Hiv / Aids : A New Form Of Viral Disease

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

As of now, there is no official vaccine for Zika. Instead, a patient that has the contagion must undergo certain treatments. Fortunately, the remedies for the virus are simple and cheap. If infection occurs, it is vital to get an abundance of rest and liquids; medication is also advised to assist in alleviating pain. The treatments for Zika are straightforward because the disease itself is rather mild. In fact, in most reported cases of the virus in the United States, the illness only lasted approximately two to seven days prior to the first set of symptoms (“World Health Organization”). It is evident that the fear associated with the Zika Virus is slightly exaggerated. Currently, there is only one recorded fatality in the United States that is directly related to Zika (“The Washington Post”). This is mainly because first world countries’ medical programs are advanced enough to effectively treat the virus. The standard of living in these countries are also higher compared to third world countries. That is why Zika has claimed a significant amount of lives worldwide; the poor conditions in these countries make it difficult for infected individuals to get proper

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

In conclusion the zika virus is a dangerous thing to the humans and the other animals out in the world. I hope you have learn something about this. Like the effect it could have on you or other

a) With ZIKA increasing drastically in the past years there has been a push to find a vaccine that can protect individuals from contracting the disease and thus preventing the spread of the disease globally and sexually. The scientists in this study aim to find a treatment that will lessen affects of the disease and prevent transmission through treatment with Chloroquine. Cloroquine is known to treat malaria and parasitic infections already. Thus they tested the affects of Chloriquine on two strains of ZIKA in various cell types.

The Zika virus is rapidly becoming a prominent problem throughout the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The Zika virus is an arbovirus that inhabits Aedes species of mosquito populations and can infect humans through a bite. The Zika virus is also spread through sexual contact which is also causing fears in countries which Zika is rapidly spreading. The first case of Zika virus was discovered in Uganda in 1947 and has traveled across countries ever since. Zika is a single stranded RNA virus that has around 11000 base pairs. Upon infection, some common symptoms are fever, headache, rash, and diarrhea. These symptoms usually persist up to seven days and are usually mild in nature. However, some people may experience no symptoms at all which could further

Zika Virus is a disease a mosquito-borne flavivirus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in the monkeys through a network that monitored yellow fever. It was later noticed in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. There has also been other recording of the Zika Virus in Africa, the United States, Asia and the Pacific. From the 1960 's to the 1980 's, human infections were only found in Asia and Africa until here recently and now there are reporting’s of the Zika Virus in the United States. As of October , 2016 there are 105 locally acquired cases in the United

The two articles describe some basic knowledge about the Zika virus. Nearly 30 countries reported the Zika virus from last spring. Many experts began to study how to treat the Zika virus. However, the warning from World Health Organization predicated “ As many as four million people would be infected by the end of the year”. At the present stage, find out the root reason by international cooperation become the most important thing.

In the United States, there were 2,517 cases of Zika virus by August of 2016. An estimated 29 of these cases were acquired by mosquitoes in the United States. A total of 2,487 cases were from traveling outside of the country. In addition, 22 cases were from sexual partners spreading the virus. A single case was caused by a laboratory-acquired cause. Out of these cases, seven people have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome. Currently, it is too early to tell how many babies will be born with birth defects like microcephaly.

Zika virus epidemic in the Americas is linked to increased prevalence in microcephaly in infants infected with the Zika virus (ZIKV) in utero. The purpose of the study was to develop a vaccine to for women of childbearing age and their sexual partners to prevent infection and Viremia due to ZIKV. The authors created a DNA vaccine that can produce pre-membrane and envelope proteins that offer immune protection in mice and primates. This study showed that DNA vaccine is an effective way to protect against ZIKV.

Zika virus (ZIKV) has emerged as a cause of congenital brain malformations and placental abnormalities highlighting the need to uncover the mechanism of maternal-fetal (or vertical) transmission. The most likely route of ZIKV vertical transmission is via the placenta. The earliest events of ZIKV transmission in the uterine lining of the placenta, known as the maternal decidua, have remained largely unexplored. Here, we propose to use a human decidua ex vivo model system to replicate these early infection events between historical and contemporary isolates of ZIKV that may differ in their pathogenic potential in humans to: 1) determine the strain-specific replication kinetics following infection, 2) identify the ZIKV-positive cell population(s) within the tissue, and 3) evaluate the cellular immune response and cellular activation events in decidua tissue to mimic the maternal-fetal interface where ZIKV transmission likely occurs. Understanding these viral and cellular aspects in a human system and how they differ between strains of ZIKV will provide the first glimpse into early infection events and also lead to new hypotheses for in vivo susceptibility in humans.

With the outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV) from 2013 to 2015, although there were clinical evidence regarding pregnant patients with ZIKV gives birth to birth defected infants, there weren’t experimental evidence of how this virus causes birth defects. Therefore to understand whether a specific type of ZIKV affects the embryo this research dig deep into how the ZIKV strain causes birth defects. Due to previous research, it was already known out of all the different strains of ZIKV, the Brazilian ZIKV strain causes the most severe congenital malformations.

Prior to the 2015 outbreak of Zika in Brazil, the disease was relatively obscure. The disease was discovered just over 70 years ago, and there have been small outbreaks worldwide from the 1960’s to 1980’s. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Zika is spread from infected mosquitos and transmitted when a person is bit. The signs and symptoms of Zika are; rash, fever, muscle/joint pain, headaches and conjunctivitis. Symptoms typically resolve within a week or so, and recommended treatment is rest, hydration and treating the pain with medications (CDC, 2017). What made the outbreak in 2015 so much different? What happened in Brazil to have made world news, and illicit a response from agencies like the CDC and World Health

The Zika virus was first introduced to South America On May 2015 in Brazil. Now with the Rio Olympics done, panic is spreading. Tourism warnings are cautioning pregnant women not to go to countries infected by the Zika (ZIKV). Pregnant ladies who are infected with the Zika virus may pass the infection onto their unborn children. However, a team of scientists from Florida State University, Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health have found existing drugs that can stop Zika from replicating in the body and from damaging fetal brains (7). It is not a cure for the Zika virus, but it is a one step closer to finding a cure.

Relative to many other viruses previously studied in this course, discovery of the Zika Virus (ZIKV) is a fairly recent development. ZIKV was first isolated in 1947 from the serum of rhesus monkeys located in the Zika Forest of Uganda. These monkeys were displaying signs of fever and served as a sentinel animal for the surveillance of Yellow Fever Virus (YFV). Approximately nine months later, ZIKV was isolated in the same region from the Aedes africanus mosquito species (Seitz, 2016). ZIKV primarily infected monkeys in an enzootic mosquito-monkey-mosquito cycle, with only occasional transmission to humans. In 1952, ZIKV was first reported in humans, but remained confined to Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Very few reports