8C MICROBES AND DISEASE
... So Micro-organisms are very small living things! N.B Viruses are often classed as microorganisms but technically they are NON-Living so call them Microbes instead! Microorganism man ...
... So Micro-organisms are very small living things! N.B Viruses are often classed as microorganisms but technically they are NON-Living so call them Microbes instead! Microorganism man ...
Cat and Kitten Vaccinations
... Unlike vaccines for dogs, vaccinating your cat is much less complicated. There are three vaccines available that protect against 5 distinct viruses. Whether your cat goes outside or not is the major deciding factor on whether you need all three vaccines or just two. Here is a description of each vir ...
... Unlike vaccines for dogs, vaccinating your cat is much less complicated. There are three vaccines available that protect against 5 distinct viruses. Whether your cat goes outside or not is the major deciding factor on whether you need all three vaccines or just two. Here is a description of each vir ...
Health and Disease
... improving the health of people in a community. How to help Teaching people about disease & prevention Providing clean water Vaccination Food & Drug safety Promoting healthy habits Blood Screening ...
... improving the health of people in a community. How to help Teaching people about disease & prevention Providing clean water Vaccination Food & Drug safety Promoting healthy habits Blood Screening ...
Antiretroviral Drug Development: progress and
... The first of anti-H.I.V. drugs was AZT. It and drugs like it were found to have some impact on the virus but were often defeated as the virus developed resistance through mutations. ...
... The first of anti-H.I.V. drugs was AZT. It and drugs like it were found to have some impact on the virus but were often defeated as the virus developed resistance through mutations. ...
Bird Flu Power Point
... picking up or touching sick or dead poultry was safe decreased from 40% to 14% 70% of people say that they wear gloves or a protective mask when dealing with fowl. ...
... picking up or touching sick or dead poultry was safe decreased from 40% to 14% 70% of people say that they wear gloves or a protective mask when dealing with fowl. ...
The Immune System day Day 2
... by the mother are passed to the offspring during development or in early infancy through breast milk. Deliberate passive immunity occurs when travelers to certain regions of the world are given vaccines before leaving home. ...
... by the mother are passed to the offspring during development or in early infancy through breast milk. Deliberate passive immunity occurs when travelers to certain regions of the world are given vaccines before leaving home. ...
NM Vaccination Poster
... comes from a wound and causes many complications, including paralysis and death. ...
... comes from a wound and causes many complications, including paralysis and death. ...
Chapter 19 Bacteria are prokaryotes- unicellular organisms without
... 1. Binary fission: Most do this. Grows, replicates DNA, divides in half. 2. Conjugation: A hollow bridge forms between to bacteria, and they exchange genetic information. 3. Spores: When conditions are harsh, a spore containing DNA forms and grows when conditions are favorable again. Viruses are the ...
... 1. Binary fission: Most do this. Grows, replicates DNA, divides in half. 2. Conjugation: A hollow bridge forms between to bacteria, and they exchange genetic information. 3. Spores: When conditions are harsh, a spore containing DNA forms and grows when conditions are favorable again. Viruses are the ...
Viruses Emerging in Australia: The (Likely) Influence of Climate
... Satellite-based measures of average global temperature (near-surface lower atmosphere), by year (Sept-Feb period), ...
... Satellite-based measures of average global temperature (near-surface lower atmosphere), by year (Sept-Feb period), ...
Immunology
... the HIV genes ( it interacts with the cell proteins that undulate viral replication) Pole gene: codes for construction of reverse transcriptase ,protease & integrase enzyme nef gene : contributions to the virulence of HIV rev. gene : the rev protein swiches the replication cycle to the production of ...
... the HIV genes ( it interacts with the cell proteins that undulate viral replication) Pole gene: codes for construction of reverse transcriptase ,protease & integrase enzyme nef gene : contributions to the virulence of HIV rev. gene : the rev protein swiches the replication cycle to the production of ...
Slide 1
... and lyse the host cell right away. Instead, the DNA of the virus enters the cell and is inserted into the DNA of the host cell. • Once inserted into the host cell’s DNA, the viral DNA is known as prophage. • The prophage may remain part of the DNA of the host cell for many generations. • Eventually, ...
... and lyse the host cell right away. Instead, the DNA of the virus enters the cell and is inserted into the DNA of the host cell. • Once inserted into the host cell’s DNA, the viral DNA is known as prophage. • The prophage may remain part of the DNA of the host cell for many generations. • Eventually, ...
HIV and AIDS
... AIDS Statistics • Approximately 40,000,000 people in the world are HIV-infected •14,000 new HIV infections occur daily around the world -Over 90% of these are in developing countries -1000 are in children less than 15 years of age -Of adult infections, 48% are in women ...
... AIDS Statistics • Approximately 40,000,000 people in the world are HIV-infected •14,000 new HIV infections occur daily around the world -Over 90% of these are in developing countries -1000 are in children less than 15 years of age -Of adult infections, 48% are in women ...
“BIRD FLU THREAT: HOW CLOSE ARE WE”?
... Bird flu (avian flu) has been spreading across the world since 2003, killing millions of birds and over 200 human beings, mostly in South East Asia. Yet there is fear of worse to come, fears of a new pandemic, which could claim millions of lives. WHO experts point out that cross-infection to humans ...
... Bird flu (avian flu) has been spreading across the world since 2003, killing millions of birds and over 200 human beings, mostly in South East Asia. Yet there is fear of worse to come, fears of a new pandemic, which could claim millions of lives. WHO experts point out that cross-infection to humans ...
