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Zika virus

Highlights Zika's disease is caused by a virus that is primarily produced by Aedes mosquitoes. People with zika symptoms are symptoms such as mild fever, acne, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache. These symptoms are usually 2 to 7 days. There is a scientific consensus that the Zika virus is a cause of micro-infection and Guillain-Barré syndrome. References to other neurological complications are also studied. introduction The Zika virus is a mosquito-transmitted taste trail that was identified in Uganda in 1947 by monkeys through a network that marked the yellow color. He was later identified by humankind in 1952 in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. Interruptions of Zika virus are included in Africa, America, Asia and the Pacific. From 1960 to 1980, human infections were observed in Africa and Asia, usually accompanied by mild illness. The first major alteration of the disease caused by Zika infection occurred in the Federated States of Mi...

First human 'infected with computer virus

Dr Gasson admits that the trial is a proof of principle A British scientist says he is the first man in the world to become infected with a computer virus. Dr Mark Gasson from the University of Reading had a chip inserted in his hand which was then infected with a virus. The device, which enables him to pass through security doors and activate his mobile phone, is a sophisticated version of ID chips used to tag pets. In trials, Dr Gasson showed that the chip was able to pass on the computer virus to external control systems. If other implanted chips had then connected to the system they too would have been corrupted, he said. Medical alert Dr Gasson admits that the test is a proof of principle but he thinks it has important implications for a future where medical devices such as pacemakers and cochlear implants become more sophisticated, and risk being contaminated by other human implants. "With the benefits of this type of technology come risks. We may improve ourse...