1. Viruses can vary with respect to all of the following characteristics except _____. ( Overview) Your Answer: | the presence or absence of a membranous envelope | | Correct Answer: | the presence or absence of metabolic machinery | | No. This is a difference among viruses. 2. A microbiologist analyzes chemicals obtained from an enveloped RNA virus that infects monkeys. He finds that the viral envelope contains a protein characteristic of monkey cells. Which of the following is
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In older adults bacteria such as streptococcus pneumonia‚ Nesseria Meningitides‚ Haemophilus influenza‚ Group B streptococcus and Listreia Monocytogenes could be a cause. There are three main types of Bacteria that cause Bacterial Meningitis. The three types make up about 80% of all cases. Neisseria Meningitides it is a possible in young children‚ adolescents‚ young and old adults. Haemophilus influenza can be found as causes in young children and older adults. Lastly streptococcus pneumonia can
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology‚ 34(10)‚ 1042-1047. doi:10.1086/673142 Quach‚ C.‚ Milstone‚ A. M.‚ Perpête‚ C.‚ Bonenfant‚ M.‚ Moore‚ D. L.‚ & Perreault‚ T. (2014). Chlorhexidine Bathing in a Tertiary Care Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Impact on Central Line--Associated Bloodstream Infections. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology‚ 35(2)‚ 158-163. doi:10.1086/674862 Tedja‚ R.‚ Gordon‚ S. M.‚ Fatica‚ C.‚ & Fraser‚ T. G. (2014). The Descriptive Epidemiology of Central Line--Associated
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Virus: lifeless particle that does not carry out any METABOLIC functions on its own and CANNOT REPRODUCE on its own until it invades a living HOST cell Viral history: Viral history is relatively short. It begins with the isolation of the human influenza virus in the 1930s and crystallization of the tobacco mosaic virus in 1933‚ and moves through the identification of HIV as the cause of AIDS in 1983 and the mapping of the structure of the comm on cold virus in1985. It continues today with the
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the black and white silent films were just as popular as current actors and actresses. Having large amounts of people gather together for these activities caused an uproar because it cause the risk of infecting more and more people with the deadly influenza. Because of World War I‚ the flu quickly made its way from Europe to the United States. It started spring time in Europe and made its way to America by fall which then caused the pandemic to be worldwide. The American troops were among the first
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health maintenance organization and as high as $10 in an outpatient clinic (Nettleman‚ 2000). For instance‚ the influenza vaccine‚ because vaccination is allotted to children from 6 months to 5 years of age‚ it was expected that none of the children would have received the primary series of shots. In a steady-state system‚ children would receive the 2-dose series in their first influenza season and need only 1 dose in the following 4 periods. Therefore it is assumed that one-fifth of the population
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Mainly‚ Johnson wrote this book to prove that one week in 1954 was one of the defining moments in what people today know as modern life. First‚ he proved that the first fateful week of September ultimately influenced the way cities organized themselves. Second‚ he proved that the events of the Broad Street Outbreak changed how disease was studied and viewed. Third‚ he proved that urban intelligence could come to understand a massive health crisis of which most people refused to see the truth. Ultimately
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The Ebola Aftermath One aspect of disaster epidemiology is the assessment of both short and long-term adverse health effects post-disaster. In order to more accurately prepare for future events‚ any lingering effects must be studied. While we were easily made aware of the recent Ebola outbreak‚ long-term effects for survivors appear to be less mentioned in the media. The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling this “an emergency within an emergency”‚ (As cited by Petesch‚ 2015‚ para. 2). Of
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Ball or not? Give reason. Yes‚ there was contract made between Carlill and Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. Ltd. The advertisement was placed in newspaper and said that the smoke ball product would prevent influenza if the buyers used it as directed and in spite of this if the buyer catches influenza than the company would give £100 to the user as compensation. So this is the case of a general offer (section 10‚ Nepalese Contract Act 2000). When both the parties legally obey the terms of condition of
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an advertisement in Pall Mall Gazzette offering that they would pay a sum of 100 pound to anyone who got contracted with influenza after using its product following the instructions provided with the smoke ball and they had deposited 1000 pound in the Alliance Bank to prove their seriousness over the advertisement. The plaintiff used their product but still contracted influenza. The plaintiff sued the company for 100 pound. But yet‚ Carbolic Smoke Ball Co Ltd mentioned that the advertisement was merely
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