Henipavirus

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Lumpy skin disease

• Cattle
• Vaccine: Lumpi-ProVacInd 
• Development: IndianVeterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar (Bareilly) and -National Equine Research Center, Hisar (Haryana)

**News

12/08/2022

Corbevax vaccine

• To protect against COVID-19.
• Manufacturer: Biological E. Limited
• Vaccine type: Protein subunit
• Administration method: Intramuscular injection

Source:

•  who.int

Aneurysm

• a swelling of the arteries and veins in any part of the body.
• It occurs most commonly in the aorta, back of the knees, brain or intestines. If the aneurysm gets ruptured, it can even cause internal bleeding and stroke.
• remains undetected
• it is not always possible to prevent aneurysm, but certain lifestyle changes can help reduce risk.

Risk factors for aneurysm

• Smoking, age, high cholesterol, obesity, hypertension or tissue disorders. 

Source: The Indian Express

Marburg virus disease

• similar to Ebola fever
• Outbreak in Ghana
• Fruit bats
• spread through direct contact with blood

**1st 1967, Marburg (Germany)- Lab

Source: The Indian Express

Cervical Cancer: HPV vaccine (Cervavac)

• Human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) 

Human papillomavirus

• a viral infection that's passed between people through skin-to-skin contact.

Quadrivalent vaccine

• A vaccine that works by stimulating an immune response against four different antigens, such as four different viruses or other microorganisms.
• e.g. Gardasil, Cervavac

Cervical Cancer

• the second most common cancer type
• in women of reproductive age (15–44)

India

• India accounts for about a fifth of the global burden, with 1.23 lakh cases and around 67,000 deaths per year according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO)

• (CDSCO) headed by the Drugs Controller General (India) is the Central Authority for regulating the quality of drugs marketed in the country under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. 

Source:

1. IE
2. https://www.cancer.gov

**The Serum Institute of India(SII)'s vaccine Cervavac recently received the Drugs Controller General of India's(DGCI)approval for market authorization.

Zika Virus

• Vector-borne flavivirus
• Transmitted by the bite of infected Aedes mosquitoes.
• Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus

Polio Virus Found In UK

Diabetes

There are two type

1. Type-I: Genetic: injection of Insulin
2. Type-II: age-related: 45<:Lifestyle: 

TYPE-I DIABETES

•  Type­ I diabetes is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin.
•  It typically appears in adolescence and symptoms include increased thirst, frequent urination, hunger, fatigue, and blurred vision.  
• India has the highest number of incidents and prevalent cases of Type­1 diabetes in the world as per recent estimates from the International Diabetes Federation, and the Council has now published.

TYPE-II DIABETES

Preventable if  do the following:

• Exercise
• Food 
• Yoga

Monkeypox

Monkeypox can spread through close skin ­to ­skin contact during sex, including kissing, touching, oral and penetrative sex with someone who has symptoms.

HIV spread is predominantly sexual/parenteral, while monkeypox is mainly direct contact.

Scabies  can be sexually transmitted by close contact during sex