inflammation of both the tonsils and the pharynx (located at the back of the throat). It occurs due to viral or bacterial infections. In rare cases a fungus or parasite can also cause tonsillitis. Other common causes are Adenoviruses‚ Influenza virus‚ Herpes Simplex virus and Enteroviruses. There are 4 types of Tonsillitis. Acute Tonsillitis is an acute inflammation of the tonsillar tissue. Children are mostly affected and this ordinary simple disease can sometime lead to serious complications. Recurrent
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killing viruses‚ the Ebola virus. Have you ever wondered how it infects people‚ how the victims are treated‚ and how they are working to control the outbreaks. These are just some of the many questions about this deadly disease that could soon turn into an epidemic. The Ebola virus is a member of the negative strand RNA virus‚ also known as flivoviruses. Filovirus causes hemorrhagic fevers in humans‚ but there are only 2 known members of the filovirus so far; Ebola and Marburg virus. There are four different
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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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backyard?” The Zika virus is a virus that can take down a whole town. The zika virus is spread rapidly by mosquitoes; history shows the symptoms and treatment are very limited. In 1947 the zika virus started in a forest called Uganda’s zika forest. The scientist did think it would come back‚ but in the summer of 2016 the virus came back. He virus started in Brazil and now spreading to Rio and now is going to Latin America. The invasion in Brazil was started a year ago. The virus is one of the worst
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the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states‚ “Everyone has the right to life‚ liberty‚ and security of person.” However‚ in places like El Salvador‚ Brazil‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ and 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
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Preston works with its main goal of educating society on the disturbing topic of the Ebola virus. It attempts and adequately completes its goal to reveal the terrifying truth of the origins of this deadly virus to the whole of society. It is due to the fact that the Ebola Virus is both highly deadly as well as an infectious disease that it comes as no surprise that it is classified as an exotic “hot” virus. While the book takes place in and discusses many different places‚ the book’s main focus is
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Rabies virus‚ like many rhabdoviruses‚ does have extremely wide host range. In the wild it has been found infecting many mammalian species‚ while in the laboratory it has been found that birds can be infected‚ as well as cell cultures from mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles and insects (Carter and Saunders 175). The rabies virus is an enveloped virus in the Rhabdoviridae family with a cylindrical morphology. The structure of this virus is unique. It is a rod or bullet shaped‚ single-stranded‚ genome with negative-sense
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via airborne viruses or bacteria‚ but may also be transmitted through bodily fluids or blood. Communicable diseases may also be referred to as contagious or infectious diseases. One communicable disease is Chickenpox‚ also known as Varicella-Zoster Virus. Chickenpox is extremely contagious. In fact‚ it had a 90 percent rate of transmission in close contact (CDC.gov). Before 1995‚ almost all persons acquired varicella by adulthood. There was an endemic in the United States. It was reported that 4 million
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Chapter one Computer virus 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 a reproductive ability. Malware includes computer viruses‚ computer worms‚ ransomware‚ Trojan horses‚ keyloggers‚ most rootkits‚ spyware‚ dishonest
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