• Favipiravir (Avigan) is a broad-spectrum antiviral drug, used to treat influenza, which in a mouse model appears to be useful in treating Ebola disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • 2017 . Powassan virus: an emerging arbovirus of public health concern in North America . (ajtmh.org)
  • In 2016 and 2017, cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection were reported in Miami-Dade County in southeastern Florida and Brownsville, Texas. (msdmanuals.com)
  • investigators stopped enrolling new subjects in January 2016, having failed to reach its enrollment goal of 200 due to the waning of the Ebola outbreak. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2007, an outbreak of ZIKV disease occurred on Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia and the ensuing investigation included the first population-based epidemiological study of ZIKV infection and disease. (cdc.gov)
  • We analysed data from Colombia 's national surveillance system during the 2015-2016 Zika virus outbreak on patients meeting the clinical case definition of Zika virus disease (ZVD) among children aged 1 month to 18 years to estimate incidence by demographic characteristics and characterize the occurrence of selected complications . (bvsalud.org)
  • The current outbreak of the virus, beginning late July 2018, has claimed 1,346 lives in North Kivu and Ituri provinces until May. (org.in)
  • 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak and follow-up to the Special Session of the Executive Board on Ebola. (who.int)
  • Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Ebola, the Advisory Group comprised 19 high-level experts in large-scale emergency response, disaster preparedness, disease outbreak control and crisis coordination. (who.int)
  • The 2019 virus outbreak took us all by surprise. (g2a.com)
  • Ben also previously deployed for the DRC Equateur outbreak earlier in 2018 and for the 2014-2016 West Africa Ebola outbreak. (cdc.gov)
  • At the beginning of the Zika outbreak in South America, my colleagues in Colombia contacted me with concern about the increasing number of patients with neurological complications in their hospitals," says Carlos A. Pardo, M.D., associate professor of neurology and pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who earned his medical degree in Colombia and is an expert in neuroimmune and infectious diseases, including Guillain-Barré. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Amid the global 2022 mpox outbreak, new estimates are needed to characterize the virus' epide. (researchgate.net)
  • A positive way to look at this, he said, is that the dramatic outbreak, and people's worries about it, could be used as a way to bring attention to the other diseases that are killing a lot of people. (bu.edu)
  • The most recent case of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in Sierra Leone had been reported 4 months earlier on September 13, 2015 ( 1 ), and the World Health Organization had declared the end of Ebola virus transmission in Sierra Leone on November 7, 2015 ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The epidemic of Ebola virus disease (Ebola) in West Africa began in Guinea in late 2013 ( 1 ), and on August 8, 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic a Public Health Emergency of International Concern ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The problem is that it is hard to tell the difference between antibodies the body makes in response to the Zika virus from those made to its very close relative, Dengue virus. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • The plan is to then introduce specific changes to the proteins so that the test can better distinguish between antibodies that result from Zika virus infection and those made in response to Dengue virus. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • According to the World Health Organization 5 , almost two million people in the Americas suffered from dengue virus infection in 2019, and more recent data showed that four billion people suffer from dengue and related viruses such as Zika and Chikungunya in 128 countries worldwide 6 . (nature.com)
  • The circulation of the dengue virus for the past sixty years in South-East Asia is relatively well known. (medindia.net)
  • How does the early occurrence of influenza epidemics impact outbreaks of other common seasonal viruses? (medscape.com)
  • In the midst of the growing global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, it's time we all made the connection between eating animals and major disease outbreaks around the world. (peta.org.uk)
  • Here are just a selection of the human disease outbreaks that are linked to eating animals. (peta.org.uk)
  • To help prevent future outbreaks of killer diseases, we must stop confining, abusing, and killing animals for their flesh in factory farms, markets, and abattoirs. (peta.org.uk)
  • If you have frequent herpes outbreaks, you'll be given a medicine to take during the last month of pregnancy to treat the virus. (medlineplus.gov)
