Ebola
...
Zaire virus
Ebola hæmorrhagic
fever (EHF — alternatively Ebola hemorrhagic
fever ; commonly referred to as simply Ebola ) is a ... d'Ivoire
2 Ebola hemorrhagic
fever
2.1 Treatment
2.2 Prevention
2.3 ...
Malaria
... : " bad air "; formerly called ague or marsh
fever in English ) is an infectious disease which ... in 1907 .
Symptoms of malaria include
fever , shivering , arthralgia (joint pain), ... cells. The classical description of waves of
fever coming every three or four days arises from ...
Yellow fever
... Yellow
fever (also called black vomit or sometimes The ...
Prevention
A vaccine for yellow
fever was developed which gives a 10-year+ immunity ... cases. In renal insufficiency - dialysis. A
fever victim needs to get lots of rest, fresh air, and ...
Arbovirus
... can be arboviruses.
List of arboviruses (not complete):
Dengue
fever
Ross River virus
Vesicular stomatitis virus
West Nile virus
Yellow
fever
...
Colchicine
... -approved for the treatment of gout and also for familial Mediterranean
fever , amyloidosis , and scleroderma . Side-effects include gastro-intestinal ... toxic dose has been ingested and include burning in the mouth and throat,
fever , vomiting , diarrhea , abdominal pain and kidney failure . Death ...
Flaviviridae
... the following genera:
Genus Flavivirus (type species Yellow
fever virus , others include West Nile virus )
Genus Hepacivirus (type ... species Bovine viral diarrhea virus , others include classical swine
fever or hog cholera)
The genome of the Flaviviridae viruses is a ...
Avian influenza
... increasing pathogenicity". [1]
Symptoms
In humans, it has been found that avian flu causes similar symptoms to other types of flu:
fever
cough
sore throat
muscle aches
conjunctivitis
in severe cases of avian flu, it can cause severe breathing problems and ...
Bacterium
... , including humans . The role of bacteria in disease and infection is important. Some bacteria act as pathogens and cause tetanus , typhoid
fever , pneumonia , syphilis , cholera , foodborne illness and tuberculosis . Sepsis , a systemic infectious syndrome characterized by shock and ...
Full blood count
... include:
Neutrophil granulocytes - May indicate bacterial infection.
Lymphocytes - Higher with some viral infections such as glandular
fever . Also raised in lymphocytic leukaemia CLL .
Monocytes - May be raised in bacterial infection
Eosinophil granulocytes - Increased in ...
Bacterium
... , including humans . The role of bacteria in disease and infection is important. Some bacteria act as pathogens and cause tetanus , typhoid
fever , pneumonia , syphilis , cholera , foodborne illness and tuberculosis . Sepsis , a systemic infectious syndrome characterized by shock and ...
Foot and mouth disease
... were cancelled. (see 2001 UK foot and mouth crisis for details).
Symptoms
In cattle, foot-and-mouth disease is characterized by high
fever that declines rapidly after two or three days; blisters inside the mouth that lead to excessive secretion of stringy or foamy saliva and to ...
RNA virus
... would render it unfit for that purpose and would not propagate.
Some RNA viruses:
Arenaviridae
Bunyaviridae
Flaviviridae : Yellow
fever - Hepatitis C&G
Orthomyxoviridae : Influenza
Paramyxoviridae : Mumps
Picornaviridae : Polio
Reoviridae
Retroviridae : ...
Vaccine
... cultivated under conditions to disable their virulent properties. They typically provoke durable immunological responses. Examples include yellow
fever , measles , rubella , and mumps .
Toxoids - these are inactivated toxic compounds from micro-organisms in cases where these (rather than the ...
Virus classification
... - e.g. Norwalk virus
Family Closteroviridae
Family Comoviridae
Family Dicistroviridae
Family Flaviviridae - e.g. Yellow
fever virus , West Nile virus , Hepatitis C virus
Family Flexiviridae
Family Hepeviridae - e.g. Hepatitis E virus
Family ...