BIOL 2P98 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tryptophan, Chikungunya, Jaundice
16 Jan 2017
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Hlsc 2p97 - global issues in infectious diseases. A tropical infection new to the western hemisphere. Baby in image has already lots all his potential health because he was infected at birth (via mother/father) The longer you stay in a country, the higher your risk of getting a disease ex: going to a casino. No matter how short the summer is, transmission is forsure possible since mosquitos lifespan are about a 1month or two. The vector for chagas is very tropical whereas zika is not so much. Its hard to make vaccines because we dont know everything about the disease. If a vaccine provides you antibodies to one infection, it can weaken you for another ex: dengue fev. Skin rash if sometimes possible but not always. Joint pain is very different than the joint paint from dengue. Pai(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:271)ig joi(cid:374)ts (cid:894)e(cid:454): k(cid:374)ees, shoulder (cid:895) Onset us usually 2- 7 days after the mosquito bite.
