Zoonoses

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Zoonotic viruses: Yellow fever, dengue, west nile, lassa, ebola, hantaviruses, nipah and rabies
Sophie Wilkinson
Flashcards by Sophie Wilkinson, updated more than 1 year ago
Sophie Wilkinson
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Dengue: First outbreak? 1779 in Batavia (now called Jakarta) and Cairo. Dengue-like illness recorded outbreak.
Dengue: What new emergent forms does dengue have? Epidemic dengue fever Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) known as severe dengue. Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS)
Dengue: Now endemic in which countries? Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-east Asia and the Western Pacific. South-east Asia and Western Pacific regions are most seriously affected.
Dengue: Taxonomy Hint: Order, family, genus, specie Order - unassigned Family - Flaviviridae Genus - Flavivirus Species - Dengue virus
Dengue: Morphology Hint: Shape, genetic info. Enveloped Icosahedral +ssRNA
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