For example, if you have a cold sore and kiss someone, you can transfer the virus to his or her mouth. Similarly, if you have active genital herpes and have intercourse, you can give your partner genital herpes. Finally, if you have a cold sore and put your mouth on your partners" genitals (oral sex), you can give your partner genital herpes. ... The risk of catching herpes after a single sexual contact with an infected partner is not known, but the more contact you have with someone carrying genital herpes the greater your chances are. ... As you can see the herpes virus is nothing to pla...

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Biological viruses and computer viruses share some similarities. ... Then by giving that to someone else and then they run the program from the floppy, their computer has now become infected. ... Someone can also lose information that is irreplaceable." Computer viruses are undesirable, because most of them don't do any good to someone's computer. ... What was found other than Norton Anti-virus and McAfee's Anti-virus programs was a program called eTrust EZ Anti-virus. ...

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This virus also affects humans by sometimes giving them encephalitis ("What you should know about West Nile Virus" 1). ... The only way the mosquito gets the virus is if the mosquito bites a bird who is carrying the West Nile virus ("West Nile Virus Symptoms, History, and prevention of the West Nile Virus" 1). ... If someone does get the worst case of the West Nile virus, this person could die. ... If someone has to come out during the night, they should keep it to a minimum considering the fact that mosquitoes like to come out more during the night ("West Nile Virus Encephalitis" 2). ... If s...

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Alas a slim 20% of those infected will eliminate the virus from their body on their own depending on the virus strand the contracted. ... Someone with HCV will have highly contagious blood and sharing blood related things is generally not recommended. The symptoms of the virus are not nearly as obvious as any other virus. ... To test if you have the virus, doctors would look at family history and give a blood test. ... Additional tests can also tell what strain of virus you got the strain will say how serious the type of virus you got. ...

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Revenge, in simple terms, is getting back at someone. In other words, revenge is the act of wronging someone that you believe has wronged you. ... The revenge virus is first found in Iago. ... Iago gives him that direction telling him the Moor is to blame for his plight. ... Cassio unwittingly does this, and gives Iago a new opportunity. ...

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Another example of the difficulty of researching the virus is that in order for the scientists to see which strains are the more infectious ones they must study someone who has only been infected for a few months. ... Our knowledge of the HIV virus grows everyday but so does the virus. ... Where did the HIV virus come from? ... HIV-1 is the most common form that infects people and gives them AIDS. ... It is in the interest of the virus to not kill the host because if the host dies the virus dies too. ...

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These may state (a) Its illegal to make a copy of a certain software and then give it away to another person/friend; (b) Software may not be used in a network or on multiple computers without a license to do so; and (c) Code may not be extracted from the software in order to create one of your own, to later be sold. Virus A virus is a program or programming code that replicates itself in order to cause damage to a computer system. ... Virus get into computers through email attachments or internet downloads. However, there are many options available to protect systems or networks, for example...

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Viral conjunctivitis is caused by a virus, like a common cold. ... The virus or bacteria can be transmitted when an infected person touches their eye and then touches another surface. ... Remember to wash hands and wear gloves if looking into someone else's eyes or helping someone apply eye medicine. ... In most cases, viral conjunctivitis, in several days, no medical treatment is needed and the virus can heal itself. ... Be sure to read the label and give the vaccine before the onset of fly season to allow adequate development of immunity. ...

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"The most common way these viruses are spread is via hand-to-hand contact. For instance, someone with a cold blows their nose then shakes your hand or touches surfaces that you also touch. " says Dr. ... Living a healthy lifestyle gives the body the best chance in fighting off a virus. ... Sugar and processed food do not give the body enough energy it needs for attacking germs. ... Give the body the gift of a healthy immune system this holiday and cold season....

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The viruses can pass through the air and enter the body through the nose or mouth. The viruses can spread easily and it is very contagious. ... You wouldn't give the same amount of Tylenol or any other medicine to these children. This is what doctors, nurses and anyone giving the shot are doing. ... I think that by washing your hands frequently, covering you face when someone coughs or sneezes, and by building up your immune system you can avoid getting the flu. ...

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The viruses can pass through the air and enter the body through the nose or mouth. The viruses can spread easily and it is very contagious. ... You wouldn't give the same amount of Tylenol or any other medicine to these children. This is what doctors, nurses and anyone giving the shot are doing. ... I think that by washing your hands frequently, covering you face when someone coughs or sneezes, and by building up your immune system you can avoid getting the flu. ...

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Sometimes the articles give hope, sometimes they are grim, and all show how everyone can be touched by this disease. ... When AIDS was first discovered the" budget" was too low to give money for the" gay disease" research. ... Clinics give out contraceptives to prevent it and preach safe sex all over. ... Tuberculosis was once as bad as the AIDS virus. Today if, in some rare way, someone contracts the disease they are taken to the CDC headquarters and are quarantined and they find out how they got it. ...