  • As proposed by the Director-General and welcomed by Member States in decision WHA68(10), on 21 July 2015 the Director-General established a high-level Advisory Group to provide guidance on reforms to strengthen WHO's capacities to respond to and prepare for disease outbreaks and other emergencies with health and humanitarian consequences. (who.int)
  • Mayaro virus has been associated with small outbreaks in northern South America. (blogspot.com)
  • We review the evidence for respiratory transmission of monkeypox virus (MPXV), examining key works from animal models, human outbreaks and case reports, and environmental studies. (researchgate.net)
  • However, it has been unclear whether there represented a true absence of the virus in the region or if outbreaks have simply not been detected. (medindia.net)
  • In 1947, the Zika virus was first isolated from monkeys in the Zika Forest of Uganda but was not considered an important human pathogen until the first large-scale outbreaks in the South Pacific islands in 2007. (msdmanuals.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issues travel alerts for countries in these regions when outbreaks occur. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Biosurveillance for avian influenza viruses (AIV) among wild and domestic bird populations helps to identify potential risks for transmission and epizootic disease. (usgs.gov)
  • Avian influenza viruses are known to persist outside the host in the aquatic environment, both in water and sediment, with longevity depending upon various environmental condition factors. (usgs.gov)
  • 2016) Low-pathogenic avian influenza viruses in wild migratory waterfowl in a region of high poultry production, Delmarva, Maryland. (usgs.gov)
  • ABSTRACT Surveillance for avian influenza viruses in Egyptian poultry has been conducted since 2009. (who.int)
  • Surveillance for avian influenza viruses must continue in Egypt to monitor further developments in H5N1 circulation in poultry. (who.int)
  • The February 2018 issue of the MSMR contained the results of the most recent, broad surveillance study of the most concerning vector-borne diseases. (health.mil)
  • To investigate animal reservoirs of monkeypox virus in Nigeria, we sampled 240 rodents during 2018-2019. (researchgate.net)
  • The H1N1 virus caused a pandemic when it was transmitted from pigs to humans, killing up to 575,400 people worldwide. (peta.org.uk)
  • Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes, was first identified in the Zika Forest by the Virus Research Institute in Uganda in a non-human primate in 1947 and from Aedes africanus mosquitoes in 1948. (cdc.gov)
  • Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is an arbovirus (family Togaviridae , genus Alphavirus ) transmitted to humans primarily from Aedes , Coquillettidia , and Culex mosquitoes. (blogspot.com)
  • Aedes aegypti mosquitos transmit the Zika virus to humans. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • Chikungunya Disease Chikungunya disease is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Because asymptomatic infection might be epidemiologically significant, revisions to the interim surveillance case definitions are proposed to include ZIKV infections without disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Public health jurisdictions are encouraged to evaluate, report, and monitor identified ZIKV infections, particularly in pregnant women, that don't meet the clinical criteria of the confirmed and probable congenital and non-congenital disease case classifications. (cdc.gov)
  • Some women have had herpes infections in the past, but are not aware of it, and may pass the virus to their baby. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Several infections (eg, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, hepatitis, varicella, other herpes viruses, Mycoplasma pneumoniae , C jejuni ) as well as immunizations have been known to precede or to be associated with the illness. (medscape.com)
  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus and Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infections: To Treat or Not to Treat? (lww.com)
  • Over the past 2 decades, therapies have been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics Red Book Committee for the management of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) and congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections. (lww.com)
  • Working in partnership is vital if we are to successfully tackle the health risks posed by emerging infections such as the Zika virus. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Dr Jeremy Farrar, Director of the Wellcome Trust, said: "The speed at which Zika moved from being a relatively obscure tropical disease to a global health emergency has taken us all by surprise, and illustrates just how vulnerable the world is to emerging infections. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Other researchers later showed that viruses in related parasites such as Trichomonas , which causes vaginal infections, and potentially Cryptosporidium , which causes diarrhea, also may exacerbate disease. (wustl.edu)
