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West Nile Virus, Sarene Smith, Preston Still
West Nile Virus, Sarene Smith, Preston Still
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
West Nile is a virus which means that West Nile is not a living organism and the only goal the virus has is to reproduce. The virus does this by taking over a host cell, attaching itself to the host cell and takes the cellular machinery needed to replicate itself. Once the virus is done and leaves, the host cell can also be used to infect other cells; therefore spreading the virus throughout the organism. (Campbell, Marfin, Lanciotti & Gubler, 2002).
Chagas Disease: “The Kiss Of Death”, Jessica Rogers, Stacy Castro
Chagas Disease: “The Kiss Of Death”, Jessica Rogers, Stacy Castro
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
Chagas disease is a vector transmitted disease also known as American trypanosomiasis. Chagas disease is classified as a protist or protozoa, which is a simplified version of ‘animal-like single celled organism that is like a multicellular organism’. This is because of the trypanosoma cruzi which is the protist itself (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2012). This disease’s life cycle is complicated. The trypanosoma cruzi changes forms in its life cycle as it travels from hosts. The disease is first transmitted by the vector as it takes a blood meal. This is where the disease then takes over the cells near …
What Is Dysentery?, Rory Malek, Zach Hutchens
What Is Dysentery?, Rory Malek, Zach Hutchens
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
Dysentery is a disease that affects the digestive system and has many grotesque symptoms, such as diarrhea and vomiting. Dysentery is considered more of a set of symptoms instead of an actual organism, but it is almost always caused by a bacterium.
Yellow Fever, Harrison Gibbs, Emma Ward
Yellow Fever, Harrison Gibbs, Emma Ward
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
Yellow Fever is a disease that is most common in Africa and South America that causes severe discomfort and has a high mortality rate, of the estimated over 200,000 cases of Yellow Fever, 30,000 cases end in death. Since it is so dangerous, it is important to know how to prevent and treat it if someone ever wanted to travel to either of those places. The disease is relatively easy to avoid, all someone really need to do is avoid mosquitoes either by wearing protective clothing or by avoiding high density mosquito areas. If one were get Yellow Fever, they …
H1n1 Influenza Virus, Kail Consford, Drew Patel
H1n1 Influenza Virus, Kail Consford, Drew Patel
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
On April 17, 2009, two patients in the United States were found with Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) virus. This virus was spread to Mexico, Canada, and many other countries. From April 15 through May 5, a total of 642 confirmed cases of H1N1 infection were identified in 41 states. The ages of the patients were from 3 months to 81 years, and 60% of the patients were 18 or younger. Most of these patients recently came from either Mexico or even from school outbreaks. The most common symptoms were fever, cough, and a sore throat. The H1N1 was determined to …
Lyme Disease, Marin Olson Beal
Lyme Disease, Marin Olson Beal
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
When asked to think of headlining diseases, many would choose bubonic plague, smallpox, Ebola, or leprosy. However, Lyme disease makes up for more confirmed diagnostic cases in the United States than all the aforementioned diseases combined. In 2014 alone, in the United States, 119 diagnostic cases were confirmed of bubonic plague, smallpox, Ebola, and leprosy altogether, while there were over 25,000 confirmed cases of Lyme disease (CDC, 2015). More information is needed to understand Lyme disease and how to treat it, before any more lives are lost.
Smallpox Infectious Disease, Miranda Allbee, Brandon Smith
Smallpox Infectious Disease, Miranda Allbee, Brandon Smith
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
Smallpox is a disease similar to chicken pox, but not exactly the same. Smallpox is caused by a virus called Variola and is a member of the genus orthopoxvirus. The virus is a large brick shaped DNA virus. Smallpox spreads by direct, face to face contact with an infected person or by contact with infected body fluids or contaminated objects such as clothing. Smallpox is rarely spread through airborne transmission and is not known to be transmitted by animals or insects. The incubation period lasts from 7 to 17 days, during which infected individuals often show no symptoms and are …
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Reuben Ninan
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Reuben Ninan
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
The Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne infectious viral disease in the family Bunyaviridae. The disease was first characterized in the Crimea in 1944 and given the name Crimean hemorrhagic fever. CCHF was then later recognized in 1969 as the cause of illness in the Congo, thus resulting in the current name of the disease. CCHF causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks (CDC, 2014).
