Marburg virus

Describe the structure and function of bacteria in comparison to a virus Both bacteria and viruses are mircoogranmisms. Viruses are small obligate intracellular parasites, which by definition contain either a RNA or DNA genome surrounded by a protective, virus-coded protein coat called a caspid. They are classed as non-living because they cannot surive on their own. Conversley, bacteria are single celled livng microbes. The cell structure is simpler than that of other organisms as there is no…

Many cases are reported every year about the patients with eosinophilic gastroenteritis and also about the patients with eosinophilic gastroenteritis with focal infiltration of a particular organ of the gastrointestinal tract from all over the world in literature. However, involvement of multiple organs with eosinophilia is rarely reported. Elevations in the levels of peripheral blood and tissue eosinophils can be seen in a multitude of disease processes that include infections, allergies,…

entertainment for ourselves. But is there a possibility of zombie virus, which already exists in the world. Ker Than, for National Geographic News discuses in his article “Zombie Virus" Possible via Rabies-Flu Hybrid?” discusses how the rabies virus is very similar to what we would consider a zombie virus. He discusses that if we mutated the rabies virus we could end up with an actual zombie virus on our hands. For us to mutate the virus we would need to borrow traits…

Introduction: Genetic transformation is used in many areas of biotechnology. In medicine, diseases caused by defective genes are beginning to be treated by gene therapy by genetically transforming a sick person’s cells with healthy copies of the defective gene that causes their disease. Genes can be cut out of human, animal, or plant DNA and placed inside bacteria, which could treat a person with that disease. For example, a healthy person’s gene for the insulin can be put into bacteria. Under…

Can we make a cure for genetic disorders with gene therapy? Gene therapy is about controlling an individual's genetic material and scientists have been trying to make the body's normal ability to battle sickness more affectively. The beneficiary's genome can change but will not pass the disorder to the next generation. In this therapy, the parent's egg or sperm cell are changed with the objective of passing the new changes to their offspring. The improvement of a genetic defect, which…

of Herpes Simplex Virus Case background A 26-year old white lady who has the symptoms includes genital itchy and sharp and severe pain on labia. She also has three previous episodes of pain over 6 months. It appearance of red sores, crusted and healed without scar and small red blisters. Beside, she has 5 sexual partners since last year. The doctor makes diagnosis of Genital herpes simplex. Etiology of herpes simplex virus type 2(HSV-2) The disease causes by herpes simplex virus. It divides…

Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis, an autosomal recessive inherited skin disorder characterised by eruptions of wart-like lesions that may occur anywhere on the body. These lesions are caused by infection with the human papillomavirus or HPV. The reason Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis is also called the Tree-Man Disease is because the wart like lesions in and on the skin have a bark like texture and appearance. The Tree-Man Disease is not contagious, because it is genetic, it can’t be spread by…

Angel man syndrome is a very unique syndrome. This is a lifetime, short time, syndrome. People with angelman syndrome have issues with balance, movement, seizures, speech impairment, very small head size and sleep. Also kids or adults who are diagnosied with this syndrome, they are all very happy, they laugh a lot, also they all have big bright smiles. The most major cause of this disease is a gene that is missing. A gene called ube3a which is a gene that focuses on targeting proteins. Four…

Gene therapy is an experimental form of treatment that modify the expression of an individual’s genes or correct abnormal genes by replacing a faulty disease-causing gene with a working version, or by introducing a new gene to cure a condition or modify its effects. For example, diseases such as cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, hemophilia, and many cancers result from the presence of defective genes. Gene transfer first appeared in 1960s. The first therapeutic use of gene transfer was…

viruses [2, 5]. About half of these children did not have any known medical conditions. Therefore, IB may contribute to a higher attack rate among children and adolescents, than among adults, and infections may be more severe [1, 4, 5]. An influenza virus infection typically presents as general malaise with fever, headache, cough, rhinorrhea; most cases manifest as a mild upper respiratory infection or a primary viral pneumonia/pneumonitis. Clinically, infections by the influenza viruses or…