... its time to go see a professional to check you out. Other signs that could be West Nile are stiffness, muscle weakness, and stupor disorientation. Symptoms last only a few days to a week. The West Nile Virus is a virus that is carried from a mosquito. The mosquito that carries the virus must infect another living creature. This makes humans very vulnerable. Mostly birds are ... because bird don't usually attack humans. This doesn't mean were not at risk, elderly people over 60 have the best chance of getting the virus. For the people with low immune systems that can't get rid of viruses...

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... animal host, however the hosts of some viruses remain unknown. Ebola and Mar burg viruses are well known examples. Up to ninety percent of Ebola cases lead to death within a week. Biological weapons pose a serious health danger however chemical weapons have the same effect. Chemical weapons are designed to reproduce direct chemical injury to their victims. Chemical agents kill or incapacitate ... for the transmission of nerve impulses. Choking agents such as phosgene and chlorine are dispersed when a liquid-filled shell explodes erupting a cloud of gas. Symptoms include respiratory fail...

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... incurable ailment was often fatal (one doctor predicted in 1948 that JFK had only a year to live), since it involved an impairment of the adrenal glands, and a weakening of the immune system. Treatment with cortisone injections improved JFK's health, enabling him to gain weight and improve his skin color, but for the rest of his political career (and life) his health ... Jupiter missiles in Turkey, just across the Black Sea from the Soviet Union. On Wednesday, October 24, Russian ships steaming toward Cuba turned back, and by the end of the week an agreement had been struck: Khrushchev ...

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... . Since the weapon is biological the main concern is that it could be more lethal than the chemical weapons previously mentioned. Biological weapons can be altered, through biotechnology, to be immune to vaccines and antibiotics. Some of the worst feared biological weapons are anthrax, smallpox, botulin toxin, and Ebola virus. Anthrax is a bacteria that usually affect cattle and sheep, but if ... the release of chemicals in nerve cells that cause muscle contractions, after the paralysis sets in death follows quickly. And the last weapon is the Ebola virus, which takes about a week to kil...

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