Virus

Ebola who discovered over three hundred genetic variations in the Ebola virus (Cohen 2). Each mutation that Ebola makes gives the virus a chance to become stronger or to spread in a different manner. Some researchers are warning the public about the chances of Ebola mutating into a form that could be spread through the air; they are cautioning, “the chances are relatively small that Ebola will make that jump. But as the virus spreads, the likelihood increases” (Cohen 1). With researchers…

Over the years, the term Malware has taken on different names and meanings. Before Malware became the definitive term, it was known as the computer virus. The term Malware was coined in 1990 by scientist Yisrael Radi. Although Malware was known as a different name before 1990, the purpose of Malware is still the same. Malware is defined as malicious software that is installed and designed with the purpose…

For those of us who have owned computers for a few years now, have, without a doubt had an experience with a computer virus of some sort. Have you ever wondered how, or even why these viruses got started in the first place? We know that computer viruses are created by people. Someone has to write the code and test it. That someone also has to figure out the attack phase. This attack phase may come in the form of a silly message popping up on the screen, all the way to the destruction of the…

there is no treatment for chickenpox, as it is a virus, there are still ways to help a person get through it. Varicella can’t be treated using antibiotics but there are medicines that relieve the symptoms and help to control them. Creams from your local pharmacy that help with the itching and red rash can be bought, although they do not cure the infection. Children can receive a vaccination from the age of 18 months to help try and prevent the virus. Paracetamol can help your child or the…

keep yourself safe from a virus you need to know all the details of how the virus spreads and what the symptoms. If a person can successfully understand a virus and its signs they can potentially stay virus free. Solanum This virus is a virus that is thoroughly researched. The origin of this virus is not known at the current time. As Max Brooks (2003) says “Solanum works by traveling through the bloodstream” (Para. 10). This means that the only way to contract this virus is through blood to…

We have all had a virus at one point. Sometimes I go to the doctor with my mother and he will say something like, "all the tests came back negative so he probably has a virus." That seems a little confusing because you would think they could tell what the virus was, but there are so many viruses that sometimes we as humans just catch a virus and have to deal with it. Obviously some viruses are not as powerful, but some are very serious and could even lead to death. Two common viruses are…

2008 so as to see the long-term effects of the drug. The purpose of the study was to test the efficacy of oral Acyclovir in treating infants for herpes simplex virus (HSV) specifically on their skin, eyes, and mouth.1 To be enrolled in this study, the participant must firstly be less than 28 days old, either gender, and have herpes simplex virus of the skin, eyes, or mouth confirmed by a viral culture. The participant must have cerebrospinal fluid with normal white blood cell count (<220…

that had heard of the Zika Virus. Those who had heard of it were not concerned about the impact the virus had on their daily lives. It was easily mistaken by the common flu, passing through the body’s system within a week. As scientists studied Zika, they discovered the severity of the long-term effects of the virus. By August, the Zika Virus was on every radio station, internet sites, and TV news broadcasts. Overnight, the World Health Organization declared the Zika Virus as an epidemic that…

Ebola Virus In “Ebola Virus,” The article explains how EVD or Ebola is a dangerous disease because of its symptoms. Ebola’s symptoms are high fever, vomiting and diarrhea and blood coming from eyes, ears, nose and mouth. The author of the article writes about the history of EVD and how it killed thousands of people. Ebola’s first name was Ebola hemorrhagic fever and it was discovered in the Untied States of America. The symptoms of Ebola appear from two to twenty two days after he, she and it…

as many of the other STD 's that are out there. Now HSV-1 is not an STD but it is from the herpes virus. The size and structure is 15 nm in thickness,125 nm in diameter, and it has four different layer first we start with the double-stranded DNA in the center core, then the genome is wrapped in a layer called the icosahedral capsid having 162 capsomers with six viral proteins which is made by the virus that has taken over the host cell in order to stay alive the third layer is made of 22 viral…