Smallpox (Variola)
... Humans are only known natural hosts Declared eradicated The name comes from “pox” the Latin word for “spotted” Many forms • Majora, Minora, Flat, Hemorrhagic • Related to Cowpox and Chickenpox ...
... Humans are only known natural hosts Declared eradicated The name comes from “pox” the Latin word for “spotted” Many forms • Majora, Minora, Flat, Hemorrhagic • Related to Cowpox and Chickenpox ...
Nov. 3 Darwinian Medicine
... intentionally infected 56 adults with rhinovirus type 2, then treated some with overthe-counter medications ...
... intentionally infected 56 adults with rhinovirus type 2, then treated some with overthe-counter medications ...
Bio-Terrorism and the Respiratory Therapist
... dyspneic child when you overhear a mother tell the pediatrician: “I don’t understand it. My Joey had chickenpox as a preschooler and Susie had the vaccine. How could they have chickenpox? There are many really sick kids with chickenpox on their arms & legs who went to the Columbus Day parade.” The E ...
... dyspneic child when you overhear a mother tell the pediatrician: “I don’t understand it. My Joey had chickenpox as a preschooler and Susie had the vaccine. How could they have chickenpox? There are many really sick kids with chickenpox on their arms & legs who went to the Columbus Day parade.” The E ...
Bio-Terrorism and the Respiratory Therapist
... dyspneic child when you overhear a mother tell the pediatrician: “I don’t understand it. My Joey had chickenpox as a preschooler and Susie had the vaccine. How could they have chickenpox? There are many really sick kids with chickenpox on their arms & legs who went to the Columbus Day parade.” The E ...
... dyspneic child when you overhear a mother tell the pediatrician: “I don’t understand it. My Joey had chickenpox as a preschooler and Susie had the vaccine. How could they have chickenpox? There are many really sick kids with chickenpox on their arms & legs who went to the Columbus Day parade.” The E ...
Frequently Asked Questions
... Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever 1. What is Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever? Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. 2. How do you get Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever? Marburg hemorrhagic fever can be transmitted from animal to person ...
... Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever 1. What is Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever? Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. 2. How do you get Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever? Marburg hemorrhagic fever can be transmitted from animal to person ...
Epidemic Disease Detection and Forecasting: A Survey
... With the recent upturn in tourism and global nature of modern life, diverse societies are evolving to form new communities of people in different parts of the world. With this form of vibrancy, people are placing an increased importance on health and the threat of diseases. The health officials are ...
... With the recent upturn in tourism and global nature of modern life, diverse societies are evolving to form new communities of people in different parts of the world. With this form of vibrancy, people are placing an increased importance on health and the threat of diseases. The health officials are ...
scarlet fever * frequently asked questions
... Scarlet fever (sometimes called scarlatina) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus (GAS). The same bacteria can also cause impetigo. These bacteria are commonly found on the skin or in the throat, where they can live without causing proble ...
... Scarlet fever (sometimes called scarlatina) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus (GAS). The same bacteria can also cause impetigo. These bacteria are commonly found on the skin or in the throat, where they can live without causing proble ...
SCARLET FEVER FAQs - Curbar Primary School
... Scarlet fever (sometimes called scarlatina) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus (GAS). The same bacteria can also cause impetigo. These bacteria are commonly found on the skin or in the throat, where they can live without causing proble ...
... Scarlet fever (sometimes called scarlatina) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes, or group A streptococcus (GAS). The same bacteria can also cause impetigo. These bacteria are commonly found on the skin or in the throat, where they can live without causing proble ...
ECTOPARASITES
... o itch mite (Sarcoptes) – sarcoptic mange –STD - “scabies” (not a microbial infection) o mosquito (Anopheles) – malaria caused by many species of the protozoan Plasmodium. (Aedes) – dengue (viral) fever, viral encephalitis o flea (Pulex) – plague caused by Yersinia pestis These ectoparasite vectors ...
... o itch mite (Sarcoptes) – sarcoptic mange –STD - “scabies” (not a microbial infection) o mosquito (Anopheles) – malaria caused by many species of the protozoan Plasmodium. (Aedes) – dengue (viral) fever, viral encephalitis o flea (Pulex) – plague caused by Yersinia pestis These ectoparasite vectors ...
