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Sasha Lee MCN 420 Imported Pediatric Malaria 6/29/15 Introduction Imported pediatric malaria is a term used to describe malaria that was contracted in a child from an endemic region, but was diagnosed and treated in a non-endemic region. Malaria in the pediatric population is a worldwide phenomenon, with children under the age of five comprising 85% of deaths caused by malaria (Schwartz & Vinci, 2012). In non-endemic regions, such as the United States, the majority of

The word pathogen comes from the Greek words pathos , meaning to suffer and genus to cause. Indeed a pathogen can be defined as an agent causing disease in the host. Although the human immune system has evolved to deal with encountered infectious agents, the pathogens evolve alongside making it a race of who stays on top. Looking at the variety of the modern worlds disease-causing agents one could say, that perfect pathogens will be those, that remain an issue despite human efforts to eradicate them

Marlon Aguilar Mrs. Kline Period 7 4 April 2017 Title Despite the occasional risks and challenges that may arise in the process, genetic engineering provides more benefits that far outweigh the harms. Genetic engineering, and genetics in general, is a subject unfamiliar to the general public because not only has it not had much exposure to people outside of the scientific world, but it is also extremely complex and still has several applications yet to be found. In short, genetic engineering is

Almost all biology students learn the fundamentals of gene expression, DNA contains information which is transcribed into RNA to create protein. Students however, are not taught of RNA Interference, the biological process where RNA molecules inhibit a gene’s expression, RNAi for short. While RNAi is a fairly new discovery, its use in modern biological research is groundbreaking. RNA Interference works by binding Double-stranded RNA molecules (siRNA) to a complementary messenger RNA. The enzymes Dicer

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease resulting from protozoans of the genus Plasmodium. Four Plasmodium species are parasitic to humans, with transmission occuring through a mosquito bite. This disease is responsible for the death of millions annually, while continuously threatening almost half the global population (Pechenik, 2010). Indicators of malaria typically emerge within one to two weeks of the mosquito bite, and often result in various flu-like symptoms. Malaria is life threatening if left

Malaria Public Health Problem: Why is the problem in the society? Parasites are organisms that cannot live on their own and have to live off other organisms. They have to enter a host organism and benefit from them while harming them in the process. Mosquitoes are the major modes of transmission of malaria since they feed on human blood and get infected and then spread the infection to others who get bitten. And since neither parasites not mosquitos can be taken out of a community, malaria continues

blood cells. The heparin sulfate has been suggested to be an important receptor for the IT4(var60) expressed by the parasite, once the red blood cell is infected (Angeletti et al., 2015). Using the ITvar60 rosetting variant the study’s objective to establish if binding to receptors occur through the use of a common structurally conserved binding site. The exact mechanism of binding remains unknown, however evidence narrowed down possible ways of neutralizing the infected red blood cells. The possibilities

efforts to eradicate these diseasse in the past. Each effort has had its own effectiveness at eradication, but all have failed on a global scale. Not all mosquitoes are created equal. Several populations of importance are A. aegypti and those in the Anopheles genus. These two populations are the main vectors for

Malaria is a severe tropical illness spread by mosquitoes. If malaria is not detected and cured quickly, it can be deadly. A lone mosquito bite is the whole thing it takes for somebody to become infected. Malaria is initiated via the plasmodium parasite. The parasite enters to humans after the bites of infected mosquitoes. There are numerous different kinds of plasmodium parasite, however only five forms spread malaria in humans. These are: Plasmodium falciparum, mostly originate in Africa, it is

lcala, Anay Salazar Dr. Lucio English 1301 3 Nov. 2016 Is consumerism worth the degradation of our planet? There is no question that planet earth has dealt with countless obstacles. Nonetheless, global warming is a problem that is becoming more evident as the years pass. Global warming is an undeniable epidemic affecting our planet due to the fact that human mortality rates are increasing, and more species are becoming endangered or extinct. It has become such a significant topic worldwide