What is the Zika virus? The Zika virus comes from a daytime active Aedes mosquitoes. This virus was first identified in Uganda in 1947‚ first found in monkeys then later on found in humans in 1952. Zika had its first outbreak on an island in Yap in 2007‚ as of now we know that many countries are experiencing these same outbreaks. It’s found in mostly tropical climates which is why you can find it in Rio. This summer the olympics were held in Rio‚many of the Athletes didn’t travel and compete because
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Measles Virus In the 1800’s the measles was a very dangerous disease‚ and when people who come in contact with it will die‚ if they have never been exposed to the virus before. The measles is transmitted through the air. The way that the virus is transmitted is that infected droplets are released by coughing‚ sneezing‚ and by talking. When the infected droplets that contain the measles are in the air‚ they are taken into the body through the mouth‚ nose and eyes of the potential person that
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Dengue virus is an epidemic facing many Asian countries. Although the current topic of discussion among health professionals is a possible outbreak of avian flu among humans‚ the dengue virus kills hundreds every year in the same region (ONE). This epidemic is not one that faces easy fixes‚ in fact there is no vaccine for the dengue virus. In this paper I will discuss and explain how the dengue virus poses a great threat to the region and how it plagues the lives of thousands of people in Asia.
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The smallpox virus was once one of the most feared diseases in the world‚ and for good reason. Variola was a contagious virus that caused fever and painful‚ pus filled blisters all over the body. Victims had about a one fourth chance of survival‚ and survivors were covered with small‚ pitted scars and sometimes blinded or arthritic. Popping sporadically up in various civilizations‚ smallpox left a trail of destruction through two thousand plus years of mankind’s history. The story of smallpox is
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that encourages innovation and professionalism among the virus hunters? Answer: 1. Vincent Weafer’s involves following techniques that encourage innovation and professionalism among the virus hunters: Firstly‚ he divided work into smaller and specialized groups to increase the coefficient of efficiency. Secondly‚ to attain professionalism he focuses on efficiency by using technical skills that help the virus hunters recognize any virus with less time. He involves very smart and creative business
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rabies virus is in the family Rhabdoviridae in the Mononegavirale order of viruses. The rabies virus is usually bullet-shaped and is made of a long single-stranded spiral chain of RNA. The virus envelope is made of matrix protein and is studded with glycoproteins. 3. People usually contract rabies after they are bitten by an animal that has been infected with the rabies virus‚ though it has been shown that in rare cases rabies can infect people who just touch infected animals. The virus spreads
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Introduction According to NCBI articles Papilloma virus is not known to be a single virus and proved it is not a single virus; it is only related to closely related viruses. Typing is based on nucleic acid sequencing 100 HPV types are known to east. HPV types associated with malignancies and they are thus referred to as high-risk types and these who are associated with condylomas are rarely found in cancers thus their called low-risk types. Moreover‚ Cervical Cancer is the most common HPV –related
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Ebola Virus Ebola virus (EBOV) is considered to be one of the most belligerent contagious agents and has an ability to cause highly fatal hemorrhagic fever syndrome that results in human and non-human primate’s death (NHPs) during the days of exposure. The first notification of the virus was mentioned in the Ebola River valley in Zaire for the time of an outburst in 1976. Moreover‚ the outbursts have appeared in Africa over the following 27 years‚ with death rates that differ from 50 to 90%. In
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no cure or not even a simple treatment. The unfortunate ones lay on their deathbed‚ crying out for mercy or pray for a miracle to happen. Their bodies slowly deteriorate and eventually die. The Ebola Virus is held responsible for the lives of thousands of people. Audience motivation: The Ebola virus is the T-Rex of microbes. I hope you will enjoy and may be frightened on what I’m about to tell you. Establish credibility: I want to work in the health field‚ so I’m always curious and want to learn
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A person can spread the hepatitis A virus if their feces come into contact with someone else‚ since the virus lives and can be found in the infecteds stool/feces. This is why the hepatitis A virus is mainly transmitted through contaminated food‚ water‚ sanitation‚ or even lack of personal hygiene. If a person consumes contaminated food or comes into contact with the virus‚ the person will then begin to receive the disease and ultimately become infected
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