Flavivirus

and Marburg viruses are well known members of this group, along with influenza virus, measles, mumps and rabies. The family is Flaviviridae this family include: hepaciviruses, hepatitis, pestiviruses, hemorrhagic syndromes, fatal mucosal disease, flavivirus, hemorrhagic fever, encephalitis, and the birth defect microcephaly. It is a very extremely rare case only fewer than 1,000 case per year shows up. Zika can spread by animal or insect bites or stings also by having unprotected vaginal, anal, or

Seminal viruses (i.e., HIV, and possibly Zika) can be present as cell-free RNA, or in the form of proviral DNA, or be associated with receptor-carrying lymphocytes and macrophages. However, concrete evidence for an association between sperm cells, and/or the possible internalization of the Zika virus into de cell does not exist. Although the net effect on sperm cells is uncertain, yet it is possible that changes in Vivo (or in Vitro) of extra-cellular concentration of the virus may cause semen

pregnant individuals with Zika exposure (Fiorentino). Among the abnormalities caused by the Zika virus are Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly (an abnormally small cranium which causes malformation of the brain) (Fiorentino). The virus is a flavivirus which affects the folding of proteins and therefore affects genetic coding.The issue of the Zika virus is not new and has been known to scientists since 1947

This case study I debated between a couple of different diseases but ultimately decided to chose the topic of West Nile for the fact that we have seen this disease in our community and I want to learn more about it. West Nile is a virus that is spread through mosquitos. I will be discussing different topics in this case study including, the epidemiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, the prognosis, and some statistics of this disease. West Nile is something that we have all heard about

and prothrombin time. Hepatitis C is an infectious disease that primarily affects the liver, caused by the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). The cause of HCV, is a spherical, enveloped, single-stranded RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family and Flavivirus genus. The natural targets of HCV are hepatocytes and, possibly, B-lymphocytes. Lauer and Walker reported that HCV is closely related to hepatitis G. HCV can produce at least 10 trillion new viral particles

recognized in 1947 in Uganda in rhesus monkeys throughout a yellowish fever monitoring network. During 1952 it was found in humans in Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania. Outbreaks of the virus was noticed in Africa, Asia and America. • Genre: Flavivirus • Vector: Aedes mosquitoes (that frequently bite in the morning and during late afternoon) • the reservoir is unknown What is Zika Virus? The disease (Zika) is caused by Zika virus that is extent to individuals primarily through an infected

from a type A virus known and as encephalitis lethargica (sleeping sickness), but the B has been dropped since then. (4) A prototype of the strain was isolated from the brain of a fatal case in 1935. This helped them class the virus in the genus Flavivirus and of the family Flaviviridae. They were also able to deduct

A disease is a structural or functional disorder in humans that shows a series of specific symptoms. Though it is up for discussion as to when a disease would be considered new, Levin’s et al. (1994, p. 52-60) suggested, “A disease is recognized as new when its symptoms are distinct from any disease that has come before”. The enquiry into new diseases and how they come about sheds light into the modern human society in whom the disease might penetrate from. Nevertheless the following essay will put

Significance of the study: Zika virus, also known as ZikV, has been in the spotlight with several studies being carried out to better understand the effects of the virus on foetuses and newborns from infected mothers. This increased interest in the virus is as a result of reported increase in the occurrence of microcephaly in Brazil, an occurrence which researchers suspect to be as a result of a corresponding global increase in the prevalence of this virus (Sarno et al. 2016; WHO 2016) and although

Hepatitis Affection “Ignorance is bliss” and “knowledge is power,” two sayings that are used frequently. Yet, if you are in the medical field, it is risky to lay lives down, including your own, for an ‘I didn’t know.’ There are several reasons why I chose Hepatitis C for my research paper, but the main reason is Hepatitis C and Cirrhosis took a very special life away from me due to ignorance. With the medical field evolving everyday, there are some medical professionals that have conservative points-of-view