A Model Plan for Influenza Pandemic Preparedness
... The circulation of influenza viruses typically follows a seasonal pattern and influenza epidemics are frequent during the winter months in temperate regions of the world. These epidemics cause an increase in morbidity and mortality, particularly among the elderly and persons with decreased immunity. ...
... The circulation of influenza viruses typically follows a seasonal pattern and influenza epidemics are frequent during the winter months in temperate regions of the world. These epidemics cause an increase in morbidity and mortality, particularly among the elderly and persons with decreased immunity. ...
Vol 1 Communicable Disease
... performance of daily operations has recently become threatened by lifeendangering communicable diseases. Therefore, it shall be the policy of this department to continuously provide employees with up-to-date safety procedures and communicable disease information that will assist in minimizing potent ...
... performance of daily operations has recently become threatened by lifeendangering communicable diseases. Therefore, it shall be the policy of this department to continuously provide employees with up-to-date safety procedures and communicable disease information that will assist in minimizing potent ...
Consent and Release for Hepatitis B Vaccination
... Verification sheet (SF-015). This will serve as notification to the Pitt County Health Department that the employee is currently employed with Pitt County Schools. 3. When the employee receives the Hepatitis B Vaccination Verification sheet (SF-015), they will then contact the Pitt County Health Dep ...
... Verification sheet (SF-015). This will serve as notification to the Pitt County Health Department that the employee is currently employed with Pitt County Schools. 3. When the employee receives the Hepatitis B Vaccination Verification sheet (SF-015), they will then contact the Pitt County Health Dep ...
PMD - Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinical Privileges
... Service Chair: Check the appropriate box for recommendation on the last page of this form. If recommended with conditions or not recommended, provide condition or explanation on the last page of this form. Other Requirements ...
... Service Chair: Check the appropriate box for recommendation on the last page of this form. If recommended with conditions or not recommended, provide condition or explanation on the last page of this form. Other Requirements ...
picquestion of the week:1/25/10
... is characterized by intensely pruritic, flat-topped, shiny papules that are reddish-purple in color. Oral lesions are usually described as being tender, whitish-gray patches located on the tongue or inside of the cheek. Lichen planus occurs in 1-2% of the population and is most frequently seen in me ...
... is characterized by intensely pruritic, flat-topped, shiny papules that are reddish-purple in color. Oral lesions are usually described as being tender, whitish-gray patches located on the tongue or inside of the cheek. Lichen planus occurs in 1-2% of the population and is most frequently seen in me ...
Bacterial pneumonia as a suprainfection in young adults with measles
... Radiographic findings are summarized in table 1. Pulmonary consolidation was confined to a single lobe in 89% of the patients. Patients from group C were found to have a higher percentage of two lobes affected (18%, p< 0.001). Multilobar findings were mainly reported in patients with pneumonia relat ...
... Radiographic findings are summarized in table 1. Pulmonary consolidation was confined to a single lobe in 89% of the patients. Patients from group C were found to have a higher percentage of two lobes affected (18%, p< 0.001). Multilobar findings were mainly reported in patients with pneumonia relat ...
Poster Assignment
... 6) What is the approximate transmission intensity of the pathogen (i.e. cases per year, infection prevalence, etc.)? 3 pts 7) Is there a seasonal or multi-year pattern to the number of infections? Are the number of cases increasing or decreasing? Would you say your disease is “emerging”? 3 pts 8) Wh ...
... 6) What is the approximate transmission intensity of the pathogen (i.e. cases per year, infection prevalence, etc.)? 3 pts 7) Is there a seasonal or multi-year pattern to the number of infections? Are the number of cases increasing or decreasing? Would you say your disease is “emerging”? 3 pts 8) Wh ...
EBOLA Handout - Mountain States Health Alliance
... nations of Sierra Leone, Liberia, or Guinea and have had direct contact with someone with Ebola. Persons who may have Ebola are those who have a travel history from Sierra Leone, Liberia, or Guinea AND have a fever or other symptoms. Ebola symptoms include: Fever, severe headache, muscle pain, diarr ...
... nations of Sierra Leone, Liberia, or Guinea and have had direct contact with someone with Ebola. Persons who may have Ebola are those who have a travel history from Sierra Leone, Liberia, or Guinea AND have a fever or other symptoms. Ebola symptoms include: Fever, severe headache, muscle pain, diarr ...
