Genetic variation and molecular epidemiology of infectious
... 2006; Cavanagh, 2007). It is well known that there are two major forces that drive coronavirus evolution i.e. mutation due to high error rates of the viral RNA polymerase, and recombination. Genetic changes in terms of mutation by nucleotide deletion and insertion in the hypervariable region of the ...
... 2006; Cavanagh, 2007). It is well known that there are two major forces that drive coronavirus evolution i.e. mutation due to high error rates of the viral RNA polymerase, and recombination. Genetic changes in terms of mutation by nucleotide deletion and insertion in the hypervariable region of the ...
Swine Flu Fact Sheet
... influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills the swine flu virus as it does other bacteria and viruses. How serious is swine flu infection? Like seasonal flu, swine flu in people ...
... influenza from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills the swine flu virus as it does other bacteria and viruses. How serious is swine flu infection? Like seasonal flu, swine flu in people ...
Importance of conserved amino acids at the cleavage site of the
... residues at both the fifth (P5) and sixth (P6) positions from the carboxyl terminus of the HA1 either abolishes or severely inhibits cleavage, when carbohydrate is in the proximity of the cleavage site (Kawaoka & Webster, 1988). To determine the minimal structural requirement for cleavage of the HA ...
... residues at both the fifth (P5) and sixth (P6) positions from the carboxyl terminus of the HA1 either abolishes or severely inhibits cleavage, when carbohydrate is in the proximity of the cleavage site (Kawaoka & Webster, 1988). To determine the minimal structural requirement for cleavage of the HA ...
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... mononucleosis with EB virus. N. Engl. J. Med. 279:1121-7, 1968. [Dept. Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale Univ. Sch. Med., New Haven, CT] This seroepidemiological study of infectious mononucleosis (IM) demonstrated antibody to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) to be absent prior to development of IM, to ap ...
... mononucleosis with EB virus. N. Engl. J. Med. 279:1121-7, 1968. [Dept. Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale Univ. Sch. Med., New Haven, CT] This seroepidemiological study of infectious mononucleosis (IM) demonstrated antibody to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) to be absent prior to development of IM, to ap ...
Dynamics of molecular evolution in RNA virus populations depend
... for positive-sense ssRNA Alphaviruses, which include mosquitoborne pathogens such as chikungunya virus and Eastern equine encephalitis virus. We used SINV evolution under sudden versus gradual host change as a model for studying the dynamics of adaptation in evolving asexual populations encountering ...
... for positive-sense ssRNA Alphaviruses, which include mosquitoborne pathogens such as chikungunya virus and Eastern equine encephalitis virus. We used SINV evolution under sudden versus gradual host change as a model for studying the dynamics of adaptation in evolving asexual populations encountering ...
The Road to a better infection control program
... disease or infected skin lesions from direct contact with residents or their food, if direct contact will transmit the disease. (3) The facility must require staff to wash their hands after each direct resident contact for which hand washing is indicated by accepted professional practice. ...
... disease or infected skin lesions from direct contact with residents or their food, if direct contact will transmit the disease. (3) The facility must require staff to wash their hands after each direct resident contact for which hand washing is indicated by accepted professional practice. ...
Acute Inflammatory Upper Airway Obstruction
... Laryngitis is a common illness. Viruses cause most cases; diphtheria is an exception . The onset is usually characterized by an upper respiratory tract infection during which sore throat, cough, and hoarseness appear. The illness is generally mild; respiratory distress is unusual except in the ...
... Laryngitis is a common illness. Viruses cause most cases; diphtheria is an exception . The onset is usually characterized by an upper respiratory tract infection during which sore throat, cough, and hoarseness appear. The illness is generally mild; respiratory distress is unusual except in the ...
Cytomegalovirus infection in non– human immunodeficiency virus
... Clinical manifestations of cytomegalovirus infection CMV infection without any clinical manifestations is specified as ‘asymptomatic CMV infection’. 1 Patients with CMV disease, however, have a wide range of clinical manifestations, as almost any organ can be involved. CMV pneumonia is the most seri ...
... Clinical manifestations of cytomegalovirus infection CMV infection without any clinical manifestations is specified as ‘asymptomatic CMV infection’. 1 Patients with CMV disease, however, have a wide range of clinical manifestations, as almost any organ can be involved. CMV pneumonia is the most seri ...
