Can you get an ear infection from the flu?
Mild and minor infections may not prevent your getting a vaccination; however, if you have a fever, then you should postpone until the fever is gone. Tell the clinician before the flu vaccination that you recently had or still have the infection, but that you have no fever (they will ask).
There are reports of cats getting the swine flu from their sick owners during the H1N1/09 pandemic. Since kittens, like human children, are more susceptible to infectious disease until their immune systems fully mature, it is likely that kittens can get at least some types of influenza from owners too.
How many virus's are in the world?
To start with, the following web page:
http://www.virology.ws/2009/10/19/ten-cool-facts-about-viruses/
says that the total number in the world's oceans is 1030 (a 10 with 30 zeros after it).
Also, in the BBC's "Horizon" series, an episode entitled "Why do viruses kill?" stated that if all viruses on earth were laid end-to-end, the line would be 200 million light years long. This seems a little improbable, so I would take it with a pinch of salt. Nevertheless, 200 million light years is roughly 2×1024 meters. If we take the average diameter of a virus to be 20 nanometers (I have no idea if that's an accurate average, but it is the diameter of the rhino-virus), then that would give us:
2×1024 meters divided by 2×10-8 meters ≈ 1032viruses.
It seems improbable that there would be a factor of 100 difference in the number of viruses on earth if you included viruses not in the sea, so there is probably an error in the estimate somewhere (possibly in the average size of a virus or the 200 million light year figure). Either way, you have an estimate of somewhere between 1030 and 1032.
Yes, it can a bacteria can move buy using cilla, pseudopod, or flagellum. cillias are little hairs that stick out and move to push the bacteria, pseudopod are bacteria that extend a portion of their body to move and flagellum are whip like things that push side to side to move forward.
What is the treatment for rabies?
FOR HUMANS, IMMEDIATE AND THOROUGH CLEANSING OF THE BITE WOUND AND A SERIES OF INJECTIONS INTO WOUND OF HYPERIMMUNE ANTIRABIES SERUM, A 14 TO 30 DAY COURSE DAILY AND THEN BOOSTER DOSES ARE GIVEN EVERY 10 DAYS AFTER THAT AND AGAIN 20 DAYS LATER. IN ANIMALS, DEPENDING ON WHICH FOR IT TAKES, THERE'S TWO, IRRITABLE OR PARALYTIC, DEATH MOST LIKELY WITHIN 3-5 DAYS. THERE IS A VACCINE MADE FOR DOMESTIC ANIMALS TO PREVENT THIS. SEE YOUR VET.
There is no cure once the signs of rabies appear. It is then inevitably fatal. However, the relatively long incubation period allows post-exposure therapy to be effective if done correctly.
Symptoms of Rabies include Hydrophobia (Fear of water) and localized numbness in the area in which the person was bit, if any rabies-like symptoms appear, the person should report to a hospital immediately where they will be injected with certain shots.
Can you have the flu and not know it?
Yes, for one or two days prior to feeling the symptoms of the flu, you can already be contagious. This is one of the reasons to be especially careful of close contact with others when the flu is known to be in your area, not only to protect yourself, but also to protect others.
No, but it can be treated. There is no cure for the flu, our bodies must handle the infection using the immune system's defenses to render the virus inactive, instead. In the meantime, we feel the symptoms of the flu until the immune system has accomplished this. The symptoms can be treated and the duration of the viral infection can be shortened, however. For information about his, see the related questions below.
In addition, there are effective preventative vaccines for all well-known strains of flu, and the very few anti-viral meds on the market (like Tamiflu) seem to minimize symptoms and discomfort and can shorten the duration of the illness, but they must be given immediately upon manifestations of symptoms (within the first 48 hours) or they don't work as well.
What does the t4 virus look like?
The t4 virus has a many-sided head containing heridity material. Just below the head is the tail which the heridity material passes through.
Polio is a disease caused by a virus?
Polio is caused by an infection from the poliovirus. When a person is affected with it the virus resides in the intestinal tract and in the mucus in your nose and throat. It is usually spread through contact with the waste of an infected person. It is less frequently spread through contact with infected respiratory secretions - saliva.
How long does Ebola virus live out of the host?
An Ebola victim will notice symptoms such as headache, sore throat, or shortness of breath 8-10 days after being exposed to the virus. There is no exact timeframe for the duration of the virus, but the fatality rate is 60-65 percent.
Does SARS go through a lytic or a lysogenic cycle?
The virus that causes AIDS, HIV, is lytic in nature.
Once it attaches itself into a host cell, it will go about integrating its genetic material into the host cell and use its machinery to force the cell to make copies of the virus. Additionally, the viral cell will kill the host cell in the process.
rabies is cased when a human has the rabid animal's siliva tranfered into his\her body. even if a human has a ingury such as a cut and the rabid animal's silava comes into the body they will have rabies. if you are bitten by a pet take him to a professinal to be looked at for 10 days, if the bit more serious then more likely 1 month. if bitten by a wild animal also have the animal exammend, stay safe!
