FLAVIVIRUS: USEFUL WEB
LINKS
The
Panama Puzzle
Solve the mystery of "yellow jack" which killed
thousands during the construction of the Panama canal. This is a fun
little exercise which lets you understand Walter Reed's thought processes
in 1900.
Arbovirus
transmission and mosquito monitoring
Check out cool mosquito
graphics on this page and learn about mosquito monitoring. The
New South Wales Arbovirus
Surveillance and Mosquito Monitoring Program warns
public health
officials of potential epidemics through monitoring
seasonal fluctuations in mosquito activity and population size.
Control
of yellow fever
Discover information regarding the
clinical features, transmission and diagnosis of yellow fever. This page
contains important tips for the control of
cases, contacts and the environment during an epidemic.
More
arbovirus information
Learn more about the replication,
morphology, genome and mode of transmission of arboviruses by connecting
to this link.
Classification
of Flavivirus
Understand ICTV clssification of flavivirus and
properties of the virion.
Hepatitis
Discovery
Learn more about the recent discovery by Abbott Labs in
Illinois of a group of new viruses known as GB, which may cause hepatitis
not
attributed
to previously identified hepatitis viruses. Genomic organization of these
GB viruses falls within the flavivirus family.
Hepatitis G
Find out
whether Hepatitis G actually causes hepatitis.
Introduction to Hepatitis
C
Peruse comprehensive and current information on Hepatitis C.