Malaria

Introduction Every summer Florida is often hit by a swarm of mosquitoes that are very irritating because of their bites, deadly diseases they may cause, and the sound they make especially during the night. On numerous occasions many of us have fallen victim to irritating and sometimes painful mosquito bites. However, in most cases we often tend to ignore these bites mainly we are not too worried about serious disease, unless one has been reported in our local area. Another reason why most people…

In the Northern and Western Hemispheres, Malaria is not present because the climates are not accommodating to the mosquito. Colon Cancer is rare in Japan and Nigeria because of their diets and lifestyles. In addition, where a person lives effects their health status. When medical facilities (hospitals…

SIKH CULTUREWhile caring for a patient in the hospital, one very important thing that a nurse needs to be is culturally competent. In caring for someone from the Sikh community the nurse must respect privacy, the fact that the patient may want to stay as covered up as possible, allowing ample time for prayer, trying to plan out the patient care around prayer times, avoid any unnecessary touching, respecting personal space, be knowledgeable of the Sikh’s five K’s as mentioned earlier in the…

prize for Physiology and medicine in 1948 for his great discovery (Borel, 2013). Since Müller discovered the insecticidal properties of DDT, it has been used worldwide as an effective insecticide. It was used in WWII as an insect repellent against Malaria and Typhus-carrying insects in the US, Germany and other countries. The soldiers would run through a continuous spray of DDT (Figure 2), so that there was a thin…

had no type of power to influence so other places can by from them. Moreover towards the evolvement of Africa, problems have occurred towards the people. Certain epidemic that people have contracted in Africa was endemic diseases like HIV/AIDS and Malaria. HIV/AIDS is most common with African people, which then leads to erosion of having exports shares. No one wants to try and contract this disease. It may be hards to say, but it is true. It makes me sad to see something like this happen to…

1874. However, it’s insecticidal abilities were not found until 1939 by Paul Muller who received the 1948 Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1939 discovery of insecticidal qualities and use of DDT in the control of vector diseases such as malaria and yellow fever. DDT can affect almost every single types of insects, during WW2, DDT has been playing a very important role by not only increased the amount of the…

As colonists and slaves joined the Native Americans in the United States, they brought contagious and deadly diseases that endangered their lives. Neither the Native Americans, African slaves, nor the Europeans carried immunity to these diseases because they didn’t have previous exposure to them. This caused the population to decrease. Fortunately, these diseases would later have a cure, penicillin. But, unfortunately for the Native Americans, slaves, and Europeans, this cure came after…

Introduction Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that can be best described as irregular shaped red blood cells that block blood flow, which cause chronic periodic episodes of pain. Sickle Cells affects over 72,000 Americans and millions throughout the world, Sickle cell most commonly affect African American descent, approximately 1 in 12 African Americans carry the trait for Sickle cell and 1 of every 350 African-American infants born have the disorder and the incidence of the disorder…

I disagree with the statement “The Millennium Development Goals will only end up being the latest failure by the developed world to live up to undertakings they make the developing world” because they impact and change developing countries. The Millennium Development was created by world leaders to improve the standards of under developing countries and continue to increase its promises by the time frame projected. The Millennium Development Goals also known as (MDGs) was agreed upon by the many…

Examination of Molecular determinants of Yellow Fever Virus pathogenicity in Syrian Golden Hamsters: one mutation away from virulence Christian Lee West Coast University: Ontario Native and endemic to the tropical and subtropical locations of Africa and South America, these areas are where Yellow Fever is most prevalent. According to Klitting, Roth, Rey, and Lambellerie, “Yellow Fever Virus was named after the jaundice characteristic of the liver dysfunction caused by the…