AH1N1_Resource_MOH
... Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands Wash hands frequently with soap and water Avoid touching surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu virus Reduce as much as possible the time spent in crowded settings Ensure good ventilation in your living space by opening windows ...
... Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands Wash hands frequently with soap and water Avoid touching surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu virus Reduce as much as possible the time spent in crowded settings Ensure good ventilation in your living space by opening windows ...
Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Microbiology
... transmission occurs through exposure to a nonhuman animal source of infection. The arthropod-borne agents like Borrelia and Rickettsia are included here as well as Spirillum, Brucella and Bacillus anthracis, that are contracted through animal bites or contact with animal products. Elimination is a p ...
... transmission occurs through exposure to a nonhuman animal source of infection. The arthropod-borne agents like Borrelia and Rickettsia are included here as well as Spirillum, Brucella and Bacillus anthracis, that are contracted through animal bites or contact with animal products. Elimination is a p ...
Test Word Lists
... Toxicity/Toxigenicity-ability of an agent to produce a toxin or poison. Virulence-severity of disease (case fatality rate) Resistance-ability of the agent to survive adverse environmental conditions Mediators-chemical agents released form mast cells and certain blood proteins in response to tissue i ...
... Toxicity/Toxigenicity-ability of an agent to produce a toxin or poison. Virulence-severity of disease (case fatality rate) Resistance-ability of the agent to survive adverse environmental conditions Mediators-chemical agents released form mast cells and certain blood proteins in response to tissue i ...
HLSC 3623 Human Diseases
... Toxicity/Toxigenicity-ability of an agent to produce a toxin or poison. Virulence-severity of disease (case fatality rate) Resistance-ability of the agent to survive adverse environmental conditions Mediators-chemical agents released form mast cells and certain blood proteins in response to tissue i ...
... Toxicity/Toxigenicity-ability of an agent to produce a toxin or poison. Virulence-severity of disease (case fatality rate) Resistance-ability of the agent to survive adverse environmental conditions Mediators-chemical agents released form mast cells and certain blood proteins in response to tissue i ...
Virus Ebola Ebola Virus Dis
... are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus. It then spreads in the community through human-to-human transmission, with infection resulting from direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and ind ...
... are considered to be the natural host of the Ebola virus. It then spreads in the community through human-to-human transmission, with infection resulting from direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and ind ...
Deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death in
... in animals and humans. In addition, the natural microbial flora provides protection against more virulent microbes. While microbes that cause infectious diseases are virulent, opportunistic diseases may also be caused by normally benign microbes. Opportunistic infections occur when the host defens ...
... in animals and humans. In addition, the natural microbial flora provides protection against more virulent microbes. While microbes that cause infectious diseases are virulent, opportunistic diseases may also be caused by normally benign microbes. Opportunistic infections occur when the host defens ...
The Immune System
... From human to human Transmission during incubation periods Carriers Animals to humans (rabies, Lyme disease) Soil and Water ...
... From human to human Transmission during incubation periods Carriers Animals to humans (rabies, Lyme disease) Soil and Water ...
Liturgical Practice and the Risk of Infection
... SARS and threat of an influenza pandemic) has raised concerns about hygiene and questions relating to the risk of transmission of disease via the common cup and the liturgical practice of exchanging the peace. Fear of communicable diseases is an aspect of our human nature. By addressing our fears, w ...
... SARS and threat of an influenza pandemic) has raised concerns about hygiene and questions relating to the risk of transmission of disease via the common cup and the liturgical practice of exchanging the peace. Fear of communicable diseases is an aspect of our human nature. By addressing our fears, w ...
Emerging infectious diseases in Hong Kong
... Indeed, this is now considered as one form of emerging infection. Despite major advances in the development of new drugs, we are still faced with a large group of pathogens for which no effective therapeutic agents are available, most notably multi-drug resistant myobacterium tuberculosis, many viru ...
... Indeed, this is now considered as one form of emerging infection. Despite major advances in the development of new drugs, we are still faced with a large group of pathogens for which no effective therapeutic agents are available, most notably multi-drug resistant myobacterium tuberculosis, many viru ...
Kigali Institute of Science and Technology Institut des Sciences et de
... 2. Using one example of the bacterial pathogens causing an epidemiological problem of either watery diarrhoeal disease or sexually transmitted disease, write an essay on its epidemiological features related to the following issues : (5 marks each) a) The causative agent of the disease you picked and ...
