Aedes aegypti

The Zika Virus is a serious problem that can cause newborns to have birth defects and it has been repeatedly reported since 1947. Back then, it wasn’t considered a serious issue because it was not so widespread at the time. However, today, it is one of the world’s greatest problems and many scientists and researchers are still trying to find a cure. There are aerial sprays, containing a solution known as naled, which kills mosquitoes that are spread throughout severely affected communities. However

various reasons why children have microcephaly. However, given the situational context, a likely explanation is that Gleyse has contracted the Zika virus. Q. But why did Gleyse contract the Zika virus? A. Because she was either bitten by an Aedes aegypti mosquito, or she contracted it from having unprotected sex with her husband. [Following along one causal path, our next question is:] Q. But why did she get bitten by mosquitos? A. Because she did not abide by personal mosquito-protection measures

The American Plague, Molly Caldwell Crosby’s nonfiction novel, accounts the journey of yellow fever from an African virus to the remarkably deadly epidemic that shaped American history in an often overlooked way. Crosby’s novel aims to give insight to the historical impact of yellow fever in the Americas, especially the United States. The novel guides through the history of the titular “American Plague”, yellow fever, in three main parts: its height epidemic in the United States, specifically in

Gambusia holbrooki or the Mosquito fish originating from the coast of Eastern United States (Cabral and Marques 608). This small fish is very peculiar and can survive in extremely complex environments adapting to high temperatures and may even survive near areas very concentrated in salt known as estuaries. Your diet may also 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

Dengue fever in the Country of Brazil Dengue fever is an infectious, epidemic disease caused by any of four related dengue viruses: DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4 (Araujo 2012). . The disease is quite widespread in tropical regions. Most reports of Dengue fever are from areas of the Caribbean, Central and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia and China, India, the Middle East, Australia and the South and Central Pacific. Global estimates and studies indicate that each year there are between 50-100

has a small head. This creates many serious problems for the newborn. The problem has become dire and the world health organization has stated that pregnant women should not travel to Zika-infected areas (BBC, Rio Olympics Zika: The trouble with Aedes Aegypti). This causes fear about traveling to Brazil, which decreases the

For the first time, scientists cloned Zika virus, paving the way in finding a cure for the disease. More so, The U.S. House approved $622 million emergency fund to control the spread of Zika virus, lower than the $1.1 Billion the administration is asking for. Zika Virus Cloned The mosquito-borne virus has brought devastation in Latin America, causing an increase in cases of microcephaly. Microcephaly is a condition where babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains, CNN

The Zika Virus has been linked to birth defects, brain and auto immune problems. Mainly spread through the bite of Aedes Aegypti mosquitos the virus is also known to be sexually transmitted. The virus poses a more profound threat to conceiving or already pregnant woman. It is imperative that women take greater precaution in protecting themselves from the threat of the Zika Virus. It is clear that the government has not made enough effort in trying to control the outbreak of the Zika Virus, there

societies interconnectivity a rapidly advancing import and export links. The transportation of used tires globally, provides a high probability of importing mosquito vectors into areas outside their geographic range, such as the Aedes Aegypti (Medlock et al. 2012). The A. Aegypti species, natural habitat lies throughout tropical regions of America, Asia and Africa as well as northern Australia and some of the islands situated within the Indian ocean (Soumahoro et al. 2012). The mosquito seeks a “blood

Looking back through history, we see a lot of death. Religious wars, famine, and, most predominantly, disease. Throughout history, the leading cause of death was a plethora of different deadly plagues. Malaria, which causes severe vomiting and a lethally high fever; tuberculosis, which causes bloody phlegm and extreme chest pain; smallpox, which causes severe rashes and major organ failure; and many, many more. The one factor that makes most diseases so deadly is their infection rate. The more people