection the disease. Other high-risk people are children, pregnant women, and people with compromised

world’s burden of the disease (1,2) Dengue virus is a member of flavivirus genus family that includes also West Nile virus, yellow fever, zika and Japanese encephalitis virus (1). Four serotypes of dengue virus identified DENV 1-4 transmitted by the Aedes aegypti and Ades albopictus mosquitoes (3) Clinical diagnosis of dengue fever remains a challenge and requires high index of suspicion. This could be attributed to the non-specific signs and symptoms in acute phase which mimic many other febrile illnesses

through a type of mosquito called Aedes aegypti also known as yellow fever mosquito. These mosquitos originated from Africa and came to the United States through ships. The mosquitos tend to stay in tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world including Argentina to the southern parts of the United States. These mosquitos go through a complete life cycle going from egg to larva to pupa to an adult and the life cycle in all takes about 6 weeks to complete. The Aedes aegypti mosquito is known for carrying

INTRODUCTION Blood is one of the integral components of body constituents, which flows throughout body and becomes a reason for survival. Blood transfusion is a life saving intervention for patients in need of transfusion. Blood borne infections are common serious hurdles of blood transfusion. Considering the serious consequences of these infections and to hold back the transmission to minimum, it is extremely important to remain vigilant about the possible spread of these diseases in the course

Rash, red eyes, muscle pain, headaches, and fevers is all I heard people at the hospital telling the doctors (Scientists look for new ways to kill mosquitoes, stop deadly diseases). I saw people crying, praying, and doubting themselves. I looked over at the front desk, being the curious person that I am, and there sat my mom and a doctor talking and I was sitting in the flat rocky hospital bed. My mom always took me to school. I was already done with everything before my mom started getting to

The Earth is surrounded by different kinds of living creatures since thousand years ago from humans up to small tiny bacteria that live inside this planet. But before we go on do you know what is a bacterium or bacteria? So basically Bacterium or bacteria are small tiny living organism that can only be seen using microscope and it won’t be able to show its body if we look at it using our naked eyes. All of the living creatures that are found in earth may have some interactions with other creatures

Name: Shari Blackman Professor: Jennifer Boswell Course: Comm-3050-01-Writing & Contemporary Health Issues Date: October 24rd 2014 The Outbreak of Dengue Fever: An Annotated Reference Research Problem: Is the spread of Dengue Fever being effectively controlled? If so how? Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012, September). Prevention: How to reduce your risk of dengue infection. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/prevention/ Summary: Although there is no vaccine, or medication for