Lassa fever

pandemic and public health emergency with serious medical and economic consequences. (Plourde and Bloch, 2016). Zika virus belongs to the family of flavivirus which includes other mosquitoborn viruses like chikungunya virus, dengue virus, yellow fever virus and West Nile virus (Plourde and Bloch, 2016). Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus), other Aedes spp implicated in Zika virus infecetion,…

This quotation proves that there is a connection between El Nino condition and the weather in Sri Lanka. It tells me that the condition caused fever epidemics in some parts of Sri Lanka. This could have happened because of global warming, causing it to rain more and temperatures to rise in Sri Lanka. Thus, there was at least 50 mm of rain per week and increasing temperatures of 30 degrees Celsius…

The traumatizing scenes a man experiences during a plague probably haunt him throughout his life – if he manages to survive. In Jack London’s 1912 novella, “The Scarlet Plague”, London brilliantly narrates the life of an elderly man, Granser who manages to survive the lethal hands of the plague that decimated millions sixty years ago, reverting the once “colossal civilization” (16) to cave-man existence. Granser recounts the emergence of the Scarlet Plague and its catastrophic impact on society…

A “virus” is defined as: “an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by a light microscope, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host” (Document B). Originating from Uganda, the Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 in an infected money in the Zika forest, where its name originates. The Zika virus is a typical one-stranded RNA virus with nucleotide sequences relating it to other African and Asian virus…

Fever 1793 Matilda Cook lives in Pennsylvania at the Coffee House with Mother, Grandfather, his parrot- King George, Silas- Matilda’s cat, and Eliza their cook. Polly is the serving girl and she didn’t show up to work one day. Mother goes to get tea, when she gets back she tells Mattie that Polly had died, Mother told Mattie and Eliza that she had the fever and there was no doctor around. More people were getting the fever. Rumors start spreading and people begin staying away from the shops by…

year as the time goes by. The Aedes Mosquitoes are 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.…

Introduction Every summer Florida is often hit by a swarm of mosquitoes that are very irritating because of their bites, deadly diseases they may cause, and the sound they make especially during the night. On numerous occasions many of us have fallen victim to irritating and sometimes painful mosquito bites. However, in most cases we often tend to ignore these bites mainly we are not too worried about serious disease, unless one has been reported in our local area. Another reason why most people…

many different forms of diseases, illnesses, or viruses being spread around today with many different forms. One such virus has been spreading like wildfire and that virus is known as Zika. This is another virus spread by mosquitos, just like dengue fever. Mosquitos usually breed near warmer climate areas, more clustered in the south or in the Caribbean. Unfortunately, the Zika virus seems to be spreading more than just in those areas. The virus might also be spreading towards the United States.…

that are associated with the Zika virus are very common to the dengue and chikungunya viruses , so individuals who are infected by the disease are not aware, and the virus can be hard to detect.. The following symptoms are indicators of the disease: fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. (intext) Once an individual is infected with the illness, it is very plausible for he or she to become immune to future infections. Infected persons will begin to feel these symptoms a few days after…

and transmits it while feeding. About 80% of people infected with Zika virus have no symptoms. The events that take place after infection are generally mild and evolve for about 2-5 days. A rash appears later on and it is sometimes accompanied by fever and headaches or retro-orbital pain. Other symptoms include joint or muscle pain and hyperemia conjunctival in which the sclera of the eye is characterized by…