Gladys Temstone
Professor Beverly Walker
Environmental Health
4/28/14
Running Head: Control and prevention of Mosquitoes –born diseases Mosquitoes carry a variety of diseases can can be easily transmitted to people animals birds and all living organisms. Some of the known diseases carried by mosquitoes are the (EEE, “triple E”) which is very rare but can be deadly. The West Nile Virus which is also a mosquito diseases is also a serious health problem. Cases of EEE are told of every year in New York city and other United States states. It is easier to contact the EEE from late July through September.
Yellow fever and Malaria are mosquitoes related diseases mostly common in Africa and still very deadly in some areas because of lack of a vaccine. The most effective way to avoid West Nile virus disease is to prevent mosquito bites. Be aware of the West Nile virus activity in your area and take action to protect yourself and your family. However, there are a variety of diseases that may be spreaded by mosquitoes. But it is always advisable to take preventive measures to protect yourself from mosquitoes bites. For example, West Nile virus is a disease transmitted to people, horses, and birds. It is the most commonly reported mosquito-transmitted disease in the US. Most people infected with West Nile virus show no symptoms, but some people will have a severe illness. West Nile virus was found in Minnesota in 2002. For this reason, , Environmental protection agency (EPA) is the Control and Prevention of Mosquitoes - Born Diseases. There are products available to control and prevent mosquitoes. First, larvicides chemical was designed to be applied directly to water in other to control mosquito larvae; things like water containers such as flower pots, birdbaths, pet water dishes, cans, buckets should be discarded regularly to disrupt the mosquito breeding cycle. These are things that we should try and avoid mosquito bites. Also, we should maintain our swimming pools ,l wear long sleeve shirts and pants, avoid outdoor activity at peak mosquito feeding times (dawn and dusk), wear mosquito repellent containing up to 30% DEET (10% for children), and eliminate water-holding containers from your property, and this will reduce numbers of several mosquito species. For instant, mosquitoes may bite through thin clothing, so to prevent mosquitoes, spraying clothes with repellent containing permethrin or another EPA-registered repellent will give extra protection. Don't apply repellents containing permethrin directly to skin. Do not spray repellent on the skin under your clothing. We have to help reduce the number of mosquitoes around ours homes, by emptying standing water from flowerpots, gutters, buckets, pool covers, pet water dishes, discarded tires, and birdbaths on a regular basis. Mosquito control activities are most often handled at the local level, such as county or city government. The type of mosquito control methods used by a program depends on the time of year, the type of mosquitoes to be controlled, and the habitat structure. Some methods are elimination of mosquito larval habitats, application of insecticides to kill mosquito larvae, or spraying insecticides from trucks or aircraft to kill adult mosquitoes. In chapter 5 in page 125 talks about how to control mosquitoes –borne diseases by monitor the presence of viruses in sentinel chickens and birds. Mosquitoes are dependent on water to lead and complete their cycle. Again, one other way of mosquito’s control, is to remove standing sources of water in which mosquitoes cannot multiply. As mention before, homeowners should remove standing water around their households, such as water standing in buckets, old tires, and flowerpots. Others prevention of mosquitoes is to wear long clothing to prevent being bitten by mosquitoes, use repellent, close open windows, and repairing broken screens. Inclusion, mosquitoes cause more human suffering than any other organism. For example, over one million people in the world, die from mosquitoes –borne diseases every year. Mosquitoes does not just carry diseases that afflict humans, but they also transmitted several diseases and parasites that dogs and horses are susceptible to. In addition, mosquito bites can cause severe skin irritation which can eventually develop into skin cancer or any other skin disease such as rashes, swellings and so on. Early 2000 and late, the WestNile disease became a health problem in New York City although early noticed in 1999.
I might not have talked more on Malaria and yellow fever, it should be noted that it is one of the deadliest diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa ‘besides Aids which is also troubling’ and some countries in South America. CDC and World Health Organization try to bring the impact it has on Africa and South America but each year, promises are made of a vaccine for everyone but it never happens. In such countries like Cameroon, Kenya, Sudan, just to name a few, the problem is pitiful. Children and adults dying of a diseases that can be prevented or even controlled is un acceptable in this period of medical innovations and better ways of information.