1/19/14 Learning Unit One - Who - Avian Influenza The Avian Influenza is a viral disease of birds which is where it got the nickname the “Bird Flu”. Most Avian Influenza viruses do not have an effect on people‚ however some do. H5N1 is a subgroup of Influenza that will cause serious illness and in some case death. Like most new diseases there is not a lot known about the bird flu and there is still a lot of research being done with this disease. Most cases of the bird flu in humans have come
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important. One strain of avian influenza‚ H5N1‚ has already crossed the species border into humans. We propose a method for developing a subunit vaccine and influenza tests using Bacteria as the chassis‚ respectively. This system is easily amendable for targeting the two main antigens presented on the exterior of the influenza virus: Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase. The purification and influenza vaccine & Diagnostics development. Recombinant envelop protein of H5N1‚ 55KDa of rNA1‚ was successfully produced
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outbreak in West Africa‚ the Ebola virus‚ Zaire ebolavirus‚ have an incubation period of two to twenty-one days. Since it can take a long duration of time for the virus to replicate inside the body to an extent where symptoms become apparent and transmission is possible‚ one can be infected with Z. ebolavirus for up to twenty-one days without knowledge of the contraction. Incubation periods can make it very difficult for victims of a bioterrorism attack to initially be recognized. Informative research
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Avian influenza‚ also known as the bird flu‚ is a viral infection that spreads through birds. There is currently a certain strain of the bird flu called H5N1 that is spreading in poultry in Egypt and Asia. The virus is deadly to birds‚ as well as any mammal or human who come in contact with the birds. The first case of H5N1 in humans was reported to be in Hong Kong in 1997‚ and the virus has reemerged in 2003/2004 in Asia‚ Europe and Africa. Nearly 60 percent of the people with the virus has died
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A study conducted by Krawitz and colleagues in 2011 where the black elderberry was seen as a beneficial herbal supplement for treating influenza and bacterial infection through the enhancement of cytokine production and T cell activation. Sambucus nigra contains anthocyanins‚ which is a bioactive compound that responsible for colors such as red‚ purple‚ or blue. In addition‚ it also provides various health benefits. Studies of anthocyanins for animal and in vitro reduced necrotic and apoptotic cell
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contaminated secretions or excretions or with surfaces that are contaminated with secretions or excretions from infected birds. Migratory wildfowl‚ notably wild ducks‚ are natural carriers of the viruses‚ but are unlikely to actually develop an infection. Domesticated birds may become infected with the ‘bird flu’ virus through direct contact with infected wild birds or other infected poultry‚ or through contact with surfaces (such as dirt or cages) or materials (such as water or feed) that have been
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Biology Article Marquis C. Saddler Professor Nolan SCI115 February 26‚ 2013 The title of this article is‚ “How Hard Would It Be for Avian Flu to Spread?” In this article two teams of scientist genetically altered a deadly flu virus (H5N1) to make it more contagious. The two teams consisted of scientist from Erasmus Medical Center‚ in the Netherlands‚ and the other at the University of Wisconsin (McNeil & Grady‚ 2012). Some argued that the research should have never been done‚ while
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In the Name of God Biotechnology MSc. Seminar: Current issues in production of Shikimic Acid‚ intermediate for the production of Oseltamivir‚ the Avian Flu drug Supervised by: Dr. Reza Yegani Dr. Mohammad Hossein Sarrafzadeh Mr. Habibollah Ramezanzade by: Kaveh Yazdifard Presented on: 1385/10/3 Contents Acknowledgement Introduction Shikimic Acid & its Natural Properties Derivatives of Shikimic Acid Avian Flu Sickness‚ Medications Oseltamivir and Shikimic Acid’s Role
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What should be known about this disease? The following information gives an in-depth analysis about the flu‚ where it comes from‚ who is at risk‚ and how it can be prevented. Influenza is a moderately sever‚ highly contagious respiratory infection that affects many people at once. Healthy people can contract the disease and pass it along to others‚ days before they themselves develop symptoms and
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shell that encloses the viral genome. 5. HIV‚ the virus that causes AIDS‚ only infects certain cells within the immune system. This is because _____. ( Concept 19.2) Your Answer: | other cells produce toxins that destroy the virus before infection can take place | | Correct Answer: | the virus binds to specific receptors that are only present on certain immune cells | | No. This is not true. 6. Cancer cells often have protein receptor molecules on their surfaces that differ from
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