Flavivirus

most affected country in the world right now has cases where pregnant women with the virus have given birth to children with smaller heads causing their brains to not develop correctly.The Zika virus is a flavivirus (Karimi) that is related to the common dengue virus and West Nile disease. A flavivirus is a group of RNA (a ribonucleic acid), that are mostly carried by mosquitoes, flies, fleas, etc. The virus carried causes severe human diseases, that are most commonly related to the Dengue and West

A disease that has yet to be conquered” (Barrett & Higgs, 2007). Such a quaint, simplistic phrase that yet effectively describes the disease commonly known today as yellow fever. Over the course of history, the yellow fever virus (YFV) has decimated populations in various regions all across the globe. While the overall gross impact of yellow fever has declined over the years, the virus still poses a significant threat present day, especially to those in the developing world. The World Health Organization

to discuss the Zika virus; how Zika is diagnose and treated; typical symptoms; and how to prevent the virus. What is the Zika virus? How is it diagnose? According to the World Health Organization, (WHO), Zika is a virus caused by a mosquito-borne flavivirus and was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in monkeys by a network that monitored yellow fever. It was later identified in humans in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. A diagnosis of Zika is

By learning about different viruses in class, it sparked my interest in further researching a common virus known to the word called West Nile virus. Affiliated with the genus Flavivirus, this virus can be transported globally due to being classified as a mosquito-borne arbovirus1. Mosquitoes, belonging to the genus Culex, can facilitate the transportation of this pathogen by consuming the blood of an infected bird, being the main reservoir, and then passing it on to another animal or human1-3. Mosquito

A particular stain of the Zika Virus, PRVABC59, has recently become an epidemic in South America and the Pacific¹, and in the last month has spread to Florida. PRVABC59 is a Flavivirus, ssRNA(+), is spread by Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus mosquitoes and is capable of spreading from mother to unborn child during pregnancy. Although the Zika virus normally doesn’t cause severe symptoms, further complications arise if a fetus is infected, as stated by the World Health Organization “There is scientific

The Earth is surrounded by different kinds of living creatures since thousand years ago from humans up to small tiny bacteria that live inside this planet. But before we go on do you know what is a bacterium or bacteria? So basically Bacterium or bacteria are small tiny living organism that can only be seen using microscope and it won’t be able to show its body if we look at it using our naked eyes. All of the living creatures that are found in earth may have some interactions with other creatures

Annotated Bibliography Hunter, A., Denman-Vitale, S., Garzon, L., Allen, P. J., & Schumann, L. (2007). Global infections: recognition, management, and prevention. The Nurse Practitioner, 32 (2), 34-41. The authors discuss many known infections from all over the world including Malaria and West Nile. They mentioned the differences between these mosquito-borne diseases such as who the primary victims that it affect, which time of day these mosquitoes come out to

antigenic epitopes (Varadkar, Bien, Jensen, Bauer, Pardo, Vincent, Mathern, & Cross, 2014). Another type of encephalitis is Japanese encephalitis. Japanese encephalitis is a disease of the central nervous system caused by zoonotic mosquito-borne flavivirus. Japanese encephalitis is an arbovirus that is transmitted by mosquitos and vertebrate hosts, particularly pigs and birds. Humans become infected when bitten by an infected mosquito ( Yun, & Lee,

Matthew Wilson Professor DeHay CSS 1302-21 3 October 2016 Zika Virus Speech Outline 1) Introduction a) Mosquitoes can harbor the Zika virus. b) The Zika virus is a flavivirus that originated in tropical Africa. c) Thesis – New information is available about the transmission, symptoms, and risks associated with the Zika virus from scientists and medical personnel who are working to reduce its spread worldwide. 2) Zika is a contagious virus that can be transmitted through both mosquito-to-person

Bioterrorism - Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Abstract Viral hemorrhagic fever is one of the most feared diseases of today's time. Although most people have heard of anthrax, smallpox and the plague, viral hemorrhagic fever has become a potent weapon used for bioterrorism, silently killing its victims and instilling fear in the rest of the population. Viral hemorrhagic fever can be divided into 4 families. Although each family of viral hemorrhagic fever may have some of its own unique characteristics