MIMM 465 Lecture Notes - Variolation, Treatment As Prevention, Furcifer
16 Apr 2013
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Unexpected outbreaks examples of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases 1994-1999. N. america lyme disease, west nile, etc. Most of the emerging viruses happen in africa and southern asia. Most of the emerging viruses happens b/c of the contact b/w the humans and animals (especially avian species) They eat smt called a bush meat . Ex. crocodile meat, higher primate (reason for the rise of hiv in africa) The main side effects are mass hysteria and a swollen government reaction. Origins of virology: a hieroglyph from memphis, 1400 bc. A priest called siptah has a withered right leg (shorter and thinner than the other leg) A typical clinical signs of paralytic poliomyelitis. The pharaoh ramses v died in 1196 bc. When you look at his mummy, he has this vesicles/blisters on his face (nose and side of his head) People punctured these blisters and done pcr analysis. Smallpox was endemic in china by 1000 bc (and very well understood)
