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Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. [7] [11] The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980, [10] making smallpox the only human disease ...
Omicron (B.1.1.529) is a variant of SARS-CoV-2 first reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa on 24 November 2021.[10][11] It was first detected in Botswana and has spread to become the predominant variant in circulation around the world.[12] Following the original B.1.1.529 ...
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. [1] . Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea. [2] [3] Viruses are found in almost every ecosystem on Earth and are the most numerous type of biological entity.
Avian influenza, also known as avian flu, is a bird flu caused by the influenza A virus, which can infect people. [note 1] It is similar to other types of animal flu in that it is caused by a virus strain that has adapted to a specific host. The type with the greatest risk is highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Ebola, also known as Ebola virus disease ( EVD) and Ebola hemorrhagic fever ( EHF ), is a viral hemorrhagic fever in humans and other primates, caused by ebolaviruses. [1] . Symptoms typically start anywhere between two days and three weeks after infection. [3] . The first symptoms are usually fever, sore throat, muscle pain, and headaches. [1] .
Human papillomavirus infection ( HPV infection) is caused by a DNA virus from the Papillomaviridae family. [5] . Many HPV infections cause no symptoms and 90% resolve spontaneously within two years. [1] . In some cases, an HPV infection persists and results in either warts or precancerous lesions. [2] .
Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by dengue virus. It is frequently asymptomatic; if symptoms appear they typically begin 3 to 14 days after infection. These may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin itching and skin rash. Recovery generally takes two to seven days.