  • Fewer than one percent of people who get West Nile virus infections develop severe symptoms or neurological conditions such as meningitis or encephalitis. (healthline.com)
  • The clinical presentation can mimic that of chikungunya, dengue, and Zika virus infections. (blogspot.com)
  • Molecular (real-time PCR) and serologic (IgM) evidence indicated orthopoxvirus infections, but presence of mon- keypox virus was not confirmed. (researchgate.net)
  • Lower respiratory tract infections, such as pneumonia, account for 26 percent of all ER visits for infectious diseases. (rtmagazine.com)
  • Overview of Arbovirus, Arenavirus, and Filovirus Infections Arbovirus (arthropod-borne virus) is defined as any virus that is transmitted to humans and/or other vertebrates by certain species of blood-feeding arthropods, mostly insects (flies and mosquitoes). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Features that support a role for an infectious agent include the generally self-limited course of the disease and its frequent association with symptoms similar to those of upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs). (medscape.com)
  • Every emerging infectious disease is a mystery waiting to be solved…Disease biologists are the Sam Spades, the Philip Marlowes, the Sherlock Holmeses who go out and solve the mysteries. (bu.edu)
  • Some 44,000 fatal emerging infectious disease common in man and non-human children travelled to towns and commuted freely back and forth primates. (who.int)
  • The declining incidences of malaria and leishmaniasis during 2016-2020 are likely due to reduced numbers of service members assigned to endemic regions of the world. (health.mil)
  • The surveillance period was 1 Jan. 2016 through 31 Dec. 2020. (health.mil)
  • In 2020, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), 5 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), 6 and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 7 expanded recommendations for HCV infection screening to include all adults age 18 years or older (and for all pregnant women during each pregnancy) because of cost effectiveness, limited success of risk-based screening, and availability of curative treatment. (health.mil)
  • Between 2014 and 2016, over 11,000 people in West Africa died of the condition. (peta.org.uk)
  • This snapshot covers a 5-year surveillance period (August 2016-April 2021) and presents the documented percentage compliance with the influenza immunization requirement among active component health care personnel of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. (health.mil)
  • Thought you might appreciate this item(s) I saw in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. (lww.com)
  • Title : Nile virus disease cases and presumptive viremic blood donors by state - United States, 2011 Corporate Authors(s) : National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of infectious disease globally. (lu.se)
  • They also accounted for 15 percent of the infectious disease-related deaths during ER visits and hospitalizations. (rtmagazine.com)
  • Septicemia, a serious blood infection, accounted for 32 percent of infectious disease-related hospitalizations and 75 percent of infectious disease-related deaths during ER visits and hospitalizations. (rtmagazine.com)
  • While infectious disease-related issues are serious, the researchers remain cautiously optimistic that some infectious disease-related ER visits and hospitalizations can be prevented. (rtmagazine.com)
  • c Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases. (who.int)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Emergency Operations Center. (cdc.gov)
  • Title : Key messages - Zika Virus Disease : January 27, 2016 Corporate Authors(s) : Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Emergency Operations Center. (cdc.gov)
  • Confirmatory testing was performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Arboviral Diseases Branch (Fort Collins, CO, USA). (blogspot.com)
  • Here we investigated the role of PI4KIII in foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) replication. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • Cholesterol shuttling is important for RNA replication of coxsackievirus B3 and encephalomyocarditis virus. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • RNA viruses rewire cellular pathways to build replication organelles. (microbiologyresearch.org)
  • Background & Aims: The high replication and mutation rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) results in a heterogeneous population of viral sequences in vivo. (whiterose.ac.uk)
  • 2 incompatible viruses that were interfering with the replication of each other. (blogspot.com)
  • Dengue and Zika virus infection has been found to up against a human and mosquito immune defense mechanism and highjack specific host proteins for virus replication. (medindia.net)
  • We can use the little errors that emerge during viral replication to piece together the historical spread of viruses. (medindia.net)
