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Alright, due to popular request, I bring you the break down of the Taiwan Disease Personifications. Also, just so y’all know, the official explanations for the designs are not easy to find, so a lot of this is just from what I notice and what I know about the diseases

To start off, we have everyone’s favorite disease: COVID-19

So, this is one of the designs where I could actually find the artist explanation, so I will be including that information plus a couple things I noticed and how I think it fits the disease. So let’s start with to crown. The reason for the inclusion of the crown is the reflect the name coronavirus, corona being the Latin word for crown. The face is partially obscured because of COVID’s tendency to hide itself. The bean bag chair that they are sitting on has many protrusions signifying the spike proteins. The different digital devices represent how the world went virtual during the pandemic and the news channels behind them represent the media’s freak out when COVID was at its height. The floor has an outline of the world because everywhere was affected by the pandemic. Also, if you look closely, they are wearing little Covid earrings.

Next up, we got Zika:

I could not find an official artist statement for this design, so take my explanation with a grain of salt. So first off the red waist band reminds me of the red stripe that goes down the abdomen of the mosquito species that spreads Zika after it has fed. Also, the white markings on the black are also a characteristic of this species of mosquito. In fact, the design is the stripes on the chest look like the markings these mosquitoes have on their back. She presents female because it’s the female mosquitoes that bite and spread diseases. Her sleeves look like mosquito wings once again a reference to mosquitoes being the primary vectors of Zika. The area behind her has palm fronds to represent that Zika is a disease typically found in tropical climates.

Next up we have: Hansen’s Disease (aka Leprosy)

This is one where I could find the artist statement due to it being a pretty recent one, however, I will say that at least the translation was a bit lacking in describing the reasoning of every detail. She is a mask maker because leprosy changes how people perceive those who are infected but it is something that can easily be removed with modern antibiotics. She has different accessories like the lion and crocodile headpiece that implicate the divine involvement because leprosy has been historically thought to be a punishment of the gods. The scales on her arm look like an allusion to the scaling pattern scars that those with leprosy would develop.

Next up: Rubella

After a lot of digging I found the official profile for this design but it didn’t really explain the design choices so we are going to do more analysis on my end. So the pomegranate and the red dots represent the red rashes that come with rubella infections. The glasses I assume are to show how Rubella can lead to Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) which can occur in children if their mother had rubella while pregnant. One of the symptoms that comes with CRS is cataracts.

Next up: the plague

I found the explanation on this and it just confirmed my own suspicions for certain design choices. So her design is very focused on death and mysticism because of how the Black Plague led to a lot of cultural focus on these two ideas. Behind her are old coins because of the economic impact the plague had on the civilizations of its time. The references to death are the skeletal pattern on her dress, and the scythe behind her and on her belt. The references to mysticism include the tarot cards she is holding and the crosses on her hat. On the tarot cards are designs referencing the three different forms the plague takes (bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic) as well as a posey which was used to try to ward of the plague in old times. On her hat is also a collection of plague doctor masks which is pretty self explanatory as to how that connects.

Next up: Ebola

I couldn’t find the official explanation for this disease, so this is mostly speculation based on my analysis. Her outfit is red because of the hemorrhaging that comes with the disease. Specifically he lips are red because one of the more unique characteristics of Ebola is hiccuping up blood. The accessories seem to be inspired by central and western african traditional jewelry. There appear to be tribal masks on the necklace, I am not well versed in African art unfortunately, so any deeper meaning of these accessories are unfortunately lost on me. There are bats on the headdress because of bats being the natural host of Ebola. Her design is rather demonic because Ebola was so terrible for the areas affected, that people thought it could be caused be some great evil. The skulls are because of the extremely high death rate that comes with ebola. The leaves and fruits shown come from the African jungles which is typically where Ebola outbreaks start.

Next up: Novel Influenza A Virus Infections

I actually found the artist explanation for this design! As a disease closely associated with birds, there are many elements linked to birds. There are many bird shadows, the hair that looks like feathers, and the beak shaped mask, feathers on his tie and a feather tattoo on right arm, and the “H-N” pin (H and N proteins of the influenza virus).

Next up: Dengue Fever

Another one with an artist statement! Since only female mosquitoes bite, the character is set as a female. Her dark red lips represent mosquito’s instinct to bite, and she is holding a poisonous thornapple flower. She has mosquito wings tattooed on her back and thornapple flower tattooed on her arm. I have spent a long time looking into how the thornapple flower relates to dengue, but I haven’t had a lot of luck. From what I have seen is that the roots, seeds, and leaves are used in some traditional medicines, including treatments for malaria, but I have not had luck finding how it is connected to Dengue specifically.

