Ebola Virus- A Detailed Study Ebola Virus is the newest virus which has become epidemic in West Africa and it is being that it is spreading throughout the world as people coming from that region are becoming carriers of the virus. Going into the history if this virus‚ this virus was first detected in 1976‚ when it occurred simultaneously in the regions of Nzada‚ Sudan and Yambuku in Democratic Republic of Congo. It got its name from the Ebola River that flowed near the Yambuku village. As
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Zika virus Zika is probably the most talked about virus of 2015-2016. After all‚ it was being spread during the Olympics in Rio‚ Brazil. Zika is carried by mosquitos. It is called the Aedes mosquito. Zika can cause fever‚ it can give you a rash‚ Joint pain and red eyes which can last for days. Zika can’t just infect you by touching you‚ it has to go through your immune system. The immune system is your body’s defense system against viruses. The immune system is not easy for viruses to get
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characteristics‚ basic properties and medical importance of the virus The human papilloma virus‚ a member of the family Papillomaviridae‚ is an agent that causes Human Papillomavirus infections that affect skin and mucous membranes. This group of viruses includes more than 100 different strains or types and more than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted. HPV can infect the genital areas of both women and men and is a virus specific to humans. This includes the vulva in women‚ the cervix
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The Human Papilloma Virus‚ generally referred to as HPV‚ was first linked to cervical cancer by epidemiologists in the late 1990’s (Hariri‚ 2014). Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women with 528‚000 new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012 (CDC‚ 2015). HPV provided medical scientist the opportunity to develop a vaccine to fight against humanity’s greatest enemy-cancer. Harald Zur Hausen received a Nobel Prize for his work linking HPV to cancer (Brody‚ 2012). Gardasil and Cervarix
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form one of their ex-boyfriend(s)‚ they activate Visual Basic script which was the virus and once it activated it will send first 50 addresses in the Windows Address Book used by Microsoft Outlook. It damaged local machine‚ overwriting image files. Virus stared in Manila‚ Philippines on May 5th 2000‚ it moved to Hong Kong then Europe and then finally the US. As employees began their workday that Friday morning virus have already caused US $5.5 to 8.7 Billion in damages worldwide and estimated to
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On September 13‚ 2013‚ an outbreak of the Listeria virus occurred‚ infecting eight people from three separate states; • Six were infected in California • One infected in Maryland • One infected in Washington All eight ill people were hospitalized‚ including the one from Maryland and the one from and the one from Washington‚ who in the end died. Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence available today indicates that frozen vegetables by CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco‚ Washington are the most likely sources
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the Virus Hunters Introduction: Symantec Corp. is a security software company‚ best known for its Norton antivirus. Founded in 1982 by Gary Hendrix‚ it is the market leader in security software. Its headquarters are located in Mountain View‚ California‚ U.S. and the company operates worldwide. Symantec hires over 18‚000 employees and customers all around the globe. Their Response Lab‚ in Santa Monica‚ California‚ is called the “dirtiest network at Symantec” and is the place where the virus-hunters
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The Social Media Virus Social media and networking has erupted in the past few years. The means in which individuals communicate has shifted to a point where some cannot even remember living differently. This new age has brought many advances in the ways we live; it also though has hindered the ways in which humans physically function. Whether you were born in the 60’s or in the past 10 years‚ this impact has had a ripple effect and is now changing everyone. People are now able to communicate in
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Influenza viruses are constantly changing. This is why they emphasize getting your yearly flu shot. An interesting feature of the influenza virion is its tendency to “drift and shift” ("How the Flu Virus Can Change: “Drift” and “Shift”." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.). Pathologists coined this phrase when they discovered an antigenic drift in the DNA of an influenza strain. These changes are usually not big enough to affect our immune system’s ability to identify a certain strain. Over
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Computer virus is a software program written with malicious intentions. There are number of computer viruses that can impede the functioning of your computer system. Let us find out the different types of computer viruses. Did You Know? In 2010‚ Stuxnet virus targeted Siemens Industrial Software and Equipment. There are allegations that this virus is a part of a U.S. and Israeli intelligence operation named "Operation Olympic Games" and it hit Iran’s nuclear plant Natanz. Computer virus is a harmful
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