Jamaica‚ the Zika virus threatens this right. As Zika spreads‚ it is not only stripping excitement and celebration from mothers expecting a new baby‚ but also filling them with an irrevocable fear of the serious birth defects that their baby may develop as a result of catching the virus. Influenced by this fear‚ women have searched for varying solutions in an attempt to prevent the mass spread of this dreadful epidemic. Discovered in the western hemisphere between 2013 and 2015‚ Zika Virus has been spreading
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The HPV vaccine has created many heated debates‚ but the bottom line come down to whether or not the time for this vaccination is now. Mike Adams‚ author of “HPV Vaccine Texas Tyranny‚” and Arthur Allen‚ author of “The HPV Debate Needs an Injection of Reality‚” discuss the mandated HPV vaccine. Both acknowledge that the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine lack credibility and that the affordability of the vaccine is not favorable to disadvantaged families; however‚ they disagree that there is
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I. Cause: * RSV is caused by a virus. It can be spread through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes or by contact with the nasal or oral secretions of an infected person‚ either directly (i.e.‚ kissing) or indirectly (i.e.‚ touching a doorknob). II. Signs/Symptoms: * Runny nose * Decreased appetite and activity level * Coughing * Sneezing * Fever * Wheezing/Difficulty breathing * Irritability III. Incidence: * Anyone
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A Review of Albuterol use in Infants with Respiratory Virus Kaitlyn Coulter Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections such as bronchiolitis and pneumonia in pediatric patients [1]. RSV bronchiolitis affects infants between the ages of 0–3 months with greater severity [2]. The viral process impairs normal pulmonary gas exchange leading to ventilation-perfusion mismatch and subsequent hypoxemia. The care of infants
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DNA vaccines: new applications for veterinary medicine Vinciane Dufour Service de Biologie Moleculaire‚ Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments (AFSSA)‚ Ploufragan‚ Brittany‚ France Introduction In 1990‚ Wolff and his colleagues were the first to report the successful expression of naked plasmid DNA in mouse muscle tissue [108]. A few years later it was reported that the injection of DNA encoding an antigenic protein of influenza virus conferred protective immunity in mice [97].
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creatures in it‚ not including the places he couldn’t see. He turned and said‚ “ You were the Keeper of Knowledge‚ right? Do you know what the essence does to demons?” Grende stopped dead still a moment‚ then turned and said‚ “Well‚ it is a little like a virus‚ it slowly goes and cleanses them of themselves then moves on to the next until it’s out of demons to cleanse in a far radius‚ then it disperses. Why would you want to…” Altor picked up a rock‚ dropped it into the jar‚
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The H1N1 virus (swine influenza) is a novel infection that has not earlier been known in North America. It has recently‚ however‚ infected a number of people in the United States and Mexico. Swine flu is actually a respiratory virus of pigs which was first identified in 1918 and although historic diffusion to human beings has been sporadic‚ the infection rate in humans is intensifying at present (Barnes‚ 2008). The H1N1 virus‚ just like seasonal influenza‚ is simply spread by the minute drops
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These tissues contain cells that are useful in fighting infection. Inflammation of the tonsils can be caused by many contagious bacteria or viruses‚ including strains of streptococcus bacteria‚ adenovirus‚ influenza virus‚ Epstein-Barr virus‚ enterovirus‚ and the herpes simplex virus. One of the most frequent causes of tonsillitis is group A beta hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes (GABHS)‚ which is also the cause of strep throat; it is responsible for 30% of childhood tonsillitis and 10% of adult cases
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On the evening of May 15‚ 5065‚ an outbreak of a virus spread throughout the world. It reached from the site of the Virus to the other side of the world. Mandy‚ and her crew of people were in the middle of it all. Joe the team’s strong leader led Mandy‚ Phil (The Vampire)‚ and Tiff the model of the team‚ and Rufus the team’s pet dog went to a place known as Shalada also known as their camp. Their camp a small hut made of wood‚ and leaves protected them from the monsters that lurk outside in the
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protein coat called a capsid‚ a small amount of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) that is located within the capsid. Important characteristics include: not living and no respiration. They can only reproduce within a host through the lytic cycle where the virus attacks the host‚ injects it its nucleic acid into the host‚ and then spreads throughout the host. They systematically infect the person or animal. Widely known viruses include HIV and Hepatitis B. Bacteria falls under the Monera Kingdom. There are
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