African trypanosomiasis or "Sleeping sickness"
... sleeping, and checking the inside of the car for tsetse flies before getting in it. Surprisingly, insect repellent does not prevent tsetse bites. So, in case of a bite, if the person develops the disease` symptoms, treatment should start as soon as possible (while the infection is in the first stage ...
... sleeping, and checking the inside of the car for tsetse flies before getting in it. Surprisingly, insect repellent does not prevent tsetse bites. So, in case of a bite, if the person develops the disease` symptoms, treatment should start as soon as possible (while the infection is in the first stage ...
Session 4 - Teaching Slides
... HIV is concentrated in semen in men, vaginal secretions in women HIV is more easily transmitted from the insertive to the receptive partner • Man to woman during vaginal sex • Man to man or woman during anal sex • Oral sex with ejaculation or during ...
... HIV is concentrated in semen in men, vaginal secretions in women HIV is more easily transmitted from the insertive to the receptive partner • Man to woman during vaginal sex • Man to man or woman during anal sex • Oral sex with ejaculation or during ...
Clinical Pharmacist, Antimicrobial Stewardship
... The information contained in this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications ...
... The information contained in this job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications ...
Group A Streptococcal infections - Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation
... infected. This may occur when a person has sores or other breaks in the skin that allow the bacteria to get into the tissue, including just after childbirth, or when the person’s ability to fight off the infection is reduced because of long term illness or an illness that affects the immune system. ...
... infected. This may occur when a person has sores or other breaks in the skin that allow the bacteria to get into the tissue, including just after childbirth, or when the person’s ability to fight off the infection is reduced because of long term illness or an illness that affects the immune system. ...
Infection Control Little Yellow Book for RAC
... Five yearly pneumococcal immunisation for residents Single room with Contact /Droplet Precautions for affected resident Staff and resident hand hygiene (alcohol rub is easiest) Rigorous environmental cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the outbreak situation. ...
... Five yearly pneumococcal immunisation for residents Single room with Contact /Droplet Precautions for affected resident Staff and resident hand hygiene (alcohol rub is easiest) Rigorous environmental cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the outbreak situation. ...
infection prevention in labour and delivery units.
... mixing of blood and reagents or other specimens. • There should be National guidelines on appropriate clinical use of blood with an active hospital transfusion committee or someone who oversees transfusion issues in the hospital (hemovigilance officer). ...
... mixing of blood and reagents or other specimens. • There should be National guidelines on appropriate clinical use of blood with an active hospital transfusion committee or someone who oversees transfusion issues in the hospital (hemovigilance officer). ...
Kagoshima U
... initiated by WHO in 1958 and intensified since 1967. The global eradication of smallpox ...
... initiated by WHO in 1958 and intensified since 1967. The global eradication of smallpox ...
Module Homework # 1 Section A, Question Numbers 1 – 7, and 10
... in outer space and on other planetary bodies (extraterrestrial life). Exobiology ...
... in outer space and on other planetary bodies (extraterrestrial life). Exobiology ...
19-3 Diseases Caused by Bacteria and Viruses
... Bacterial Disease in Humans Growth of pathogenic bacteria disrupts the body’s equilibrium by interfering with its normal activities and producing disease. ...
... Bacterial Disease in Humans Growth of pathogenic bacteria disrupts the body’s equilibrium by interfering with its normal activities and producing disease. ...
Autoimmune disease I
... c) Single gene mutation (rare in AD): A few number of autoimmune diseases caused by single gene defect e.g.: ( AIRE= Defect in central tolerance and IL2 and its receptor D25) Diseases example: multiple sclerosis, & other OUTCOME> These cytokines may control the maintenance of regulatory T cells ...
... c) Single gene mutation (rare in AD): A few number of autoimmune diseases caused by single gene defect e.g.: ( AIRE= Defect in central tolerance and IL2 and its receptor D25) Diseases example: multiple sclerosis, & other OUTCOME> These cytokines may control the maintenance of regulatory T cells ...
Neisseria - DENTISTRY 2012
... Found only in humans with strikingly different epidemiological presentations for females and males Asymptomatic carriage is major reservoir Transmission primarily by sexual contact Lack of protective immunity and therefore reinfection, partly due to antigenic diversity of strains Higher ri ...
... Found only in humans with strikingly different epidemiological presentations for females and males Asymptomatic carriage is major reservoir Transmission primarily by sexual contact Lack of protective immunity and therefore reinfection, partly due to antigenic diversity of strains Higher ri ...
Legionnaires Disease - Christina Riggall`s Portfolio
... There were difference in the first line treatment between literature. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult recommends levaquin as first line treatment but states that azithromycin may also be used as first line. In the article by Lane, Ferrari and Dreher, azithromycin is listed as first line. ...
... There were difference in the first line treatment between literature. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult recommends levaquin as first line treatment but states that azithromycin may also be used as first line. In the article by Lane, Ferrari and Dreher, azithromycin is listed as first line. ...
Swine Flu Management
... cases have been confirmed in all age groups, from infants to the elderly, the youth of patients with severe or lethal infections is a striking feature of these early outbreaks. In terms of population vulnerability, the tendency of the H1N1 virus to cause more severe and lethal infections in people ...
... cases have been confirmed in all age groups, from infants to the elderly, the youth of patients with severe or lethal infections is a striking feature of these early outbreaks. In terms of population vulnerability, the tendency of the H1N1 virus to cause more severe and lethal infections in people ...
