DOH now taking 'tawa-tawa' seriously in fight vs dengue CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Philippines – A weed known as tawa-tawa has become a serious matter for the Department of Health (DOH), which is now considering the proposal of herbalist and former health secretary Jaime Galvez Tan to fund a research on the plant as possible panacea to the fatal bleeding among dengue victims. Health Assistant Secretary Elmer Punzalan said here yesterday that the Philippine Traditional and Alternative Health Care
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Sci/163 10/17/2013 Mrs. Toohig Title of Paper Salmonella infection, or salmonellosis, is a bacterial disease of the intestinal tract. Salmonella is a group of bacteria that cause typhoid fever, food poisoning, gastroenteritis, enteric fever and other illnesses. People become infected mostly through contaminated water or foods, especially meat, poultry and eggs. Salmonella is a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacilli that can cause diarrheal illness in humans. Put simply
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and in need of attention to find the best solution. There has been an extreme increase of mosquitoes at the Missouri City Texas community areas. Due to these mosquitoes, there will be an increase chance of illness (west nile virus, malaria, dengue fever, dog heartworm and mosquito-borne diseases etc…..) that can lead to death, skin irritation, abrasion, allergy reaction etc. Parents, children, and community member will have to decrease outdoor activities. My propose is that Missouri city need to
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repellents can protect you from serious mosquito- and tick-borne diseases. In the United States, mosquitoes can transmit diseases like St. Louis encephalitis and West Nile virus. Ticks can transmit serious diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Ehrlichiosis. I. Background of the study Today, lemon and orange are made not only for the fruit that it produces. The peel also can be useful and healthy for our body. It can also give some vitamins that our body need. It can also be useful
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Introduction Dengue fever has become a common problem in the typical community. Its main cause being the clogged drains, unsanitary canals, and polluted surroundings. In these environments, the insect spreading dengue, Aedes aegypti, thrives. The researchers decided to focus on the root cause of the disease. The researchers would like to find an alternative, more economical method of exterminating them in their breeding places other than commercial insecticides. And in this pursuit to find
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1.1. Background Information Aedes mosquitoes are the vectors that cause the mosquito-borne disease such as Dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF). The cases of dengue are keeping increasing from time to time and this has made it become a serious international concern. Initially, in the 1950’s only 5 countries documented dengue but up until now the dengue cases were reported in more than 100 countries (Guha –Sapi & Schimmer, 2005). Dengue can be transferred when the mosquitoes infected
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"Banana peels (Musa Acuminata or Musa Balbisiana) and Mint Leaves Extract (Mentha) as the components of homemade Mosquito Repellent Floor wax.." In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements In Biotechnology (Science Investigatory Project) Submitted to Ms. Madonna Decena Biotechnology Teacher Negros Occidental National Science High School Faculty Submitted by Trevorha Kyle M. Basillote Leah Jeanette M. Lozano Lyrah Mae D. Enoc Jhanna C. Flores Nicole L. Constantino Mahonri A. Alquisalas
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"My eyes closed. It was never going to stop. We would suffer endlessly,with no time to rest,no time to sleep." The book Fever is a book about the struggle of a young girl named Mattie. She lives with her mother and grandfather,but her father died when she was 3. A bad plague breaks out in Pennsylvania killing many leaving few to survive and live. The food supplies are fading,there is no safe place. Mattie turns to other places to live,but there are limited places that will let them in. Her mother
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Zika virus has recently broken out in the southern part of the United States. Zika virus can be spread through unprotected sexual activities or through animals or insect bites and of course, from mother to child. In this case, it is through Aedes mosquitoes bite. The symptoms of the Zika virus have not been proven to fatal. However, it does cause serious birth defects and there are no vaccine or medicine for Zika virus which is the main reason why Zika virus became so well known. Zika virus risks
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“The Doctors plague: Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis” is a 203 page history and fiction book that covers the related topics of medical history, biology, arrogance and scientific discovery. It was written by Sherwin B. Nuland and Published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2004. Sherwin B. Nuland, or shall we say, Dr. Nuland is among other things a “…Clinical Professor of Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine and a Fellow at Yale's Institute for Social and Policy
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