and Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever There are over a dozen viral hemorrhagic fevers‚ and they are all divided into several different families of viruses. Some have no treatments and carry high death tolls‚ whereas others are easily treated and death easily avoided. Marburg and Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever are similar deadly viral diseases; however‚ they also have many differences as well. A hemorrhagic fever is a group of viral infections by insects‚ arachnids or rodents. (“Hemorrhagic Fever”
Premium Infection
virus is a non-segmented negative strand RNA genome containing 7 structural and regulatory genes. Four virion structural proteins are contained within the Ebola genome as well as three membrane associated proteins. Early in the infection process the viral non-structural secretory glycoprotein or sGP is produced in large quantities. This
Premium Ebola Immune system
[1]LITRATURE REVIEW The ebolavirus life cycle begins with virion attachment to specific cell-surface receptors‚ followed by fusion of the virion envelope with cellular membranes and the concomitant release of the virus nucleocapsid into the cytosol. The viral RNA polymerase‚ encoded by the L gene‚ partially uncoats the nucleocapsid and transcribes the genes into positive-strand mRNAs‚ which are then translated into structural and nonstructural proteins. Ebolavirus RNA polymerase (L) binds to a single promoter
Premium Ebola
A Study in Filoviruses Ever since I can remember‚ I have been a true fan of medical mysteries and the works of the infamous Michael Crichton and Richard Preston. Although Crichton was a prolific author and published bestseller after bestseller‚ he is most commonly remembered by my generation for his dinosaur adventure titled Jurassic Park‚ that launched a franchise and is still lauded today as a groundbreaking look at genetic modification at a time when the possibilities were just beginning to
Premium Ebola Marburg virus Mononegavirales
Ebola virus disease (EVD)‚ formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever‚ is a severe‚ often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals and spreads in the human population through human-to-human transmission. The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in past outbreaks. The first EVD outbreaks occurred in remote villages in Central Africa‚ near tropical rainforests‚ but the most recent outbreak in
Premium Ebola Marburg virus
proteins they had ceased to function. Dissecting the lymph nodes‚ they discovered that they were completely empty; every white blood cell had been utilized in a futile attempt to stave off the unknown microbe. A few days later‚ a prominent western viral researcher contracted the unknown disease and the hunt for the microbe that caused lassa fever‚ began in earnest.(Garrett‚ 1994) Lassa fever is a virus belonging to the family Arenaviridae. Genus Arenavirus‚ although
Premium Virus Bacteria Gene
Biswa Professor Bahel English 1101 October 24‚ 2014 Ebola Outbreak 2014 In March 2014‚ West Africa suffered for a first time from the most deadly epidemic disease called Ebola since it was discovered in 1976. Ebola is a viral disease caused by virus called Ebola which is named after the Ebola River in Zaire. “Ebola virus‚ having five known subtypes‚ is part of the family of filoviruses and causes the infectious disease Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Tekman)”. According to WHO
Premium Africa Ebola Microbiology
Ebola in Sub-Sahara Africa Source: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxgsy8RUj31r98we1o1_500.jpg History of Ebola • Ebola is a virus‚ also called Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever • Named after a river in the Democractic Republic of the Congo‚ formerly known as Zaire‚ in Africa‚ where it was first recognized in 1976. • It belongs to a family of RNA viruses called Filoviridae • Four identified subtypes in Africa: Zaire‚ Sudan‚ Ivory Coast and Bundibugyo‚ each named after the region in which they occurred
Premium Ebola
OGUN STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGY‚ ILESE-IJEBU A PROPOSAL ON THE MEASURE TAKEN BY HEALTH WORKERS TOWARD PREVENTION OF EBOLA DISEASE VIRUS THE FOLLOWING NAMES AND MATRICULATION NUMBER ARE INCLUDED: S/N NAME MATRIC NO 1. LAWAL YUSIRAT MOTUNRAYO 14646 2. ODUGBEMI GBENGA AKANBI 15655 3. ODUNBAKU ODUNNAYO.O 15379 4. ODUKOYA MUIBAT AYODELE 15465 SUPERVISOR DR. ROSIJI COMFORT OLUWASEYI PROPOSAL FOR THE MEASURE TAKEN BY HEALTH WORKERS TOWARD PREVENTION OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE (A CASE STUDY
Premium Ebola
The Hot Zone The Hot Zone is a best-selling 1994 non-fiction bio-thriller by Richard Preston about the origins and incidents involving viral hemorrhagic fevers‚ particularly Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses. This book is based upon an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a monkey house located in the Washington‚ D.C. suburb of Reston‚ Virginia. The author weaves together the tales of several previous outbreaks in Africa to describe clearly the potential damage such an outbreak could cause. The first
Premium Ebola Marburg virus