Advanced Rapid Diagnosis Kits (RDKs) will be used to detect various types of fever specially Malaria which is expected in the monsoon season The expected trouble is in Visakha agency area, Collector S. Solomon Arokia Raj spent three days in the Agency and toured some interior villages. The situation was not alarming however this was a precaution for the last year’s … [Read more...] about Officials Prepare to Meet Malaria Threat
Dengue
According to WHO Dengue and Malaria Add to Poverty
According to WHO, Dengue and Malaria have been responsible for greatly perpetuating poverty. While South East Asian countries have done considerably well on socio-economic, Vector borne diseases throw a spanner in fight against poverty. Dengu, kala-azar, lymphatic filariasis and malaria, etc are examples Vector borne diseases. WHO, on World Health Day, April 7, exhorts … [Read more...] about According to WHO Dengue and Malaria Add to Poverty
Use of Wolbachia Bacteria For Dengue Control
From ‘popcorn’ to blocking dengue transmission Seymour Benzer, while screening Drosophila Melanogaster (fruit fly) & looking for gene mutations that caused brain degeneration, came across a strain of Wolbachia bacteria that proliferated when the fly reached adulthood, bringing about its early death. This bacteria would pop up & proliferate like a popcorn in the … [Read more...] about Use of Wolbachia Bacteria For Dengue Control