Appendix A: Disease-Specific Chapters
... Provide education about the infection and how it is spread. Advise on the use of insecticides on clothing and luggage of infected persons.1 Treatment is under the direction of the attending health care provider. Refer to the resources and references listed below for more information on treatment. In ...
... Provide education about the infection and how it is spread. Advise on the use of insecticides on clothing and luggage of infected persons.1 Treatment is under the direction of the attending health care provider. Refer to the resources and references listed below for more information on treatment. In ...
View PDF - e-Science Central
... seen in any endemic region. Plague may reoccur after a long period when the disease seems to disappear; recent outbreaks followed quiescent periods of 30 to 80 years. Plague is therefore categorized as a reemerging infectious disease. According to WHO [7], seven countries have been affected by plagu ...
... seen in any endemic region. Plague may reoccur after a long period when the disease seems to disappear; recent outbreaks followed quiescent periods of 30 to 80 years. Plague is therefore categorized as a reemerging infectious disease. According to WHO [7], seven countries have been affected by plagu ...
Bubonic Plague Reading Material to Accompany Activity by Elizabeth Buda
... LONDON Several teams of scientists around the world have, for some time, been studying the possibility that a genetic mutation perpetuated by the organism responsible for bubonic plague, or the Black Death, in the Middle Ages - Yersinia pestis - might give people now carrying the mutation increased ...
... LONDON Several teams of scientists around the world have, for some time, been studying the possibility that a genetic mutation perpetuated by the organism responsible for bubonic plague, or the Black Death, in the Middle Ages - Yersinia pestis - might give people now carrying the mutation increased ...
Biological Terrorist Agents Part 1
... which may result in a high death rate. Fleas that have lost their usual hosts pursue alternative sources of blood. When this happens, the risk to humans and other animals is increased. Epidemics of plague in humans commonly involve house rats and their fleas. Animals prone to be carriers in the Unit ...
... which may result in a high death rate. Fleas that have lost their usual hosts pursue alternative sources of blood. When this happens, the risk to humans and other animals is increased. Epidemics of plague in humans commonly involve house rats and their fleas. Animals prone to be carriers in the Unit ...
Introduction - Beck-Shop
... 541 and it then moved through Asia Minor, Africa and Europe, arriving in Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, in the late spring and summer of AD 542. Merchant ships and troops then carried it through the known western world and it flared up repeatedly over the next 50 years, causing ...
... 541 and it then moved through Asia Minor, Africa and Europe, arriving in Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, in the late spring and summer of AD 542. Merchant ships and troops then carried it through the known western world and it flared up repeatedly over the next 50 years, causing ...
Bubonic Plague The Black Death
... The Assumptions • recovered humans would become susceptible once more. • rat couldn’t affect humans. • fleas couldn’t infect rats. • rats would infect each other. ...
... The Assumptions • recovered humans would become susceptible once more. • rat couldn’t affect humans. • fleas couldn’t infect rats. • rats would infect each other. ...
European Guidelines for the clinical management of plague and
... Yersinia pestis. Historically, three plague pandemics have killed more than 200 million people, including the Black Death epidemic in 14th century Europe [1]. This disease, primarily the bubonic form, is still reported from several countries in Africa, Asia, South America and rural south-western par ...
... Yersinia pestis. Historically, three plague pandemics have killed more than 200 million people, including the Black Death epidemic in 14th century Europe [1]. This disease, primarily the bubonic form, is still reported from several countries in Africa, Asia, South America and rural south-western par ...
the bubonic plague
... • They were sent straight to the hospital, and quarantined. Bubonic plague is a possible bio-terrorism disease, bio-terrorism is a form of terrorism where there is the intentional release of biological agents (bacteria, viruses, or other germs), so they were, until proven otherwise, suspected terror ...
... • They were sent straight to the hospital, and quarantined. Bubonic plague is a possible bio-terrorism disease, bio-terrorism is a form of terrorism where there is the intentional release of biological agents (bacteria, viruses, or other germs), so they were, until proven otherwise, suspected terror ...
Infectious Diseases and Society, Exam II Name: Spring, 2008 The
... flat__________17) Smallpox comes in several different forms. If the lesions remain small and “mature” more slowly, this is the _________ form (almost always lethal). skin__________18) Fortunately, the most common way of contracting anthrax is also the least deadly. This form of anthrax is contracted ...
... flat__________17) Smallpox comes in several different forms. If the lesions remain small and “mature” more slowly, this is the _________ form (almost always lethal). skin__________18) Fortunately, the most common way of contracting anthrax is also the least deadly. This form of anthrax is contracted ...