  • New combination vaccines should induce similar or superior levels of neutralizing antibody in serum for individual protection against paralytic disease and mucosal immunity that effectively decreases viral replication in the intestine and pharynx for population protection against transmission of poliovirus. (who.int)
  • Usutu virus was first isolated in 1959 from Culex neavei mosquitoes in South Africa. (cdc.gov)
  • To make matters worse, both viruses are spread by the same species of mosquito so they are equally likely to occur in areas where those mosquitoes are found. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • Dr Daly adds: "Although Zika is unlikely to be a direct threat to us here in the UK because the virus is spread by mosquitoes only found in tropical climates, in my view, it is important that we apply our expertise and technologies and collaborate internationally to help combat dangerous emerging viruses. (nottingham.ac.uk)
  • While the Health Department's surveillance efforts are able to confirm evidence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in the above mentioned areas, given the widespread presence of the virus, it should be protected against in all areas of New York City where the virus is just as likely to be detected. (nyc.gov)
  • Residents of New York City can help reduce the risk of West Nile virus by eliminating areas of standing water and by taking precautions against mosquitoes. (nyc.gov)
  • Mosquitoes transmit this virus by biting an infected bird and then biting a person. (healthline.com)
  • Infected mosquitoes usually spread the West Nile virus. (healthline.com)
  • Patients infected with arboviruses such as Zika virus should be advised to limit activity during symptomatic illness in order to avoid exposure to mosquitoes and potential risk for human-to-arthropod transmission and subsequent local spread of disease. (medscape.com)
  • Zika virus is transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes which causes mild fever with maculopapular rash. (medindia.net)
  • Tang LSY, Masur J, Sims Z, Nelson A, Osinusi A, Kohli A, Kattakuzhy S, Polis M, Kottilil S. Safe and effective sofosbuvir-based therapy in patients with mental health disease on hepatitis C virus treatment. (wjgnet.com)
  • Some of the pathogenic triggers of GBS include Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus, the enteroviruses, hepatitis A and B, varicella, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Campylobacter jejuni , which is perhaps the most common. (medscape.com)
  • Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) can cause significant morbidity to individuals due to inflammatory damage to the liver. (health.mil)
  • Regarding the hepatitis B virus, a booster dose of the vaccine is often required due to the low or the lost immune response rate in CD. (mdpi.com)
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci spoke about U.S. preparedness and response to the Zika virus. (c-span.org)
  • This tick is a vector of several zoonotic diseases, including human monocytic ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). (health.mil)
  • Dr. Anthony Fauci updated reporters on the Zika virus in the United States. (c-span.org)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci told the NEIDL symposium audience that because there have always been, and always will be, emerging infectious diseases, "we need people and efforts like those that are going on right here, at BU, and at places like the NEIDL. (bu.edu)
  • Anthony Fauci flashed on the screen a slide of a huge map of the world crisscrossed with blue and red lines showing dozens of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases . (bu.edu)
  • Biomarkers of bronchiolitis disease severity in infants might help in clinical management. (medscape.com)
  • Any detectable titer of neutralizing antibody against poliovirus is considered protective against clinical paralytic diseases. (who.int)
  • Intraventricular ribavirin has been associated with clinical improvement in 4 patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) and apparently reduced mortality in an open-label trial in patients with Nipah virus encephalitis. (medscape.com)
  • The most common clinical manifestation of Kikuchi disease is cervical lymphadenopathy, with or without systemic signs and symptoms. (medscape.com)
  • a Field Epidemiology Training Program, National Institute of Infectious Diseases. (who.int)
  • b Department of Epidemiology for Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Japan. (who.int)
  • However, through vigilant daily monitoring of national surveillance data by surveillance officers at the national level, including fellows of the Field Epidemiology Training Program at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, and their close communication with local public health staff, five cases were found to have been present at a large international airport on the same day as a possible index case was found. (who.int)
  • It was not thought to be associated with severe or fatal disease in humans until a neuroinvasive infection was reported to have occurred in an Italian woman in 2009. (cdc.gov)
