Posts tagged virus

Ebola Explained by Kurzgesagt.

Sierra Leone is on the lookout for an Ebola-positive patient on the run

Officials in Sierra Leone’s capital are trying to find a woman who left a hospital with the help of her family after testing positive for the deadly Ebola virus. The 32-year-old woman, whom radio stations in Freetown named as Saudatu Koroma, was being tested for the virus in an isolation ward, then was “forcefully removed” by her family, Reuters reports. That’s led to a hunt for Koroma to keep her from spreading the virus to others.

Modified measles virus destroys cancer in early clinical trial

Promising early results from a clinical trial at the Mayo Clinic out this week suggest that a modified version of the measles virus can be used to target cancer cells and put the condition into remission.

Salmonella from Glass Microbiology by Luke Jerram.
Given that these glass sculptures have been enlarged to around one million times the actual size of the original, there has been room for interpretation. Some of the distinctive features of each...

Salmonella from Glass Microbiology by Luke Jerram.

Given that these glass sculptures have been enlarged to around one million times the actual size of the original, there has been room for interpretation. Some of the distinctive features of each microbe have been exaggerated to make them more impressive. The results are truly mesmerizing.

It’s a virus!
The caped crusader has stepped up to the challenge of medicine to defend against inappropriate antibiotic use. It is the treatment we want but not the one we need right now.

It’s a virus!

The caped crusader has stepped up to the challenge of medicine to defend against inappropriate antibiotic use. It is the treatment we want but not the one we need right now.

Bugs & Drugs.

This pocket reference has been a saving grace many times on the ward. It is not applicable in a lot of circumstances but in rotations such as emergency, internal medicine, and paediatrics, there was not a day that went by where this book would not be used.

This is my sunday morning book recommendation. For those looking for a digital copy, it is also available on iOS devices.

The Enemy of My Enemy...

Penn State University has found a virus that is not harmful to humans but is capable of killing cancer cells. This has the potential to open up some new avenues towards cancer therapy. The mechanism is still unknown but the virus, named adeno-associated virus type 2, is still being researched and has a long way to go before any clinical application can be gained from it. And so the plot thickens…

Virus found with genes typically found in "living" cells

Viruses are typically considered dead or non-living because they lack much of what we consider to be “living” such as the lack of metabolism in its shell. They pack only what they need to spread its own genetic information. Recent findings show a virus that carries many proteins that belong to typical living cells. Those sly little buggers.