Virus Essay

HIV origin has been debated by researchers since the virus was found in the 1980s. The virus attacks the body’s immune system and weakens the immune system. The first case of HIV came from “a blood sample taken in 1959 from a man living in what is now Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo” (Sharp 1). HIV is similar to the virus Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), this virus weakens the immune system of apes and monkeys.“HIV-1 is closely related to a strain of SIV found in sooty…

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus, a member of the Spondweni serocomplex, whose natural transmission cycle involves mainly vectors from the Aedes genus (A. furcifer, A. taylori, A. luteocephalus and A. africanus) and monkeys, while humans are occasional hosts. The illness is usually mild comprising symptoms lasting for several days to a week after being bitten by an infected mosquito. People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital, and they very rarely die of Zika.…

Not too long ago the Zika virus was making headlines and warnings were pushed to Americans traveling to tropical regions. Although this issue isn’t buzzing in the news more recently, danger has not disappeared and studies are still being conducted to answer the big question: how is the Zika virus crossing the placenta and affecting the fetus? The Zika virus can be transmitted through mosquito bites, from an infected pregnant mother to her fetus and through sexual intercourse. One thing that is…

known to carry the Zika Virus disease and can be transmitted to other humans who are in contact with them. A few common symptoms of the Zika Virus, are recognized if the patient has any sign of a fever, rash, joint pain, and/or red eyes. These kinds of symptoms can last about a week or so. The virus can last for several weeks or at least 1-2 months till the individual can no longer experience the effects of the mosquito-contracted disease. However, officials stated the Zika virus could be more…

country, Kenya. The author illustrates the death of a French man due to a virus called Marburg. Preston explains the man’s symptoms in great detail, in order to show the reader how one single virus can be a predator with the potential to kill off a large population. Later, the author takes the reader on a journey through more terrifying breakouts over time and ultimately highlights on an outbreak of the Sudan strain of the Ebola virus and the Ebola Zaire, which struck dozens of villages as the…

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is able to hide for a long period of time in the cells and attack the immune system, specially the T cells. These cells are in the body to fight infections and diseases, but when someone gets infected with HIV these invades the T cells and makes copies of itself and destroys them. As time goes by HIV can destroy many T cells, which affects the body by making the body weak and not able to fight infections and diseases anymore. HIV id divided into…

paperback, p. 119). The cold virus knows that its host has to be relatively healthy so its ride can be mobile (Survival of the Sickest, paperback, p.119). The virus has evolved with humans to allow it to reproduce faster and survive more efficiently. If you take the host out of the picture, the cold virus could never survive or reproduce. The rabies virus is another manipulative virus. The rabies virus is a type of virus that would die out immediately in isolation. The virus has to have a host…

known as the Zika virus. The trending Zika virus is so big that it is still being discussed during till this day during the Rio Olympics. What makes the fatal virus so scary is the fact that it is carried by mosquitoes. These insects are free and fly around in places with a warm climate like Rio. The health organizations involved can do as much as they can to protect the athletes and fans, but it is very hard to keep out flying insects. And once someone contracts the virus, there is so many…

Rabies Virus Rabies is a virus that causes many problems with the central nervous system and everything else in the body (Rabies, Eden). It is a bullet shaped cell with a tail that causes many symptoms. The only way to live from rabies is a vaccine and the only way to be less likely to get it is a pre-exposure vaccine (Rabies, Eden). The Rabies Virus affects the central nervous system, which is the brain, spinal cord, and the nerves that attach to the spinal cord. The central nervous system…

Influenza virus infection (IVI): IVI is one of critical global health issues, which may cause the yearly and sporadic pandemic [1, 2]. IVI approximately costs on $71-167 billion per year in United States [3]. Influenza viruses are classified to RNA viruses and have three subunits; Influenza virus A, B and C. Type A viruses are mostly associated in human disease and are divided into subtypes depends on hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) serotype [1]. In lung disease, IVI exacerbates asthma…