Why is Zika virus disease considered dangerous even though itrarely kills?

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Q: How has infectious disease played an important role in human evolution? How have human cultural…

A: Infectious diseases have played a significant role in human evolution by acting as a powerful…

Q: Describe how we can use Epidemiology to explain and predict the Ebola outbreak. What kind of…

A: Epidemiology is a branch of Medicine, which deals with the study of determinants, distribution,…

Q: Why are infectious diseases more common in developing nations than in the United States today?

A: According to the data provided by the World Health Organization, there is a lower level of mortality…

Q: Why is it very unlikely that the Zika virus will become a permanent resident of Michigan?

A: Zika virus is mostly spread by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes…

Q: The Ebola virus outbreak in African nations spread by which of the following transmission vehicles?…

A: Ebola virus is infectious and fatal virus infection which is marked by fever, spread through contact…

Q: Why does Ebola look like a worm

A: Ebola is a virus that leads to serious haemorrhage, failure of the organ and death.

Q: Why does the Ebola virus generate such severe symptoms in a human host? (Hint: What is the…

A: virus were some of the first replicating systems . they have evolved many times and have become more…

Q: why is it important to learn about infectious diseases in history, and how does that knowledge apply…

A: Infectious diseases caused by organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungus, or parasites. There are…

Q: The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%. Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in…

A: One of the several types of the Ebola virus can cause the severe and frequently fatal disease known…

Q: Considering the case study example of the Zaire ebola virus epidemic, select the correct statement.…

A: The Zaire ebola virus, commonly known simply as Ebola virus (EBOV), is a highly infectious and…

Q: The ebola virus is ______ times larger than the rhinovirus.

A: Ebola virus is around 14,000 nanometers in length with a diameter of 80 nanometers. Rhinoviruses are…

Q: Why is dengue (the sylvatic form) becoming more of an issue now more than ever?

A: Dengue is an acute viral disease spread by mosquitoes. Symptoms are expressed after a short…

Q: It is said,that disease are spreading faster due to globalisation and increased movement of…

A: The disease is caused by pathogens. Pathogens are disease-causing organisms. There are two types of…

Q: Which are true about tick-borne bacterial diseases? Select which true O One example is the West Nile…

A: Examples for tick borne bacterial diseases include Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted  Fever,etc.…

Q: Why does viruses are “tiny tricky,infections agents”?

A: Viruses are submicroscopic infectious agents that can replicate only inside the host cell. They are…

Q: Which are true regarding tick-borne bacterial diseases? Select all that apply. - One example is the…

A: Tick borne diseases, that affect the human and other animals, are caused by pathogens transmitted…

Q: What happens during the 'incubation period'?   The virus is cleared from the body by the immune…

A: The incubation period is a process in which time is needed or required for any specific process to…

Q: How can the knowledge that we gained from the Zika and Ebola outbreaks be applied to this current…

A: There has been multiple pandemics in the last century. These pandemics has frequently been examined…

Q: outbreak than all others combined. It also spread between countries, starting in Guinea then moving…

A: Person get infection from Ebola virus by contact with already infected faunas, for instance,…

Q: Why do you think there are no longer polio cases in the US, but there are some cases of influenza?

A: Vaccination is an activity during which an inactivated or killed pathogen is administered to a…

Q: How does the current global pandemic will have an impact on the future generations born into it?

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Q: Rabies is a disease that can be transmitted between humans and animals. describe at least two human…

A: Rabies can be described as the viral diseases of dogs and other animals that spread to humans…

Viral Infections

Viruses are abundantly found, minute entities that have genetic material enclosed within a protein coat. The proteinaceous material enclosing the genetic material of the virus is called a capsid. The genetic material could be either DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid). A virus is too minute to be looked at with naked eyes and therefore visualized with the help of a microscope. They are acellular entities that require a host for processes, such as replication, transcription, translation and multiplication. Plants, animals, and bacteria act as host wherein the virus reproduce. Viruses cannot multiply outside the host's body and thus are considered nonliving outside the host body.