Anopheles gambiae

Lymphatic Filariasis Introduction Over 120 million people worldwide are affected by lymphatic filariasis. This disease is caused by nematode worms, most of the cases being from a species known as Wuchereria bancrofti, or just W. bancrofti. Those who experience the conditions of the disease the worst are older individuals whom have lived in an endemic area for an extended period of time. This is because of the long gestational period for the parasitic presence to become prevalent by repeated mosquito

Before a cure is created for the Zika Virus, it is imperative to realize that the methods used by vector control officials affect the transmissibility of the virus. By utilizing the SEIR model to simulate the spread of Zika over a given amount of days, vector officials can understand their effect on decreasing the mosquito number. Since, in many cases, speed is a necessity to make a decision regarding the treatment of a virus, the java simulation program can provide vital insight into an ideal course

“It seems you gentlemen have not the idea of the real reason that Yellow Fever has arrived, due to this fact I suppose i’ll have to educate you on the matter.” I started, “Yellow Fever, it is a quite common thing in Cuba, Now ask yourself, where did those coffee beans come from, and what proof is there that they give the recipient of their smell the deadly fever? Now before you say anything, I’ve received word of a death on this side of town, as a matter of fact, about as close as the blacksmith

A fatal airborne killer called Zika! The life threatening disease has many people wondering what it is, how is it spread, why is it so fatal, and what can be done to stop the virus. The Zika virus is causing detrimental effects to pregnant women and their babies not only in Brazil, but it has made it to America. First, the Zika virus is carried by mosquitos. It can be transmitted by getting bitten by an affected mosquito. For some people symptoms can be felt as brief mild flu-like illness

The Zika Virus: impacts on Brazil February 1, 2016 the World Health announced a PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern) that declared the Zika virus was a global health emergency. Brazil being the most affected country in the world right now has cases where pregnant women with the virus have given birth to children with smaller heads causing their brains to not develop correctly.The Zika virus is a flavivirus (Karimi) that is related to the common dengue virus and West Nile disease

1. Cockroaches – cockroaches can live without their head but only for a few days. They can go without food longer than they can go without water. Cockroaches have 6 legs and 18 knees and are said to be one of fastest moving insects. A female cockroach mates only once, but remains pregnant for the rest of her life. 2. Fleas – fleas don’t have wings. They travel from host to host by jumping. It is said that a flea can jump approximately 120 times its height. Did you know that female fleas are larger

The genus Ceratium is part of the clade Alveolates, which is considered to be a monophyletic group consisting of single-celled eukaryotes. Dinoflagellates, a phylum (subclade) under Ceratium, are composed of protists. Dinoflagellates can be either photosynthetic (an organism that uses sunlight for energy) or heterotrophic (an organism that consumes organic material for energy), although most are mainly photosynthetic. Ceratium is responsible for the red tide phenomenon in which the protists produce

The gametocytes of P. falciparum are taken up by using the female Anopheles mosquito because it takes its blood meal from an infected human. Upon being taken up with the aid of the mosquito, they leave the erythrocyte shell and differentiate into gametes. The female gamete maturation manner entails mild morphological modifications, as it becomes enlarged and round (Chessbrough, 2000). Then again, the male gamete maturation involves sizeable morphological development. The male gamete's DNA divides

The common name is bancroftian filariasis 3. The worm is long slender and smooth with a swollen head that has two circles. The males and females are different in size because males are around 40mm and females are around 10 cm. Females also have a bump around the head. 4. The worms start off as babies in the bloodstream of an animal where they are sucked out by mosquitoes. The mosquitoes will bite a new victim and put the worm in the the animal where it will go to a lymph gland and start to spread

million cases of it around the world. This chain of infection, and even death is started through the transmission of the plasmodium protist. It all starts when a specific genus of mosquito makes contact with a human. This genus is called the female Anopheles mosquito. The plasmodium resides by its saliva gland, making an easy escape when the mosquito bites a human host. The plasmodium begins its journey traveling through