  • Other authors, particularly when defining severe CAEBV disease, require both an elevated level of EBV in the blood as well as infiltration of tissues by EBV-positive lymphocytes ( 16 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a disease caused by a coronavirus that originated in wild animals - bats and civet cats - and was transmitted to humans. (peta.org.uk)
  • If a Leishmania parasite is carrying this virus, there's more severe disease, higher numbers of parasites, and the infection is more likely to metastasize. (wustl.edu)
  • Cases of West Nile Encephalitis or Meningitis , or Acute Flaccid Paralysis (severe muscle weakness associated with West Nile virus infection). (nyc.gov)
  • A mosquito bite can turn into something much more severe if it infects you with the West Nile virus (sometimes called WNV). (healthline.com)
  • The two main problems with this virus are that, occasionally, it can lead to neurological complications, such as Guillain-Barr syndrome, or severe fetal brain developmental defects. (medindia.net)
  • Another fatality has been reported in which Kikuchi disease appeared concurrently with SLE and was complicated with hemophagocytic syndrome and severe infection. (medscape.com)
  • In the last decade, the most common vector-borne diseases among U.S. Armed Forces tended to be Lyme disease, malaria, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, dengue, and leishmaniasis. (health.mil)
  • The current findings reemphasize that the threat to service members from vector-borne diseases will vary according to the prevalent endemic diseases of specific geographic locations, the availability of protective vaccines, and the implementation of individual and group preventive measures. (health.mil)
  • Those 5 diseases were responsible for 94% of all confirmed vector-borne diseases reported as RMEs. (health.mil)
  • Among the 1,068 RMEs for vector-borne diseases (confirmed, probable, and suspected), there were only 105 such cases that could be linked to a record of hospitalization for the same diagnosis. (health.mil)
  • The U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Defense (DOD) have traditionally dedicated considerable effort to the prevention and treatment of vector-borne diseases that may adversely affect the ability of military service members to train for and execute their operational mission. (health.mil)
  • The pages of the MSMR reflect over 25 years of surveillance studies to inform military leaders and preventive medicine/public health assets about the incidence of vector-borne diseases and appropriate steps to counter the associated threat. (health.mil)
  • The problem is global, and it isn't going away - 60% of known infectious diseases in humans are transmitted from other animals. (peta.org.uk)
  • Ebola virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted to humans from wild animals such as bats, porcupines, and primates. (peta.org.uk)
  • The World Health Organization advises that camels have played a role in spreading the virus to humans and has issued guidance on avoiding the consumption of camel milk and meat. (peta.org.uk)
  • The virus can be passed on to humans who touch the feathers, flesh, or faeces of infected birds. (peta.org.uk)
  • Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) is a rare condition causing brain damage in humans. (peta.org.uk)
  • Understandably, researchers are scrambling to shed light on the devastating impact that the disease has on humans, leaving the great apes hidden in the dark. (listverse.com)
  • Unlike humans, viruses do not have a genetic repair system," says Henrik Salje. (medindia.net)
  • Although A. aegypti feeds almost exclusively on humans, A. albopictus feeds on humans as well as variety of other animals that are not susceptible to the virus and are not involved in transmission chains. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Recent promising therapies with recombinant fully humanized antibody against Nipah and Hendra virus have been tested in experimental animals and in a compassionate basis in humans. (medscape.com)
  • Bats and other animals may be responsible for carrying this deadly disease, which is easily spread from person to person through bodily fluids. (listverse.com)
  • Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received an $8.5 million grant to study the role of gut viruses in inflammatory bowel disease. (wustl.edu)
  • Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received an $8.5 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop the tools needed to study the role of the virome in inflammatory bowel disease. (wustl.edu)
  • The researchers found that people with the condition carry more Caudovirales , a group of viruses that infects bacteria, and anelloviruses, a family of viruses that infects human cells, in their intestines. (wustl.edu)
  • The new grant will allow the researchers to follow a group of people with inflammatory bowel disease over time, along with healthy members of their households for comparison. (wustl.edu)
