Viruses

antibiotics, I would just perform the biospleen blood cleanse! The article made me question a lot of the information provided especially with how the biospleen had magnets to pull the viruses out of the blood. How did the bioengineers manage to find a method where the virus becomes attracted to the MBL? I learned that viruses are manipulative and speedy reproduces but I (at that current moment) did not understand how powerful the product was in order to actually do the same job as antibiotics…

Figure C shows the best representation of the living sparrows because of the high frequency of the 'average' trait. 2. The example of the birds is related to the understanding of influenza because both undergo the process of stabilizing selection. Viruses that produce genetic very…

Children & Immunization Immunization of children against a horde of infectious viruses and bacteria has been addressed to be one of the most critical health interventions of the 20th century. Immunizations have eliminated the virus smallpox infection worldwide, impelled polio from North America, and made once common infections like diphtheria, tetanus, and measles a very uncommon occurrence. Pediatric immunizations are likely to prevent 3 million deaths in children each year worldwide…

Viruses have tails that have fibres in them that attach to a specific host so the virus can only infect bacterium that the virus has a specific receptor for. Most viruses that infect animals and plants do not have tails because the virus does not spread with the virus injecting itself. The tail is the syringe, which connects the virus with the bacterial cell and injects the viral genome into the bacterial cell. In plants and animals, viruses are transmitted through plant…

unicellular cells, are much smaller compared to eukaryotes, often multicellular cells. Viruses are much smaller than prokaryotes, however, they aren’t considered as cells. Both viruses and prokaryotes don’t have numerous amounts of organelles in their cells. Prokaryotes only contain certain ones, which help them survive, for example; they have mitochondria, flagella and Nucleoid. Viruses only contain genetic material. Viruses don’t have a cell structure; they’re made…

comparable to a koala in their eyes. Vincent Racaniello, a virologist at Columbia University, said, "...I think we should worry about the viruses that could jump out of mammals on Earth right now." McFadden agrees, giving examples of viruses spread by insects(specifically mosquitos). By reviving the frankenvirus, scientists could pave the way for the possibility of worse viruses being uncovered. Yes, reanimating the frankenvirus could possibly propel mankind into an age of higher immunity…

Infectious diseases and Infections Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. Many microorganisms live in our body and in our environment, in which most of them are advantageous such as bacteria found in our intestine is useful for food digestion and fungi used for foods such as mushrooms and yeast. However, in certain conditions these organisms can also cause illnesses. Infectious diseases can be transmitted, directly or indirectly, from one person…

refers to a spread of a highly infectious disease usually worldwide, while on the other hand; epidemics are much more contained and can permanently damage a city. Two of the most well known, and most deadly viruses that are around today are the Influenza and Ebola viruses. Both of these viruses have proven over time that they are not to be fooled around with, and often times have sent strong nations scrambling for survival. In Emily St. John Mandel’s science fiction novel Station Eleven, she…

variation5. Influenza A viruses can undergo antigenic shift, which is the change of the HA and NA subtypes on the viral surface. There are 15 known subtypes of HA and 9 known subtypes of NA5. For example, the H3N2 subtype caused an epidemic in 2003-20045 compared to the H1N1 strain causing a pandemic in 19182. Different subtypes are more pathogenic than others, however the introduction of a new HA subtype into human infection is likely to induce a new pandemic5. Influenza viruses can also…

When studying information about hot viruses, such as Ebola, one will find a rather small collection of resources to choose from. The limited amount of research that has been done could be an influential factor of why little is known about these predators of mankind. Furthermore, medical professionals require more knowledge about hot viruses in order to better contain them. Throughout the years, researchers have been able to gain more information with the advancements in technology and have even…