Next up: Japanese Encephalitis

I found the artist statement for this disease as well. The disease is visualized into three characters that form a pop group, with their names reflecting the 3 main Culex mosquito species that spread Japanese encephalitis in Taiwan, which are Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Three), Culex annulus (Ring), and Culex fuscocephala (Shiro). They wear black and white, like the colors of the Culex mosquitoes. Red accessories represent their love for blood. I don’t have much to add outside of the artist explanation.

Last one for now is: Rabies

I found the explanation for this one, but it is not descriptive at all, so I am going to be going into every detail because this is Rabies. The spikes on the jacket and pant legs represent the protein spikes rabies uses to infect nerves. The blue jacket and gloves are representing water as one of the unique characteristics of rabies is hydrophobia (physical repulsion to water). The claw marks on the shirt show the animalistic tendencies the virus brings out. The violin players in the animal mask show how the virus can hide in these animals. The personification of rabies is holding a conductor’s wand showing how rabies controls those who are infected. The teeth necklace shows how it spreads through bites and they are standing on the brain because that is what rabies infects. He has a chain with mammal skulls once again tying back to rabies being a fatal mammalian disease. The belt buckle has a bone on it as bone are associated with bones and rabies is associated with dogs.

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Flame Prince 🔥

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More critters! Also my precious fish, ZIKA!

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Zika Flies

Fruit flies bearing Zika virus proteins as a live model for studying the mechanisms underlying infection in humans with Zika virus and how it causes microcephaly

Read the published article here

Image from work by Nichole Link and J. Michael Harnish, and colleagues

Department of Neurobiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, BCM, Houston, TX, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in and on the cover of Disease Models & Mechanisms, February 2024

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[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya Expected to Deduct $ 3 Billion from Brazil's Economy in 2024

Fiemg survey says health expenditures due to these diseases will amount to $ 1 billion

Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya will deduct R$ 15.1 billion ($ 3 billion) from the Brazilian economy in 2024. The projection was presented by Fiemg (Federation of Industries of the State of Minas Gerais).

In addition to affecting GDP (Gross Domestic Product), the three arboviruses will cost health care R$ 5.2 billion ($ 1 billion) in tests, consultations, and medications.

According to the study, the diseases may prevent the creation or cut more than 214,000 jobs.

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[katthekitkatlord]

Zika is not for sale! He is just a little shit XD

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[tromroan]

 Another artfight, this time the very cool Zika, who belongs to the very very cool Ritualzz <<<<< !!!!!!

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[acapulcopress]

Ante proximidad de lluvias, exhorta Salud a guerrerenses a prevenir el dengue

CHILPANCINGO * Abril 2, 2024. ) Salud Guerrero

Ante la proximidad de la temporada de lluvias, la Secretaría de Salud Guerrero (SSG), hace el llamado anticipado a los guerrerenses a participar activamente desde sus hogares en las acciones preventivas para contribuir a que no se incremente el número de casos de dengue en el estado. La dependencia estatal informó que como cada año, durante la temporada de lluvias que da inicio en el mes de mayo, aumenta la presencia del mosco Aedes aegypti, principal vector transmisor del dengue, zika y chikungunya, con lo cual aumenta la cifra de enfermos por estos padecimientos virales, por lo cual la dependencia estatal, recomienda mantener sus depósitos de agua limpios y tapados para evitar criaderos de moscos, también mantener su entorno limpio, sin cacharros, llantas o cualquier objeto que pueda cumular agua para que no se conviertan en criaderos. La Secretaría de Salud, puntualizó que en Guerrero se han mantenido las acciones preventivas, para contrarrestar este problema de salud pública, sin embargo, la parte prioritaria de la prevención recae en cada habitante desde sus hogares, se informó que él combate al dengue en el estado se ha mantenido desde que dio inicio el año y que continuará de manera permanente con acciones de control larvario y nebulización en zonas prioritarias del estado.

Detalló que para esta labor se ha contratado a 530 elementos eventuales, responsables de realizar la difusión de recomendaciones y para llevar a cabo labores de descacharre y abatización. Hasta la fecha, la nebulización espacial se ha realizado en 91 mil 853 hectáreas, además de que se ha realizado rociado rápido residual en 20 mil 842 casas, con casos de dengue. A la par se han cubierto 15 mil 939 hectáreas con nebulización con máquinas térmicas y para el control larvario en depósitos de agua, el personal ha aplicado abate en 492 mil 673 viviendas. Hasta este 31 de marzo se tiene un registro de 2 mil 644 casos, concentrados mayormente en Acapulco, Iguala, Chilpancingo, Zumpango y Zihuatanejo. ) acapulcopress.com Read the full article

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[estiloconsultorias]

Saúde: Identificação de Covid-19, Dengue, Zika e Chikungunya: Como Diferenciar os Sintomas?

