Ebola virus is back‚ this time in West Africa‚ with over 350 cases and a 69% case fatality ratio at the time of this writing (Baize). The culprit is the Zaire ebola virus species‚ the most lethal Ebola virus known‚ with case fatality ratios up to 90%. The epicenter and site of first introduction is the region of Guéckédou in Guinea ’s remote southeastern forest region‚ spilling over into various other regions of Guinea as well as to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. News of this outbreak engenders
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The Royal And Pontifical Blood Of the University Of Santo Tomas “It is said that blood is thicker than water‚ it is what binds us‚ defines us‚ curses us. For some blood means a life of wealth and privilege‚ for others a life of servitude.” –Words spoken from a recent movie I have watched. It means a lot for some people‚ and it may mean nothing at all to others. For me it asks the question ‘What does “blood is thicker than water” mean?’ a question that leads to new set questions of why and how‚
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WHAT IS COMPUTER VIRUS A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware‚ including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network
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The Influenza virus kills about 36‚000 people a year. The Influenza virus is a potentially deadly virus that attacks the respiratory system. It also leaves the human body very tired and weak. The Influenza virus mostly affects the respiratory system. The basic structure of the Influenza virus includes the Viral Envelope‚ Nucleoprotein (RNA)‚ Neuraminidase (Sialidase)‚ Hemagglutinin‚ and the Capsid. When the virus attacks the respiratory system‚ it causes fatigue‚ fevers‚ and chills. Ironically
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Avian Influenza‚ also known as the bird flu‚ is a virus that primarily infects birds. In rare cases‚ can this virus affect humans in a way that is harmful. There are three forms of the Avian Influenza which are: H5‚ H7‚ and H9 viruses. The H5 virus has circulated Asia and the Middle East in about 16 different countries worldwide. It mostly affected these countries because they have this bird species within range of human contact. The H7 virus is a type that is very uncommon in humans‚ unless they
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Life Cycle of a Virus The life cycle of a virus begins when it is created and ends when it is completely eradicated. The following outline describes each stage: Creation Until recently‚ creating a virus required knowledge of a computer programming language. Today anyone with basic programming knowledge can create a virus. Typically‚ individuals who wish to cause widespread‚ random damage to computers create viruses. Replication Viruses typically replicate for a long period of time before they
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thinking it was love letter 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
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Biology Virus Essay A virus is a microorganism that cannot reproduce without a host. As a result of this‚ there has been a lot of controversy on whether or not a virus is a living or non-living organism. The dictionary.com definition for life is‚ “the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms‚ being manifested by growth through metabolism‚ reproduction‚ and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.” Viruses have characteristics
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SOURCES OF COMPUTER VIRUS Virus infection in Computers can be contacted through different means. Below are the commonest causes of Computer Virus attack. 1. Through the internet: The easiest and quickest means of spreading Computer Virus is through the internet. Basically through downloaded files and documents. When the source of a document is not trusted it should not be downloaded. If at all it will be downloaded it has to be thoroughly scanned for virus with a reliable anti-virus Software. 2. Through
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BIO 236 AP II Chapter 14 Blood 1. Define the following word parts. agglutin- to glue together leuko-white bil- bile -osis abnormal condition embol- stopper -poie make‚produce erythr- red -stasis halt‚ make stand Hema- or Hemo-blood thromb- clot 2. What is the function of blood? Transport nutrients‚oxygen
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