want to get the Marburg virus (Preston 36). These are just some of the symptoms people experienced in Germany in 1967. Marburg was discovered in a factory called the Behring Works. This factory used the kidney cells of African green monkeys to produce vaccines for polio. The marburg virus had been discovered after a shipment of green monkeys had been brought from Uganda. These monkeys carried the Marburg virus‚ thus causing people who cared for these monkeys to get the virus. Several had died from
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returns to the doctors for tests to determine a diagnosis. Soon enough‚ my GI doctor set a date for an Hida-Scan. On August 25‚ 2016‚ I spent most of the day lying in the Hida-Scan at Children’s. Two days later‚ a diagnosis was made; my gallbladder was the culprit. We were then sent to a recommended surgeon. On September 13‚ 2016‚ we met with Dr. Raval‚ the surgeon‚ who looked over my Hida-Scan‚ and claimed that my gallbladder wasn’t working properly‚ and needed to be removed. I was firstly scared
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from person to person through close physical contact or direct contact with infected bodily secretions. “Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family” ("Measles‚" 2013). Paramyxoviruses are single-stranded RNA viruses that infect respiratory cells. If an infected individual coughs or sneezes they expel mucous membrane cells within their secretions. The virus stays active and therefore contagious for up to 2 hours in the air and on surfaces. People can contract the illness by touching
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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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Word Count: 973 What is the Varicella-zoster virus? Varicella may not be a common term in every household but chickenpox on the other hand is always a worry of parents with children in elementary school. Chickenpox is caused by the Varicella-zoster virus (VZV). (Talaro) Chickenpox is a virus that causes an itchy rash that is contagious. Chickenpox is spread through airborne droplets or direct contact with the lesions created by chickenpox. Varicella is strictly a human disease and cannot be
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Codes | ICD-9-CM: | 463‚ 474‚ 474.0‚ 474.00‚ 474.01‚ 474.02‚ 474.1‚ 474.11‚ 474.12‚ 474.9 | Definition Tonsillitis is an inflammation of the fleshy tissues that lie on either side of the back of the mouth at the top of the throat (pharyngeal or palatine tonsils). 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
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The Zika Virus: The Undetected Effect Have you heard about the Zika virus? How it has being a huge epidemic in South America‚ especially in Brazil and neighboring states and countries. A next generation threat has surface and we are not even ready for the outcome of the vicious virus. The Aedes aegypti mosquitos is the most common to carry these virus. The virus started slow with everyone doctors thinking that this was going to die out on its own. They were wrong in many ways. It was first discovered
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Zika Virus‚ the rogue bug‚ has created quite a dreadful scene on an international scale by spreading rapidly to over 39 countries across the world. Doctors have described this as a “pandemic in progress”‚ indicating a state of emergency due to its rapid geographic expansion. Here are answers to all the questions you will ever need to ask about the Zika virus- What is the Zika Virus disease? It is a disease caused by a day time active species of mosquitoes infected by a virus called Zika. The
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Hacking‚ Piracy and Virus Creation “In this era of computer advancements and technological breakthroughs Hackers‚ Computer Pirates and Virus Creators while there actions are similar there motives can differ‚ Shamus Ford reports.” In today’s society computer crimes such as Hacking‚ Computer Piracy and Virus Creation are on the rise. The internet is the most common place computer crimes occur with 77% of attacks occurring via the internet while 33% from an internal system. There are a variety
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Suzie Toraitis Professor Connie Yandow Seminar in Education Inquiry 04 March 2011 Research Draft Mandatory Human Papilloma Vaccine Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most commonly sexually transmitted disease in the United States. It is estimated that at least 80% of men and women acquire an HPV infection during their lifetime. “In a recent study of women in the United States 25% of fourteen to nineteen year olds were infected with at least one type of HPV. HPV is often acquired within a few
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