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Discuss.

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HIV, Flu, um... Herpes...

Smallpox, as it was research into this virus that gave us the vaccine.

Ha! You almost got me. Hat's off to you, friend.

Anyway, ebola is definitely the most important. That stuff makes you bleed out your nipples.

human immunodeficiency virus

Ebola is indeed the most horrible. But HIV is as a threat the most dangerous one :(

Ebola is indeed the most horrible. But HIV is as a threat the most dangerous one :(
You are correct, and I suppose that makes HIV the most important. Although influenza is pretty important if you're old.

The various forms of influenza actually kill more people per year than HIV. Flu may be the most deadly virus currently around.

The common cold virus is the most common (hence the name). Luckily it is seldom deadly.

Smallpox was supposed to have been wiped out, but there are reports that it is loose again in Central Asia. Looks like the Soviets had a stash of it that they didn't admit to having. Damned fools. :mad:

I've heard that polio is almost completely wiped out. Here's hoping it's true.

Poliomyelitis as a disease is pretty far gone in rich countries, but in poorer ones - especially where there are people who are both Muslim and obsessed with testicles - it's coming back.

Why? Well, some idiot got it into his head that polio vaccines were actually a poison that destroyed the testicles of Muslim boys. Therefore, he convinced enough people to refuse vaccination that local and regional governments shrugged and let them have it their way. Not surprisingly, since the virus was already resident somewhere in the community (there are probably asymptomatic carriers, in small numbers, everywhere in the world), a disease outbreak occurred.

Here's hoping that adults will realize that it's children who are suffering for the stupidity of their parents.

I'll go with Adenoviruses!

Common disorders caused by them include respiratory tract infection, conjunctivitis (pink eye), hemorrhagic cystitis and gastroenteritis. Several of them have oncogenic properties, which is why they have been extensively studied. These studies have elucidated many viral and eucaryotic intracellular processes - for instance, the study of the adenovirus hexon protein lead to the discovery of introns and the splicing of eucaryotic mRNAs. Don't you just love trivia?

Oh, a question for me:

Influenza: The bird flu is obviously one reason, but people don't realize how deadly the average strains of this virus are. From the CDC website:
Every year in the United States, on average:
* 5% to 20% of the population gets the flu;
* more than 200,000 people are hospitalized from flu complications, and;
* about 36,000 people die from flu.

HIV: Again for obvious reasons. Though HIV and similar viruses are very good at delivering genes. It has uses in gene therapy, but also it is used in general research a lot. It can be used to deliver genes to cells at high efficiency for numerous biology experiements.

Adeno Associated Virus (AAV): most of you are probably unfamilure, but this is a small virus that is not likned to pathogenicity. This virus is even more pathetic then a normal virus, not only does it need a host cell to replicate, but another virus (Adeno or Herpes) as well. AAV is currently one of the most promising viruses for gene therapy. It is safer then other viruses because it is not linked to human disease and does not integrate very efficently. It is effective because therapuetic genes can be expressed for long period of time and the virus often doesn't elicit a very strong immune response.

Rotavirus: With the good medical care in the US, its not as big of a deal. But in the third world it's quite a problem. It is responsible for the deaths of about 600,000 children a year. It causes severe diarrhea and death is usually the result of dehydration.

SV40: Not linked to human disease (though some think it may cause cancer) it has been studied extensively to help us understand countless things. It has been used to help us understand DNA Replication. It's large T antigen has also been useful. The Large T antigen allows for episomal DNA to be maintained in the 293T cell line. This allows us to express genes in human cell culture.

If Malaria is a virus, I'd add that to the list too. But the Flu is one that affects many!

CHicken Pox. It got me a week out of school. :)

The one I wish I coudl send to your computer for posting this one word thread, bullshit!

Oh, I found a good link:

http://www.who.int/infectious-disease-report/pages/ch2text.html

Notice Diarrhoea diseases are up there. Note that Rotavirus is the leading viral cause for this.

HIV, not surprising.

Measles!!! Can't believe I forgot that one.

The other diseases mentioned are primarly non-viral

If Malaria is a virus, I'd add that to the list too. But the Flu is one that affects many!

Malaria is a protozoan parasite. Sorry, not a virus. But way up there for most important infectious disease.

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Not a virus.

Not a virus.
Ask yourself: Does TSw look like a doctor or a braindead spastic?

I'll assume I look like a doctor, so thanks for the vote of confidence ;)

Ask yourself: Does TSw look like a doctor or a braindead spastic?

I'll assume I look like a doctor, so thanks for the vote of confidence ;)
Yes, a doctor. But only because you sound much better now :) .

Ask yourself: Does TSw look like a doctor or a braindead spastic?

I'll assume I look like a doctor, so thanks for the vote of confidence ;)

I'll go with a braindead spastic who happens to also be a doctor ;)

I'll go with a braindead spastic who happens to also be a doctor ;)
At least you're closer to the truth. I'm no doctor though.

CHicken Pox. It got me a week out of school. :)

This is one of the few diseases that are more dangerous for adults than for children. I got it at the age of 26, and had a fever that went as high as 104 Fahrenheit - high enough to make me delirious. (There was an interesting moment when the small part of my brain that was still functioning normally wondered, "Why am I shouting insults at the ceiling fan?") Luckily there were no long-term consequences. (Yes, I was like this before the fever.)

:p

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.vundo.html(symantecs disription of it)

That one has been perticularly nasty ... it is technicaly a trojan but the B variant acts as a combination viruii and network aware worm

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.vundo.html

That one has been perticularly nasty ... it is technicaly a trojan but the B variant acts as a combination viruii and network aware worm
And if I click your link I'll get it?

And if I click your link I'll get it?
No thats symantics discription of it
Sorry I will edit that to make it clear