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They are not thinking about computer security like having a Firewall1, anti-malware protection, or even an anti-virus programs. ... Then the Dreaded Malicious Software which is an assortment of several different types of programs all doing their own mayhem, Malware gives partial to full control of your computer system to do whatever the malware Other areas of concern are Industrial or Corporate Cyber espionage and warfare, This is when companies have a Malware program inadvertently installed and cause severe problems causing the computer systems to not work properly. ... Apple never had to wo...

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Should someone who is mentally competent, but deemed terminally ill, be allowed to engagein physician-assisted suicide? ... Hall, whohas been deemed mentally competent, contracted the virus in 1981 through a blood transfusion. "Some of the complicationshe is encountering from the AIDS virus are arthritis, hepatitis, pneumonia and a brain cyst" (http://www.rights.org/deathnet/open.html). ... The First Amendment gives one the right to demand the correction ofan injustice. ... The Fourteenth Amendment gives one the right to life, liberty, or property, without due processof law. ...

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Someone who showed you the right path. Someone who was there right next you even if you did not take that path. ... Someone whom without your life would most likely be entirely different. ... Everywhere she was, there would be laughter, smiles and happiness spreading out like some sort of delightful virus. ... And I learned from watching her deal with the situations life would present that as long as you gave everything you had to give and never quit, you could never be beat. ...

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Someone who showed you the right path. Someone who was there right next you even if you did not take that path. ... Someone whom without your life would most likely be entirely different. ... Everywhere she was, there would be laughter, smiles and happiness spreading out like some sort of delightful virus. ... And I learned from watching her deal with the situations life would present that as long as you gave everything you had to give and never quit, you could never be beat. ...

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She thought by posting entries she could gain self assurance, almost as if someone else was listening that always understood her. ... Anne wrote in her diary atleast one time a week, giving a thourough explanation of how she was feeling. ... A few short weeks later, after anne had reicived her diary, the Franks obtained a letter from their mailbox giving notice that the older sister, Margot, should report to a Nazi SS camp for work details. ... Days later, Anne herself, became ill from the virus and eventually died in April of 1945 at just the age of 15. ...

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Negative aspects of internet communication During face-to-face communication we rely heavily upon facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language to interpret what someone is saying. ... Body language gives us clues as to whether the person we are talking with is actually listening to us, if they are interested in the conversation, or if they are bored. ... Now it's just as easy for someone to communicate with someone of the opposite sex, but the conversations advance much more rapidly. ... Adults and teenagers are both at risk of getting computer viruses, unwanted email, and u...

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When someone does not want to insult in person, e-mail message can be brutal, and also "Instead of crafting the perfect phrase, we use a brain-dead abbreviation" (232). ... They may be some negative like receiving a lot of junk mail; also the text messages may often include sexually explicit images, violence, gambling, abusive languages, virus. ... It may be true to some extent, because once our modem is infected with computer virus, our whole saved message will be wiped off and this is a major problem in the computer world. ... Even though they give an identity, one can't be 100% sure o...

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Once someone is diagnosed AIDS in Haiti, although as an intern in a Haitian hospital admits "we do not know sometimes. ... In these conditions, what are they supposed to do, give up? ... The HIV virus is perfectly capable to devastate the whole national population in a short period of time. ...

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In addition, while casual sex may have been viewed as "normal" a few decades ago, the outlook on it is different now with the discovery of the HIV virus and other sexually transmitted diseases. ... Throughout the story, different parts can be easily related to a real-life event on how men are allowed to express themselves sexually without causing any controversy, but once a woman tries to do the same there's always someone there to point a finger at them. Thankfully, Minot's writing gives clear-cut reasoning on how messed up our world is. ...

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You breathe in and suck someone else's foul gas into your own lungs. Someone "dropping their lunch" is like a dog marking their territory inside your body. ... If someone does, they are ready to place the blame on someone else, even the dog. ... Sometimes when the engineer gives it all he's got, the shields can't withstand all that force and give away, letting through other sloppy goodies in the explosion. ... There are different effects of this nasal virus depending on the location of the outbreak. ...

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Some of you may still be thinking why should I give blood? ... Giving blood is a way to give life back to those who may need it. ... When you donate blood you give the gift of life. ... Another benefit of donating blood is that your blood gets tested for many viruses, like hepatitis B and C, HIV, and Syphilis. ... It costs you nothing to give blood but the value is priceless to someone in need. ...

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is very dangerous disease of the human system caused by infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). ... Many families will not reveal that someone in their family was infected even after that person has died because they fear that others will assume they are infected and discriminate against them. ... We should emphasize that by being tested for HIV and living a healthy and positive lifestyle, someone who is infected with HIV or AIDS can live many years as a valuable and contributing member to society. ... We can only break this cycle if we ...

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This can help fight off viruses because it can find bad DNA and reject it. ... Restriction-fragment-length polymorphisms, or RFLP's, give lab geneticists another way of seeing human inheritance. ... You can also give better nutrition to and flavor to foods and give it the ability to fight off pest and diseases. ... Nucleic acid hybridization gives lab specialist a simple, direct way to use the DNA order of a gene as an exact test to detect and monitor that gene and what it is doing. By using biotechnology researchers can also identify someone if an unknown person if they ever died, l...

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