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martedì 31 marzo 2020
# life: to save Western lifestyle from a catapulting collapse (caused by one or two Wuhan "achoo") use a techno mask (e.g. "cowboy" or "burqa" techno masks)
mercoledì 26 febbraio 2020
# gst: NS3, how viruses self-cripple their genome replication machinery
venerdì 11 ottobre 2019
# gst: retooling viruses
<< New research reveals that the way viruses were perceived in terms of their architecture will need to be retooled, because they are actually structured in many more patterns than previously understood. The findings could have significant impact on how they are classified, our understanding of how they form, evolve and infect hosts, and strategies to identify ways to design vaccines to target them. >>
Why viruses like Herpes and Zika will need to be reclassified, and its biotech impact. San Diego State University. Sep 27, 2019. https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/sdsu-wvl092519.php
<< improved imaging techniques have revealed increasing numbers of viral outliers >>
<< The polyhedral layouts describing the quasiequivalent capsid structures in CK-theory (Caspar, D. L. & Klug, A. theory) also occur in other areas of science, (..) The conceptual framework for the classification of icosahedral and octahedral polyhedral layouts presented here is therefore of interest for a wide range of scientific disciplines beyond virology. >>
Reidun Twarock, Antoni Luque. Structural puzzles in virology solved with an overarching icosahedral design principle. Nature Comm. volume 10, Article number: 4414 Sep 27, 2019. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12367-3
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
sabato 23 gennaio 2016
# s-epidem: diurnal mosquitoes with Zika virus inside
<< Experts are concerned that the illness, which is increasingly linked to a disorder that causes paralysis, may become a problem in the U.S. >>
Dina Fine Maron. Zika Disease: Another Reason to Hate Mosquitoes. October 8, 2015
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/zika-disease-another-reason-to-hate-mosquitoes/
A new global map highlights places #Zika could spread
https://twitter.com/ScienceNews/status/690677908927598593
Meghan Rosen. Rapid spread of Zika virus in the Americas raises alarm. Mosquito-borne disease linked to birth defect is pushing northward from Brazil. 3:08PM, January 22, 2016
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/rapid-spread-zika-virus-americas-raises-alarm