IMM250H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fluorescence, Cytosol, Ebola Virus
Document Summary
Ifn- for treatment of ebola virus disease: bench to bedside and beyond. The 20th century was all about anibioics but now it"s all about viruses . Hepaiis (hbv and hcv 2 billion and 170 million respecively) West nile virus lassa fever (500,000 cases) ev71 (1000s children) dengue virus (50 million) all of which have almost no treatment or vaccine available. Polio virus is basically eradicated due to vaccines but there is no real treatment once contracted measles also has no treatment. Inluenza a has some kind of treatment (tamilu) etc . For the vast majority of viruses, there is no vaccine and no. Ebola is transmited through bodily luid (includes feces, urine, saliva, vomit, sweat and blood) and their reservoir is bats in west africa, there is no containment or system in which we can provide isolated care (quaranine) Same virus but there is difering fatality rates (may be due to supporive care already in place in some countries)
