THE EPIDEMIC OF EBOLA HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER DEFINITION Ebola virus disease (EVD) or Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) is a disease of humans and other primates caused by an Ebola virus. Symptoms start two days to three weeks after contracting the virus‚ with a fever‚ sore throat‚ muscle pain and headaches. Typically‚ vomiting‚ diarrhea and rash follow‚ along with decreased functioning of the liver and kidneys. Around this time‚ affected people may begin to bleed both within the body and externally.[1]LITRATURE
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Yellow Fever Extra Credit Virus Classification: Group: Group IV Family: Flaviviridae Genus: Flavivirus What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words ‘yellow fever’? People who alters to the color yellow? An incurable disease that can cause self-destruction? Yes and no. The keyword here is ‘mosquitoes’. That’s right‚ tiny mosquitoes that carry a virus around to their victims. Yellow fever is only found in parts of South America and Africa with two different sequences
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Pathophsiology - Medications - Signs and symptoms - Diagnostic exams - Complications - Interventions - Early signs ----------------------- Precipitating Environmental conditions (open spaces with water pots‚ and plants) Immunocompromise Mosquito carrying dengue virus Soldier Sweaty skin Predisposing Geographical area – tropical islands in the Pacific (Philippines) and Asia Aedes aegypti (dengue virus carrier): 8-12 days of viral replication on mosquitos’
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unprotected sex. Oral herpes can be contracted through kissing or oral sex. Symptoms can vary in herpes‚ because some are visible‚ and some are hidden. Physical symptoms of herpes are vesicles‚ lesions‚ or small blisters that form around the genital area‚ rectum‚ or mouth area. Some other symptoms people may see are fever‚ lymph nodes around neck or groin‚ sometimes even vomiting; however‚ these are often mistaken as other common symptoms for other diseases or illnesses. Herpes is treatable. However‚ it
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These mosquitoes then transmit the virus to humans. The virus that causes dengue fever is called an arbovirus‚ which stands for arthropod-borne virus. Mosquitoes are a type of arthropod. In a number of regions‚ mosquitoes carry this virus and are responsible for passing it along to humans. These regions include the Middle East‚ the far East‚ Africa‚ and the Caribbean Islands. In these locations‚ the dengue fever arbovirus is endemic‚ meaning that the virus naturally and consistently lives in
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the specific pathogen‚ the immunological state of the host‚ and a range of environmental factors. In encephalitis the virus initially gains entry and replicates in local or regional tissue‚ such as the GI tract‚ skin‚ urogenital system‚ or respiratory system. Many cases of encephalitis may go unnoticed because they result in only mild flu-like symptoms or even no symptoms. Severe cases of encephalitis‚ while relatively rare‚ can be life-threatening. In other fields of medicine‚ such as
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Skendgate. Within days of arriving from Bath‚ the bishop’s clerk came down with symptoms. This onset appears to fall within the 2-6 day time frame that the Center for Disease Control cites as the incubation period for bubonic plague. His symptoms include a painful and pus filled buboe under his arm‚ swollen tongue‚ fever‚ black skin patches‚ weakness and delirium. The clerk’s symptoms are not an exact match for the symptoms the Center for Disease Control lists. Currently‚ delirium and swollen tongue
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a lentivirus (slowly-replicating retrovirus) that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)‚ a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive (1). A virus is a piece of genetic material‚ RNA or DNA‚ surrounded by a protein coat. To replicate‚ a virus must infect a cell and direct its cellular machinery to produce new viruses. A virus cannot reproduce without
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has been infected with the Hepatitis B virus. Therefore it continues to be a major global health problem. (WHO‚ 2009) This infection is highly prevalent to the third world countries which include the Philippines. It is caused by the Hepatitis B virus that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. A single virus particle can cause the disease. In fact the Hepatitis B virus is 50 to 100 times more infectious than human immunodeficiency virus. It is easily transmitted through infected
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A Throat Infections Egg Harbor Township NJ is a virus or bacteria that infects the back of your throat. Once an infection has been established‚ the throat can swell‚ become red and have pain. There are several viruses and bacteria that can cause a throat infection. It is very important that when you have an infection in your throat to get it treated. There are several Throat Infections Egg Harbor Township NJ that are caused by viruses. The common cold‚ type A flu‚ type B flu‚ laryngitis and the
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