Introduction The West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne infectious disease from the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. The virus was first identified in 1937 in Uganda and was introduced to the West in 1999 when it was announced as a global public health issue. When introduced to the human body, the Flavivirus replicates in the infected cells’ cytoplasm where it alters the cell environment […]

Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract the stomach and small intestine is also known as infectious diarrhea. (Schlossberg Pp. 334). Symptoms may include diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Fever, lack of energy, and dehydration may also occur. This typically lasts less than two weeks it is not related to influenza though it has been called the stomach flu. (Teri Pp. 457) Gastroenteritis is […]

Introduction  The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) belongs to the baleen whale species, which is one of the bigger rorqual species. Cholewiak et al. (328) explain that the adult humpback whales weigh approximately 25–30 metric tons and their lengths ranges from 12–16 meters. The humpback whale has a gestation period of 11 months and a lifespan of 45 to 50 years. The whale has a distinctive […]

Employee turnover is one of the major problems business organizations have to grapple with, in order to create strong business capacities that can enable them to survive in business environments characterized by stiff competition and to sustain their bottom line.  Sayre (2001) defines employee turnover as the number of employees who leave a business entity for any particular reason and the organization seeks to employ […]