Com o aumento alarmante dos casos de dengue no Brasil, surge uma preocupação adicional para a população: como distinguir os sintomas da dengue dos sintomas de outras doenças virais, como Covid-19, Zika e Chikungunya? Embora essas doenças possam compartilhar sintomas semelhantes, pequenos sinais podem ajudar a especificar cada uma delas, permitindo um diagnóstico mais preciso e um tratamento…

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Intensifica Gobierno de Jiutepec acciones de nebulización para combatir dengue, zika y chikungunya

🖊️#Jiutepec | Intensifica Gobierno de Jiutepec acciones de nebulización para combatir dengue, zika y chikungunya +INFO:

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The Fight Against Wild & GM (Genetically Modified) Mosquitoes

Biotech company releases 500M genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild to control the mosquito population. Scientists hope these bugs can help stop the spread of some dangerous viruses over time.

With over 200 species of wild mosquitoes buzzing around America and the U.S. territories. One type that’s common in many parts of the country is the Aedes Aegypti. It can spread diseases like Malaria, Dengue, Zika, Yellow Fever, Mayaro, West Nile and Chikungunya through its bite.

​Now if that wasn’t bad enough, scientists have proven that mosquitoes are spreading Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection). Buruli (a flesh eating disease) is a chronic debilitating disease that affects the skin and sometimes bone and can lead to permanent disfigurement and long-term disability.

Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress. Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them — The New York Times

Mosquito activity can vary depending on the specific area and the time of year. In general, mosquitoes are more active during the warmer months, typically from late spring through early fall. However, the exact timing and abundance of mosquitoes can be influenced by several factors, including temperature, precipitation, and local environmental conditions.

To Minimize mosquito encounters and reduce the risk of mosquito-borne diseases, it’s a good idea to take preventive measures such as using the right kind of mosquito repellent, wearing long-sleeved clothing helps, and eliminating sources of standing water around your property, as standing water is where mosquitoes lay their eggs. Additionally, local health authorities and mosquito control agencies often monitor and manage mosquito populations to help mitigate the spread of diseases, but unfortunately the products aren’t working with the rapid expansion of new mosquito and vector-borne species, as they are Immune to Deet and or Citronella.

To Combat mosquitoes, we created BiteRepel and have produced three versions of BiteRepel:

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Early Intervention

When Zika virus crosses the placenta to infect a foetus in a pregnant woman, it attacks life before it’s had a chance to establish itself, like squashing a seed before planting it. In particular, the virus infects starter cells for the nervous system, neural progenitor cells, thus causing wide-reaching developmental problems down the line. To investigate how these impacts take hold, researchers examined these cells in the lab, and focused on a protein called UPF1, which manages mRNA – transcripts of genes being expressed. Infected cells have less UPF1 and the researchers saw that as a result, transcripts (red) become stuck in the cell nucleus (blue) in cells infected with Zika (green, right), compared to uninfected (left). This reduces the production of proteins from those transcripts, such as one called FREM2, required to maintain and determine the identity of neural progenitor cells, and so hinders healthy development from the start.

Written by Anthony Lewis

Image from work by Kristoffer E. Leon and Mir M. Khalid, and colleagues

J. David Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in PLOS Pathogens, January 2023

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‘Brazil united against dengue, Zika and chikungunya’; Cases up in 2023

Through the end of April this year, the Brazil Ministry of Health reports a 30% increase in the number of probable cases of dengue compared to the same period of 2022 throughout Brazil. Occurrences went from 690,800 cases last year to 899,500 this year, with 333 confirmed deaths. Factors such as climate variation and increased rainfall in the period across the country, the large number of people susceptible to diseases and the change in the circulation of virus serotypes are factors that may have contributed to this growth. The states with the highest incidence of dengue are: Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Acre and Rondônia.

Concerning chikungunya, in the same period, 86.9 thousand cases of the disease were notified, with an incidence rate of 40.7 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants in the country. When compared to the same period in 2022, there was an increase of 40%. This year, there were 19 confirmed deaths. The highest incidences of the disease are in Tocantins, Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo and Mato Grosso do Sul.

Regarding Zika data, by the end of April, 6,200 cases of the disease were reported, with an incidence rate of 3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the country. There was an increase of 289% when compared to the same period in 2022, when 1,600 occurrences of the disease were reported. So far, there have been no deaths from Zika.

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[katthekitkatlord]

Zika sketch. Needed to warm up and I was really missing my boy!!

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