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261: Ebola 3: ... River in Zaire. The virus' name is Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, also known as Ebola for short. Ebola is a member of RNA virus' known as filoviruses. Filoviruses are enveloped, single stranded, negative-sense of RNA viruses. Ebola is the deadliest virus known to man, and spreads in a breath of air. The symptoms of this deadly virus starts with sudden fevers, weakness, muscle pain, extreme headaches, and soar throats. These symptoms ...

262: Encephalitis -: ... entity such as rabies or an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus), or it may occur as a sequela of influenza, measles, German measles, chicken pox, herpes virus infection, small pox, vaccinia, or other diseases. The specific viruses involved may vary. Exposure can also occur through insect bites, food or drink, or skin contact. Once the virus has entered the blood stream, it can localize the brain causing inflammation of brain cells and ...

263: Environmental Isuues: ... million people per year. The importance of this is that most dying are young. Young people are dying from recurring tuberculosis, and the AIDS epidemic. The reasons for these deaths are new strains of the viruses, increased poverty, declining public health measures and increased human contact. To halt the increase of the deaths, we must educate the public. If the symptoms, causes for, and methods of prevention are not taught to ...

264: Genetic Cloning ----: ... been contoversial has been the formation of sterile seeds. This would create a monoply for the seed makers as well as cause difficulties for the poor farmers who save their seeds, even though the dangerous viruses in them would be eliminated. Genetically modified crops have included tomatoes, yogurt, cheese, and some vaccines, and more recently, soya and maize. Some feel that these products should be identifiable to the consumer at every ...

265: Computer Crimes: ... Ever since the dial-up connection was invented anyone with a modem had the ability to wreck any one of thousands of computers. One of the most talked about forms of computer crime is computer viruses. A computer virus is a small but highly destructive program written by an unscrupulous computer Hacker. Back in 1984 a 17 year old computer Hacker single handedly brought down four hundred thousand computers in a ...

266: Genetic Engineering Of Foods: ... can cut and join strands of DNA. Using such enzymes, scientists learned to cut specific genes from DNA and to build customized DNA using these genes. They also learned about vectors, strands of DNA like viruses, which can infect a cell and insert themselves into its DNA. With this knowledge, scientists started to build vectors which incorporated genes of their choosing and used the new vectors to insert these genes into ...

267: Herpes: Herpes is one of the common of more than 30 different sexually transmitted diseases (STD s) in America today. Herpes is an infection that is caused by one of two closely related viruses, herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Both of which are very easily caught, have similar symptoms, and can occur on different parts of the body. Even ...

268: Damn Near Everything There Is To Know About Cells:: ... and other substances. Lysosomes - In addition to the assembly and storage of macromolecules, cells also can disassemble things. Lysosomes, organelles that contain digestive enzymes, digest excess or worn out cell parts, food particles, and invading viruses or bacteria. Mitochondria - Mitochondria are organelles in which food molecules are broken down to release energy. This energy is then stored in other molecules that can power cell reactions easily. A mitochondrion has an outer ...

269: A Massive Project for the Benefit of Mankind: A Look at the Human Genome Project: ... and have yet to be approved by the FDA. One example would be in a proposed treatment for a brain tumor. Scientists would take a herpes gene and splice it in to a nonvirulent virus. Viruses and liposomes have an uncanny ability to navigate through cell membranes. The virus is then placed into a laboratory animal to reproduce itself, and after reproduction, is injected into the human’s brain tumor. The ...

270: Science And Religion Rely On Each Other: ... correct). The stories of the idols Zeus, Hermes, Aphrodite, and such now seem like children’s tales to our time, when in fact they were followed and worshipped during 2000 AD – 1000 BC. Plaques and viruses (Black plaque, Ebola) also have religious background, for if one received a plaque / disease / virus it was an obvious sign that (a) god(s) were not too thrilled with them – another idea turned down by ...

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