Evidence of existence of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic
... Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) is one of the major causes of diseases in cultured penaeid shrimp. It was first found in juvenile Litopenaeus stylirostris in Hawaii (Lightner et al., 1983a). IHHNV is a small, icosahedral, non-enveloped virus containing a single-strande ...
... Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV) is one of the major causes of diseases in cultured penaeid shrimp. It was first found in juvenile Litopenaeus stylirostris in Hawaii (Lightner et al., 1983a). IHHNV is a small, icosahedral, non-enveloped virus containing a single-strande ...
PANDEMIC INFLUENZA H1N1 (Swine Flu)
... can include fever, headache, runny and/or stuffy nose, muscle aches, fatigue, cough, sore throat, and stomach problems such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Seasonal influenza can cause serious complications and on average, kills about 36,000 people in this country each year, mostly individuals ov ...
... can include fever, headache, runny and/or stuffy nose, muscle aches, fatigue, cough, sore throat, and stomach problems such as nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Seasonal influenza can cause serious complications and on average, kills about 36,000 people in this country each year, mostly individuals ov ...
Antigens of Hepatitis B Virus: Failure to Detect HBeAg on the
... double-antibody immunoprecipitation of Dane particles as measured by the endogenous DNA polymerase activity. The plasma of a chronic HBsAg/ayw carrier (NCB), positive for HBsAg-specific DNA polymerase activity and HBeAg, was used as a source of 'heavy' Dane particles (Kaplan et al. 1976). The Dane p ...
... double-antibody immunoprecipitation of Dane particles as measured by the endogenous DNA polymerase activity. The plasma of a chronic HBsAg/ayw carrier (NCB), positive for HBsAg-specific DNA polymerase activity and HBeAg, was used as a source of 'heavy' Dane particles (Kaplan et al. 1976). The Dane p ...
The biological effects of interferons
... • While standard techniques such as gel filtration and ion exchange are extensively used, reported interferon purification protocols have also entailed use of various affinity techniques using, for example, anti-interferon monoclonal antibodies, reactive dyes or lectins (for glycosylated interferon ...
... • While standard techniques such as gel filtration and ion exchange are extensively used, reported interferon purification protocols have also entailed use of various affinity techniques using, for example, anti-interferon monoclonal antibodies, reactive dyes or lectins (for glycosylated interferon ...
Tenacity of mammalian viruses in the gut of leeches fed with porcine
... Leech therapy is currently considered to be of high therapeutic value in medicine. However, feeding leeches with fresh animal blood during the maintenance and reproduction phase bears the risk of transmission of zoonotic viruses to the patient. We hypothesize that this would be abolished by subjecti ...
... Leech therapy is currently considered to be of high therapeutic value in medicine. However, feeding leeches with fresh animal blood during the maintenance and reproduction phase bears the risk of transmission of zoonotic viruses to the patient. We hypothesize that this would be abolished by subjecti ...
University of Chicago Biosafety Manual
... adults. Many have been associated with laboratory-acquired infections. The progression from invasion to infection to disease following contact with an infectious agent depends upon the route of transmission, inoculum, invasive characteristics of the agent, and resistance of the person exposed, wheth ...
... adults. Many have been associated with laboratory-acquired infections. The progression from invasion to infection to disease following contact with an infectious agent depends upon the route of transmission, inoculum, invasive characteristics of the agent, and resistance of the person exposed, wheth ...
Environmental fluctuations lead to predictability in Sin Nombre
... dynamics, and the conditions required for circulation of the virus. METHODS The model Our epidemiological model includes background host population dynamics with three functional age classes, juveniles (J ), subadults (SA), and adults (A), and since infection is life-long (Mills et al. 1999a), two c ...
... dynamics, and the conditions required for circulation of the virus. METHODS The model Our epidemiological model includes background host population dynamics with three functional age classes, juveniles (J ), subadults (SA), and adults (A), and since infection is life-long (Mills et al. 1999a), two c ...
hepatitis B and C
... especially during outbreaks, and for people at risk of severe disease, such as the elderly and patients with chronic hepatitis B or C is recommended. • Passive immunization (post-exposure prophylaxis) of close contacts within 2 weeks using immune serum globulin can prevent secondary spread of HAV. ...
... especially during outbreaks, and for people at risk of severe disease, such as the elderly and patients with chronic hepatitis B or C is recommended. • Passive immunization (post-exposure prophylaxis) of close contacts within 2 weeks using immune serum globulin can prevent secondary spread of HAV. ...
