Limiting the spread of communicable diseases caused by human
... Human population movement (HPM) is a term that encompasses a variety of ways that people travel from one area to another. Population movement has historically contributed to the spread of many infectious diseases that have left their mark on human growth and progress. Illustrative examples of this a ...
... Human population movement (HPM) is a term that encompasses a variety of ways that people travel from one area to another. Population movement has historically contributed to the spread of many infectious diseases that have left their mark on human growth and progress. Illustrative examples of this a ...
Sexually Transmitted Infections
... Recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Infection show that there are 19.7 million new STIs every year in the U.S. The total estimated direct cost of STIs annually in the U.S. is $15.6 billion (2010 US dollars). Less than half of adults ages 18 to 44 have ever been tested for ...
... Recent estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Infection show that there are 19.7 million new STIs every year in the U.S. The total estimated direct cost of STIs annually in the U.S. is $15.6 billion (2010 US dollars). Less than half of adults ages 18 to 44 have ever been tested for ...
INFLUENZA (The Flu) What Nurses Should Know
... have been described in adolescents and some adults taking oseltamivir. These two agents were the only ones licensed for flu prevention and treatment in 2008. ...
... have been described in adolescents and some adults taking oseltamivir. These two agents were the only ones licensed for flu prevention and treatment in 2008. ...
Kawasaki Disease: Not just Japanese Motorbike Aficionados
... these clinical features and a fever of at least five days. In about 15-20% of children, less than four features are present. This is called ‘incomplete Kawasaki disease’ and so the diagnosis should be considered in any young child with a prolonged and unexplained fever. In addition, the child with K ...
... these clinical features and a fever of at least five days. In about 15-20% of children, less than four features are present. This is called ‘incomplete Kawasaki disease’ and so the diagnosis should be considered in any young child with a prolonged and unexplained fever. In addition, the child with K ...
Dealing with Post-market Issues: PCV Case Study
... Is contaminating virus infectious to humans? ...
... Is contaminating virus infectious to humans? ...
Important Facts Regarding Immunizations
... of existing services, unavailability of vaccines, and cost.1 These deficiencies have led to such a dramatic drop in immunization/vaccination rates that many experts believe preventable childhood illnesses such as measles, whooping cough (pertussis), diphtheria, tetanus, polio, chickenpox (varicella) ...
... of existing services, unavailability of vaccines, and cost.1 These deficiencies have led to such a dramatic drop in immunization/vaccination rates that many experts believe preventable childhood illnesses such as measles, whooping cough (pertussis), diphtheria, tetanus, polio, chickenpox (varicella) ...
Epidemic outbreaks on structured populations
... RC in (11) represents the expected number of infected individuals leaving their community. The numerical simulations reported in Watts et al. (2005) indicated the existence of a transition at RC ¼ 1, from local outbreaks when RC o1 to global epidemics when RC 41. I have demonstrated that there is in ...
... RC in (11) represents the expected number of infected individuals leaving their community. The numerical simulations reported in Watts et al. (2005) indicated the existence of a transition at RC ¼ 1, from local outbreaks when RC o1 to global epidemics when RC 41. I have demonstrated that there is in ...
Common skin infections
... • Measles: caused by Rubeola virus, is a systemic infection characterized by a skin rash. - It is an endemic childhood disease, complications of measles infection can be quite serious (ear infection, respiratory tract infection). - There is no treatment for measles. A vaccine has been available sin ...
... • Measles: caused by Rubeola virus, is a systemic infection characterized by a skin rash. - It is an endemic childhood disease, complications of measles infection can be quite serious (ear infection, respiratory tract infection). - There is no treatment for measles. A vaccine has been available sin ...
October 2013 Monitoring International Trends
... previously discarded cryoprecipitate from Canadian blood donors into BIOTEST's factor VIII concentrate, called Haemoctin, to treat people with haemophilia. It will be channeled through the WFH Humanitarian Aid Program, which focuses on providing for patients in developing countries who have little o ...
... previously discarded cryoprecipitate from Canadian blood donors into BIOTEST's factor VIII concentrate, called Haemoctin, to treat people with haemophilia. It will be channeled through the WFH Humanitarian Aid Program, which focuses on providing for patients in developing countries who have little o ...
Tumefactive acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
... The treatment of ADEM is borrowed from that of MS. First-line treatment mainly involves corticosteroids, which have been found to shorten the duration of symptoms and halt disease progression. Patients are given 6-methylprednisolone 6 to 8 g over 6 to 8 days, followed by oral prednisolone at taperin ...
... The treatment of ADEM is borrowed from that of MS. First-line treatment mainly involves corticosteroids, which have been found to shorten the duration of symptoms and halt disease progression. Patients are given 6-methylprednisolone 6 to 8 g over 6 to 8 days, followed by oral prednisolone at taperin ...
Epidemiology
... Epidemiology C. Transmission of Diseases 1. Knowing the type of transmission can control the spread of the disease A) Horizontal transmission – transfer from one person to another through contact, ingestion of food or water, or via a living agent such as an insect B) Vertical transmission – transfe ...
... Epidemiology C. Transmission of Diseases 1. Knowing the type of transmission can control the spread of the disease A) Horizontal transmission – transfer from one person to another through contact, ingestion of food or water, or via a living agent such as an insect B) Vertical transmission – transfe ...
Modeling dynamics of Babesiosis disease in bovines and
... de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá D.C.-Colombia ...
... de Ciencias Básicas, Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Bogotá D.C.-Colombia ...