... 2. Using one example of the bacterial pathogens causing an epidemiological problem of either watery diarrhoeal disease or sexually transmitted disease, write an essay on its epidemiological features related to the following issues : (5 marks each) a) The causative agent of the disease you picked and ...
AR Orman Epidemiologic Transition Model
... • Biophysiologic factors, associated with reduced infant mortaliity and the expectation of longer life in parents • Socioeconomic factors, associated with childhood survival and the economic perceptions of large family size • Psychologic or emotional factors, where society as a whole changes its rat ...
... • Biophysiologic factors, associated with reduced infant mortaliity and the expectation of longer life in parents • Socioeconomic factors, associated with childhood survival and the economic perceptions of large family size • Psychologic or emotional factors, where society as a whole changes its rat ...
Document
... – Toxin can survive 30 minutes of boiling – Low mortality – Diarrhea symptoms 1-8 hr after food consumption ...
... – Toxin can survive 30 minutes of boiling – Low mortality – Diarrhea symptoms 1-8 hr after food consumption ...
40991
... to be a ‘thing of the past’ Since the mid 1990s, infectious diseases have been recast as ‘emerging’ (from the poor to the rich) Since the late 1990s, this ‘emerging infectious ...
... to be a ‘thing of the past’ Since the mid 1990s, infectious diseases have been recast as ‘emerging’ (from the poor to the rich) Since the late 1990s, this ‘emerging infectious ...
Ecological Principles of Disease Systems: Population Interactions
... Ecology of Infectious Diseases ...
... Ecology of Infectious Diseases ...
Exotic Newcastle Disease (END) Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
... Exotic Newcastle Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Reference Chart ...
... Exotic Newcastle Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Reference Chart ...
Suggested Answers for Insight Questions, Foundations in
... Urethritis is an inflammatory condition of the urethra in males or females. It is usually due to an infection; for example, chlamydia is the cause of non-gonococcal urethritis in males. Endotoxemia means the presence of endotoxin in the blood. It usually arises when a patient has a blood infection w ...
... Urethritis is an inflammatory condition of the urethra in males or females. It is usually due to an infection; for example, chlamydia is the cause of non-gonococcal urethritis in males. Endotoxemia means the presence of endotoxin in the blood. It usually arises when a patient has a blood infection w ...
Category Scoring Criteria Total Points Score Part 1: Emerging
... Includes a table titled “Major factors that underlie disease emergence and re-emergence” containing: Microbial Agent Human Host Human Environment ...
... Includes a table titled “Major factors that underlie disease emergence and re-emergence” containing: Microbial Agent Human Host Human Environment ...
Reportable Diseases Toolkit for Clinicians
... PATIENT FACT SHEET Click here for an Introduction to the new Toolkit ...
... PATIENT FACT SHEET Click here for an Introduction to the new Toolkit ...
Newsletter - January 2016 - Grampians Region Health Collaborative
... recently – it is important to maintain a level of alertness as we are now faced with many emerging infectious diseases and multi resistant microorganisms. If you do not have a poster in ED please ask your ICP. ...
... recently – it is important to maintain a level of alertness as we are now faced with many emerging infectious diseases and multi resistant microorganisms. If you do not have a poster in ED please ask your ICP. ...
Appendix 5: NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE or FOOD
... I HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE THAT IN MY OPINION THE PERSON NAMED BELOW IS SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE STATED NAME (in full) DATE OF ONSET ...
... I HEREBY CERTIFY AND DECLARE THAT IN MY OPINION THE PERSON NAMED BELOW IS SUFFERING FROM THE DISEASE STATED NAME (in full) DATE OF ONSET ...
Group A Streptococcus (Group A Strep)
... • May spread with direct contact with the saliva and nasal discharges of an infected person such as sharing water bottles, cigarettes and mouthpieces from instruments. • Can also be spread by touching (direct contact) sores on the skin. • Casual contact rarely leads to infection. ...
... • May spread with direct contact with the saliva and nasal discharges of an infected person such as sharing water bottles, cigarettes and mouthpieces from instruments. • Can also be spread by touching (direct contact) sores on the skin. • Casual contact rarely leads to infection. ...