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A killer virus being barely contained in the Arctic was the launch point for Syfys new thriller series Friday. While thats the premise of the series, Helix wasnt exactly bubonic with viewers for its premiere. Despite a strong visual and panel Comic-Con presence last summer plussome hefty promotion, the 90-minute Jeffrey Reiner-directed debut episode garnered just 1.8 million viewers at 10 PM. With a 0.6 rating, Helix pulled in 734,000 viewers in among adults 18-49 and 893,000 in the 25-54 demo. Thats a far cry from the 2.7 million total viewers the channel drew for Defiance when that debuted on April 15, 2013. That two-hour Monday opener had 1.3 million among the 18-49 and 1.4 million among adults 25-54, Syfys top total viewers and 25-54 performances since 2009s Warehouse 13.To give some further context of where Helix stands in the Syfy universe right now,Warehouse 13 had 3.5 million viewers with a 2.5 household rating,1.7 million adults 25-54 and 1.3 million adults 18-49 for the third best viewership debut for any Syfy series behind 2004s Stargate Atlantis (4.2 million) and 2006s Eureka (4.1 million).

Helix, which features ex-The Killing starBilly Campbellas its emotionally troubled CDC pathologist lead, was picked up for a 13-episode straight-to-series order last March.In his return to Syfy,Battlestar Galacticadeveloper/EPRonald D. Mooreis producing Helix withshowrunner Steven Maeda and Lynda Obst. Writer Cameron Porsandeh is co-exec producing the series.

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WATERLOO | A killer swine virus that broke out sometime last spring in Iowa is sending a winter chill through hog markets across the U.S., according to agriculture experts.

Porcine epidemic diarrhea reportedly had cut into the U.S. hog herd by 1 percent between September and December. PED, caused by a porcine coronavirus, results in vomiting and occasionally diarrhea in sows and gilts and severe diarrhea and vomiting in nursing and recently weaned pigs.

It is fatal to the youngest animals, agriculture leaders say.

It would be very devastating on a herd, said Bill Northey, Iowa secretary of agriculture.

It also can leave its mark on hog markets.

It is an impact and, of course, it impacts the market, Northey said. Its big enough that people think it could cut the supply enough that it could have some market impact, too.

The outbreaks effect has been dramatic, said Cody McKinley, public policy director at the Des Moines-based Iowa Pork Producers Association.

People moving in and out of operations spread the oral-fecal disease with contaminated boots or trucks that havent been properly sanitized, McKinley said.

Essentially, were having real concerns as trucks are moving around the state, as producers are going in and out of their buildings, he said. We have to take a second look at what theyre doing and how theyre doing it. You can pick it up as easy as going to the local Caseys and picking up a pizza.

It doesnt take much to spread the disease, McKinley said, noting that Dr. Rodney Butch Baker, senior clinician for swine biosecurity at Iowa State Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine, said a thimbleful of PED can affect the entire U.S. herd.

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Canine parvovirus type 2 is an extremely contagious virus mainly affecting dogs. It first emerged among domesticated dogs in Europe during the mid-1970s.

CPV is transmitted by direct contact with infected dogs. Indirect transmission can also occur by any object that comes in contact with contaminated faeces. Parvo can be especially severe in puppies that are not protected by maternal antibodies or vaccination.

Canine parvovirus has two distinct presentations a cardiac and intestinal form. The common signs of the intestinal form are loss of appetite, generalised weakness, severe vomiting and foul smelling, bloody diarrhoea that can lead to life-threatening dehydration. The cardiac form causes cardiovascular failure in young puppies.

The clinical disease may be triggered by stress and clinical signs may be exacerbated by concurrent infection. Treatment often involves veterinary hospitalisation. Vaccines can prevent this infection, but mortality can reach 91 per cent in untreated cases.

CPV will not infect humans, although humans have their own strain of the parvo virus it is called the B19 Parvo virus and it was discovered in 1974.

Within the last one to two months, there has been a remarkable increase in the number of reported cases of CPV in Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Ekiti, and several other states.

Dogs that are susceptible

Puppies, adolescent dogs and canines who are not vaccinated are most susceptible to the virus, and it is recommended that you avoid bringing your puppy to public places until all the vaccination record is complete.

Breeds that are most susceptible to CPV are Rottweiler, Doberman pinschers, Labrador retrievers, American pit bull terriers and German shepherds.

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TYLER, TX (KLTV) -

Sometimes there's just not a sink around when you need one so you have to use the next best thing: Hand sanitizer. But will it kill H1N1?

H1N1 is an enveloped virus meaning it has a sort of shell. Alcohol can dissolve the shell and kill the virus, but it won't kill viruses with no shell like the norovirus, or protozoa like what causes malaria. Those are sort of tough, even without the shell.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) the alcohol content has to be at least 60 percent to kill the H1N1 virus. Brenda Elrod with the North East Texas Health District says to be vigilant.

"The more you can reduce those numbers on your hands the less likely you are to transmit them to your nose or your mouth or shake hands with somebody and give it to them," said Brenda.

According to Dr. Ed Dominguez there have been no studies to show sanitizer alone will keep you safe. Hospital studies have shown soap and water used properly is your best bet.

"The idea is the dose makes the poison so if you have germs on your hands you want to get rid of as many as many as you can as quickly as you can, so a good warm water, soapy wash is the best way with friction because then you have the warm water breaking down the dirt and you got the soap working and you have the friction to reduce the numbers of things that might be on your hands," Brenda said.

And the clear rinse washes it all away, but you have to scrub for at least 20 seconds to get into all the cracks and crevices, under nails and jewelry.

Brenda says it's not a bad idea to use sanitizer after you dry your hands if you think you may have touched something around someone who has the flu.

Doctors say to use sanitizers if no soap and water is available, but it's a good idea to use soap and water for every five applications of sanitizer.

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