  • By taking repeated stool samples and analyzing the genetic material of the viruses in such samples, the researchers will be able to see how the makeup of the gut viral community changes over the course of the disease, and gauge whether any particular groups of viruses become more abundant during flare-ups or resolutions. (wustl.edu)
  • To grow viruses that infect human cells, researchers must first culture human cells and then infect them with viruses. (wustl.edu)
  • Since May 2014, when chikungunya virus (CHIKV) swept across the island of Hispaniola, researchers at the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL, USA) have studied alphavirus and flavivirus transmission in Haiti in collaboration with the Christianville Foundation. (blogspot.com)
  • In a collaborative effort with scientists at six Colombian hospitals, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report what they believe to be the strongest biological evidence to date linking Zika virus infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • As the NEIDL moves toward opening its biosafety level 4 lab, he said, "we are committed to assembling a world-class team of interdisciplinary researchers to work on the most virulent diseases in a state-of-the-art facility with the highest standards of safety. (bu.edu)
  • The data the researchers examined included more than 3 million ER visits related to infectious diseases. (rtmagazine.com)
  • We are pretty sure that there were no strains circulating in South America before 2013 and that the virus has now largely gone" explains Henrik Salje. (medindia.net)
  • The first is that changes may have occurred to the Zika virus - and its transmissibility - when the virus migrated to South America. (medindia.net)
  • Weissenböck H , Kolodziejek J , Url A , Lussy H , Rebel-Bauder B , Nowotny N . Emergence of Usutu virus, an African mosquito-borne flavivirus of the Japanese encephalitis virus group, central Europe. (cdc.gov)
  • The Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is antigenically and structurally similar to the viruses that cause dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile virus. (msdmanuals.com)
  • But alongside gut bacteria thrives a vast community of viruses, and we know little about their impact on health and disease. (wustl.edu)
  • Tools to analyze the viral community are relatively scarce partly because viruses are more diverse than bacteria. (wustl.edu)
  • We frequently can't even tell whether we've found a virus that infects bacteria or human cells. (wustl.edu)
  • We used whole-transcriptome shotgun sequencing (RNA-seq) to compare the S. pneumoniae transcriptome in biofilms, bacteria dispersed from biofilms after exposure to IAV, febrile-range temperature, or ATP, and planktonic cells grown at 37°C. Compared with biofilm bacteria, actively dispersed S. pneumoniae, which were more virulent in invasive disease, upregulated genes involved in carbohydrate metabolism. (lu.se)
  • Guillain-Barré is a very rare but potentially paralyzing disorder of the nervous system that appears days to weeks after infection with viruses or bacteria. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • By: Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer Published: 08/03/2016 06:02 PM EDT on LiveScience The coastal waters around Rio de Janeiro, where many Olympic water competitions will soon take place, are reportedly teeming with harmful viruses and bacteria. (medworm.com)
  • Increasing data indicate that it is an autoimmune disease, often triggered by a preceding viral or bacterial infection with organisms such as Campylobacter jejuni , cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, or Mycoplasma pneumoniae . (medscape.com)
  • Congenital Cytomegalovirus and Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus. (lww.com)
  • The focus of the Streblow laboratory is on defining the role of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in the development of vascular disease and chronic rejection of organ allografts. (ohsu.edu)
  • Usutu virus ( Figure ), named for the Usutu River in Swaziland, is a mosquitoborne flavivirus closely related to Japanese encephalitis virus, West Nile virus, Murray Valley encephalitis virus, and St. Louis encephalitis virus. (cdc.gov)
  • Ashraf U , Ye J , Ruan X , Wan S , Zhu B , Cao S . Usutu virus: an emerging flavivirus in Europe. (cdc.gov)
  • Acyclovir is also the drug of choice for varicella-zoster virus (VZV) encephalitis, although ganciclovir is also considered an alternative option. (medscape.com)
  • What are the diagnostic practices for influenza and other respiratory virus in U.S. hospitals and laboratories? (medscape.com)
  • This was the map the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases had shown to the appropriations committee of the US House of Representatives last March, he said, addressing the opening of BU's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) inaugural symposium, held at the George Sherman Union last Sunday. (bu.edu)
  • Newborn infants can become infected with herpes virus during pregnancy, during labor or delivery, or after birth. (medlineplus.gov)
