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Zika virus Zika is probably the most talked about virus of 2015-2016. After all‚ it was being spread during the Olympics in Rio‚ Brazil. Zika is carried by mosquitos. It is called the Aedes mosquito. Zika can cause fever‚ it can give you a rash‚ Joint pain and red eyes which can last for days. Zika can’t just infect you by touching you‚ it has to go through your immune system. The immune system is your body’s defense system against viruses. The immune system is not easy for viruses to get
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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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November 4‚ 2013 Ebola‚ The Lethal Virus Ebola has made its mark on the world over the past three decades. Since the first Ebola outbreak in 1976‚ numerous countries have come together in order to solve the mystery of the history of Ebola. Within a matter of days of symptoms presenting‚ the victims die an unimaginable death. Ebola is one of the most lethal viruses known to man with only one in every ten infected surviving (1). Key factors in understanding Ebola
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The Zika virus has been calamitous outbreak which effects had reached all corners of the world. The Zika virus is transmitted by a species of mosquitoes named Aedes aegypti that are vectors‚ organisms that transfer diseases from one organism to another. The disease has created mass hysteria as it was hypothesized for Zika causing birth defects in children when mothers contract the disease from the mosquito while pregnant. The virus’s symptoms include rash‚ fever‚ and joint pain. One proposed solution
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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 and estimated to
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characteristics‚ basic properties and medical importance of the virus The human papilloma virus‚ a member of the family Papillomaviridae‚ is an agent that causes Human Papillomavirus infections that affect skin and mucous membranes. This group of viruses includes more than 100 different strains or types and more than 30 of these viruses are sexually transmitted. HPV can infect the genital areas of both women and men and is a virus specific to humans. This includes the vulva in women‚ the cervix
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) Introduction of the Lungs: The primary role of our respiratory system is the exchange of gases in our blood stream. As we inhale our lungs take in Oxygen (O2)‚ as we exhale our lungs release Carbon Dioxide (CO2). The major parts of the respiratory system consist of; The upper respiratory tract consists of the nose‚ sinuses‚ mouth‚ larynx and throat. The lower respiratory tract consists of trachea‚ bronchial tubes and the lungs. The right lung
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The Human Papilloma Virus‚ generally referred to as HPV‚ was first linked to cervical cancer by epidemiologists in the late 1990’s (Hariri‚ 2014). Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women with 528‚000 new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012 (CDC‚ 2015). HPV provided medical scientist the opportunity to develop a vaccine to fight against humanity’s greatest enemy-cancer. Harald Zur Hausen received a Nobel Prize for his work linking HPV to cancer (Brody‚ 2012). Gardasil and Cervarix
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On September 13‚ 2013‚ an outbreak of the Listeria virus occurred‚ infecting eight people from three separate states; • Six were infected in California • One infected in Maryland • One infected in Washington All eight ill people were hospitalized‚ including the one from Maryland and the one from and the one from Washington‚ who in the end died. Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence available today indicates that frozen vegetables by CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco‚ Washington are the most likely sources
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