“Vivax” Malaria Could Have Multiple Ways to Cause
... At ASTMH Annual Meeting, scientists present new genome sequence data indicating world’s most common species of malaria may be evolving to become bigger threat Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2013)—Provocative new research shows that the Plasmodium vivax parasite, responsible for nearly 20 million cas ...
... At ASTMH Annual Meeting, scientists present new genome sequence data indicating world’s most common species of malaria may be evolving to become bigger threat Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2013)—Provocative new research shows that the Plasmodium vivax parasite, responsible for nearly 20 million cas ...
How to complete VPD Surveillance Form
... Indicate “Yes” if laboratory testing was done and provide the testing details including disease, specimen type, test, result, (specimen) collection date and date of result. The health care provider should be supported in obtaining the appropriate clinical specimens and ordering one or more laborator ...
... Indicate “Yes” if laboratory testing was done and provide the testing details including disease, specimen type, test, result, (specimen) collection date and date of result. The health care provider should be supported in obtaining the appropriate clinical specimens and ordering one or more laborator ...
BSc in Medical Sciences with RESPIRATORY SCIENCE
... allergic hypersensitivity. To understand cellular and molecular aspects of host defence to infectious microorganisms of the respiratory system. To understand the contributions of infectious micro-organisms to human respiratory disease in individuals and populations. To explore interplay between resp ...
... allergic hypersensitivity. To understand cellular and molecular aspects of host defence to infectious microorganisms of the respiratory system. To understand the contributions of infectious micro-organisms to human respiratory disease in individuals and populations. To explore interplay between resp ...
clostridium difficile disease
... Asia Pacific According to the existing evidence, CDI occurs at similar rates in Asia as in other continents where CDI is more commonly recognized and researched. Although relatively few studies on C. difficile have been performed in Asia, what work has been done demonstrates that CDI is a signific ...
... Asia Pacific According to the existing evidence, CDI occurs at similar rates in Asia as in other continents where CDI is more commonly recognized and researched. Although relatively few studies on C. difficile have been performed in Asia, what work has been done demonstrates that CDI is a signific ...
a prospective cohort study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection
... This ABR-Scan Science is compiled by the Unit for Antibiotics and Infection Control at the Public Health Agency of Sweden. It includes a summary of links to recent articles from a selection of 17 scientific journals that we find interesting. All journals included in the scan are listed at the bottom ...
... This ABR-Scan Science is compiled by the Unit for Antibiotics and Infection Control at the Public Health Agency of Sweden. It includes a summary of links to recent articles from a selection of 17 scientific journals that we find interesting. All journals included in the scan are listed at the bottom ...
- Gastroenterology
... previous 5 years.5 The low prevalence of HCV in children reflects the disappearance of transfusion-related hepatitis6 and the reduced efficiency of mother-to-child (vertical or perinatal) transmission, although this form of transmission is currently responsible for most “new” infections in the devel ...
... previous 5 years.5 The low prevalence of HCV in children reflects the disappearance of transfusion-related hepatitis6 and the reduced efficiency of mother-to-child (vertical or perinatal) transmission, although this form of transmission is currently responsible for most “new” infections in the devel ...
Avian malaria in Europe
... but is (rapidly) increasing in incidence or geographic range’ (Lederberg et al. 1992). There are many examples of infectious diseases, such as the plague that swept through Europe and Asia, killing millions of people during the Middle Ages (Harrison 2004), or ‘Spanish influenza’, killing an approxim ...
... but is (rapidly) increasing in incidence or geographic range’ (Lederberg et al. 1992). There are many examples of infectious diseases, such as the plague that swept through Europe and Asia, killing millions of people during the Middle Ages (Harrison 2004), or ‘Spanish influenza’, killing an approxim ...
Pigeon Fever
... As we begin to approach the fall and winter months, we are seeing more and more cases of “pigeon fever.” Many horse owners in California are well aware when their horse becomes infected with this disease if the animal develops a typical pectoral abscess. However, “pigeon fever” doesn’t always make i ...
... As we begin to approach the fall and winter months, we are seeing more and more cases of “pigeon fever.” Many horse owners in California are well aware when their horse becomes infected with this disease if the animal develops a typical pectoral abscess. However, “pigeon fever” doesn’t always make i ...
