Essay On Rhesus Monkey

First isolated from a rhesus monkey in Uganda, the Zika virus (ZIK V) did not pose a serious global threat until recent outbreaks in 2007 on Yap Island in Micronesia and the current outbreak which began in 2013 in the French Polynesia. And, although the virus is transmitted via infected mosquitoes, studies indicate that the disease potentially can be transmitted sexually (Musso, D., Roche, C., Robin, E., Nhan, T., Teissier, A., and

Zika virus was discovered by scientists in the Zika rainforest in a remote part of Uganda in 1947, in the serum of an infected rheseus monkey. With five thousand two hundred thirty- four known cases of the infectious virus documented in the United States. There is currently no vaccination for the flu like virus. The chief concern of the healthcare administration is to continue to take preventive measures to prevent contracting the virus. Within the same flavivirus family

Also known as the Zika virus, is now spreading into 2 species in many parts of Brazil. Researchers in Brazil have stated that out of 500 mosquitos, 450 mosquitos are contained with this insane virus we all call, “Zika Virus.” This disease is really shocking to the world since the Summer Olympic Games are happening and many countries, especially from the United States because most athletes are scared that they might bring home the virus and spread it in their nations or it's just painful to have it when you're in a country that is nowhere home.The reason why I picked this current events is that this virus has been going around for quite a while now and it's still amazing how a small mosquito can end up killing a person in many ways. It's also shocking when you hear an athlete who has a chance to win a gold medal for their country, but they are denying it because of their health issues and the future consequences that could happen. Remember that the Olympic is only every 4 years, so it has been a long time for them to train and not being able to go is a shame, but also its for their own health conditions, not what citizens want to see, a guy with a virus coming home. This “Zika Virus” has no end to it yet because there is no cure yet to be found and there has not been a human trail yet done to fix this

A woman who is pregnant can transmit the Zika virus to her baby. Babies who have been infected with the virus can be born with microcephaly, a birth defect that impacts head size and brain development.

Researchers have built up a nonhuman primate model of Zika infection disease to better comprehend its course in people, particularly in pregnant ladies. David O'Connor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and partners infused eight rhesus macaques—two of them pregnant—with the Asian strain of the infection as of now flowing in South and Central America. The non-pregnant and pregnant monkeys were still contaminated 21 days and up to 57 days after the fact, individually, and all creatures were resistant to reinfection 10 weeks post-infusion, the scientists reported today (June 28) in Nature Communications. Before distribution, the group was posting its information online continuously.

By getting the virus from a bite the mosquito must already be infected itself. There are studies currently happening trying to figure out how long exactly does the virus stay inside the semen and vaginal fluids of those who are infected, also being studied is how long it can be passed to their partners. Although the U.S. hasn't seen any cases of the disease being transmitted by blood transfusion it has been seen in other places in the world. An example would be the French Polynesian outbreak, around 2% of those donating blood tested positive for Zika however, in previous outbreaks the virus was also found. Just one case in the United States shows of someone getting ill through a laboratory yet, prior situations show four cases of someone getting the virus in a laboratory

“Zika virus can pass back and forth between people and mosquitoes—most people get Zika from a mosquito bite, but infected people can also pass Zika to mosquitoes that bite them” (Schmidt, 2016).

Many scientists all around have heard of a virus before, but not as infectious as the zika virus. This virus can ruin a little infant. But one truism statement about this virus, which freaks out scientists, is that it is carried by mosquitos. Terrible isn't it? If I were you, I would think to myself what will make this virus restrain itself? Well in order to stop it the best solution is to splat the mosquitos; because well let's face it, mom's little children that have been born wouldn't want to have a small head and a big body. Lots of people came back with this virus but the devastated citizens didn't notice this virus coming to

First, the Zika virus is carried by mosquitos. It can be transmitted by getting bitten by an affected mosquito. For some people symptoms can be felt as brief mild flu-like illness (Brown). The virus has many ways of spreading throughout the world.

What is the Zika Virus? Zika, is a virus that is known to come from a certain species of tropical Mosquitoes (The Aedes Aegypti). As stated before, a pregnant woman who carries the Zika virus can give their unborn child the Zika virus, which can endanger them of Microcephaly. Microcephaly is a form of brain damage or incomplete brain development, which results in an abnormally, under average, sized skull. While, the Zika virus is a serious problem toward infants and newborns, Zika can actually be non harmful towards adults. An adult present with Zika, can have fever for several days, rash, joint pain, and/or itchy red eyes. Yet, if Microcephaly wasn’t formed as an infant, Zika in adults is not a topic of concern.

The CDC (2016a) reports that there are few cases of the disease in the U.S. (82 to date), and all but nine of these cases were in individuals who had returned from travel to regions where the virus is present. They also clarify that as a vector-borne disease, Zika cannot be transmitted through contact with infected persons, but

The easiest way the Zika virus can be transmitted is by being bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus. Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the two mosquitoes that generally carry dengue virus and chikunguya as well as the Zika virus carry the Zika virus (“Destination News – Asia”). With the rise people infected with the Zika virus, these two mosquitos are expected to expand to other countries (see figure

Great concerns have been made by the public on the outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus, on the influences it may bring to human fetal. Numerous research have been made analysing the impact on human fetal if their mothers are being infected by ZIKA virus during pregnancy and there are still more to be revealed. Freitas et al. (2016) reports the ocular findings in infant with microcephaly (birth defect with abnormal smallness of head) while Mlakar et al. (2016) reveals the consequences of ZIKA with microcephaly.

Since the link was first suspected, the CDC has recommended that pregnant women stay away from Zika prone areas. Unfortunately, some pregnant woman still contracted Zika, though no cases have been linked to mosquitos within the continental U.S. So that they can track and hopefully find some solutions, the CDC has recently created the Zika Pregnancy Registry.

Harry Harlow began researching the act of attachment or the emotional bonding between an infant and their parent or caregiver (Cacioppo & Freberg 2013). He wanted to pinpoint what led to this kind of bonding, so he chose to research the rhesus infant monkeys since they show many of the same types of behavior as humans. In this research, he replaced the biological mothers with a device made of wire that contained a bottle for feeding times, and another replacement made of cloth that would provide comfort, security and safety. After the infants were removed from the birth mothers and put into the environment with the surrogate mothers then Harlow was able to provide his conclusion. He found that the only time the infant monkeys interacted with the wire device was at feeding time and all other times the cloth surrogate was chosen. In fact, they spent a lot of their time with the cloth