  • In this type, the herpes virus can affect many parts of the body. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Herpes virus infection in infants is generally treated with antiviral medicine given through a vein (intravenous). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with unconfirmed Zika virus infection should be avoided since the use of such drugs in dengue fever is associated with hemorrhagic risk and risk for Reye syndrome in the pediatric population. (medscape.com)
  • Prevention involves avoiding mosquito bites, avoiding unprotected sex with a partner at risk of having Zika virus infection, and, for pregnant women and their partners, avoiding travel to areas with ongoing transmission. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Due to the rapidly evolving epidemic of Zika virus infection, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) Executive Board developed an interim position statement to establish standardized case definitions for Zika virus disease and ZIKV congenital infection dated February 26, 2016, and to add these conditions to the Nationally Notifiable Diseases List. (cdc.gov)
  • A. albopictus is thought to be a secondary vector of epidemic Zika virus infection in the tropics, but whether it would do so in the more temperate climate of the United States is unclear. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Zika Virus Disease in Children in Colombia, August 2015 to May 2016. (bvsalud.org)
  • Of the 68 patients initially evaluated in Colombia, virus and immunology studies were conducted using the body fluids from 42. (hopkinsmedicine.org)
  • The Government of Sierra Leone launched a response to prevent further transmission of Ebola virus by identifying contacts of the decedent and monitoring them for Ebola signs and symptoms, ensuring timely treatment for anyone with Ebola, and conducting an epidemiologic investigation to identify the source of infection. (cdc.gov)
  • After the declaration of the end of Ebola virus transmission in Sierra Leone, the nation's policy of performing buccal swabs for Ebola virus RNA on all decedents continued. (cdc.gov)
  • The success of this response, the first led by the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation after transition from the National and District Ebola Response Centers on January 1, 2016, can be measured by the case's detection from a routine swab, genetic sequencing performed by locally trained scientists, and the limitation of transmission of Ebola virus from the index case to a single, identified high-risk contact. (cdc.gov)
  • Transmission of the virus from mother to newborn can occur if the mother is infected with the Zika virus near the time of delivery. (cdc.gov)
  • The best method for preventing Zika virus infection is to avoid travel to areas with active Zika virus transmission. (medscape.com)
  • reported by the media of a strange disease affecting people in No transmission has been reported before symptoms develop the district starting August 2007. (who.int)
  • The new virus was identified as the Persistence -Derived Transmission of EBOV (VPGTe). (who.int)
  • However, influenza A virus (IAV) infection releases virulent pneumococci from biofilms in vitro and in vivo. (lu.se)
  • The symposium, which ran through Tuesday, brought together some 160 virologists and other scientists from all over the world who study the diseases on Fauci's map-and work on vaccines, treatments, and public health responses-to discuss their research and the particular challenges of working with dangerous pathogens. (bu.edu)
  • To be relevant, leading research universities must be involved in understanding the pathways of these diseases and finding vaccines and cures and treatments. (bu.edu)
  • Dr. Streblow's lab has also generated a rhesus macaque (RM) chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection animal model to identify correlates of CHIKV pathogenesis and to test novel antivirals and vaccines. (ohsu.edu)
  • There are no specific FDA-approved treatment options or vaccines for treatment and prevention of Zika virus infection. (medscape.com)
  • However, some aspects of the relationship between celiac disease (CD) and vaccines are still unclear. (mdpi.com)
  • Available at http://www.who.int/biologicals/vaccines/BS2185_OPV_Post_ECBS_DB_TZ_DBFinal12Feb2013.pdf, accessed February 2016. (who.int)
  • Results from a small series suggested that interferon alfa-2b reduced the severity and duration of the complications of St Louis encephalitis virus meningoencephalitis. (medscape.com)
  • On January 14, 2016, the Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation was notified that a buccal swab collected on January 12 from a deceased female aged 22 years (patient A) in Tonkolili District had tested positive for Ebola virus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). (cdc.gov)
  • During 2014-2016, the pandemics of chikungunya and Zika virus transiently inserted those diseases into the top 5. (health.mil)
  • Opinion: Manipulating viruses and risking pandemics is too dangerous. (mit.edu)
  • Kevin Esvelt calls on the research community to build defenses against future pandemics, not attempt to discover viruses that cause them. (mit.edu)