What is a good food to eat if you have the flu?
If you are throwing up or have diarrhea, try clear liquids like sips of gingerale or lemon-lime soda, jello cups, clear broth, and plenty of plain water. Try soda or water crackers and see how they settle.
If you are not throwing up, you still need plenty of plain water. You can try plain and soft foods and see what works; plain crackers and bread, creamed soups, maybe rice, tapioca or pudding cups (avoid chocolate). Avoid fruits except maybe apples or banana. Ginger helps settle a stomach, suck on ginger or mint candy.
When your stomach is better, gradually add back in small amounts of lean protein like boiled or roasted chicken breast, if you aren't lactose intolerant try some low fat dairy like low fat milk, buttermilk, plain yogurt, cottage cheese or cheese like mozzarella low fat string cheese. And plenty of plain water.
Avoid citrus, fats, meats especially red meats, corn, tea, alcohol, coffee, chocolate, popcorn and nuts.
Ask your pharmacist what over the counter medications might help to use along with diet modifications or other recommendations. Especially if your symptoms don't improve in a few days. Watch for fever or other symptoms that will indicate advice is needed from a physician including when the symptoms last too long.
When was the flu shot available to people?
Polio vaccine was the first vaccine introduced in the late 1950s.
What is the protein coat the surrounds a virus call?
The protein coat surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus is called the capsid. These are broadly classified according to their structures. Helical (cylindrical) and icosahedral (spherical) are the most common types.
Why are lysogenic viruses more dangerous than lytic viruses?
Lysogenic viruses are so dangerous because they don't strike right away, so they could strike at any moment.
The lysogenic virus is dangerous because it is present in the primary cell and its daughter cells. The primary cell will continue to divide and and the daughter cells will all contain that virus. This is dangerous because if the virus were to activate, it would be present in many cells.
Why is the HIV virus called a retrovirus?
HIV is considered a retrovirus because has enzyme reverse transcriptase.HIV has RNA as genetic material.Using reverse transcriptase HIV synthesizes Double strand DNA inside the host cell using host's materials.
Can rabies be transferred from human to human?
Human to human rabies has been documented. On record there has been 11 instances according to the CDC. Eight were cornea transplants, and three were solid organ transplants.
How can you tell if a stray animal has rabies?
Rabies is a viral infection that affects the nervous system of mammals. The virus resides in the brain and is shed through the saliva of an infected animal. Any mammal (animal with hair; other characteristics are warm-blooded, vertebrate, and females have milk producing glands for their babies) is capable of contracting and carrying rabies. There are some mammals that are at a higher risk than others, such as raccoons, skunks, stray cats and dogs, foxes, coyotes, and bats. There are traditional symptoms of the last stages of rabies, such as foaming at the mouth, fear of water, biting behavior etc...but those symptoms do not always appear OR a rabid animal might not be at that stage yet. If you see an animal that is acting strangely, such as a raccoon that is out in broad daylight or a skunk that doesn't have any fear of people, it's a good idea to stay away from the animal and also get to a phone and call your local animal control officer. If you see any mammal that appears to be hurt, injured, orphaned etc...it's always good to air on the side of caution. As hard as it is, it's best to leave the animal and call animal control or a wildlife rehabilitator (a simple internet search can help you find wildlife rehabilitators that are in your area.)
Even after receiving the flu vaccine you can get the flu if you are exposed to a different type of flu virus than was in the vaccine, if your immune system is not functioning properly, or if you are exposed before the vaccine was able to create the proper antibodies from the vaccination (usually 2 weeks after the vaccination in most adults and longer in children - up to a month) . The flu vaccine is made with the viral particles of the top 3 flu virus strains that are expected to be circulating in that upcoming season for which the vaccine was developed. US CDC scientists determine each year what viruses should be in the following year's vaccine based on what viruses are circulating in Asia, since these will be moving west toward the US during the flu season. There are many strains, if the scientists do not predict the correct ones, you may still become ill despite a vaccination.
You CANNOT get the flu from the flu vaccines. The viruses in the vaccines are killed (inactivated) or weakened, so you cannot get the flu from a flu vaccination. You can check out the NIH's website for more info.
How is Ebola transferred from human to human?
Yes. In many ways, though it is not airborne. It can be transmitted by close contact, contact with blood(bodily fluids,) things like kissing, anyway you can think of to get somones spit in you, ya know? Reusing needles, ect. THINK people. Its not hard to kinda figure out. PLus, it liqifies your organs and bleeds out of your ears. I love grossing people out.