Viral diseases

the fact that a number of people contract the herpes virus and do not develop Alzheimer’s disease in their lifetime. Virus infections can be taken out with the simple use of anti-biotics and over the counter medications. Typically when people show symptoms, this is not a guarantee that they have contracted the disease that is suspected. The statement that “Around two-thirds of people will contract the viral infection herpes at some point in their lifetime” rests on the fact that the virus…

worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa where almost half of the estimated 454,000 measles deaths in 2004 occurred (Moss & Griffin, 2006). This highly contagious virus can lead to pneumonia, encephalitis, and even death. Background of Microbe/Disease Measles, which is also known as Rubeola, is a part of the Morbillivirus Paramyxoviridae family. The name measles is Latin for miserable and myxa is Greek for mucus. The Paramyxoviridae has an affinity for mucous membranes. The…

Hepatitis A Virus Vaccine There have been lots of outbreaks of different viruses/diseases in the United States. One virus that is not very common, but is still effective is Hepatitis A. This virus is an illness found in Indiana caused by frozen strawberries. Hepatitis A is a virus, and the only way of curing Hepatitis A is by a vaccine. Also there is only one cure, but scientists have been studying more about Hepatitis A. Throughout research found Hepatitis A has travelled to the United…

Pneumonia is usually not serious and lasts a short time but the flu virus can cause viral pneumonia to be severe or fatal. It is especially harmful to pregnant women or people with heart or lung issues. Mycoplasma -Mycoplasma are organisms but are neither viruses nor bacteria but they have traits common to both. Mycoplasmas cause mild…

rhabdovirus that had infected sheep and goat populations only a few months before the virus had evolved into a deadly disease. The people of Altin, being typical incompetent degenerates, did not waste the bodies of the dead sheep and goats; not knowing of their viral disease, they made meals of them and one profoundly intelligent person got sick and vomited into the Bern River due to their viral induced nausea. The river carried the deadly pathogen farther south to the valley town of Galini and…

and even blindness will be identified along with the inability to suckle. A number of infectious diseases have been identified to cause hydrocephaly, all of which are the result of infection of the dam during days 62 – 96 of pregnancy, and consequently the improper development of the fetus (Arsdall, 2011). The exposure to Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus, and Blue Tongue Virus, are a few of the diseases that cause the cerebral spinal fluid to produce in…

mostly grazing. Tetanus, sleeping sickness, flu, strangles, infectious anemia virus all are common diseases for horses. Tetanus is a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles, makes the horse neck stick and hard to swallow. Four is any of several chiefly viral illnesses marked especially by respiratory or gastrointestinal symptoms. Infectious anemia virus is a horse disease caused by a retrovirus and transmitted by bloodsucking…

Although there are vaccinations to prevent highly infectious diseases, researchers claim that one out of eight children in America are susceptible to getting infected with measles. Measles is a viral disease that is “one of the most contagious of the vaccine-preventable diseases”. According to the World Health Organization, in 2013, measles was responsible for 400 deaths a day globally. The infected person can easily transmit the disease by direct contact or through the air after sneezing or…

Meningitis is an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, most often caused by viral infection, while bacterial and fungal infections are also possible causes. The first major recorded outbreak of Meningitis was in Geneva, in 1805. Meningitis can affect anyone, regardless of age, race or ethnicity, but the groups that are most susceptible to infection are infants between the ages of 6 and 18 months of age, children under the age of 5 years old, young adults, elderly people and anyone with an…

727 words Influenza nfluenza is also called the flu but it is not your common flu it is a highly contagious viral ere illness and can also cause infection the viral infection influenza can kill. The flu causes life threatening complications including pneumonia. The flu is spread by direct contact with a person with the infection and a person without. The estimated amount of deaths that influenza assist with is around three thousand in just Australia. Influenza was introduced in Influenza is now…