Case Studies: Mosquito borne disease

Home Page:  http://lmtonline.com     Laredo Morning Times  See listing of Dengue Fever Scroll to Archives,  search for Dengue Fever.  Research how Dengue Fever affects individuals and their community. “Dengue is carried by only one kind of mosquito, Aedes aegyptai, and the only way to catch the disease is to be bitten by an infected bug. In its most severe form, the disease causes internal bleeding, fever, weakness, shock and intense pain. It can also kill, but deaths from dengue are rare, although elderly people are more at risk than others, health officials said.”

Articles listed below:

  1. Fighting Dengue Fever,  By JOHN SEVIGNY Times staff writer  
  2. Fifteen treated in Laredo for mosquito-carried fever , BY JOHN SEVIGNY  Times staff writer
  3. Dengue fever kills man who returned from Bangladesh, by the Associated Press
  4. Health department notes dengue threat, BY JONATHAN BLACK Times staff writer “Last weekend’s rains created optimum breeding conditions for Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that spreads dengue fever. The city of Laredo Health Department is running its mosquito control campaign and is asking citizens of Laredo …

Malaria: Case Studies

To Spray or Not to Spray: That Is the Question–Malaria and DDT. Frank J. Dinan and Joseph F. Bieron, Canisius College Case Teaching Notes for “To Spray or Not To Spray” In this case study, students grapple with the complex issues surrounding the use of DDT to control malaria. In their examination of the issue, students consider risk/benefit analysis and the precautionary principle, two techniques used when making policy decision involving the impact of science and technology on society.   

DDT Case Study

Latin American and Caribbean Case Studies on Persistent Organic Pollutants: DDT, Toxaphene, and Endosulfan in Nicaragua  by Mr. Mario A. Vaughan PROMAP IMPACT OF PESTICIDES ENVIRONMENT CONTAMINATION OF SOIL AND WATER HARM TO WILDLIFE    

On-line Library:

Comments are closed.