Infectious Diseases in Canines
... First stage, animal will act unusually withdrawn or affectionate Lasts about two days The animal then begins wandering and will bite anything in it’s path. Frothing at the mouth due to difficulty in ...
... First stage, animal will act unusually withdrawn or affectionate Lasts about two days The animal then begins wandering and will bite anything in it’s path. Frothing at the mouth due to difficulty in ...
Cat-Scratch Disease - andoverhighanatomy
... 40% of cats in their saliva at some point in their life time, but do not show any signs of it while they have this bacteria. Some may not feel anything once getting this bacteria and some may experience sores rising in their skin that become sore. ...
... 40% of cats in their saliva at some point in their life time, but do not show any signs of it while they have this bacteria. Some may not feel anything once getting this bacteria and some may experience sores rising in their skin that become sore. ...
The_Hot_Zone - WBR Teacher Moodle
... He is holding an airsickness bag over his mouth. He coughs a deep cough and regurgitates something into the bag. The bag swells up. Perhaps he glances around, and then you see that his lips are smeared with something slippery and red, mixed with black specks, as if he has been chewing coffee ground ...
... He is holding an airsickness bag over his mouth. He coughs a deep cough and regurgitates something into the bag. The bag swells up. Perhaps he glances around, and then you see that his lips are smeared with something slippery and red, mixed with black specks, as if he has been chewing coffee ground ...
- LSHTM Research Online
... those necessary to investigate the dynamics of primary transmission. VHF outbreaks in Africa bring an influx of disease managers, volunteers, and clinicians. These teams introduce rapid disease control interventions structured by enormous inequities of resource availability. Their work may involve f ...
... those necessary to investigate the dynamics of primary transmission. VHF outbreaks in Africa bring an influx of disease managers, volunteers, and clinicians. These teams introduce rapid disease control interventions structured by enormous inequities of resource availability. Their work may involve f ...
Lecture 1: Virus properties
... Cholera is a local infection at the epithelium. The bacteria are usually present in the water supply and colonise the gut epithelium. They replicate and further transmission is faecal. The cholera toxin causes fluid imbalance which leads to diarrhoea. The disease is mediated by the release of a solu ...
... Cholera is a local infection at the epithelium. The bacteria are usually present in the water supply and colonise the gut epithelium. They replicate and further transmission is faecal. The cholera toxin causes fluid imbalance which leads to diarrhoea. The disease is mediated by the release of a solu ...
The nature and origin of disease - UC Davis Department of Animal
... important, however, to be aware of infectious agents, how they are transmitted, how to get rid of them, how to prevent or control the diseases they produce, etc. Susceptibility varies Another important factor in understanding the nature of disease is the susceptibility of the bird. We all know that ...
... important, however, to be aware of infectious agents, how they are transmitted, how to get rid of them, how to prevent or control the diseases they produce, etc. Susceptibility varies Another important factor in understanding the nature of disease is the susceptibility of the bird. We all know that ...
SEAICRN Partners SEAICRN Minimizing the Impact of Infectious
... partnership of hospitals and research institutions in South East Asia, United Kingdom and United States of America. The Network was first created in September 2005 in order to develop the necessary partnerships in South East Asia to (i) conduct collaborative clinical research that addresses emerging ...
... partnership of hospitals and research institutions in South East Asia, United Kingdom and United States of America. The Network was first created in September 2005 in order to develop the necessary partnerships in South East Asia to (i) conduct collaborative clinical research that addresses emerging ...
Infection Prevention / Control
... Health. Before 2004, data on GAS was not collected regularly. Since 2004, 145 cases of iGAS have been notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, which is the agency responsible for collecting information on notifiable disease in Ireland: 35 in 2004, 49 in 2005 and 61 in 2006. It affected ...
... Health. Before 2004, data on GAS was not collected regularly. Since 2004, 145 cases of iGAS have been notified to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre, which is the agency responsible for collecting information on notifiable disease in Ireland: 35 in 2004, 49 in 2005 and 61 in 2006. It affected ...
Urbanization and the Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
... - All children immune by 4 years of age ...
... - All children immune by 4 years of age ...
End of Chapter Questions
... 1. obligate- restricted to a single condition of life intracellular-something occurring within a cell parasite- an organism that lives at the expense of another organism inside of or on the host A virus is an infectious particle that multiplies only within a living cell. 2. Viral infection is usuall ...
... 1. obligate- restricted to a single condition of life intracellular-something occurring within a cell parasite- an organism that lives at the expense of another organism inside of or on the host A virus is an infectious particle that multiplies only within a living cell. 2. Viral infection is usuall ...
STI
... - Blindness if left untreated • Treatment: - Yes (antibiotics) • Sex contacts must be examined There is a cure ...
... - Blindness if left untreated • Treatment: - Yes (antibiotics) • Sex contacts must be examined There is a cure ...
Foodborne Viruses in the European Union
... •Incubation period: 12 to 72 hours •Traditional described as a “mild illness”, symptoms include: •watery diarrhoea (>80%), vomiting (75%), abdominal pain (50%), nausea (50%), cramps (45%), Fever (33%), and occasionally, muscle aches and headaches ...
... •Incubation period: 12 to 72 hours •Traditional described as a “mild illness”, symptoms include: •watery diarrhoea (>80%), vomiting (75%), abdominal pain (50%), nausea (50%), cramps (45%), Fever (33%), and occasionally, muscle aches and headaches ...
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.