Influenza
... Immunity: most sever in kids less than age 2, b/c by age 3 have anti-rotavirus ab, breast feeding protects, previous infection- gives partial protection Vaccine: bovine reasssortment (2,4,& 6 months), and virus like particles (just protein coat) Particle: ds DNA, no envelope Incubation: 7-10 days Sy ...
... Immunity: most sever in kids less than age 2, b/c by age 3 have anti-rotavirus ab, breast feeding protects, previous infection- gives partial protection Vaccine: bovine reasssortment (2,4,& 6 months), and virus like particles (just protein coat) Particle: ds DNA, no envelope Incubation: 7-10 days Sy ...
Slide 1
... With use of a vaccine that has an estimated effectiveness of 50%, a rotavirus vaccination program in India would prevent ~44,000 deaths, ~293,000 hospitalizations, and ~328,000 outpatient visits annually, which would avert $20.6 million in medical treatment costs. Vaccination would be cost-saving at ...
... With use of a vaccine that has an estimated effectiveness of 50%, a rotavirus vaccination program in India would prevent ~44,000 deaths, ~293,000 hospitalizations, and ~328,000 outpatient visits annually, which would avert $20.6 million in medical treatment costs. Vaccination would be cost-saving at ...
Diarrhoea in cattle
... lead to death within hours. A less severe form of the disease is usually characterised by diarrhoea accompanied by progressive dehydration. • Colibacillosis lasts 2 to 4 days and its severity depends on the age of the calf. • E. coli inhabits the intestine and is excreted in the faeces. It can conta ...
... lead to death within hours. A less severe form of the disease is usually characterised by diarrhoea accompanied by progressive dehydration. • Colibacillosis lasts 2 to 4 days and its severity depends on the age of the calf. • E. coli inhabits the intestine and is excreted in the faeces. It can conta ...
HERPESVIRIDAE
... UK. It will not protect cats already incubating FIP and kittens have to be isolated to prevent infection with FCoV before they are old enough to be vaccinated at 16 weeks. Problems with vaccination: Antibodies do not protect from the disease and probably make it worse. ...
... UK. It will not protect cats already incubating FIP and kittens have to be isolated to prevent infection with FCoV before they are old enough to be vaccinated at 16 weeks. Problems with vaccination: Antibodies do not protect from the disease and probably make it worse. ...
cryptosporidiosis-in-young-calves
... Treat the calves with halofuginone lactate of C parvum infection. Although this drug has had mixed results in treating sick calves, it may reduce the severity of disease if administered early in the course of infection. Please note that as this product is a prescription-only medicine (POM) a prescri ...
... Treat the calves with halofuginone lactate of C parvum infection. Although this drug has had mixed results in treating sick calves, it may reduce the severity of disease if administered early in the course of infection. Please note that as this product is a prescription-only medicine (POM) a prescri ...
Innate cellular responses to rotavirus infection
... innate immunity. Sensitivity of rotavirus to IFN The observations that rotaviruses actively limit IFN-a/b induction and signalling suggest that infection by these viruses is sensitive to the effects of IFN-a/b. Varying levels of sensitivity have been reported, which may be a reflection of difference ...
... innate immunity. Sensitivity of rotavirus to IFN The observations that rotaviruses actively limit IFN-a/b induction and signalling suggest that infection by these viruses is sensitive to the effects of IFN-a/b. Varying levels of sensitivity have been reported, which may be a reflection of difference ...
infectious diseases
... in children. We recently evaluated a rhesus monkey rotavirus (RRV-1) which shares neutralization specificity with human serotype 3, as a potential vaccine candidate. We administered RRV-1 (106 TCID O) or placebo orally to 40 adult volunteers who had low or udetectable levels of serum neutralizing an ...
... in children. We recently evaluated a rhesus monkey rotavirus (RRV-1) which shares neutralization specificity with human serotype 3, as a potential vaccine candidate. We administered RRV-1 (106 TCID O) or placebo orally to 40 adult volunteers who had low or udetectable levels of serum neutralizing an ...
RNA Viruses
... • 11 unique double helix molecules of RNA which are 18,555 nucleotides in total. Each helix codes for a protein. • The RNA is surrounded by a three-layered icosahedral protein capsid. Viral particles are up to 76.5 nm in diameter and are not enveloped. • Nearly every child in the world has been infe ...
... • 11 unique double helix molecules of RNA which are 18,555 nucleotides in total. Each helix codes for a protein. • The RNA is surrounded by a three-layered icosahedral protein capsid. Viral particles are up to 76.5 nm in diameter and are not enveloped. • Nearly every child in the world has been infe ...
Laboratory Investigation of Infectious Diarrhoea
... • Organism Survival: Salmonella can survive up to 28 days under refrigeration, even on the surface of vegetables which have become contaminated. Deactivated by heating to 70oC • Treatment: The infection is usually self-limiting although fluid replacement may be required. ...
... • Organism Survival: Salmonella can survive up to 28 days under refrigeration, even on the surface of vegetables which have become contaminated. Deactivated by heating to 70oC • Treatment: The infection is usually self-limiting although fluid replacement may be required. ...
Document
... 6. Which protein is predominantly responsible for attachment of the influenza virus to susceptible epithelial cells located in the upper respiratory tract? A. Neuraminidase B. Hemagglutinin C. Matrix protein D. Nucleoprotein E. Fusion protein 7. Which proteins of influenza viruses are included in v ...
... 6. Which protein is predominantly responsible for attachment of the influenza virus to susceptible epithelial cells located in the upper respiratory tract? A. Neuraminidase B. Hemagglutinin C. Matrix protein D. Nucleoprotein E. Fusion protein 7. Which proteins of influenza viruses are included in v ...
Live attenuated vaccines - WHO Vaccine Safety Basics
... Live attenuated vaccine (LAV)A vaccine prepared from living micro-organisms (viruses, bacteria currently available) that have been weakened under laboratory conditions. LAV vaccines will replicate in a vaccinated individual and produce an immune response but usually cause mild or no disease. are der ...
... Live attenuated vaccine (LAV)A vaccine prepared from living micro-organisms (viruses, bacteria currently available) that have been weakened under laboratory conditions. LAV vaccines will replicate in a vaccinated individual and produce an immune response but usually cause mild or no disease. are der ...
Etiology of Acute Diarrhea
... Anti-diarrheal agents and antiemetics are notrecommended for use in children with AGE. Antimicrobial therapies are recommended only for selected children with AGE who present with special risks or evidence of a serious bacterial infection (SBI). Probiotics (Lactobacillus GG) have been shown to ...
... Anti-diarrheal agents and antiemetics are notrecommended for use in children with AGE. Antimicrobial therapies are recommended only for selected children with AGE who present with special risks or evidence of a serious bacterial infection (SBI). Probiotics (Lactobacillus GG) have been shown to ...
Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Rotavirus and Norovirus
... and treatment of acute diarrhea. Diarrhea associated deaths are uncommon in industrialized countries but hospitalizations and medical visits continue to be substantial worldwide irrespective of development status.1,5 Chile is a rapidly developing country with a current population of 16.5 million. In ...
... and treatment of acute diarrhea. Diarrhea associated deaths are uncommon in industrialized countries but hospitalizations and medical visits continue to be substantial worldwide irrespective of development status.1,5 Chile is a rapidly developing country with a current population of 16.5 million. In ...
APPENDIX 3: Symptoms and incubation periods for common IID
... Paratyphoid enteric fever is less severe. Paratyphoid can also produce a severe gastroenteritis with diarrhoea and vomiting. A wide variety of illness depending on the particular species, ranging from mild diarrhoea to severe illness with pain, watery diarrhoea (often with blood or mucus), fever, ...
... Paratyphoid enteric fever is less severe. Paratyphoid can also produce a severe gastroenteritis with diarrhoea and vomiting. A wide variety of illness depending on the particular species, ranging from mild diarrhoea to severe illness with pain, watery diarrhoea (often with blood or mucus), fever, ...
Student factsheet for this topic
... Usually occur in calves < 3 weeks old and is characterised by voluminous and pasty faeces. Calves are initially bright and alert but become emaciated if the diet is not corrected. This can contribute to the development of infectious scours. Treatment of scours in calves ...
