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10 hours ago · This is a list of all virus species, including satellites and viroids.Excluded are other ranks, and other non-cellular life such as prions.Also excluded are common names and obsolete names for viruses.
10 hours ago · Influenza, commonly known as "the flu" or just "flu", is an infectious disease caused by influenza viruses.Symptoms range from mild to severe and often include fever, runny nose, sore throat, muscle pain, headache, coughing, and fatigue.
- Influenza viruses
- >290,000–650,000 deaths per year
2 days ago · Measles virus uses a protein on its surface called hemagglutinin (H protein), to bind to a target receptor on the host cell, which could be CD46, which is expressed on all nucleated human cells, CD150, aka signaling lymphocyte activation molecule or SLAM, which is found on immune cells like B or T cells, and antigen-presenting cells, or nectin ...
- 140,000+ (2018)
- Measles virus
- Fever, cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, rash
- Supportive care
10 hours ago · A/H5N1 virus can also infect mammals (including humans) which have been exposed to infected birds; in these cases symptoms are frequently severe or fatal. A/H5N1 virus is shed in the saliva, mucous, and feces of infected birds; other infected animals may shed bird flu viruses in respiratory secretions and other body fluids (e.g., cow milk).
2 days ago · The term "Email Security" refers to the protection of email from viruses and malware, while "AntiSpam" refers to the protection from spam, scam and phishing attacks. The term "Web protection" usually includes protection from: infected and malicious URLs, phishing websites, online identity (privacy) protection and online banking protection.
2 days ago · Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area. Typically the rash occurs in a single, wide mark either on the left or right side of the body or face.
5 days ago · Definition. A virus is an infectious microbe consisting of a segment of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat. A virus cannot replicate alone; instead, it must infect cells and use components of the host cell to make copies of itself. Often, a virus ends up killing the host cell in the process, causing damage to the host ...
