Essays about: "Ebolavirus"

Found 4 essays containing the word Ebolavirus.

  1. 1. The Expression, Purification and Characterization of Ebola Virion Protein 24 and Karyopherin Alpha 5

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Marina Obaid; [2018]
    Keywords : Ebolavirus; filovirus; VP24; KPNA5; IMAC;

    Abstract : Ebolavirus (EBOV) is a single stranded RNA virus that causes haemorrhagic fever in humans and other mammals. The EBOV encodes 7 proteins, NP, L, VP30, VP35, VP40, GP and VP24. VP24 is believed to be one of the EBOV proteins that causes the extreme virulence of the pathogen. READ MORE

  3. 2. Tidernas största ebolautbrott : varför blev det så stort?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Johanna Holm; [2016]
    Keywords : ebolavirus; Afrika; ebola patogenes; ebola kulturella aspekter; ebola reservoarer; Ebola virus; Africa; Ebola pathogenesis; Ebola cultural aspects; Ebola reservoirs;

    Abstract : I december 2013 insjuknade en två år gammal pojke i feber, diarré och kräkningar. Att det här skulle bli starten på den värsta humana epidemi i vår historia, orsakat av ebola, var det ingen som anade. Länderna som drabbades värst var Guinea, Liberia och Sierra Leone i Västafrika. Totalt insjuknade 28 639 människor varav 11 316 dog. READ MORE

  4. 3. Where are Ebolavirus vaccines? : A survey of leading strategies.

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Kemiska institutionen

    Author : Sanna Hakizimana Hedin; [2015]
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  5. 4. The Case of Ebola in West Africa - Swedish Healthcare Workers' Experiences of Navigating Global Health Interventions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Samira Elmi; [2015]
    Keywords : Global health machinery; Street-level bureaucrat; Global health interventions; Swedish healthcare workers; Ebolavirus; Borderless diseases; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In this time of global health interventions, preventing borderless diseases, such as Ebola, is a question of implementing global health policies in different cultural contexts. Although these interventions are mediated by international organs, the healthcare workers on the ground are actually those who implement policies. READ MORE