Plasmodium falciparum
Malaria is predominantly a disease affecting Africa, south and central America, Asia, and the middle east. The heaviest burden is in Africa, where around 90% of the approximately one million deaths from malaria worldwide occur each year. Malaria ... [... more]
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Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
Although known as the Indian bean tree, this handsome species comes from hot areas of Central America and, while not tender, is best grown in very warm sheltered spots to protect its large ornamental leaves from cold winds. It will flower and ... [... more]
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Yucca elephantipes
Yuccas come from the deserts and plains of southern North and Central America and with their stiff, leathery leaves and panicles of creamy white flowers, they make great architectural plants. Y. elephantipes has light to mid-green leaves that are ... [... more]
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Jennifer Phillips
The Indispensable Guide to Working and Living in Mexico & Central America Doing business across borders is very different from doing business across town-subtle and not-so-subtle differences in attitudes and etiquette play a big role. The ... [... more]
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Nick Hazlewood
Nick Hazlewood has a degree in history and, in 1994, left his job with the trade union UNISON to travel throughout South and Central America. He is a freelance journalist and writer and lives in Madrid. [... more]
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John Reynolds Gardiner
John Reynolds Gardiner, an engineer by profession, has also worked as a writer adapting children's stories for television. A native of Los Angeles, he has lived in West Germany, Central America, and the state of Idaho, where he first heard the ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Philip Hawley, Jr.
Philip Hawley, Jr. is a general pediatrician in Los Angeles, California. In writing Stigma, he drew on his experience working among remote Mayan tribes in Central America. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E was first recognised as a distinct human disease in the 1980s. HEV is transmitted by the faecal-oral route and is common in Asia, Africa and Central America, particularly where sanitation is poor. HEV usually produces mild disease but ... [... more]
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