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is another disease caused by a coronavirus. (peta.org.uk)
  • The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis. (cdc.gov)
  • Banana plants of the Cavendish subgroup (Musa AAA, locally known as "Kabuthu") with classical banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) symptoms were observed to be widespread in Thiwi Valley, Salima Agricultural Development Division, Malawi. (apsnet.org)
  • The presence of both the virus and its vector has the potential for causing great economic damage to this important banana-growing region, and recommendations have been made to eradicate all plants with symptoms. (apsnet.org)
  • Blood donors are people who had no symptoms at the time of donating blood (people with symptoms are deferred from donating) through a blood collection agency, but whose blood tested positive when screened for the presence of West Nile virus. (nyc.gov)
  • If you have West Nile virus, you will typically show the first virus symptoms within three to 14 days of being bitten. (healthline.com)
  • West Nile virus symptoms vary in severity. (healthline.com)
  • But you can take over-the-counter pain relievers, such as ibuprofen or aspirin, to relieve symptoms of West Nile virus such as muscle aches and headaches. (healthline.com)
  • 1 The Joint Commission's standard on infection control emphasizes that individuals who are infected with influenza virus are contagious to others before any signs or symptoms appear. (health.mil)
  • It is a disease that is difficult to study, since most people infected by Zika do not fall ill or suffer only minor symptoms," explains Henrik Salje, a statistician and epidemiologist in the Mathematical Modeling of Infectious Diseases Unit at the Institut Pasteur. (medindia.net)
  • Even when they do get sick, the symptoms can easily be confused with other diseases such as the flu or dengue. (medindia.net)
  • In 2016, in response to the WHO declaration, the Thai government called on hospitals in the country to collect urine, blood and plasma samples from people with symptoms that may be associated with Zika, in other words, people with fever or rash symptoms. (medindia.net)
  • Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (CAEBV) disease is a rare disorder in which persons are unable to control infection with the virus. (frontiersin.org)
  • This entity is referred to as chronic active EBV (CAEBV) disease. (frontiersin.org)
  • Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus disease is usually defined as a chronic illness lasting at least 6 months, an increased EBV level in either the tissue or the blood, and lack of evidence of a known underlying immunodeficiency ( 15 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Inflammatory bowel disease is caused by chronic inflammation in the digestive tract and characterized by persistent diarrhea and abdominal pain. (wustl.edu)
  • Determining the mechanisms of viral acceleration of chronic allograft rejection from latently infected donor, which is the most common cause of HCMV-associated disease in transplant patients associated with expression during the different stages of viremia associated with CMV including. (ohsu.edu)
  • Before 2007, there had been only 14 human ZIKV disease cases documented. (cdc.gov)
  • Lyme disease and malaria were the most common diagnoses among confirmed cases. (health.mil)
  • Between August 14, 2015, and May 28, 2016, there were 18 576 reported cases of postnatal ZVD among children aged 1 month to 18 years. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cases with WN virus infection associated with mild to moderate illness but no evidence of central nervous system involvement. (nyc.gov)
  • In rare cases, blood transfusions, organ transplants, breastfeeding, or pregnancy can transfer the virus and spread the illness. (healthline.com)
  • In most cases, your doctor can diagnose West Nile virus with a simple blood test. (healthline.com)
  • Although human EEEV disease cases had been reported in neighboring Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, no cases had previously been reported in Arkansas ( 1 ). (blogspot.com)
  • 2 Only 35 confirmed measles cases were reported in 2015, and for 2016, measles activity was low until July (n = 16, as of 3 August). (who.int)
  • However, the number of reported measles cases surged in the middle of August 2016. (who.int)
  • In 2016, although measles activity remained at the lowest level since 2008, the number of reported measles cases surged in epidemiological week 33. (who.int)
  • and all cases showed typical morphology of Kikuchi disease, with necrosis, karyorrhectic debris, and the presence of the typical cell types, namely crescentic histiocytes and plasmacytoid monocytes. (medscape.com)
  • The disease recurs in about 3% of cases. (medscape.com)
  • In a new study, DuBois used x-ray crystallography to show how a specific protein structure on the surface of the virus is blocked by a neutralizing antibody, thus preventing the virus from infecting human cells. (medworm.com)