Epidemiological study of canine parvovirus
... level after 3 months age might be one of the predisposing factors, which make the age group of 3-6 months old more prone to CPV and as they advance in age become prone to the infection in endemic areas due to decline in protective titers [12,21]. Above 1 year age, very less incidences were recorded, ...
... level after 3 months age might be one of the predisposing factors, which make the age group of 3-6 months old more prone to CPV and as they advance in age become prone to the infection in endemic areas due to decline in protective titers [12,21]. Above 1 year age, very less incidences were recorded, ...
Viruses causing hepatitis outside the alphabet EBV, CMV, HHV6
... ¾ Hepatitis = 'inflammation of the liver' and not a single disease ...
... ¾ Hepatitis = 'inflammation of the liver' and not a single disease ...
Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Protocol
... Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA)—rapid, depends on adequate specimen (see below) Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) —rapid, depends on adequate specimen (see below) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)--available in research labs, some tertiary care centers Serologic testing: an IgG (collected at time ...
... Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA)—rapid, depends on adequate specimen (see below) Indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) —rapid, depends on adequate specimen (see below) Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)--available in research labs, some tertiary care centers Serologic testing: an IgG (collected at time ...
S CANCER CENTER NEWS Illuminates Cancer’s Early Stages
... found between certain class II MHC genes and development of cervical cancer, which is also caused by HPVs. To see if a similar link existed with RPP, she and her colleagues compared the genetic makeup of 70 RPP patients with an equal number of healthy people and also looked for genetic differences b ...
... found between certain class II MHC genes and development of cervical cancer, which is also caused by HPVs. To see if a similar link existed with RPP, she and her colleagues compared the genetic makeup of 70 RPP patients with an equal number of healthy people and also looked for genetic differences b ...
Infection Control DENT 133
... lesion or infected body fluids such as blood, saliva, semen & other secretions. Diseases such as Hepatitis, herpes, HIV, TB are spread through direct contact. ...
... lesion or infected body fluids such as blood, saliva, semen & other secretions. Diseases such as Hepatitis, herpes, HIV, TB are spread through direct contact. ...
Sibship structure and risk of infectious
... childhood is usually asymptomatic or accompanied only by mild symptoms. On the other hand, primary EBV infection in adolescence or adulthood is often accompanied by infectious mononucleosis (IM), the estimated proportion in restricted populations ranging from 25% to 77%.5,6 All this suggests that ho ...
... childhood is usually asymptomatic or accompanied only by mild symptoms. On the other hand, primary EBV infection in adolescence or adulthood is often accompanied by infectious mononucleosis (IM), the estimated proportion in restricted populations ranging from 25% to 77%.5,6 All this suggests that ho ...
H1N1 Influenza Fact Sheet
... to the symptoms of regular human seasonal influenza and include fever, coughing, stuffy nose and body aches. Some people with H1N1 flu have also reported having a sore throat, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. How does H1N1 flu spread? Influenza viruses can be directly transmitted from pigs to people ...
... to the symptoms of regular human seasonal influenza and include fever, coughing, stuffy nose and body aches. Some people with H1N1 flu have also reported having a sore throat, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. How does H1N1 flu spread? Influenza viruses can be directly transmitted from pigs to people ...
Herpes simplex virus
Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2), also known as human herpesvirus 1 and 2 (HHV-1 and HHV-2), are two members of the herpesvirus family, Herpesviridae, that infect humans. Both HSV-1 (which produces most cold sores) and HSV-2 (which produces most genital herpes) are ubiquitous and contagious. They can be spread when an infected person is producing and shedding the virus. Herpes simplex can be spread through contact with saliva, such as sharing drinks.Symptoms of herpes simplex virus infection include watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes of the mouth, lips or genitals. Lesions heal with a scab characteristic of herpetic disease. Sometimes, the viruses cause very mild or atypical symptoms during outbreaks. However, as neurotropic and neuroinvasive viruses, HSV-1 and -2 persist in the body by becoming latent and hiding from the immune system in the cell bodies of neurons. After the initial or primary infection, some infected people experience sporadic episodes of viral reactivation or outbreaks. In an outbreak, the virus in a nerve cell becomes active and is transported via the neuron's axon to the skin, where virus replication and shedding occur and cause new sores. It is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections.