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    Encsi Problem

    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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    Dengue Fever Case Study

    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 (Musa Acuminata or Musa Balbisiana) Peels and Mint Leaves (Mentha) Extract as the Components of Homemade Mosquito Repellent Floor Wax..

    "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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    Fever Book Report

    "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 Research Paper

    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 Summary

    “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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    Rheumatic Fever Research Paper

    Rheumatic Fever is a rare but can lead to a be a potentially life-threatening disease. Although it is far less common in the U.S., there have been a few outbreaks since the 1980s. Rheumatic fever affects primarily children between the ages of 6-15 and occurs approximately 20 days (usually within 1 to 5 weeks) Rheumatic fever is a complication of untreated strep throat caused by bacteria called group A streptococcus the main symptoms are fever, muscle aches, swollen and painful joints, chest pain

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    Zika In America Essay

    individual, and how this new virus will become a threat to the future of our society’s development. The Zika virus is similar to the dengue virus. It is spread through bites from an infected Aedes mosquito. Symptoms and signs of Zika may include fever, rash, joint pain, conjunctivitis, muscle pain and headache. These symptoms are usually mild and last from about several days to one week. This virus/infection is usually diagnosed by testing of the blood. There are no vaccines to prevent or medicine

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    Research Paper On Typhoid Mary

    the US in 1883 and brought the typhoid fever. However, from 1900 to 1907 fell ill with Typhoid Fever in households in New York City and Long Island where Mary Mallon worked. Fifty-one original cases of typhoid and three deaths were directly attributed to her, although she herself was immune. Typhoid Mary died on November 11, 1938. Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection. The bacterium lives in the intestines and bloodstream of humans.The cause for typhoid fever is contaminated foods and water, another

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