Viral Diseases

Viral Diseases

Getting sick from these viruses

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The virus that causes a fear of water; can be transmitted by animal bites

• rabies

• ebola

• HIV

• the flu

Rabies

• Virus is transmitted from animal bites; Affects the brain and nerves

• Causes hyperactive confusion, anxiety, hallucinations, and a fear of water

• According to the WHO, up to 59,000 people worldwide die from rabies every year; 90% of those were bitten by a rabid dog.

• There is a vaccine for animals and people

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Although many people think you can catch a cold by not dressing warmly enough in the winter and being exposed to chilly weather, it’s a myth.

• the common cold

• the flu

• COVID-19

• Swine Flu

Human Rhinovirus

• The common cold is spread when you inhale virus particles from an infected person’s sneeze, cough, speech, or loose particles from when they wipe their nose

• Colds are more common in the fall and winter. People to remain indoors. Humidity levels also tend to be lower in colder weather. conditions.

• Cold viruses are better able to survive in low humidity

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This virus killed about 80,000 people in the 2017-2018 season, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Influenza

• HIV

• Bird Flu

• Swine Flu

Influenza

• Influenza is a serious virus that leads to many illnesses each year. You don’t have to have a compromised immune system to get gravely ill from the flu.

• Symptoms of the flu develop quickly due to fast lytic viral life cycles

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This virus causes itchy skin rash that can last up to 2 weeks

• chicken pox

• polio

• HIV

• hepatitis

Measles, Rubella, Chicken Pox

• A widespread skin rash is a classic sign of measles. This rash can last up to 7 days and generally appears within 14 days of exposure to the virus

• Characterized by skin rashes due to the slow lysogenic life cycle of the virus

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This virus acts like food poisoning but it's really a type of stomach flu aka the "24 hour bug"

• HIV

• Herpes

• Swine flu

• Norovirus

Norovirus

• The hallmark symptoms of norovirus are vomiting and watery, non-bloody diarrhea. These symptoms usually start within 12 to 48 hours of being exposed

• There’s no specific treatment except to rest and rehydrate

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This virus was completely eradicated in 1988; many people who were vaccinated have a scar on or near their shoulder

• herpes

• HIV

• polio

• rabies

Polio

• Attacks the nervous system

• Causes muscle wasting and paralysis

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This virus is passed by skin to skin contact. Is the most common STI according to the CDC

• HIV

• Herpes

• Bird flu

• Swine flu

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

• There are over 100 varieties of HPV which are passed through sexual contact and can affect your genitals, mouth, or throat

• Most common symptom is a blister or sore on the infected area

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This virus causes 5 different kinds of liver disease that is a usual progression to cirrhosis of the liver

• HIV

• Ebola

• Bird flu

• Hepatitis

Viral Hepatitis A,B,C,D, and E

• Hepatitis refers to inflammation of the liver caused by exposure to toxins, alcohol misuse, immune diseases, or infection.

• Viruses cause the majority of cases of hepatitis

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A virus that causes inflammation of the protective layers of the brain and spinal cord

• HIV

• Bird flu

• Viral Meningitis

• West Nile virus

Viral Meningitis

• The symptoms of viral and bacterial meningitis can be similar in the beginning. The symptoms also vary depending on your age.

• Bacterial meningitis symptoms are usually more severe

• Flu-like symptoms; but not everyone infected with this virus will develop meningitis

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Mosquito bites transmit this virus from animals to humans

• HIV

• West Nile virus

• Bird flu

• Swine flu

West Nile Virus

• Mosquitoes transmit this virus by biting an infected bird and then biting a person.

• Not all people with infected mosquito bites get the disease, however.

• Mild cases look like a case of the flu

• More severe cases end in coma and paralysis

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In the late 1990s, strains of the influenza virus that killed birds caused this disease

• bird flu

• swine flu

• mad cow disease

• scarlet fever

H5N1: Bird Flu

• This type of flu is most often contracted by contact with sick birds. It can also be passed from person to person.

• Since 1997, H5N1 has infected about 860 individuals with about a 50%-60% death rate

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This strain first discovered in 1930 caused the most recent pandemic, not COVID related, in April 2009 in Mexico; this virus is a novel influenza variant

• Mad cow disease

• swine flu

• scarlet fever

• COVID-19

H1N1: Swine Flu

• Swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses that infect the respiratory tract of pig

• Most patients were young adults with strong immune systems

• The projected H1N1 flu mortality rate was 90,000 per year in the U.S.