Table of contents Virus…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3 What is a computer virus?………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Effects of Computer viruses……………………………………………………………………………………………3 How to avoid Computer viruses?......................................................................................3 Different kinds of viruses………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Symptoms of infect…………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 What to do?.........................................
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Influenza viruses are constantly changing. This is why they emphasize getting your yearly flu shot. An interesting feature of the influenza virion is its tendency to “drift and shift” ("How the Flu Virus Can Change: “Drift” and “Shift”." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.). Pathologists coined this phrase when they discovered an antigenic drift in the DNA of an influenza strain. These changes are usually not big enough to affect our immune system’s ability to identify a certain strain. Over
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This virus is something that is irreversible. Parents magazine put out an article explaining what Zika is and the associated effects. Microcephaly causes “developmental delays‚ mental retardation‚ and seizures‚ and in some cases can be fatal.” (Parents). With these effects‚ it would be almost impossible for the child to have a successful life. The Zika virus is transferred by mosquitos and recently discovered it can be sexually transmitted as well. Being sexually transmitted‚ there is an increased
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skin. It is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV). This condition commonly affects the fingers. The infection can recur‚ but the first occurrence is usually the most severe. HSV commonly affects the mouth and genitals‚ but it can affect many other parts of the body. Most people who get herpetic whitlow have an HSV infection in another part of the body that spreads to the fingers through a cut. What are the causes? This condition is caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and HSV type 2. You can
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DaNell Kirkling Ms.Lewis Health and Promotion March 29‚2013 Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Many people in America are unaware of sexually transmitted disease and even fewer are aware of the human papilloma virus‚ which is also known as the HPV. Approximately 79 million Americans are currently infected with HPV. About 14 million people become newly infected each year. HPV is so common that nearly all sexually-active men and women will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lives. According
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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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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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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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treat one? A concussion is a head injury that is usually involved with sports injuries. Concussions are growing in how many people get them each year and need to be attended to when someone has one. People might not think they have one‚ but certain symptoms of a concussion might say otherwise. A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury that is caused by a blow to the head or body‚ a fall‚ or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull. There is fluid that surrounds and protects
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Bit of Archeology There are lots and lots of opinions on the date of birth of the first computer virus. I know for sure just that there were no viruses on the Babbidge machine‚ but the Univac 1108 and IBM 360/370 already had them ("Pervading Animal" and "Christmas tree"). Therefore the first virus was born in the very beginning of 1970s or even in the end of 1960s‚ although nobody was calling it a virus then. And with that consider the topic of the extinct fossil species closed. Journey’s Start
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