West Nile virus is a disease transmitted by certain mosquitoes that carry a disease that can cause serious brain inflammation. West Nile Virus originated in Uganda‚ in 1937. The virus has now spread rapidly across Africa‚ Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Europe. The virus is most commonly advanced through mosquitoes‚ particularly the Culex pipiens mosquito. Humans are most commonly affected‚ especially those over the age of 50‚ by this disease although some animals such as bats‚ horses‚ cats‚ dogs‚ skunks
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Climate Change and the Ross River Virus Climate change may be a politically contentious issue‚ but the scientific community has reached a consensus: it is real and the effects could be disastrous (Hughes‚ 2003). Within the next century‚ there will be changes in rainfall patterns‚ rising sea-levels and significant temperature increases‚ as well as the impact these conditions will have on flora‚ fauna and disease transmission (Hughes‚ 2003). Of particular concern to Australia is how these changes
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Running head: (RSV) Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) By Natalie Jache December 03‚ 2006 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Introduction Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a very common respiratory virus that displays mild cold like symptoms in adults and older children. In children under two‚ particularly those born prematurely‚ are immunocompromised‚ as well as those with heart and lung disease‚ RSV can be a potentially life threatening disease. RSV commonly occurs in epidemics
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I. Cause: * RSV is caused by a virus. It can be spread through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes or by contact with the nasal or oral secretions of an infected person‚ either directly (i.e.‚ kissing) or indirectly (i.e.‚ touching a doorknob). II. Signs/Symptoms: * Runny nose * Decreased appetite and activity level * Coughing * Sneezing * Fever * Wheezing/Difficulty breathing * Irritability III. Incidence: * Anyone
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know the rest of the story? I bet you are. According to Dr. Frann Michel from the Department of English at Willamette University the Zombie Movie Database lists nearly 1‚600 zombie films since the year 2000‚ that listing includes shorts‚ television shows‚ and direct to video releases.(391.) Michael Winter from USA Today estimates that the total gross for all things zombie related; movies‚ video games‚ halloween costumes‚ and conventions is upwards of five billion dollars (Winter). In order to generate
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Compare & Contrast Essay Victoria Riley COMM/155 February 25‚ 2012 Dr. Jackie E. Smalls Compare & Contrast Essay The zombie apocalypse is coming‚ The Walking Dead series and Resident Evil movies have played into the public’s fear of turning into the living dead. Over the past 20 years the horror genre of movies and television has exceptionally rose in popularity. Movies like; Zombieland‚ 28 Days Later and Resident Evil have quite a following. “Television has started
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are in Zombie Academy school (ZA)‚ Megan’s bedroom‚ and Happy and Megan’s bedroom in ZA. This story starts when a girl named Megan Murry was diagnosed by a doctor named Dr. Shelly and the Doctor said she has the virus called Zombitus. Zombitus is a virus that turns you into a zombie slowly. To not infect more people with the virus Megan is now supposed to go to a school with people who have the virus and are trying to figure out what the cure is and give it to other people who have the virus too
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voodoo rituals‚ mutating diseases‚ and even ant controlling funguses. We would all love to imagine zombies as a fictional character‚ but science has shown that every day could be one day closer to a zombie reality. Before one must speak of a zombie one must understand the meaning of the word zombie and where it came from. The whole idea of zombies
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psychopaths. Most recently‚ zombies are all the rage. Zombies have hit the media full force with films and shows such as Zombie Land‚ 28 Days Later‚ I am legend‚ The Walking Dead‚ and World War Z. Shaun of the Dead is a British horror movie spoof about a unambitious 29 year old man‚ Shaun‚ who is trying to turn his life around and save the love of his life and his mum from a zombie apocalypse.
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post-apocalyptic living and the elusive cure. These themes bring us to the future and explain what the world may soon be. The creatures in these movies are usually zombies or a zombie-like creature. The creatures walk slowly‚ make noises and do nothing; that is what the disease usually does to them. In I Am Legend these creatures possess zombie and vampire features. They cannot go out in the light‚ but their skin is thin and see through. The creatures have an extensive amount of strength and possess a level
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