Explain Zoonotic and Vector-Borne Diseases

Q: Explain Major portals of exit of infectious diseases.

A: Infectious diseases caused by pathogens including fungi, parasites, bacteria, and viruses. This may…

Q: Understand the etiological agent, epidemiology, diagnosis, and controlof varicella-zoster virus,…

A: Varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, and Epstein-Barr virus are all members of the herpes virus…

Q: Fulfill the epidemiologic triad as to the host, agent, possible vectors, and environment of the…

A: There are three parts of triad, Host, causative agent, vectors, environmental conditions.

Q: Prion diseases affect only:

A: Prion disease has been linked to the human immune systems. It is suggested that the prion protein…

Q: Provide a summary of malarial drugs and vaccines.

A: Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that affects animals and humans. It is caused by the plasmodium…

Q: What precautions can be taken to prevent hantavirus and rabies virus transmission to humans?

A: Hantavirus belongs to the family of viruses called Bunyaviruses. They are enveloped viruses and…

Q: Discuss the chain of environmental and biological events leading to the outbreak of hantavirus…

A: Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome(HPS) is defined as a type of rodent-borne viral infection which is…

Q: Name the animal viral diseases.

A: The disease is a condition or illness or sickness of the living animal or plant body or of one of…

Q: Briefly discuss the following topics and include appropriate examples where necessary. Uses of…

A: A family of large, rod-shaped viruses called baculoviruses infects insects, especially the larvae of…

Q: Match the viruses with the diseases that they cause: Human Immunodeficiency virus Herpes zoster H1N1…

A: Viruses are the connecting link between the living and the non living. These have some properties of…

Q: Describe the antiviral medications that interfere with the following: viral uncoating, nucleic acid…

A: The antiviral medicine which can stop the viral infection in our body

Q: Understand the relationship between arthropod vectors and thespread of arboviruses.

A: Diseases caused by arboviruses is one of the major public health problems across the tropical and…

Q: Discuss the three ways that prion disease can occur.

A: The three ways that prion disease can occur : 1) Acquired  . It means that someone encounters prions…

Q: Describe and compare human prion infections

A: Ptions are the infectious particles made up of misfolded proteins. Genetic prion diseases are caused…

Q: What are four broad categories of infectious diseases

A: A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of…

Q: What are the types of transmissions diseases in a hospital and provide one example of each

A: A disease is an abnormal state of an organism that disrupts biological processes; it is…

Q: Explain in details epidemiology and the environmental factors that contribute to the spread of…

A: Epidemiology is the scientific and systematic study of the distribution and determinants of…

Q: Characterize host traits that can impact susceptibility to disease. Provide 5 examples.

A: The susceptibility of an individual to a particular disease is determined by a variety of factors,…

Q: Explain what characteristics of virus and host make zoonotic diseases possible and diffi cult to…

A: Any infection or disease that is transferred from animals (basically, vertebrate animals) to humans…

Q: Relate the significant factors involved in the transmission of infectious diseases.

A: Discovering the origin and mode of transmission of pathogens is a key factor in epidemiology. A…

Q: Identify which encephalitis-causing viruses you should be aware of in your geographic area.

A: Japanese encephalitis is an infection caused by the Japanese encephalitis virus is spread by…

Q: Identify the vector and reservoir for West Nile virus.

A: A vector is any agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living…

Q: Identify typical signs and symptoms of zoonotic viral diseases

A: Viral diseases can be defined as extremely widespread infections is caused by the viruses type of…

Q: Describe the most important calicivirus and the disease it causes.

A: Calicivirus group of viruses belonging to the family Caliciviridae. They are positive-sense,…

Q: explain how Astrovirus shows a higher level of persistence as compared to poliovirus or adenovirus…

A: The Astrovirus is a type or RNA genome virus that is responsible for causing diarrhea in infants and…

Q: Although the reported number of cases varies, arboviruses cause substantial morbidity in the United…

A: Viruses are parasites that lack metabolic machinery.

Q: Name two common diseases caused by herpesviruses.

A: Viruses are the obligate intracellular parasite. They always hijack the host cell machinery and they…

Q: Discuss the coevolution of polydnaviruses and their mutualistic partners

A: Introduction Polydnaviruses are insect viruses that belong to the Polydnaviridae family. The family…

Q: Understand the epidemiology and pathology of the humanpolyomaviruses.

A: "Polyomaviridae" is a family of small, nonenveloped DNA viruses whose primary hosts are mammals and…

Q: Describe why Ebola virus infection is so easily spread and often fatal.

A: Viruses are the creatures that are dormant without the host but can only survive if they find the…

Q: Differentiate between common-source and propagated epidemics

A: Epidemic refers to a health emergency during which a particular type of disease develops in a…

Q: Differentiate among the arthropod vectors of disease.

A: Vectors are the living carrier that carries pathogens to the host transmitting the disease. The…

Q: Compare and contrast the major childhood global diseases such as pneumonia, diarrheal disease,…

A: The objective of this question is to compare and contrast the major childhood global diseases such…

Q: Explain the Virus species in terms of monophyletic group of viruses whose properties differ from…

A: A virus is a small infectious agent that can only replicate inside the cells of a living host…