viruses growing with humans

8/17/2019 Viruses Growing With Humans

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Ezequiel Sanchez

Professor Khadka

English 113B

26 April 2016

Viruses ro!ing !i"h #u$ans

Viruses are unlike an%"hing else on "his Ear"h and con"inue "o &e a glo&al crisis' (ne "%pe

of )irus if se)ere enough* can kill $ore "han 1'2 $illion people annuall%* and "here are coun"less

a$oun"s of "he$ and $ore de)eloping' +he% ha)e $ul"iple !a%s of spreading and "he speeds

"he% "ra)el a" $ake "he$ al$os" i$possi&le "o keep "rack of and "a$ed' +his is due "o "he fac"

"ha" so $an% people li)e on our plane" and "echnolog% has ad)anced so $uch' Also leading "o "he

issue on !h% )iruses are $ore prone "oda% "han e)er &efore' +his also leads "o "he "opic of ho!

)iruses are a for$ of popula"ion con"rol' Viruses such as ,ika and E&ola are so$e of "he $an%

)iruses "ha" cause a lo" of "raged% and dea"h glo&all%' -hen !e look a" "he .'S !e do ha)e

)iruses "ha" co$e in and kill* &u" $an% rural areas such as Brazil are &eing hi" !a% harder &%

"hese )iruses and ha)e no"hing "o pro"ec" "he$' Viruses are a $a/or glo&al crisis and are

&eco$ing a $a/or concern due "o "he ad)ance$en" of hu$an life'

A )irus is a s$all infec"ious organis$ "ha" sur)i)es &% a""acking a li)ing cell' +his allo!s

"he )irus "o "han duplica"e' +he )irus ac"uall% carries i"s o!n for$ of A or A depending on

"he )irus* and in/ec"s i" in"o "he li)ing cell' " "han infec"s "he li)ing cell and causes "he cell "o

duplica"e $ore )iruses' 4ou can onl% i$agine "he !ar %our i$$une s%s"e$ is figh"ing !hen %ou

ha)e "he flu' E)er%&od% has had so$e "%pe of )irus including %ou and such as "he flu or "he

co$$on cold' a$ pre""% sure ge" "he co$$on cold or "he flu a" leas" a couple "i$es a %ear5 i"

is par" of ge""ing %our i$$une s%s"e$ fa$iliar !i"h )iruses so "ha" i" could figh" "he$ off in "he

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fu"ure' Vaccines are !ha" help pre)en" %ou fro$ ge""ing a )irus' 4ou are gi)en a sho" "ha"

ac"uall% purposel% in"roduces %ou "o "he )irus' +his is done &ecause !hen %ou ge" a )irus %ou

canno" o&"ain "ha" sa$e )irus again* %ou &asicall% &eco$e i$$une' Viruses like "he co$$on

cold and "he flu are so$e of "he $os" co$$on )iruses "ha" can &e "aken care of !i"h $os" o)er

"he coun"er $edica"ions* &u" can &e deadl% if one has a !eak i$$une s%s"e$' As &ad as a )irus

sounds* %our &od% has nu$erous defense &arriers and $echanis$s such as our o!n skin' As

s"a"ed in an ar"icle pu" ou" on erck anual &% 7raig ' Pringle* BSc* and Ph 8 nfec"ed cells

also $ake in"erferon9s* su&s"ances "ha" can $ake uninfec"ed cells $ore resis"an" "o infec"ion &%

$an% )iruses': Viruses are na"ural and our &odies do ha)e "echniques "o figh" "he$ off* &u" o)er

"i$e )iruses ge" s"ronger and $ore co$$on due "o hu$an ac"ions and $an% o"her fac"ors'

Scien"is"s and oc"ors all o)er "he !orld research and do all "he% can "o find !a%s "o

pre)en" )iruses fro$ infec"ing and killing* &u" hu$ans are one of "he leading reasons !h% )iruses

spread so fas" and rapidl%' A';' +ale$* ';' ogers* and S'' #a% fro$ "he a"ional 7en"er for

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"ropical areas due "o $osqui"os &eing a""rac"ed "o !ar$ cli$a"es and s!ea"% $ois" skin' +his

&rings up "he conflic" on ho! $an% of "he rural coun"ries in our !orld are loca"ed in "ropical or

ho" deser" areas such as #ai"i* Puer"o ico* o$inican epu&lic* and $os"l% all of Africa !here

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e)er%"hing fro$ hearing* and )ision loss* "o seizures and in"ellec"ual disa&ili"%9s' +his is one of

"he $ain reasons !h% "he -orld #eal"h (rganiza"ion has la&eled ,ika )irus as an in"erna"ional

pu&lic heal"h e$ergenc%'

Viruses are $os"l% popular in coun"ries !i"h a lo" of po)er"% such as $an% Sou"h

A$erican coun"ries like Brazil* 7hile* and Peru' n Brazil "he ou"&reak of ,ika )irus is "he

highes" ou" of an% coun"r%' +his is causing a $a/or concern due "o "he su$$er (l%$pic ga$es

"his co$ing su$$er' illions of "ouris"s fro$ all o)er "he !orld !ill &e in one loca"ion and "he

)irus !ill spread !i"h "hose !ho !ere &i""en &ack "o "heir par"s of "he !orld' +he 7en"er for

isease 7on"rol has &een !orking !i"h "he -orld #eal"h (rganiza"ion and "he (l%$pics on

upda"ing all .ni"ed S"a"e (l%$pic a"hle"es !i"h ne! fac"s and upda"es a&ou" "he )irus' According

"o an ar"icle pos"ed on The Salt Lake Tribune called 8(l%$pics A$erican a"hle"es !ar% of ,ika

)irus ahead of io a$es: &% 7hris"opher Ka$rani* $an% A$erican a"hle"es ha)e &een

concerned a&ou" "he ou"&reak and are !orried a&ou" "he (l%$pic ga$es "his su$$er' According

"o 7hris 8.'S' !o$enCs goalkeeper #ope Solo said if "he (l%$pics !ere righ" no!* sheCd choose

no" "o go': She is no" "he onl% one ei"her* and !ho kno!s ho! $an% $ore a"hle"es !ill follo! in

"heir foo"s"eps'

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+his is a pho"o of .ni"ed S"a"es (l%$pic soccer goalie #ope Solo* and she sa%s "ha" she

!ould no" a""end "he (l%$pics if "he% !ere righ" no!' oes "his $ean "ha" if "he )irus does no"

cal$ do!n "ha" !e !ill &e $issing our fe$ale (l%$pic goalie for "he Brazil (l%$picsD +his

$akes sense due "o "he fac" "ha" #ope solo is a fe$ale and personall% &elie)e "ha" ,ika )irus

effec"s fe$ales !orse "han $en &ecause of !ha" "he )irus does "o &a&%9s' n "he ar"icle 8espi"e

,ika* ichael Phelps sa%s he9s oka% !i"h fiancee* ne!&orn going "o io (l%$pics: &% a""

Bones"eel* "he eigh"een "i$e gold $edalis" s!i$$er ichael Phelps sa%s 8-e9re no" !orried

a&ou" "hink if %ou go in"o an% (l%$pics* "here9s al!a%s so$e"hing "ha" co$es up': " see$s

as if !o$en $igh" &e $ore scared and $ore cau"ious "han $en &ecause of "he &ir"h defec"s i"

could cause'

Viruses so$e"i$es "ake )er% in"eres"ing roles in our socie"%' -e are co$ing "o a poin" in

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sor" of popula"ion con"rol' ;us" "hink a&ou" i"* if people did no" die of )iruses or diseases ho!

$an% $ore people !ould !e ha)e on our plane" "oda%' Viruses like E&ola and ,ika )irus ha)e

&een said "o &e for$s of popula"ion con"rol' Popula"ion con"rol has i"s differen" for$s* for

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Vaccines are no" cheep ei"her and are no" offered e)er%!here in "he !orld' +his is !h% so $an%

"hird !orld and so$e second !orld coun"ries are infec"ed !i"h disease* &ecause of po)er"% and

lo!inco$e people no" &eing a&le "o afford an%"hing' #u$ans are a )er% &ig cause of )iruses and

!ho kno!s !ha" "%pe of )iruses !ill e)ol)e !i"h $ankind in "he fu"ure'

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