Flavivirus

is a higher chance of kidney problems. About 15-15% then proceed to the ‘toxic’ stage of which around 50% then die around 14 days after catching yellow fever. Dengue Fever General Information Dengue fever is a mosquito-transmitted virus, it is a Flavivirus which is the same genus as yellow fever. There are five different varieties of the virus and being infected usually gives lifelong immunity to that particular variety and short-term immunity to the other varieties. However this also increases the

When watching a science fiction movie on the big screen about the end of the world being brought on to humanity via disease or virus, it is easy to take it lightly and brush it off as another Hollywood concoction. There is some truth and seriousness attached to the fabricated plots that are served to us though these movies. Recently there has been news of contagious breakouts such as Ebola and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) that affect the populations in hospitals and particular

climate, poor economic and moving toward industrialization. (1) The incidence of dengue fever is escalating each year mostly in Southeast Asia, America and the Pacific’s adding to the world’s burden of the disease (1,2) Dengue virus is a member of flavivirus genus family that includes also West Nile virus, yellow fever, zika and Japanese encephalitis virus (1). Four serotypes of dengue virus identified DENV 1-4 transmitted by the Aedes aegypti and Ades albopictus mosquitoes (3) Clinical diagnosis of

[EMS-791325 (beclabuvir) or NM-107] [28, 30] Daclatasvir inhibited JFH-l genotype 2a replication in cell culture with an ECSO 0f 28 pmoUL [31]. Daclatasvir was specific for HCV as evidenced by the lower potency (EC50 of 9-12 nmollL) against the related flavivirus bovine viral diarrhoea virus

Spread of rotavirus infection can be controlled on farms by isolating the affected foals, strict hygiene and disinfecting stalls and equipment. Treatment To control dehydration and electrolyte loss isotonic fluids @ 60 to 80 ml/kg body weight should be administered, according to the hydration status. Paste of astringent bismuth sub salicylate @ 20 mg/Kg body weight, orally for 3 to 4 times in a day should be given. Administration of activated charcoal @ 0.25 to 0.5 g/kg body weight once daily helps

resided at the intestinal tract. After the incubation period of approximately 10 days, the mosquito releases the virus through injecting to the uninfected host by taking a blood meal (2). The genus Flavivirus from family flavivirae is a viral pathogens responsible to cause the dengue virus. Flavivirus is a virion that consists of a positive-single stranded RNA with lipopolysaccharide envelope which measures 11 kb in length. It consists of three genome structural proteins- the capsid, membrane

The Link Between Zika and Climate Change In 2015 researchers made a discovery that the same mosquitoes that spread many diseases including the Zika virus were living all in Washington, D.C. Before this, researchers and scientists believed that these mosquitoes could not survive north of South Carolina. Even though the D.C. population of Aedis aegypti mosquitoes is most likely not carrying the Zika virus, this discovery was a shock to scientists. As this virus spreads, scientists will keep studying

The Zika Virus (discovered in 1947), a mosquito-borne virus; is a newly emerging worldwide issue. The virus derived from genus Flavivirus pathogen family, and its symptoms include fever, headache, myalgia and rash (De M., et al., 2016). The Zika Virus is causing un-born fetus to be born with microcephaly (a birth defect where a baby's head is smaller than expected when compared to babies of the same sex and age), and Guillain-Barre syndrome (the body's immune system attacks part of the peripheral

Serah Hinga MICROBIOLGY Instructor: Mrs. April Champa Date: 10/17/2016 West Nile Encephalitis is a West Nile Virus that causes inflammation of the brain. The viral family’s name is flaviviridae and genera flavivirus (Tortora. Funke. Case, 2010, p 376). The flavivirus genome consists of positive RNA single strand. However, the virus has acquired several mutations and research is ongoing (Tortora, Funke, Case, 2010 p 223). West Nile virus is an arthropod-borne virus and is transmitted

Study design and population This prospective study was conducted at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Thailand. Patients admitted to the hospital between May 2013 and July 2015 who met the study criteria were approached for participation. The study’s inclusion criteria were: (1) patients at least 15 years old; (2) presenting with clinical criteria for dengue defined as acute fever with at least two of the following symptoms: headache, retro-orbital or ocular pain, myalgia, arthralgia, rash, a