Feverish Illness in Children
... Tepid sponging Do not over dress or under dress child Consider paracetamol or ibuprofen Take views of parents into account Do not administer paracetamol and ibuprofen at same time • Do not routinely give antipyretics with sole aim just to reduce fever or prevent febrile convulsion ...
... Tepid sponging Do not over dress or under dress child Consider paracetamol or ibuprofen Take views of parents into account Do not administer paracetamol and ibuprofen at same time • Do not routinely give antipyretics with sole aim just to reduce fever or prevent febrile convulsion ...
DEFINITION OF FEVER
... nutrition, Dehydration) The young child with a history of febrile convulsions Toxic encephalopathy or delirium Pregnant women (contraversy) For the patient comfort Hyperpyrexia ...
... nutrition, Dehydration) The young child with a history of febrile convulsions Toxic encephalopathy or delirium Pregnant women (contraversy) For the patient comfort Hyperpyrexia ...
Lecture 01. Infectious diseases with exanthema syndrome
... Infectious diseases with exanthema syndrome ...
... Infectious diseases with exanthema syndrome ...
SALMONELLA - Nexus Academic Publishers
... • Symptoms usually begin within 6 to 48 hours – Nausea and Vomiting ...
... • Symptoms usually begin within 6 to 48 hours – Nausea and Vomiting ...
Arthropod Vector-borne Disease - Travel and Emergency Medicine
... Pre-trip: pediatrician gives prn meds only No chemoprophylaxis 3 kids all given Fansidar after fever during trip. Kids felt better ...
... Pre-trip: pediatrician gives prn meds only No chemoprophylaxis 3 kids all given Fansidar after fever during trip. Kids felt better ...
family and community medicine
... The chronic carrier state is most common (2%–5%) among persons infected during middle age, especially women; carriers frequently have biliary tract abnormalities including gallstones, with S. Typhi located in the gallbladder. The chronic urinary carrier state may occur with schistosomal infectio ...
... The chronic carrier state is most common (2%–5%) among persons infected during middle age, especially women; carriers frequently have biliary tract abnormalities including gallstones, with S. Typhi located in the gallbladder. The chronic urinary carrier state may occur with schistosomal infectio ...
Pandemic and Epidemic Diseases department
... 3 | Pandemic Patient's family (home care, burial) and health staff ...
... 3 | Pandemic Patient's family (home care, burial) and health staff ...
Pathophysiology of Fever
... 2. Define and explain the etiology and pathophysiology of fever. 3. To identify the patterns of fever. ...
... 2. Define and explain the etiology and pathophysiology of fever. 3. To identify the patterns of fever. ...
DEFINITION OF FEVER
... Hyperpyrexia is a fever with an extreme elevation of body temperature greater than or equal to 41.5 °C . Such a high temperature is considered a medical emergency as it may indicate a serious underlying condition or lead to significant side effects. The most common cause is an intracranial hemorrhag ...
... Hyperpyrexia is a fever with an extreme elevation of body temperature greater than or equal to 41.5 °C . Such a high temperature is considered a medical emergency as it may indicate a serious underlying condition or lead to significant side effects. The most common cause is an intracranial hemorrhag ...
Yellow fever in Buenos Aires
The Yellow Fever in Buenos Aires was a series of epidemics that took place in 1852, 1858, 1870 and 1871, the latter being a disaster that killed about 8% of Porteños: in a city were the daily death rate was less than 20, there were days that killed more than 500 people. The Yellow Fever would have come from Asunción, Paraguay, brought by Argentine soldiers returning from the war just fought in that country, having previously spread in the city of Corrientes. As its worst, Buenos Aires population was reduced to a third because of the exodus of those escaping the scourge.Some of the main causes of the spread of this disease were the insufficient supply of drinking water, pollution of ground water by human waste, the warm and humid climate in summer, the overcrowding suffered by the black people and, since 1871, the overcrowding of the European immigrants who entered the country incessantly and without sanitary measures. Also, the saladeros (manufacturing establishments for producing salted and dried meat) polluted the Matanza River (south of the city limits), and the infected ditches full of debris which ran through the city encouraged the spread of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which was responsible of transmitting Yellow Fever.A witness to the epidemic of 1871, named Mardoqueo Navarro, wrote on April 13 the following description in his diary:Businesses closed, streets deserted, a shortage of doctors, corpses without assistance, everyone flees if they can...