Marburg virus

SEQUIVIRIDAE It is a family of virus which is divided into two genera Sequivirus and Waikavirus. Sequivirus This is one of important genera of family Sequiviridae.The word Sequivirus is derived from Latin word ‘sequi’ means to follow because transmission of Sequivirus is dependent on aphid. Waikavirus This genus is named after rice waika disease. The ‘Waika’ is a Japanese word which means stunting. Taxonomic status of family Order: Picornavirales Family: Sequiviridae Genus: Sequivirus Genus:

A disease that can affect numerous species ranging from humans to birds and even swine is the influenza virus (Kapoor and Dhama 2014). The influenza virus is separated into three genera; A, B, C (Kapoor and Dhama 2014). While all three types of influenza have their own effects on different populations the one that is mostly known for pandemics is influenza virus A (Kapoor and Dhama 2014). This viral strain functions through a different charged sense located in its RNA genome; an area where deleterious

Replication of HEV Replication pattern of HEV is still largely unknown because effective cell-culture system for HEV has been developed recently (Tanaka et al., 2007). It is believed that HEV enters the cell by binding to cellular receptor, heparin sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs), with its capsid protein and viral entry is carried out by the binding of C-terminal region of ORF2 to the cell surface protein, heat shock cognate protein

MEASLES VIRUS Research Task Arushi Chawla   TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 3 Structure of the measles virus 4 Pathogenesis and causes 5 Measles 5 Prevention 6 Symptoms 7 Diagnosis 7 Complications 8 Treatment and management 9 Bibliography 10 INTRODUCTION In the 10th century, a Persian doctor published the first written record measles. In his record, he states the differences between smallpox and measles. (Wikipedia, 2016) His work on Measles was one of the first scientific treatments

Discuss the workup of cervical lymphadenopathy. How would your recommendations differ for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients? Cervical lymphadenopathy is the enlargement or swelling of the cervical lymph nodes. Cervical lymph nodes are the lymph nodes located at the anterior and posterior aspect of the neck and under the jaw. A thorough knowledge of the anatomy of the neck is essential to formulate a differential diagnosis. Cervical lymphadenopathy is not uncommon, especially in children and

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

The positive viruses in each well were separately inoculated in the flask and also identified by PCR2 for adenovirus species. Each isolate virus was purified by chloroform extraction before used for further experimental studies. UV irradiation: The wild-type adenoviruses isolates were shipped from UTSPH El Paso to CU-Boulder to perform UV irradiation studies. To determine the UV dose-response

Parents want nothing but the best for their children. Would some parents go through a screening of their embryo to detect diseases, deformations, and even go as far as picking the traits they would want their child to have? Advances in recent genetics propose that we are potentially close to parents being able to screen their embryos and make an alteration to genomes. The use of CRISPR/Cas9, gene editing technologies, are stirring up ethical debates. There are many arguments in favor and against

What would happen to human population if all disabilities and diseases were gone forever? Could it even be possible? This may seem unrealistic, but genetic engineering (eugenics) has now made it to the realm of human possibility. Genetic engineering is a process where “a gene for a desirable trait is taken from one organism and inserted into another, it gives the ‘recipient’ organism the ability to express that same trait” [1]. This gave rise to eugenics, which uses the process of genetic engineering

Human gene therapy is when genetic material is introduced into human cells to treat a genetic disease. Instead of traditionally treating the symptoms, gene therapy aims to treat the disease’s root cause by directly altering genes and correcting defects. Therefore, gene therapy is only viable for certain diseases. Disorders from mutations in single genes are the most treatable, whereas disorders that involve many genes and environmental factors are trickier. There are two types of gene therapy: