Viral sensing proteins
Protein Kinase R (PKR): is also one of the sensors of viral invasion. PKR is a cytosolic protein composed of dsRNA bindign motifs and a serine/threonine kianse domain. Binding of PKR…
COVID-19
Websites of interest: Coronavirusgov. Travel Restrictions. Covid treatments CDC case tracker CDC covid-19 county check (check levels of Covid-19 in your county) Find Covid-19 Medications and clinics (rapid treatment of COVID-19 is…
Coronaviruses
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Some cause illness in people, and others, such as canine and feline coronaviruses only infect animals. Coronaviruses include enveloped viruses and cause the…
Respiratory Viruses
See also Coronaviruses (family Coronaviridae) Cleaning Respiratory Equipement Adenoviruses (see outline) Hantaviruses Hantaviruses comprise an emerging global threat for public health, affecting about 30,000 humans annually. Infection may lead…
Myocarditis
Treatment: (I) Immunoglobulin therapy: Kishimoto et al. (j Pharmacology, 299(2), 2001) demonstrated the immunoglublin therapy suppressed murine myocarditis induced by cosachievirus B3. Matsumori et al. ("Effects of Free Immunoglobulin light chains…
Cancer disease mechanisms
See also Cell Cycle Control Introduction/Definitions: Cancer involves a host of different pathogenic mechanisms which lead to cancer cells evading a host immune response. These mechanisms or abnormalities are important…
How viruses cause disease
See also anti-viral agents Introduction: To establish an infection and casue disease, a virus must first have access to tissues in the body. Although skin is exposed, the most…
HAART
Drug Database (searchable database for HIV and other infectious disease drugs) Guidelines for the treatment of opportunistic infections in adults and adolescents with HIV Introduction The institution of highly activate antiretroviral…
HIV antibody treatment
A good example of the role that antibodies can play against viruses is hepatitis B where the recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen vaccine induces neutralizing antibodies which are protective against…
HIV treatment
See International AIDS Vacinne Initiative See ViroXchange (latest news on HIV and its treatment/trials) Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center Where HIV/AIDS is Prevalent: AIDS Vu HIV prevlaence map CDC AIDS Atlas MedlinePlus (HIV drugs) HIV…