... Usually occur in calves < 3 weeks old and is characterised by voluminous and pasty faeces. Calves are initially bright and alert but become emaciated if the diet is not corrected. This can contribute to the development of infectious scours. Treatment of scours in calves ...
Infectious Diseases of the GI Tract
... Feline coronaviruses are divided into two groups: The pathogenic strains that cause feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) and those feline enteric coronaviruses (FECV) that cause a sub-clinical or mild enteric infection. Viruses of these two categories are closely related. Feline Panleukopenia Feline ...
... Feline coronaviruses are divided into two groups: The pathogenic strains that cause feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) and those feline enteric coronaviruses (FECV) that cause a sub-clinical or mild enteric infection. Viruses of these two categories are closely related. Feline Panleukopenia Feline ...
Created with Sketch. Fighting infection card game
... ‘virus’ into a plastic bag ‘cell’) and take over the cell machinery to replicate the DNA or RNA and make more protein coats, in order to increase in number. They then either burst out of the infected cell or migrate into next door cells and replicate in there. There are many different viruses that c ...
... ‘virus’ into a plastic bag ‘cell’) and take over the cell machinery to replicate the DNA or RNA and make more protein coats, in order to increase in number. They then either burst out of the infected cell or migrate into next door cells and replicate in there. There are many different viruses that c ...
Vaccine Epidemiology - Hospital Industry Data Institute
... Despite the rather short history of vaccination, compared with the millennia of various human plagues and pestilences, more than a dozen major infectious diseases (most notably, smallpox, poliomyelitis, rabies, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b disease, measles, mumps, an ...
... Despite the rather short history of vaccination, compared with the millennia of various human plagues and pestilences, more than a dozen major infectious diseases (most notably, smallpox, poliomyelitis, rabies, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b disease, measles, mumps, an ...
Acute and chronic diarrhoea in childhood Diarrhoea, vomiting
... Rotavirus - Pathophysiology Damage to tips of villus cells, leading to: • Loss of absorptive capacity ...
... Rotavirus - Pathophysiology Damage to tips of villus cells, leading to: • Loss of absorptive capacity ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Introduction to viruses
... total. Each helix codes for a protein. The RNA is surrounded by a threelayered icosahedral protein capsid. Viral particles are up to 76.5 nm in diameter and are not enveloped. ...
... total. Each helix codes for a protein. The RNA is surrounded by a threelayered icosahedral protein capsid. Viral particles are up to 76.5 nm in diameter and are not enveloped. ...
Rabies_Corona_Rubella_Rotaviruses
... (German measles) is a common mild disease characterized by a rash. It affects children and adolescents worldwide and can also affect young ...
... (German measles) is a common mild disease characterized by a rash. It affects children and adolescents worldwide and can also affect young ...
Viral gastroenteritis
... The major cause of diarrhea in infants & young children. Seven groups ( A – G ) , group A is the most important one. ...
... The major cause of diarrhea in infants & young children. Seven groups ( A – G ) , group A is the most important one. ...
Emerging Foodborne Pathogens Dr. Jeff Farber, Health Canada
... • Leading cause of epidemic gastroenteritis in all age groups, causing >90% of non-bacterial and ≈50% of allcause epidemic gastroenteritis worldwide • The second most common cause of severe childhood gastroenteritis, following rotavirus • Global burden estimate: >1 million hospitalizations and 200,0 ...
... • Leading cause of epidemic gastroenteritis in all age groups, causing >90% of non-bacterial and ≈50% of allcause epidemic gastroenteritis worldwide • The second most common cause of severe childhood gastroenteritis, following rotavirus • Global burden estimate: >1 million hospitalizations and 200,0 ...
HERPESVIRIDAE
... Care is needed to interpret positive results as RVs are commonly found in the faeces of clinically normal neonatal animals. Compare the number of RV+ve diseased animals with the number of RV+ve unaffected, age-matched animals on the farm. Diagnosis of outbreaks should not be based on single faecal s ...
... Care is needed to interpret positive results as RVs are commonly found in the faeces of clinically normal neonatal animals. Compare the number of RV+ve diseased animals with the number of RV+ve unaffected, age-matched animals on the farm. Diagnosis of outbreaks should not be based on single faecal s ...