NEW MICROBIOLOGICA‚ 36‚ 211-227‚ 2013 Chikungunya virus infection: an overview Claudia Caglioti‚ Eleonora Lalle‚ Concetta Castilletti‚ Fabrizio Carletti‚ Maria Rosaria Capobianchi‚ Licia Bordi Laboratory of Virology‚ “L. Spallanzani” National Institute for Infectious Diseases‚ Rome‚ Italy SUMMARY Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-transmitted alphavirus belonging to the Togaviridae family‚ first isolated in Tanzania in 1952. The main vectors are mosquitoes from the Aedes species. Recently
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champion‚ and outside of the ring for racial and religious equality. One of the greatest fights in his life‚ however‚ was his battle with Parkinson’s disease. Ali was only 42 years old when he was diagnosed with the disease in 1984. Though the cause of Parkinson’s is not often known or is attributed to genetic factors‚ doctors have attributed the disease in Ali to the head trauma he endured while boxing. Most people who are diagnosed with the condition present with mild symptoms‚ such as tremors in
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off that couch and get your body moving. I want to persuade you to start walking. Body Need I. Americans lead a sedentary lifestyle at the expense of their health. Adults watch between 15 and 18 hours of TV a week. (statistic - Carey 82) This means we spend approximately 40% of our leisure time in front of the TV. Ironically‚ it is also reported that we really don’t like many of the shows we watch II. Our eating habits‚ combined with our lack of exercise is purported to be the second
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Morgellons‚ founded in children by Sir Thomas Browne in 1674 is based on the information of a small fiber producing condition. Studies have been shown that most cases of Morgellons Disease found in the United States are found in areas such as California‚ Texas‚ and Florida. This disease has occurred in all 50 states. Worldwide‚ Morgellons has been a serious problem in Europe‚ South Africa‚ Japan‚ The Philippines‚ Indonesia and Australia. Adults and Children are both equally diagnosed with Morgellons
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lung disease covers a variety of lung conditions that cause thickening of the interstitium (lace-like network of tissue) around the alveoli of the lung‚ and is a category distinct from the obstructive airway diseases. The thickening can be due to inflammation‚ scarring‚ or extra fluid (edema). Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can be an acute‚ chronic‚ short-lived‚ or irreversible condition. All forms of ILD involve fibrosis (thickening and scarring of connective tissue). The scarring may cause progressive
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Introduction to Management Managing the Virus Hunters “Imagine what life would be like if your product were never finished‚ if your work were never done‚ if your market shifted 30 times a day. The computervirus hunters at Symantec Corp. don’t have to imagine. That’s the reality of their daily work life. At the company’s Response Lab in Santa Monica‚ California‚ described as the “dirtiest of all our networks at Symantec”‚ software analysts collect viruses and other suspicious code and try
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problems being the struggling battle to remove slavery and instituting equality and justice for African Americans. At the time‚ the American people needed a president who was able to move forward from all the causes of the Civil War. In fact‚ a president of that description existed‚ and his name was Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln was able to pass several laws which helped restore peace back to the Union. Unfortunately‚ in April‚ 1865 the great president was assassinated‚ leaving Vice President
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could cure every disease known to man (including cancer‚ alzheimer’s and autism) as they wanted to occur. But something went wrong‚ and the results created an explosion that contained an infectious virus that spread through the air all over the globe. This new virus can mutate the human body into a horrific creature‚ but the severity and appearance is based on all the stress and hatred that the person (it used to be)‚ or a hideous monster or mythical creature or maybe hybrid. For example‚ if you are
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that crops failed. In the 1340s‚ the plague began to extend to many places. The plague was shrouding these places‚ everyone got panic. Even though the city decided to stop people outside came in‚ it still couldn’t stop the virus spreading. Cause we know that Yersinia pestis bacteria are transmitted from rats to humans‚ rats and other animals always can come into any places. As conditions worsen‚ some priests refused to do something for dead people like baptize them. There is a scene in the video which
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There are an increasing number of juvenile delinquents. What are the causes of this phenomenon? The incidence of juvenile offenses is growing at an alarming rate; and the severity of these offenses has been consistently staggering to us adults. It is imperative that we pinpoint the causes of this phenomenon. Many instance of juvenile delinquency have been attributed to the violent or the pornographic content of some TV shows and video games. These days‚ we are confronted with a proliferation of
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