What are viruses? - Northern Highlands
... No protein or membrane coat (not a virus) Can cause disease, more often in plants Only human example – hepatitis D ...
... No protein or membrane coat (not a virus) Can cause disease, more often in plants Only human example – hepatitis D ...
Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)
... sensitive therefore it will identify most positive animals. If two blood tests are taken then rising antibody levels indicates active infection/ reactivation of the virus. Antibodies can also be detected on bulk or individual milk ...
... sensitive therefore it will identify most positive animals. If two blood tests are taken then rising antibody levels indicates active infection/ reactivation of the virus. Antibodies can also be detected on bulk or individual milk ...
Microbiology, Chapter 20, HIV
... HIV 6. Damage to the host: a. HIV specifically damages T helper lymphocytes, called T4 because they have an antigen CD4 on the surface of the cell. The CD4 receptors, plus a co-receptor, are the site of attachment for HIV. The viral envelope fuses with the cell membrane and releases the viral enzym ...
... HIV 6. Damage to the host: a. HIV specifically damages T helper lymphocytes, called T4 because they have an antigen CD4 on the surface of the cell. The CD4 receptors, plus a co-receptor, are the site of attachment for HIV. The viral envelope fuses with the cell membrane and releases the viral enzym ...
DNA-viruses
... (swimming pool, nosocomial: eye droplets, tonometer) in all age group follicular conjunctivitis: 3,4,11 ...
... (swimming pool, nosocomial: eye droplets, tonometer) in all age group follicular conjunctivitis: 3,4,11 ...
A hepatitis C virus (HCV)
... CHO-745 cells were transduced with SR-BI receptor variants (wt, S101A, E210A, mSR-BI and CD36). sE2 was produced by transfection of 293T cells with pcDNA3.1 tpa.E2-661.6xHis and harvesting of supernatant after 48 hours. Transduced CHO-745 cells were incubated with sE2 for 2h. Cells were stained with ...
... CHO-745 cells were transduced with SR-BI receptor variants (wt, S101A, E210A, mSR-BI and CD36). sE2 was produced by transfection of 293T cells with pcDNA3.1 tpa.E2-661.6xHis and harvesting of supernatant after 48 hours. Transduced CHO-745 cells were incubated with sE2 for 2h. Cells were stained with ...
Zika-microcephaly relationship `strongly suspected`
... "All agree on the urgent need to coordinate international efforts to investigate and understand this relationship better," she said. WHO leaders recently estimated that within a year, 3 million to 4 million people in the Americas could be infected with the virus, which primarily is spread by Aedes m ...
... "All agree on the urgent need to coordinate international efforts to investigate and understand this relationship better," she said. WHO leaders recently estimated that within a year, 3 million to 4 million people in the Americas could be infected with the virus, which primarily is spread by Aedes m ...
Hand foot and mouth leaflet
... for seven to ten days. The incubation period (the time from being exposed to a case until the first symptoms appear) is three to five days. ...
... for seven to ten days. The incubation period (the time from being exposed to a case until the first symptoms appear) is three to five days. ...
Project Summary
... Working Title: Bat-borne and Mosquito-borne flaviviruses; insights into the evolution of vector-borne transmission Background: Entebbe bat virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) (ENTV), closely related to yellow fever virus, was first isolated from a little free-tailed bat (Chaerephon pumilus) in Uganda i ...
... Working Title: Bat-borne and Mosquito-borne flaviviruses; insights into the evolution of vector-borne transmission Background: Entebbe bat virus (Flaviviridae, Flavivirus) (ENTV), closely related to yellow fever virus, was first isolated from a little free-tailed bat (Chaerephon pumilus) in Uganda i ...
UNIT 9 Study Guide Answer Key
... they use surface proteins that match the cell’s receptors cold viruses mutate easily, even from one person to another the surface proteins on the capsids of the influenza virus have a high mutation rate AIDS destroys the white blood cells of a person’s immune system. Vaccines are made from the same ...
... they use surface proteins that match the cell’s receptors cold viruses mutate easily, even from one person to another the surface proteins on the capsids of the influenza virus have a high mutation rate AIDS destroys the white blood cells of a person’s immune system. Vaccines are made from the same ...
Infectious Diseases Cloze Worksheet
... A vector (e.g. the Anopheles mosquito that transports the malaria protozoan Plasmodium) is an organism that transports a parasite from one ...
... A vector (e.g. the Anopheles mosquito that transports the malaria protozoan Plasmodium) is an organism that transports a parasite from one ...
Immune System (powerpoint view)
... • What’s the purpose of receiving a vaccine? • Why do you think schools require that students be up to date on their immunizations? • Aside from vaccines, how might you build immunity to a specific infectious disease? ...
... • What’s the purpose of receiving a vaccine? • Why do you think schools require that students be up to date on their immunizations? • Aside from vaccines, how might you build immunity to a specific infectious disease? ...
Disease Powerpoint
... C. Memory B Cell: recognize specific antigens for life D. Cytotoxic T Cell: recognize cells in the body that are infected, punching holes in membrane (killing cells) E. Helper T Cells: helps create B cells and Cytotoxic T Cells ◦ Ex. HIV infect these cells ...
... C. Memory B Cell: recognize specific antigens for life D. Cytotoxic T Cell: recognize cells in the body that are infected, punching holes in membrane (killing cells) E. Helper T Cells: helps create B cells and Cytotoxic T Cells ◦ Ex. HIV infect these cells ...