DISEASE CAUSING VECTORS IN THE KENYAN COAST (PICTURES)
Photo: Courtesy (Biting Midges in a Picture) In the season of festivities, many families will visit the coastal region or at least one country where there is a lake or a swamp. Despite the fact that many people are water phobic, a significant number still find pleasure while in deep waters. Visiting the coast will for sure act as the best recreational activity for many families who are oblivious of inevitable dangers that they will get predisposed to once they get in the coast. Vectors are all over but for this article, I will educate the people on the specific type of vectors that they are likely to encounter in the coast. A Vector is an organism that carries and transmits infectious pathogens directly or indirectly from an infected animal to human or from human to human. To start with, Mosquitoes are all over the coastal region. In many instances, anti-malaria vaccination is prescribed before visiting the region from the highlands if always advisable. Mosquitoes are...