Flu is an acute infectious disease. It is most often observed in the autumn-winter period. A special kind of viruses that transmits through airborne droplets can induce it. Influenza is a dangerous disease. It can lead to serious consequences in the case of improper treatment. That is why medicine has developed many ways to prevent the flu. And the most effective of them is vaccination. In the modern world‚ flu vaccines become available. Still‚ there are concerns about the quality of these vaccines
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According to professor Nicholas Mazarakis‚the Lucas Lee Chair of Molecular Biomedicine at Imperial College London‚ the treatment is called Prosavin and like a virus this treatment delivers three genes into the stratum that increase levels of dopamine which is not produced in patients with parkinson’s disease.This is only logical since the striatum is the area of the brain that controls movement. After doing human
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The Mydoom virus (also known as a worm and as Win32.Mydoom.A) was a very damaging computer virus that affected Microsoft Windows-based computers. The worm was spread through mass emailing‚ disguised as badly sent email. Design and infection The virus was made to be sent in an email with an attachment that carried the virus. When the attachment was opened‚ the virus would download itself to the computer. The virus can only affect Windows based computers. The virus came with a package that would
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static sounds of Jupiter’s morning radio. “The galactic government advises citizens to keep watch a virus affecting many victims is changing their brain function. Causing them to be unstable and irritable to others‚ also an urge to cause havoc. Please keep watch‚ as the virus is being quarantined. “ The news reporter proclaimed. I began to laugh hysterically. “She knows what she is talking about. A virus can “totally” survive on the coldest planet in the galaxy.” But being the most ignorant entity
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Staten Island‚ New York. The school had a population of more than 5000 students by the year of 1960‚ and was noted by school officials to have a prevalence of hepatitis infection amongst both students and staff. In order to subdue this widespread virus‚ “a research group led by Saul Krugman and Joan P. Giles of the New York University School of Medicine initiated a long-range study of viral hepatitis at Willowbrook” (Munson‚38). This study‚ which will soon be discussed in further detail‚ consisted
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in distribution and occurs in both epidemic and endemic forms. Epidemiological factors * Agent factor The causative agent of chickenpox is Varicella-Zoster (V-Z) virus which is also called as “human (alpha) herpes virus 3” * Source of infection The source or reservoir of infection is a case of chickenpox. The virus is present in the nose and throat secretions and lesions of the skin‚ mucous membrane and blood * Period of infectivity The case is infectious for a period of about 1
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on the effect of cinnamon on viruses is definite and limited. However‚ it is said to prohibit protein synthesis which is responsible for its ability to improve and enhance survival in mice following a disease caused by germs with influenza A/PR/8 virus. Essential oils of cinnamon enable it as potential antimicrobial food and cinnamon has been studied for its ability to assist and help freeze the growth of bacteria and fungi including the common frequently problematic yeast Candida. Growth of yeasts
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than bacteria. They are enclosed in a protein coating which makes them more difficult to destroy. These replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. They can infect all types of life forms i.e. plants‚ animals‚ and bacteria. The most common virus is the flu‚ it’s a contagious infection (it
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In America today‚ it seems like everyone goes at a rapid pace without an end in sight. People pack two days worth of activities and errands into one‚ work more hours‚ and spend less time relaxing and just getting away than ever before. Many would argue that this ever busy lifestyle is from always being connected (through cell phones‚ text messaging‚ voicemail‚ email‚ etc.) and never making the separation from work and play. That is why a growing disease in today’s culture is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
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A bacterial virus‚ named WO‚ was discovered to contain spider-like DNA. WO is a bacteriophage (phage)‚ a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. It’s usual target is a bacterial parasite named Wolbachia. Wolbachia is found in 40% of arthropods and has recently been used to fight the Zika-carrying mosquitoes. Now‚ scientists realize they can use the virus to insert whatever gene they wanted into Wolbachia and then that would modify the mosquito from within. Animal genes were also found
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