'Fruit bats' presentation slideshows

Preparing the Traveler

Preparing the Traveler. Stephen J. Thomas, MD Director, Viral Diseases Branch Walter Reed Army Institute of Research AUG 2013. UNCLASSIFIED. Disclaimer.

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Fascinating Animals

Fascinating Animals. Fascinating Animals.

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The Ebola Epidemic in Liberia and Its Effects on the Church & Population

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Emerging viruses

Emerging viruses. Though emerging viruses tend to be at first highly virulent, virus and host co-evolutionary processes tend to converge to less virulent virus and more resistant host populations. Definition: - V iruses that are in the process of adapting to a new host and vice versa.

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Paramyxoviiruses

Paramyxoviiruses. September 21,22, 2010. rinderpest and the beginning of modern veterinary medicine. Giovanni Maria Lancisi. Viruses with -ve RNA genomes. influenzaviruses. Orthomyxoviridae. parainfluenza virus. Paramyxoviruses. Newcastle disease virus. respiratory syncytial virus.

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Unit 12 How Progress Makes Us Sick

Unit 12 How Progress Makes Us Sick. Designer: Joy Liu. Activity One Retaliation from Nature. Activity Two Better Solutions to Nature and Human Progress. Activity One Retaliation from Nature. Cross-Species Maladies Cries from Nature. Cross-Species Maladies.

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Studying Adaptation: Evolutionary Analysis of Form and Function

Studying Adaptation: Evolutionary Analysis of Form and Function. Experimental manipulation of traits One can isolate and test the effect of single (or multiple factors) on fitness using well-designed experiments. Adaptive significance of hooked beak.

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Bats A to Z

Bats A to Z. An alphabet book about bats. Dana LeBlanc - Lubee Bat Conservancy. A is for appetite . Fruit bats can eat half their body weight each night in fruit, leaves, flowers, pollen and nectar. Photo: Malayan flying fox ( Pteropus vampyrus ) and browse feeder - Dana LeBlanc.

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Bats A to Z

Bats A to Z. An alphabet book about bats. Dana LeBlanc - Lubee Bat Conservancy. A is for appetite . Fruit bats can eat half their body weight each night in fruit, leaves, flowers, pollen and nectar. Photo: Malayan flying fox ( Pteropus vampyrus ) and browse feeder - Dana LeBlanc.

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Assessment of the bat fauna of Gola Forest Reserve, Sierra Leone

Assessment of the bat fauna of Gola Forest Reserve, Sierra Leone. Mohamed Kamara Biological Sciences Njala University Njala Campus. Aim: To assess the different bat species in Gola Forest Reserve. Specific objectives: Species richness Species composition and relative abundance

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Ebola virus

Ebola virus. The Ebola virus causes an acute, serious illness which is often fatal if untreated. The most severely affected countries are: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. These country have very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural resources.

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Presentation by: Sean Clawson

Seed Dispersal in the Dark: Shedding Light on the Role of Fruit Bats in Africa Carrie E. Seltzer, Henry J. Ndangalasi , and Norbert J. Cordiero Biotropica 45:450-456 2013. Presentation by: Sean Clawson. Outline of Presentation.

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Bats

Bats. By Andrew Gray, Hayden Shulenberger, and Joseph Cugliari. Habitat. They live all over the world Also live in dark caves and hollows Sometimes bats even live in small groups or just by themselves trees. Abiotic and Biotic Factors.

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Is a virus alive?

Is a virus alive?. Most Common Virus?. The Common cold 200 different viruses that make up the common cold Affects upper respiratory tract (nose, sinuses) Typically 7-10 days between start and finish No cure exists but symptoms are treatable

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Fruit Bats

Fruit Bats. Dalton White. What does nocturnal mean ?. Nocturnal means that it sleeps in the day and is awake in the night . Where do Fruit Bats live?. Fruit Bats live in trees caves and other quiut places. . What do Fruit Bats eat?.

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FRUIT Bats

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Transmission

Current Situation Ebola outbreak in coastal West Africa involves Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal Total cases as of 28 Sep14: 7,157 with 3,330 deaths . Overall Mortality Rate (MR) =46.5% Guinea: 1,157 cases/710 deaths (MR=61.4%) Liberia: 3,696 cases/1,998 deaths (MR=54.1%)

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Transmission

Current Situation Ebola outbreak in coastal West Africa involves Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Senegal Total cases as of 28 Sep14: 7,157 with 3,330 deaths . Overall Mortality Rate (MR) =46.5% Guinea: 1,157 cases/710 deaths (MR=61.4%) Liberia: 3,696 cases/1,998 deaths (MR=54.1%)

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