1)Virus name?
The dengue fever's family name is Flavivindae
2) Disease or disorder caused by virus?
Hemorrhagic fever
3)Description of virus structure?
A circular cell with many ribosomes attached to eachother inside all in pairs of three.
4)How is Dengue fever transmitted?
This virus is transmitted by mosquitos
5)How can transmission be prevented?
By wearing lots of bug repellant
6) The type of body cells the dengue fever attacks?
Currently unknown
7) What are the symptoms of infection?
Fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, and rashes that can appear anywhere on your body.
8)How does the body defend itself?
Currently unknown
9)Are there and treatments vaccinnes?
At the moment no but there are some ways to help your chance of survival e.g.:
Increased fluid intake, platelette transfussions and acetaminophen, which is an Asprin substitue.
10) some interesting facts about Dengue fever;
-In 1780 the Dengue fever broke out at nearly the same time in three completely different places across the world.
Those three places are Asia, Africa, and North America
-There have been 40 million cases of reported dengue fever so far
-In Rio de janerio One million people were infected only 16 died, many scientists say that they were vey lucky to have lost so few.
-This disease can last 2 to 7 days.
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Questions:
1.Virus name
2.Disease or disorder caused by virus
3.Description of virus structure
4.How is the virus transmitted
5.How can transmission be prevented
6.Describe the type of body cells attacked
7.What are the symptoms of infection
8.How does the body defend itself
9.Are there any treatments/vaccines? If so describe
10.Interesting facts
Answers:
1. The virus name is Flavivirus dengue virus.
2. There are two types; Classic and hemorrhagic fever,
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4. The virus is only transmitted through Aedes egypti female mosquitos or blood products. The mosquito bites an infected person than bites someone else thus spreading virus.
5. It can be prevented by eliminating or reducing mosquito population. If the mosquitos are controlled than virus won't spread. People can protect themselves by the use of mosquito nets, repellants, covering skin, use of bednets, and avoiding areas where there is a lot of mosquitos.
6. The type of body cell attacked is the antibodies in the body. The virus tricks the host into takeing the virus into immune cells. Antibodies are proteins found in blood, and is used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects.
7. The symptoms is sudden onset of fever, severe headache, muscle and joint pains, and rashes on the skin usually apepearing as bright red petchia. Petchia is small red or purple spots on body caused by minor hemorrhage. It appears first on lower limbs and chest, sometimes spreading to entire body. The person will also show signs of gastritis, commbined with abdominal pain.
8. The body cannot defend itself against Dengue Virus. Dengue Fever makes the person ill and Dengue Hemorrhage Fever is often fatal.
9. There's no vaccines but in 2007 the World Community Grid launched a project to fight Dengue Virus.
10.1) Some 2.5 billion people are at risk in 100 countrist
2) Dengue is the world's most important re-emerging mosquito-borne viral disease.
3) As many as 60 million cases occur annually-resulting in some 500,000 hospitalized and 30,000 deaths.
4) Global Warming has effected the distribution of water and caused the infected mosquitos to multiply, thus increasing spread of virus.
5) Epidemics occur in crowded urban environments rather than poor rural areas meaning places like Shanghai is perfect spot for a epidemic to happen.
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By Andy Sun