Hepatitis A virus infection is transmitted in the fecal oral form or through vertical transmission in preganancy. HAV presents with flu like symptoms‚ low grade fevers‚ nausea‚ anorexia‚ and vomiting. Pharyngeal erythema is not a common finding seen in HAV infection
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filoviruses and their encounter with humans. These viruses include Marburg virus (MARV)‚ Ebola virus (EBOV) and Sudan virus (SUDV). They are also known as Biosafety Level 4 agents because they are extremely dangerous to humans and have no treatments or cure. Section 1: The Shadow of Mount Elgon This section details Charles Monet’s visit to Kitum cave‚ which is located in Mount Elgon‚ Kenya. During this trip‚ Monet is exposed to Marburg (MARV)‚ a form of filovirus. Seven days after this exposure‚ Monet
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between humans and the Ebola virus. The first victim introduced in the book was Charles Monet‚ who worked on a sugar plantation in western Kenya. His exposure to the Ebola virus occurred on New Year’s day in 1980 while him and his woman "friend" ventured to Mount Elgon and visited the Kitum Cave. Kitum Cave is believed to be the location of the initial exposure to Ebola‚ and days after Charles returned from his trip‚ he began experiencing the initial symptoms of the Ebola virus which includes a headache
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and incidents involving viral hemorrhagic fevers‚ particularly Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses. This book is based upon an outbreak of the Ebola virus in a monkey house located in the Washington‚ D.C. suburb of Reston‚ Virginia. The author weaves together the tales of several previous outbreaks in Africa to describe clearly the potential damage such an outbreak could cause. The first appearance of an Ebola-like virus takes place in Kenya and costs the life of a French emigrant named Charles Monet
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Casual Agent West Nile Virus is a part of the Flavivirdae family‚ genus Flavivirus (Gray & Webb 2014). A Flavivirus is a group of viruses that transmit diseases by arthropods. West Nile Virus is a mosquito borne virus. (Gray & Webb 2014). The West Nile Virus virion contains a linear‚ plus sense‚ single stranded RNA genome that is surrounded by an icosahedral capsid which is further surrounded by a lipid envelope (Gray & Webb 2014). The enveloped virus can enter the cells by endocytosis and result
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following his visit to Kitum cave. 4. How did Dr. Musoke become infected? Diagnosis 5. Which is the worst of the filovirus “sisters”? What is the kill rate in humans? 6. Describe the information provided by “Mr. Jones” concerning the Marburg virus. 7. What is one general theory for the origin of AIDS? A Woman and A Soldier 8. Who is Nancy Jaax? 9. How did Nancy Jaax cut her hand? Why is this significant? Project Ebola 10. What does USAMRIID stand for? 11. Describe the brief history
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Ebola the Virus Picture‚ for one moment‚ numerous bloody bodies lying scattered and moaning in agony in blood-soaked beds as the life is slowly and painfully drawn from them as if they were soldiers that had just returned from one of the deadliest wars in history‚ bruised‚ battered and broken by their enemy. But they had fought no war‚ and had never laid eyes on their enemy‚ for the very thing that was destroying them was living and replicating at an enormous rate‚ right inside their own bodies
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killing viruses‚ the Ebola virus. Have you ever wondered how it infects people‚ how the victims are treated‚ and how they are working to control the outbreaks. These are just some of the many questions about this deadly disease that could soon turn into an epidemic. The Ebola virus is a member of the negative strand RNA virus‚ also known as flivoviruses. Filovirus causes hemorrhagic fevers in humans‚ but there are only 2 known members of the filovirus so far; Ebola and Marburg virus. There are four different
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Avian Influenza‚ also known as the bird flu‚ is a virus that primarily infects birds. In rare cases‚ can this virus affect humans in a way that is harmful. There are three forms of the Avian Influenza which are: H5‚ H7‚ and H9 viruses. The H5 virus has circulated Asia and the Middle East in about 16 different countries worldwide. It mostly affected these countries because they have this bird species within range of human contact. The H7 virus is a type that is very uncommon in humans‚ unless they
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Biology Virus Essay A virus is a microorganism that cannot reproduce without a host. As a result of this‚ there has been a lot of controversy on whether or not a virus is a living or non-living organism. The dictionary.com definition for life is‚ “the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms‚ being manifested by growth through metabolism‚ reproduction‚ and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.” Viruses have characteristics
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