The Bubonic Plague, Matthew Morin, Ashton Westbrook
The Bubonic Plague, Matthew Morin, Ashton Westbrook
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
The bubonic plague is a very serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis. The plague is a zoonotic disease, which means it is usually transmitted to humans by animals. It is commonly transmitted through the bites of infected fleas or coming in direct contact with infected animal tissue (Schoenstadt, 2006). The bacterium can be found in fleas or small rodents such as chipmunks, squirrels, rats, or prairie dogs. The symptoms, including fever, chills, headache, and hemorrhages under the skin causing discoloration, are very harsh and unpleasant. This disease is infectious and extremely severe, and it is deadly if …
Typhoid Fever, Christian Nicholas
Typhoid Fever, Christian Nicholas
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
Typhoid fever is a waterborne disease. There are a reported 16 million illnesses and 600,000 deaths annually (Crump, 2010). Most cases occur in developing countries; however, citizens of developed countries who visit developing ones are at risk of catching this disease (CDC, 2013). The disease is caused by Salmonella typhi, which infects the lymph nodes, necessary for immune response. Basic symptoms include a prolonged fever, interruptions in proper bowel function (constipation and diarrhea), severe cough, and in some cases, rose-colored spots on the patient. Salmonella typhi is a gram-negative bacteria that can only be carried by humans. There is also …
African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness), Pedro Garcia, Austin Burton
African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness), Pedro Garcia, Austin Burton
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
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Dengue Fever, Ashley Hernandez, Chris Harkness
Dengue Fever, Ashley Hernandez, Chris Harkness
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
In recent years, the transmission of dengue fever has increased surprisingly fast and has become a major international public health concern. As of today this disease has mainly affected large countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and death among children in the certain areas. The amount of people that have got this infection has dramatically increase in recent decades. Over 40% of the world’s population are currently at risk of getting Dengue Fever. There is now an estimate of 50-100 million people that catch this disease every year (World Health Organization, 2002).
A Look Into Tuberculosis, Adrian Vega, Brennan Heath
A Look Into Tuberculosis, Adrian Vega, Brennan Heath
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
Tuberculosis is a Mycobacterium which is a genus classified in the phylum Actinobacteria. This genus is known to cause diseases in mammals. Tuberculosis' scientific name is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Robert Koch discovered pathogenic bacterial species discovered in 1882 by. M. tuberculosis has a waxy coating on the cell's surface which makes it unable to be Gram stained.(Brennan, 2003). Gram staining is a method to differentiate bacterial species into two groups. This bacterium is Gram-negative because the waxy coating will not absorb the stain. When M. tuberculosis is in the lungs it is engulfed by macrophages trying to eradicate the disease, but …
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebolavirus), Katie Mckee, Maria Hernandez
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (Ebolavirus), Katie Mckee, Maria Hernandez
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
Without treatment, the Ebola Virus (also known as hemorrhagic fever) has up to a 90% fatality rate. Understanding this disease could help save a person’s life, especially if that person has recently traveled to Africa.
Cholera Research Poster, James Sowards, Mac Duffield
Cholera Research Poster, James Sowards, Mac Duffield
Infectious Diseases Project 2015
Cholera kills 142,000 on average a year, each of these lives being equally important. In Haiti a huge outbreak of cholera occurred. So many people died it made the population unable to recover from such an epidemic. Cholera might not be as important to people that do not live near the area affected but it has changed the lives of many people around the world (WebMD LLC, 1994-2015).