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23 lis 2022 · Viral infections are any illness you get from a virus (a small germ that uses your cells to reproduce). Common viral illnesses include colds, the flu, COVID-19, norovirus (“stomach flu”), HPV (warts) and herpes simplex virus (cold sores).
18 sie 2023 · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious viral illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 has had a catastrophic effect on the world, resulting in more than 6 million deaths worldwide.
11 lis 2016 · Abstract. Pathogenesis encompasses all the sequence of events accompanying acute and persistent infections. It includes entry of the virus into the body, multiplication and spread, the development of tissue damage, and the production of an immune response; the latter may contribute to the pathology of an infection.
COVID-19, also called coronavirus disease 2019, is an illness caused by a virus. The virus is called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, or more commonly, SARS-CoV-2. It started spreading at the end of 2019 and became a pandemic disease in 2020. Coronavirus Enlarge image.
A viral infection can lead to a spectrum of symptoms from asymptomatic (no overt symptoms) to severe disease. People may get viruses by swallowing or inhaling them, by being bitten by insects, through sexual contact, or congenitally (passed by a pregnant person to the fetus).
Some viruses cause only skin lesions (as in molluscum contagiosum); others also cause systemic manifestations or lesions elsewhere in the body. Transmission is typically from person to person; alphaviruses have a mosquito vector.
4 lis 2016 · This chapter describes the pathogenesis of viral infections and diseases, including mechanisms of virulence and disease expression, cellular interactions, and virus-induced neoplasia.