(Ed),FIACS
... worker-client interactions. About 86 percent HIV incidence in the country is from unprotected sex. Perinatal transmission of the infection is 2.72 percent, whereas 2.57 percent HIV infection is due to transfusion of infected blood or blood products. Though HIV transmission through injecting needles ...
... worker-client interactions. About 86 percent HIV incidence in the country is from unprotected sex. Perinatal transmission of the infection is 2.72 percent, whereas 2.57 percent HIV infection is due to transfusion of infected blood or blood products. Though HIV transmission through injecting needles ...
CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE Adult Pneumonia Guideline
... Patients who have no preceding cardiac and respiratory disease and who present with mild or moderate pneumonia can usually be managed as an outpatient. All of these patients need review the next day by their General Practitioner (GP) or the Community Acute Post-Acute Care (CAPAC) team and later revi ...
... Patients who have no preceding cardiac and respiratory disease and who present with mild or moderate pneumonia can usually be managed as an outpatient. All of these patients need review the next day by their General Practitioner (GP) or the Community Acute Post-Acute Care (CAPAC) team and later revi ...
Dengue, Leishmaniasis, and African Trypanosomiasis
... Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. According to WHO, it occurs in more than 100 countries and an estimated 2.5 billion people are at risk. The increase in dengue epidemics can be attributed to rising levels of urbanization, which promote contact between humans and Ae. ae ...
... Eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and the Western Pacific. According to WHO, it occurs in more than 100 countries and an estimated 2.5 billion people are at risk. The increase in dengue epidemics can be attributed to rising levels of urbanization, which promote contact between humans and Ae. ae ...
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE : ROLE OF PHARMACIST
... ASHP believes that the pharmacist’s ability to effectively participate in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control efforts can be realized through clinical endeavours focused on proper antimicrobial utilization and membership on multidisciplinary work groups and committees with ...
... ASHP believes that the pharmacist’s ability to effectively participate in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control efforts can be realized through clinical endeavours focused on proper antimicrobial utilization and membership on multidisciplinary work groups and committees with ...
The Smallpox Vaccination Campaign of 2003: Why Bioterrorism Preparedness?
... to the disease because of prior exposure. As vaccination became more common in the late nineteenth century, it dramatically reduced the number of persons infected during epidemics. This was critical because the real threat of epidemic disease is not individual deaths, but the collapse of society thr ...
... to the disease because of prior exposure. As vaccination became more common in the late nineteenth century, it dramatically reduced the number of persons infected during epidemics. This was critical because the real threat of epidemic disease is not individual deaths, but the collapse of society thr ...
ARE DISEASES INCREASING IN THE OCEAN? Kevin D. Lafferty,1
... et al. (1998) plotted reports of various marine events over time. Many of these events were disease related, but they also included other mass mortalities (e.g., harmful algal blooms). Most increased in frequency from 1970 to the late 1990s. The authors suggest this corresponds to climatic changes, ...
... et al. (1998) plotted reports of various marine events over time. Many of these events were disease related, but they also included other mass mortalities (e.g., harmful algal blooms). Most increased in frequency from 1970 to the late 1990s. The authors suggest this corresponds to climatic changes, ...
Antibiotics
... Jeffrey A. Fisher, MD “The Plague Makers” There are patients in hospitals that have bacterial infections against which no antibiotics are effective. This is only fifty years after antibiotics were introduced. Until around 1975, almost every care of gonorrhea was treatable with penicillin. Today, in ...
... Jeffrey A. Fisher, MD “The Plague Makers” There are patients in hospitals that have bacterial infections against which no antibiotics are effective. This is only fifty years after antibiotics were introduced. Until around 1975, almost every care of gonorrhea was treatable with penicillin. Today, in ...
Pandemic
A pandemic (from Greek πᾶν pan ""all"" and δῆμος demos ""people"") is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic. Further, flu pandemics generally exclude recurrences of seasonal flu. Throughout history there have been a number of pandemics, such as smallpox and tuberculosis. More recent pandemics include the HIV pandemic as well as the 1918 and 2009 H1N1 pandemics. The Black Death was a devastating pandemic, killing over 75 million people.