What is Leishmaniasis? A leishmaniasis is a group of parasitic infectious diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania that is transmitted by the bite of the female phlebotomine sandfly as the vector. This means Leishmaniasis is not just a single disease but a group that has different symptoms and signs depending on the type …
Settlements are influenced by a number of factors for instance, soil, climate, and area of smooth or rugged terrain. In some cases, settlements are likely to be dispersed especially where there are hills, this is common in parts of Britain, France and other parts of Western and North-western Europe. In parts of Eastern …
Filariasis is a parasitic infectious disease caused mainly by a filarial worm named Wuchereria bancrofti but can be caused by other types of filarial worms. This disease is capable of causing elephantiasis which is the permanent swelling of the limbs and other parts of the body with associated thickening of skin caused by obstruction …
Rural and urban settlements are terms used to describe two settlements different from one the other in terms of population size, density, location, life style, social activities and development. Rural settlement is basically a function of past and present economic, cultural, physical historical and ecological factors. A settlement can be classified as rural in …
Wuchereria bancrofti is the causative agent of lymphatic Filariasis which in turn causes elephantiasis. It is a filarial roundworm parasite that lives in some species of mosquitoes and transmits the infection to man when the infected mosquito bites a human and injects the larvae into the skin where they then migrate to the lymph nodes, …
Elephantiasis is a symptom or manifestation of a disease called Filariasis this disease is caused by a roundworm known as Wuchereria bancrofti. Humans get infected through the bite of female anopheles mosquito and Culex fatigans mosquito because any of these mosquitoes transmit the larvae of Wuchereria bancrofti into the skin whenever they bite. What is Elephantiasis? Elephantiasis is the …
Land useis simply the human use of land. Land use in the urban area is generally conform to a regular predictable pattern the decision to develop a pieces of land for a particular use may be made independently by various private businessmen and women. The primary reason for allocating a specific use …
Ascaris lumbricoides is a nematode that commonly infects humans; and the common name of ascaris is roundworm but it is not the only type of roundworm as there are many others. The disease caused by Ascaris lumbricoides is called Ascariasis which is an infection of the intestines. The infective stage of Ascaris lumbricoides is the egg. Classification of the …