whats the virus of chikengunia?
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I believe you are asking about the virus called Chikungunya:\n\nChikungunya is a relatively rare form of viral fever caused by an alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes aegypti mosquito, though recent research by the Pasteur Institute in Paris claims the virus has suffered a mutation that enables it to be transmitted by Aedes albopictus (Tiger mosquito). This was the cause of the plague in the Indian Ocean and a threat to the Mediterranean coast at present, requiring urgent meetings of health officials in France, Italy, and Spain.\n\nThe name is derived from the Makonde word meaning "that which bends up" in reference to the stooped posture developed as a result of the arthritic symptoms of the disease. The disease was first described by Marion Robinson[1] and W.H.R. Lumsden[2] in 1955, following an outbreak on the Makonde Plateau, along the border between Tanganyika and Mozambique, in 1952. Chikungunya is closely related to O'nyong'nyong virus[3].\n\nChikungunya is generally not fatal. However, in 2005-2006, 200 deaths have been associated with chikungunya on Réunion island and a widespread outbreak in India (especially in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh). Andhra Pradesh saw a huge outbreak which spread to neighbouring states. As of September 2006, after the flood and heavy rains in Rajasthan in August 2006, India, thousands of cases have been detected in Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Udaipur, and Chittorgarh districts and also in adjoining regions of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.\n\nThe European Network for Diagnostics of "Imported" Viral Diseases (ENIVD) claims new phylogenetic variants of virus which are fatal have been identified on Réunion.\n\nAs of October 12, 2006 in the southern Indian state of Kerala, 125 deaths are attributed to Chikungunya and majority of the casualties were reported in the district of Alapuzha [mainly in Cherthala Taluk]. This latest outbreak in Alappuzha is supposed to have transferred from Parassala, the southernmost point of Kerala state where a recent outbreak was reported before the episodes of Alappuzha started. Kerala government has termed this as an epidemic outbreak, whereas the Tamil Nadu government has denied that the deaths caused in the state were due to chikungunya.\n\nMore on the following web-site.
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While supportive or palliative medical care with anti-inflammatories and analgesics is available, there is no specific treatment for chikungunya. The illness is usually self-limiting and will resolve with time. Symptomatic treatment is recommended after excluding other more dangerous diseases.
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, is a fatal, neurodegenerative disease of cattle, which infects by a mechanism that surprised biologists on its discovery in late 20th century. While never having killed cattle on a scale comparable to other dreaded livestock diseases, such as foot and mouth and rinderpest, BSE has attracted wide attention because it seems that people can contract the disease; it is thought to be the cause of variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (vCJD), sometimes called new variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease (nvCJD), a human brain-wasting disease
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikan_gunya
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I don't know off the top of my head, but try looking here. It has loads of good and useful virology info.\nhttp://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/
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Arthropod-borne (arbo) virus infections ranging from mild febrile illness to hemorrhagic fever and encephaitis are identified. They incude: Nairobi tick-borne sheep disease, mosquito borne chikungunya, West Nile and jungle yelow fevers.\nChikungunya is a rare viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is characterized by a rash, fever, and severe joint pain (arthralgias) that usually lasts for three to seven days. Because of its effect on the joints, Chikungunya has been classified among the Arthritic Viruses. It primarily occurs in tropical areas of the world.\nPlease see the webpage for more details on Chikungunya.
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Viroids are plant pathogens that consist of a short stretch (a few hundred bases) of highly complementary circular single-stranded RNA without the protein coat that is typical for viruses. In comparison, the genome of the smallest known viruses capable of causing an infection by themselves, the single-stranded circular DNA of circoviruses, is around 2 kilobases in size.\n\nNotably, the RNA of viroids does not code for any known protein; some even lack the AUG initiation codon. The replication mechanism involves interaction with RNA polymerase II, an enzyme normally associated with sysnthesis of messenger RNA, and "rolling circle" synthesis of new RNA. Some viroids have "ribozyme", or RNA enzyme properties which allow self-cleavage and ligation of unit-size genomes from larger replication intermediates. It has been proposed that viroids are "escaped introns".\n\nViroids are usually transmitted by seed or pollen. Infected plants can show distorted growth. The first viroid to be identified was the Potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd). Some 33 species have been identified.
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A good description may be found here:\nhttp://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=TROJ_ROING.A
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That is far to complex to explain here in a short answer. I will state this much: DNA of the virus. If it mutates it can cross species. If you are really interested, read up on it. It is a very facinating topic.
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Idk but my computer has not gotten it yet. If you want more info on this worm go here.http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/js.yamanner@m.html
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Viruses are nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) in a protein sheath.  They infect a host cell and use the cells molecular machinery to create new virus particles, which will often kill the host cell.\n\nPrions are protein infectious particles.  They are generally types of proteins similar to those in the host, but that are folded improperly, and may be encoded from a source of DNA which suffers from a genetic defect which facillitates the improper folding.  However, once a prion encounters a protein of the same type that is folded properly, it can cause the protein to re-fold into the improper fashion which makes it a prion.  this repeats as a chain reaction, destorying a great number of proteins, and causing damage.\n\nMad Cow disease (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) is the result of a prion, and the reversion of the protein to a prion creates "holes" in the brain--hence the name spongiform.  This destruction of the brain causes the damage associated with the disease.  A human equivalent exists by the name of Kuru (in Papua New Guinea, where it was first characterized) or called Crutzfeld-Jacobs disease (CJD) by medical experts.
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The ZOMBIE is right,IT IS INTERESTING;) \nCurrent International Research suggests that the virus is killed within seconds of reaching 70 degree C. Avoid food that conatins raw meat or eggs!any properly cooked chicken or egg poses no threat!\n\nBon Apetit
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http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/yellow.html\n\nhttp://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/redir?src=websearch&requestId=b6de9378fdfcf31b&clickedItemRank=1&userQuery=picture+of+yellow+fever&clickedItemURN=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lib.uiowa.edu%2Fhardin%2Fmd%2Fcdc%2F2176.html&title=Yellow+Fever+Virus+Picture+%28Hardin+MD+%2F+CDC%29&moduleId=svc_matchingsites.jsp.M&clickedItemPageRanking=1&clickedItemPage=1&clickedItemDescription=WebResults
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disease that can be transmitted globally
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parasite (like intestinal worms or mosquito).
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Hanta virus. this virus is NASTY!!!! it is a respiratory illness that is usually fatal. this can be picked up by ingesting infected mice feces. this commonly happens when it is in the dust and the dust gets on top of cans of food and the cans arent properly washed before opening and gets in your food. the dust containing feces can also be inhaled. \nHanta virus is BAD NEWS check out CDC to see if it has occurred in your state.\nadditionally, mice have been known to be carriers of lime disease, ticks get it from mice and can spread it.\n \nGood luck!!
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chimera\n\ncheck out the link below