Diseases of Landscape Plants Rose Black Spot
... the disease the next spring. Remove fallen diseased leaves and burn or dispose of them properly—do not compost as it does not eliminate the source of this disease. In the spring, prune back diseased canes to healthy wood prior to budbreak. During the growing season, avoid overhead irrigation to mini ...
... the disease the next spring. Remove fallen diseased leaves and burn or dispose of them properly—do not compost as it does not eliminate the source of this disease. In the spring, prune back diseased canes to healthy wood prior to budbreak. During the growing season, avoid overhead irrigation to mini ...
Infectious Diseases Resource for Emergency Service Workers
... Workers and from client to client via Emergency Service Workers hands • Clean non sterile gloves should be worn: if exposure is anticipated to blood and body fluids capable of transmitting bloodborne infection if exposure is anticipated to potentially infectious material such as pus, feces, resp ...
... Workers and from client to client via Emergency Service Workers hands • Clean non sterile gloves should be worn: if exposure is anticipated to blood and body fluids capable of transmitting bloodborne infection if exposure is anticipated to potentially infectious material such as pus, feces, resp ...
Dr Mworozi - Rabies presentation 12-02-2013
... • It remains a relatively common problem in developing countries including Uganda especially in children. • Is associated with a high case fatality rate. • Mainly due to lack of immunization of domestic animals particularly dogs and humans especially children bitten by such animals due to limited aw ...
... • It remains a relatively common problem in developing countries including Uganda especially in children. • Is associated with a high case fatality rate. • Mainly due to lack of immunization of domestic animals particularly dogs and humans especially children bitten by such animals due to limited aw ...
Arianna Marini (PPT - 4345KB) - University of Birmingham Intranet
... of Birmingham, UK. 2University of Cambridge, UK. 3NVGH, Italy. 4Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK ...
... of Birmingham, UK. 2University of Cambridge, UK. 3NVGH, Italy. 4Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, UK ...
Biological Hazards Routes of Entry
... Service personnel clean floors only, lab personnel clean work surfaces ...
... Service personnel clean floors only, lab personnel clean work surfaces ...
The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) and Tropical Disease
... Opisthorchis viverrini in northeast Thailand Panomsak Promburom 11.00-11.15 Ecohealth approach to control liver fluke transmission in Savannakhet, Lao. PDR Kazuhiko Moji 11.15-11.30 Participatory epidemiology of parasitic infection in Macaca fascicularis in the opisthorchiasis endemic area: a prelim ...
... Opisthorchis viverrini in northeast Thailand Panomsak Promburom 11.00-11.15 Ecohealth approach to control liver fluke transmission in Savannakhet, Lao. PDR Kazuhiko Moji 11.15-11.30 Participatory epidemiology of parasitic infection in Macaca fascicularis in the opisthorchiasis endemic area: a prelim ...
7.5 x 11.5.Doubleline.p65 - Assets
... worldwide with hitherto unprecedented speed. Other areas that can contribute to pathogen emergence include events in society such as war, civil conflict, population growth and migration, as well as globalization of food supplies, with changes in food processing and packaging. Environmental changes wi ...
... worldwide with hitherto unprecedented speed. Other areas that can contribute to pathogen emergence include events in society such as war, civil conflict, population growth and migration, as well as globalization of food supplies, with changes in food processing and packaging. Environmental changes wi ...
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
... anus, and sometimes in the throat. They are caused by viruses and spread through sexual contact. The virus that causes genital warts is spread by vaginal or anal intercourse and by oral sex. Warts may appear within several weeks after sex with a person who has HPV; or they may take months or years t ...
... anus, and sometimes in the throat. They are caused by viruses and spread through sexual contact. The virus that causes genital warts is spread by vaginal or anal intercourse and by oral sex. Warts may appear within several weeks after sex with a person who has HPV; or they may take months or years t ...
Do Respirators Protect Health-Care Workers
... should be used to protect health-care workers against influenza. The mode(s) of human-to-human transmission is/ are not understood, and the data suggest that influenza might be spread via contact, droplet, aerosol, or some combination of the three. There is some question whether surgical masks offer ...
... should be used to protect health-care workers against influenza. The mode(s) of human-to-human transmission is/ are not understood, and the data suggest that influenza might be spread via contact, droplet, aerosol, or some combination of the three. There is some question whether surgical masks offer ...
microbiology ch 12 [9-4
... Streptokinase binds human plasminogen to form catalytic complex that converts plasminogen to plasmin, which is then bound on GAS surface; plasmin-coated GAS degrades and gets past fibrin (component of blood clots and barrier to microbial spread) Streptolysins S and O lyse membranes of various ho ...
... Streptokinase binds human plasminogen to form catalytic complex that converts plasminogen to plasmin, which is then bound on GAS surface; plasmin-coated GAS degrades and gets past fibrin (component of blood clots and barrier to microbial spread) Streptolysins S and O lyse membranes of various ho ...
Can parasites regulate host population density? Human diseases
... Practice Problem: Applying the SIR model Imagine that an emerging infectious disease has been identified in the human population of the United States. Scientists from the CDC have studied this viral disease intensively during its first several weeks and determined that = .24 and = .12. They have ...
... Practice Problem: Applying the SIR model Imagine that an emerging infectious disease has been identified in the human population of the United States. Scientists from the CDC have studied this viral disease intensively during its first several weeks and determined that = .24 and = .12. They have ...