The Zika virus is transmitted through the Aedes mosquitoes however there’s been cases where the virus has been transmitted through sexual intercourse. This virus usually causes mild infections; it also includes some symptoms such as muscle pain, rash, itching all over the body and fevers which last to 2-7 days. However the Zika virus can …
Measles virus is a highly contagious virus that is common in mainly young people but can be contracted by any person. It is not common in animals. The known origin of the measles virus is from the divergence from the rinderpest virus between the eleventh and twelfth centuries when humans and cattle lived close together …
Abstract Zoonotic diseases are infection that transmit from animal to human .To deal with diseases traditional method is used.These treatment has no extra side effect on the body while recent medicines have bad effect on the body that can damage the others cells or tissues.In this article lets see the review of litrature to show …
Introduction Bluetongue virus is from the genus Orbivirus in the family Reoviridae. Bluetongue virus is a non-zoonotic disease of ruminants like sheep, cattle, and deer that is believed to have originated in South Africa as early as the 18th century. This virus was first known as the ‘epizootic catarrh’ and was later named ‘malarial catarrhal …
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Pneumonia is a disease in one or both lungs caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi. However, bacterial pneumonia is the most common type found in adults. Pneumonia causes alveoli, which is inflammation in the air sacs in your lungs. The alveoli can make breathing difficult because the alveoli fill with fluid or pus. The most …
Abstract Elections held over the internet can revolutionize the way that the American people cast their votes. Many are concerned that the vulnerabilities of the internet can compromise crucial systems and ultimately taint the voting system. Hackers and viruses can play a disastrous role in the downfall of an online election. Internet Based Elections Throughout …
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Human Papilloma Virus/ Genital Warts and Herpes The Human Papilloma Virus otherwise more commonly known as HPV is the most widespread sexually transmitted disease in the US. There are millions of new cases that are being diagnosed annually. According to Medical News Today, “Each year, around 19,400 women and 12,100 men in the U.S. are …
Newcastle disease (ND) is categorised by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) as a list A transmittable disease of poultry (Alexander, 2000). A major epidemic of Newcastle disease (ND) in different parts of the world had caused massive economic losses in poultry. The first epidemics of Newcastle disease (ND) in poultry was in 1926, in …
Predators, particularly fishes like Gambusia, Tilapia, Poeciellia and Aphanius dispar dispar. Even viruses can be used to kill mosquitoes. These viruses are beneficial because they are species-specific, non – toxic to humans and easy to distribute. Protozoans, microsporidia, Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria tenella, Lagenidium giganteum, and Chrysosprium lobatum. All of the pathogens mentioned above are effective …
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Rabies case study Rabies is a very interesting disease to research as it is such a complex virus. It is a zoonotic disease spread through bites or saliva of an infected animal. It is usually fatal as it does not show definitive signs of the infection until it is too late. The only diagnosis is …
When we hear the word virus, what primarily comes to our mind is a very small organism which causes infections. We also remember that they can only grow in the body of other living materials. Yet another annoying detail is that they can infect every single form of life including man. One thing however eludes …
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Influenza pandemics are global outbreaks that result from new variations of the influenza virus emerging in global populations. In order for this to occur, the virus must be easily passed from person to person and cause serious illness to the human body. Major pandemic outbreaks have been recorded for over one hundred years. Advancing medical …
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The term “virus” has been used as a catchall phrase for many threats. Essentially, a virus is a computer program that, like a medical virus, has the ability to replicate and infect other computers. Viruses are transmitted over networks or via USB drives and other portable media. In e-commerce sector of any business affected by …
Marburg Virus: Still a World Leading Mortality Virus.On the dawn of 1967, an infected monkey imported from Uganda infected some German scientist in a lab with an unknown virus. Later discovered to be the marburg virus, panic, terror and death has being under it power.Formerly known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever [Marburg HF], the hemorrhagic fever …
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Dengue fever is a disease which is caused by a family of viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. It is an acute illness of sudden inception followed by the symptoms such as headache, fever, exhaustion, severe muscle and joint pain, swollen lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy), and rash. The occurrence of fever itchy rash, and headache (the “dengue triad”) …
Millions of people are chronically infected with HBV worldwide despite the use of an effective vaccine. Those infected are at a high risk of developing liver cancer. Although current therapeutic regimens exist that can efficiently suppress viral replication of HBV, the virus has a unique replication strategy that enables the virus to persist within infected …
Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) first discovered in the1950s in an effort to identifythe etiology of common cold. About 60 years later the search for a “cure” for the common coldvirus infection is still ongoing. Studies have revealed that HRV has been detected in patients with respiratory tract infections worldwide leading to considerable economic burdens in terms …
Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a very important transboundary animal disease (TAD) caused by foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV). The FMD virus is highly variable, occurring in seven different serotypes, viz., O, A, C, Asia1, South African Territories (SAT) 1, SAT 2, and SAT 3, globally (Gao et al., 2016), but their geographical …
I enter the nerves of the diseased and cause inflammation of the brain in humans and other animals. I am present in more than 150 countries, with more than 3 billion people in regions of the world living where I exist. In 2015 alone, I caused about 17,400 deaths. I am the rabies virus. I …
Usually most people have heard of influenza, or in other words the flu. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza that infect the nose, throat, and even the lungs. There are three different types of the influenza virus which are: influenza A, influenza B, and influenza C. Influenza A is the most …
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a vector born disease that was discovered in Ugandan monkeys in the 1940s. It was not until the 1950s that it was found that ZIKV was transmittable to humans. Mosquitos transmit it when they bite humans. This disease is more common in tropical warm climates where mosquitos are plentiful. Unlike most …
Abstract Zika virus mosquito-borne flavivirus is the focal point of a continuous pandemic and open wellness crisis. Recently limited to sporadic cases in Africa and Asia, the development of Zika infection in Brazil in 2015 proclaimed fast spread all through the Americas. Most Zika virus contaminations are portrayed by subclinical or moderate flu-like disease, serious …
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Paper on viruses Computer viruses are an unfortunate daily occurrence, due to their high prevalence and ability to do a range of things. They can range from simple packet sniffing to data mining to keylogging. In my paper, I will be discussing computer viruses, how they’re constructed, the different types of viruses, how they work …
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Foes endeavor to get into your system consistently. Regardless of whether they abuse bugs, trap representatives, or exploit different vulnerabilities, aggressors will persevere relentlessly to increase unlawful access. More terrible, you might be at to a greater degree a hindrance than you may know. Antivirus, malware-expulsion programming, and different devices in a conventional security stack …
Since the rapid rise and spread of the Zika virus, search for a vaccine has ensued. While the virus causes mild symptoms in most, its association with severe birth defects in pregnant women, notably abnormal fetal brain development and microcephaly, to Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults (an autoimmune disorder that causes paralysis) has a vaccine imperative. …
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The Anna Kournikova worm Anna Kournikova (named by its author as “Vbs.OnTheFly Created By OnTheFly”) was a computer worm written by a 20-year-old Dutch student named Jan de Wit who called himself ‘OnTheFly’ on February 11, 2001. It was designed to trick email users into opening a mail message purportedly containing a picture of the …
The patient presenting genital warts in cauliflower shape leads me to a diagnosis of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection due to immunosuppression secondary to untreated past infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This virus is the only recognized cause of this condition therefore a differential diagnosis with another condition like this one is not available. What …
According to integrated standards of practice, developed by ministry of health and population in 2005, components of the PMC package are premarital history taking and examination, premarital immunization, premarital investigations and premarital counseling. A – Premarital examination and history taking PME and history taking provides a base line assessment of prospective married couples. It is …
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In part one of this series, we discussed exactly what ransomware is, including the effects of and motives behind different types of attacks. In this second article, I’ll look at the top seven ransomware attacks within the past decade and how they managed to infiltrate networks around the world. Reveton Reveton, ransomware that started spreading …
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Introduction Until now, viruses have been seen as nothing but damaging, dangerous and detrimental to our health. Since their discovery in 1892 they have been perceived as a global health threat; not a remedy or possible treatment for one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. However, recent scientific studies have shown that a specific …
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus, simply know as HIV, is a virus that infects the immune system cells that defend against viruses and converts them into viruses and reproduces theses same virus cells. With less immune system cells it becomes harder to stay in good health. The virus spreads by the transfer of body fluids from a …
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