This blog will aware you about Adenovirus. First we will discuss what is Adenovirus. Then we will discuss about Adenovirus Infections. Secondly we will discuss about the Symptoms of Adenovirus. Then we will explain the Shape and Structure of Adenovirus. Thirdly we will know about its Latest Spread in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. Then we will discuss about its Basic Genera. At the end we will discuss about the Precautions of Adenovirus. This blog contains Adenovirus infections, Symptoms, Types, Size, Structure and Precautions in detai
What are Adenoviruses?
Adenoviruses are basically a group of viruses that can cause different types of infections in humans throughout their body. These viruses are very dangerous and can cause painful infections to humans.
These viruses without any envelop and are of medium size. Researchers have discovered about 50 types of Adenoviruses that can caused infections to human body. This blog contains Symptoms, Infections and Precautions for Adenovirus.
What are Adenovirus Infections?
The range of infections caused by Adenovirus are known as Adenovirus infections so these infections infect a huge amount of people every year. Adenovirus infections can effect the following systems of the body:
• Gastrointestinal Tract:
Adenovirus being a dangerous virus can cause infection in our gastrointestinal tract as it can cause diarrhea in a patient so it can be a part of intestinal tract and cause disturbance in digestion process causing diarrhea to the person suffering from this infection.
• Respiratory System:
It can effect the respiratory tract by causing dangerous symptoms of infections life common flu and cold, conjunctivitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. It disrupts the normal respiratory system of the body of the patient in a very bad way.
• Bladder:
It can effect the bladder in a way that it can cause severe pain while urination and can also cause blood in the urine. It can be extremely painful for the people who have infected bladder because of the Adenovirus in their body. This can be a painful condition.
• Nervous System:
It happens in very rare cases, that adenovirus effects your nervous system. In this exceptional case, it interferes with the normal working of the nervous system and cause its dysfunction so this can be a serious condition for a patient and can cause mental disorders.
All these systems of the body can be by Adenovirus infections in the human body so this is why these infections are great threats to human health.
Symptoms of Adenovirus Infections:
Following are the symptoms of Adenovirus infections:
- Coughing
- Running nose
- Fever
- Sore Throat
- Conjunctivitis (Pink Eyes)
- Otitis Media (Ear Infection)
- Swollen Lymph nodes
- Bronchitis (Chest Cold)
- Pneumonia
All these symptoms can be of Adenovirus infections. So if you observe such symptoms in you are people in your surrounding you should advice them to diagnose it as soon as possible. We will discuss symptoms, infections and precautions for Adenovirus.
Structure and Shape of Adenovirus:
The structure of Adenovirus is Icosahedral capsid (70 to 100nm) and is made up of 252 capsomers. 240 hexagons forming the faces and 12 pentons at the vertices. Each pentons bears a slender fiber. The double-stranded DNA with two major core proteins and carries 55k-Da protein covalently attached to its 5′ ends. The shape and structure of Adenovirus is in the figure below so its shape and structure allow it to enter in the main systems of the human body and effect its working at a great extent.
Shape and Structure of Adenovirus
Latest Spread of Adenovirus in Karachi, Pakistan:
New causes have been reported from Karachi about a new infection of Adenoviruses. Its symptoms looks like the normal fever and cold so people think that its normal and didn’t get tested. This was the main reason that its cases increased at exponential rates. It is definite that this virus have infected people because of the unusual weather patterns in Karachi. The main symptoms seen in Karachi are as follows:
- Cold
- Cough
- Flu
These were extremely common symptoms that is why it was left intreated and non-diagnosed. This virus have created a great problem for people of Karachi and is spreading with high speed among people. We can predict Adenovirus to spread over other cities of Pakistan within few months. So we have to take care and stop its spread. We will discuss symptoms, infections and precautions for Adenovirus.
Genera of Adenovirus:
There are Five basic genera of Adenovirus. These are as follows:
Mammalian Adenovirus:
Mastadenovirus is a sort of infections in the family Adenoviridae. People and different warm blooded animals act as normal hosts. There are 51 species in this sort. The sort in general incorporates numerous extremely normal reasons for human contamination, assessed to be liable for 2 to 5% of every single respiratory disease, as well as gastrointestinal and eye contaminations. Side effects are normally gentle. The name Mastadenovirus is gotten from the Greek word mastos ‘bosom’ (consequently warm blooded animal) and adenovirus, named for the human adenoids, which the infection was first secluded from.
Avian Adenovirus:
Aviadenoviruses are serologically unmistakable from individuals from the other adenovirus genera and they just taint birds. The virions contain two filaments for each vertex. Fowl adenovirus type 1 (FAdV-1) has two fiber qualities, and so two projections of extensively various lengths in each penton base. Other FAdVs likewise have two strands, however evidently only one fiber quality, and the fiber shafts are of comparative lengths. The long fiber of FAdV-1 purposes coxsackievirus and adenovirus receptor (Vehicle) for connection to the cell. The DNA of Aviadenoviruses is extensively (20 to 45%) bigger in size contrasted with that of mastadenoviruses.
Atadenovirus:
Atadenoviruses are serologically unmistakable from infections inside other adenovirus genera and their genomic association and capsid protein supplements are additionally unique. Atadenoviruses have wide host range including creature species (snakes, reptiles, duck, goose, chicken, possum and ruminants) from a few vertebrate classes (reptilia, birds, vertebrates).
Siadenovirus:
Siadenovirus is a variety of infections, in the family Adenoviridae. Vertebrates act as normal hosts. There are eight species in this sort. Infections in Siadenovirus are non-wrapped, with icosahedral calculations, and T=25 balance. The measurement is around 90 nm. Genomes are straight and non-sectioned, around 35-36kb long so the genome codes for 25 proteins.
Ichtadenovirus:
This class contains the single fish AdV detached from white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) and named white sturgeon AdV-1 (WSAdV-1). It has a place with animal groups Sturgeon ichtadenovirus A. WSAdV-1 has the longest uncovered AdV genome with a size of 48 395 bp and with a G + C substance of 42.7%. The association of the center of the genome, the early E2 and late qualities from IVa2 to pVIII, is saved likewise in this AdV.
These are five Genera of Adenovirus. We can find in 100s of types within these five genera.
Preventive Measures Against Adenovirus Infections:
The people who observe symptoms that compliment Adenovirus should take following preventive measures:
Don’t Shake Hands:
We should avoid shaking hands with every person until the virus is in full control and until all the people are healthy. You should avoid physical contact with people in gatherings or avoid going to the gatherings in that specific season to avoid getting Adenovirus infection by any infected person present in your gathering or any infected friend or relative. You should apply safety first, for yourself then your loved ones.
Get Tested:
As we come to know about any person getting such symptoms, we should take the test as soon as possible because delaying can cause serious extent of the disease. You should not ignore normal flu symptoms in the season of Adenovirus, because common flu can be converted into Adenovirus at any instance. So you should get the test done for this virus if you have such symptoms.
Food Safety:
Any type of food may contain this virus. So make sure that you eat healthy and drink healthy especially in this season so that you will stay away from this virus. If you will eat healthy and clean food so there will be less chance to get this virus through food and water. You should remain extra careful during the season of this virus or flu.
You should take care of these precautionary measures and advice your family and loved ones to take complete care against this virus.
Conclusion:
Adenovirus is spreading at a great rate in Karachi due to less awareness and ignoring of its symptoms. This new Adenovirus can be a great problem for Pakistan in future so we should take extra care of the precautions and spread more awareness about its causes, symptoms and precautions in the public to avoid more damage to the people. And try to stop this virus from spreading over different cities of Pakistan.
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