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testing for hepatitis C among baby boomers is because they are 5 times more likely to have hepatitis C than the general population. Nowadays, the regimen therapy for hepatitis C infection is much less toxic than prior antivirals (i.e. interferon B, ribavirin), and the cure rates are more than 95% with current therapy. Additionally, hepatitis C chronic infection may cause significant morbidity (liver cirrhosis) and increase health care costs when patients develop the complications from cirrhosis. With

Since June 2012, at least 1338 cases and 423 deaths were reported worldwide. Prior to 2014, MERS-CoV was mostly associated with sporadic cases of presumed zoonotic origin and occasional person-to-person and nosocomial case-reports. In spring 2014, large healthcare-associated outbreaks of MERS-CoV infection occurred in Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The first and only two cases of MERS-CoV in the United States were also reported in 2014. On May 2nd, 2014, a patient tested positive for the virus

HEPATITIS C PEGAH SAYAR ROSE STATE COLLEGE PROFESSOR: KING ABSTRACT Any inflammation which can affect the function of the liver is named Hepatitis. Affected by virus, alcoholism, some medications which are toxin to liver also, certain medical condition can lead to hepatitis. Hepatitis C is one of the common viral forms caused by Hepatitis C virus a small (55–65 nm), enveloped, single-stranded RNA of the Flaviviridea family(HEPATITIS C). After infection the first several months are called

Liver Transplantation Roy Franco Brown Mackie College NURS 2203 July 27, 2015 Mr. Nowicki Liver Transplantation The human liver is the largest organ in the body it is responsible for over 400 functions such as protein synthesis, blood clotting factors, processing of fats and cholesterol, metabolizing bilirubin, red blood cells, drugs and alcohol and also for storing carbohydrates (Merli, 208).When failure of the liver begins the necessity for transplantation of a non-healthy liver with a healthy

most rigorous laboratory conditions aiming to secure scientists and patients. There is considered to be no identified treatment for Ebola virus disease. Therefore, contaminated patients are treated by means of utilizing antiviral drugs, including ribavirin. Another method is a generally supportive therapy which restores endovenous fluids, keeps blood pressure in a good condition, and controls other bodily functions (Peters, 2005). Ebola itself has a usual length of 920 nm and a diameter of 80 nm

In June 2015, the Republic of South Korea experienced an outbreak of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that was rapidly transmitted across the general population. Transmission was most active within medical institutions, specifically the emergency rooms because of their overcrowded conditions. There are several interventions that can reduce the risk for MERS outbreaks in South Korea; however, the government’s lack of response in 2015 led to an epidemic that was larger than

A. Summary Begin your critical analysis with a brief summary of the article (4-6 sentences). (5 points) Researchers found the Zika virus is a member of the Flaviridae family and is transmitted to humans by, mosquitoes. Although these research results are promising, it is difficult to determine whether this experiment really did ZIKV virus is a members of the Flaviridiae family or different family. Was the experiment of the ZIKV conduct appropriately to all animal? And although this research promising

NiV transmission includes many types of forms to transfer from agent to hosts. Infected bats shed the virus via their excretions and secretions such as their urine, excreta, semen, and saliva, despite them being symptomless carriers. While Nipah virus is extremely contagious among hosts such as pigs, goats, and humans, it is primarily best spread through coughing. The leading source of transmission in humans, however, is through direct contact with infected pigs. This explains why pig farmers were

Summary: Two decades after its discovery PCR have completely changed clinical practice. PCR is a gold standard method for detecting and identifying pathogen. By observing viral load it allows to predict disease progression and therefore design a better treatment. It is allowing non invasive prenatal diagnosis of many genetic defects. There are few limitations however at the rate PCR is advancing, no doubt in future whole clinical practice will be dependent on PCR. Background: Polymerase Chain

My uncle was not the only person to become infected with the hepatitis C virus, but in fact many people are presently struggling to keep it under control. Today four million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus and there are thirty thousand new cases of this virus found each year (Turkington 9). Hepatitis C takes ten thousand lives each year just in the United States, and without effective treatment the death rate is expected to triple in the next fifteen years (Turkington 9). Seventy-five