PowerPoint
... positive after 8-14 days) used for retrospective diagnosis • Treatment: streptomycin or gentamycin, (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin as alternatives) • Prognosis: 40-60% fatal without treatment (14% of U.S. cases fatal, 1970-present) because Y. pestis disseminates to cause septicemic plague; bubonic pla ...
... positive after 8-14 days) used for retrospective diagnosis • Treatment: streptomycin or gentamycin, (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin as alternatives) • Prognosis: 40-60% fatal without treatment (14% of U.S. cases fatal, 1970-present) because Y. pestis disseminates to cause septicemic plague; bubonic pla ...
Fleas & Plague
... representing a highly contagious health hazard to caregivers. • Incubation period is 1 – 6 days (depending on form) and patient remains infectious for 3 weeks or death. • Once infected/contaminated, most rodents & fleas remain infectious for life. ...
... representing a highly contagious health hazard to caregivers. • Incubation period is 1 – 6 days (depending on form) and patient remains infectious for 3 weeks or death. • Once infected/contaminated, most rodents & fleas remain infectious for life. ...
Plague
... bites from rodent fleas carrying the bacteria. Bites or scratches, contact with draining lesions or infected tissues and respiratory droplets of infected animals, often cats, can transmit plague. Person-toperson transmission can occur through close contact with a person with pneumonic plague who cou ...
... bites from rodent fleas carrying the bacteria. Bites or scratches, contact with draining lesions or infected tissues and respiratory droplets of infected animals, often cats, can transmit plague. Person-toperson transmission can occur through close contact with a person with pneumonic plague who cou ...
this PDF file
... These weapons were provided by Shirō Ishii's units and used in experiments on humans before being used on the field. For example, in 1940, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service bombed Ningbo with fleas carrying bubonic plague. During the Khabarovsk War Crime Trials, the accused, such as Major Gener ...
... These weapons were provided by Shirō Ishii's units and used in experiments on humans before being used on the field. For example, in 1940, the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service bombed Ningbo with fleas carrying bubonic plague. During the Khabarovsk War Crime Trials, the accused, such as Major Gener ...
FACTS ABOUT PLAGUE IN CALIFORNIA
... The initial symptoms of plague include fever, chills, muscle aches, weakness, and, commonly, swollen and tender lymph nodes (called “buboes”). Buboes most commonly occur in the knee, armpit, or groin. This form is called bubonic plague. Contact a physician immediately if you become ill within 7 days ...
... The initial symptoms of plague include fever, chills, muscle aches, weakness, and, commonly, swollen and tender lymph nodes (called “buboes”). Buboes most commonly occur in the knee, armpit, or groin. This form is called bubonic plague. Contact a physician immediately if you become ill within 7 days ...
The Plague
... If anyone has been infected with the Plague they should receive treatment immediately. Due to the severity of the Plague, if treatment is not received within 24 hours after the first sign of symptoms death may occur. There are many antibiotics that can be used some of those are gentamicin, doxycycli ...
... If anyone has been infected with the Plague they should receive treatment immediately. Due to the severity of the Plague, if treatment is not received within 24 hours after the first sign of symptoms death may occur. There are many antibiotics that can be used some of those are gentamicin, doxycycli ...
Crayfish Community Poster - Shropshire Wildlife Trust
... and crannies are dry OR • Treat with a disinfectant capable of killing fungal spores. • If you or your dog goes into a stream, do not go into another stream on the same day. ...
... and crannies are dry OR • Treat with a disinfectant capable of killing fungal spores. • If you or your dog goes into a stream, do not go into another stream on the same day. ...
Black Death Ian Pearce May 2009 1 Black Death
... 1 Black Death The disease commonly known as the Black Death, or simply as ‘the plague’, has been recently identified as a haemorrhagic viral infection, transmitted from one person to another by airborne droplets. Scott and Duncan (2004) have presented comprehensive evidence to support this theory. T ...
... 1 Black Death The disease commonly known as the Black Death, or simply as ‘the plague’, has been recently identified as a haemorrhagic viral infection, transmitted from one person to another by airborne droplets. Scott and Duncan (2004) have presented comprehensive evidence to support this theory. T ...
Infectious Diseases and Natural Disasters
... -Insect Infestation (plague of locusts) -Plant Disease (Irish potato famine due to blight) ...
... -Insect Infestation (plague of locusts) -Plant Disease (Irish potato famine due to blight) ...
Plague FAQ document - National Institute for Communicable Diseases
... Plague is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, Plague is found mainly in rodents, and is spread by fleas from rodent to rodent, as well as from rodents to other animals (including dogs) and humans, or accidentally from fleas to humans. ...
