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giovedì 29 luglio 2021
# life: apropos of fuzzy cooperation, Ralph fuzzy mixture vs. world fuzzy dance ...
domenica 13 marzo 2016
# s-epidemiol: climate change plus Zika, then a behavioral transition, hat burqa- like everywhere ...
<< “In many ways the Zika outbreak is worse than the Ebola epidemic of 2014-15,” said Jeremy Farrar, head of the Welcome Trust. “Most virus carriers are symptomless. It is a silent infection in a group of highly vulnerable individuals – pregnant women – that is associated with a horrible outcome for their babies.” There is no prospect of a vaccine for Zika at present, in contrast to Ebola, for which several are now under trial. “The real problem is that trying to develop a vaccine that would have to be tested on pregnant women is a practical and ethical nightmare,” added Mike Turner, head of infection and immuno-biology at the Welcome Trust >>
Robin McKie. Saturday 30 Jan 2016 20.10 GMT. Zika virus could be bigger global health threat than Ebola, say health experts.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/30/zika-virus-health-fears
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What we know
No vaccine exists to prevent Zika virus disease (Zika).
Prevent Zika by avoiding mosquito bites (see below).
Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus bite mostly during the daytime.
Mosquitoes that spread Zika virus also spread dengue and chikungunya viruses.
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Zika virus. Prevention. 13/03.2016
mercoledì 8 marzo 2023
# life: apropos of 1or2achoos (from Wuhan), here is a triptych on the subject.
mercoledì 24 marzo 2021
# life: a tiny pill against two unfavorable hypotheses on serial coronavirus pandemics - to avoid the socio-economic psycho-behavioral fallout caused by 1or2achoos (e.g. from Wuhan)
giovedì 12 marzo 2020
# gst: apropos of 'reprogrammed by a virus' (2), the case of 'virocells'
sabato 22 agosto 2020
# life: oops! IT entity (i.e. 1or2 'achoo!' from Wuhan) seems to be alive ... here a review of candidate drugs against SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19.
venerdì 10 dicembre 2021
# life; apropos of #1or2achoos from Wuhan ...
mercoledì 15 luglio 2020
# evol: iterative hacking mechanics; a large group of viruses can assemble human-virus codes to produce novel chimeric (UFO) proteins
giovedì 24 agosto 2017
# ecol: reprogrammed by a virus
AA << work demonstrates how a virus can amend host–viral dynamics by modulating acquisition of nutrients from the environment >>
AA << data show that a virus can acquire genes encoding nutrient transporters from a host genome and that expression of the viral gene can alter the nutrient uptake behavior of host cells >>
AA << results have implications for understanding how viruses manipulate the physiology and ecology of phytoplankton, influence marine nutrient cycles, and act as vectors for horizontal gene transfer >>
Adam Moniera, Aurelie Chambouvet, et al. Host-derived viral transporter protein for nitrogen uptake in infected marine phytoplankton. PNAS doi: 10.1073/pnas.1708097114
http://m.pnas.org/content/early/2017/08/17/1708097114
<< A virus which infects ocean plankton can reprogramme cells and change the way they absorb nutrients - potentially changing how carbon is stored in the ocean >>
Virus reprograms ocean plankton.
Aug 21, 2017
https://m.phys.org/news/2017-08-virus-reprograms-ocean-plankton.html