Microbiology and Immunology 2500A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Lentivirus, Mycology, Trematoda
15 Feb 2017
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Importance of virology: measles virus, most infectious (contagious) virus that exists. Transmitted in aerosols via cough & sneezes & even speaking: vaccination has made measles less prevalent in canada & usa. But now measles has started making a come back due to there being a fashion of people not getting vaccinated. Patients not vaccinated due to popular misconceptions about events from vaccines. Measles virus cases and incidence rate per 1 000. 1924-2011 and year of vaccine introduction: measles is a debilitating virus , major problem for south america & africa (& north americans who choose not to vaccinate, outbreak analysis: 94% of infected individuals were unvaccinated (fear of adverse events from vaccine) Cost the state of indiana: 000 to contain outbreak. La(cid:396)gest u (cid:373)easles out(cid:271)(cid:396)eak si(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:858)(cid:1013)(cid:1010: there was a certain time when certain viruses were considered obliterate (eradicated) Eei(cid:374)g the(cid:396)e(cid:859)s (cid:373)easles out(cid:271)(cid:396)eaks (cid:374)o(cid:449) is asto(cid:374)ishi(cid:374)g: h1n1 influenza outbreak (christmas 2013) 10 deaths from influenza a outbreak in alberta.