... Plague is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, Plague is found mainly in rodents, and is spread by fleas from rodent to rodent, as well as from rodents to other animals (including dogs) and humans, or accidentally from fleas to humans. ...
Zoonosis
... • On subculture, a minimum of 48 h growth • Aerobic growth on Chocolate agar and Sheep blood agar • Will not grow on MacConkey or Eosin methylene ...
... • On subculture, a minimum of 48 h growth • Aerobic growth on Chocolate agar and Sheep blood agar • Will not grow on MacConkey or Eosin methylene ...
impacts of Yersinia pestis - Invasive Species Specialist Group
... population of Europe. While Y. pestis no longer causes problems of such magnitude, it is still a public health concern in Africa, Asia and South America (Titball and Williamson 2001). There are at least 2000 cases of plague reported annually. In the United States it is a rare disease of humans, with ...
... population of Europe. While Y. pestis no longer causes problems of such magnitude, it is still a public health concern in Africa, Asia and South America (Titball and Williamson 2001). There are at least 2000 cases of plague reported annually. In the United States it is a rare disease of humans, with ...
Bubonic Plague
... cases have been found within the United States; however, only 10 to 15 people are affected annually and they are scattered amongst rural cities. In the U.S. infection is usually spread through few specific animals, whose bodies provide the perfect atmosphere for the bacterial containing fleas. Most ...
... cases have been found within the United States; however, only 10 to 15 people are affected annually and they are scattered amongst rural cities. In the U.S. infection is usually spread through few specific animals, whose bodies provide the perfect atmosphere for the bacterial containing fleas. Most ...
Could the `Black Death` Become a Re
... twenty-first century? Due to the potential seriousness of the disease this is a subject worthy of epidemiological consideration and research. The news that archaeologists had unearthed a so-termed ‘Black Death’ grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died ...
... twenty-first century? Due to the potential seriousness of the disease this is a subject worthy of epidemiological consideration and research. The news that archaeologists had unearthed a so-termed ‘Black Death’ grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died ...
Could the `Black Death` Become a Re
... twenty-first century? Due to the potential seriousness of the disease this is a subject worthy of epidemiological consideration and research. The news that archaeologists had unearthed a so-termed ‘Black Death’ grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died ...
... twenty-first century? Due to the potential seriousness of the disease this is a subject worthy of epidemiological consideration and research. The news that archaeologists had unearthed a so-termed ‘Black Death’ grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died ...
Lesson Plans
... Symptoms of the bubonic plague include chills and fever, vomiting and diarrhea, headache, and pain in the back and limbs. Victims eventually develop painful hard lumps called buboes, which are caused by the collection of pus in the lymph nodes of the groin, armpit, or neck. Eventually blood vessels ...
... Symptoms of the bubonic plague include chills and fever, vomiting and diarrhea, headache, and pain in the back and limbs. Victims eventually develop painful hard lumps called buboes, which are caused by the collection of pus in the lymph nodes of the groin, armpit, or neck. Eventually blood vessels ...
Bubonic plague
Bubonic plague is one of three types of bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis. Three to seven days after exposure to the bacteria flu like symptoms develop. This includes fever, headaches, and vomiting. Swollen and painful lymph nodes occur in the area closest to where the bacteria entered the skin. Occasionally the swollen lymph nodes may break open.The three types of plague are the result of the route of infection: bubonic plague, septicemic plague, and pneumonic plague. Bubonic plague is mainly spread by infected fleas from small animals. It may also result from exposure to the body fluids from a dead plague infected animal. In the bubonic form of plague, the bacteria enter through the skin through a flea bite and travels via the lymphatics to a lymph node, causing it to swell. Diagnosis is by finding the bacterium in the blood, sputum, or fluid from a lymph nodes.Prevention is through public health measures such as not handling dead animals in areas where plague is common. Vaccines have not been found to be very useful for plague prevention. Several antibiotics are effective for treatment including streptomycin, gentamicin, or doxycycline. Without treatment it results in the death of 30% to 90% of those infected. Death if it occurs is typically within ten days. With treatment the risk of death is around 10%. Globally in 2013 there was about 750 documented cases which resulted in 126 deaths. The disease is most common in Africa.Plague is believed to be the cause of the Black Death that swept through Asia, Europe, and Africa in the 14th century and killed an estimated 50 million people. This was about 25% to 60% of the European population. Because the plague killed so many of the working population, wages rose due to the demand for labor. Some historians see this as a turning point in European economic development. The term bubonic plague is derived from the Greek word βουβών, meaning ""groin"".