REDUCING THE RISK OF EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES
... Skin-to-skin contact - the transfer of some pathogens can occur through touch, or by sharing personal items, clothing or objects Contact with body fluids - pathogens in saliva, urine, faeces or blood can be passed to another person's body via cuts or abrasions, or through the mucus membranes of the ...
... Skin-to-skin contact - the transfer of some pathogens can occur through touch, or by sharing personal items, clothing or objects Contact with body fluids - pathogens in saliva, urine, faeces or blood can be passed to another person's body via cuts or abrasions, or through the mucus membranes of the ...
Picornaviruse Family
... one of the agents that can cause this disease (see below). J. Diabetes Mellitus: Serologic studies suggest an association of diabetes of abrupt onset with past infection by Coxsackievirus B4 and perhaps other members of the B group. Experimental studies support the findings in humans. Another picorn ...
... one of the agents that can cause this disease (see below). J. Diabetes Mellitus: Serologic studies suggest an association of diabetes of abrupt onset with past infection by Coxsackievirus B4 and perhaps other members of the B group. Experimental studies support the findings in humans. Another picorn ...
Influenza Infection in Humans
... WHO Phases of a Pandemic Inter-pandemic Period Phase 1: No new Influenza virus subtypes in humans Phase 2: No new virus subtypes in humans; animal subtype poses a risk of human disease ...
... WHO Phases of a Pandemic Inter-pandemic Period Phase 1: No new Influenza virus subtypes in humans Phase 2: No new virus subtypes in humans; animal subtype poses a risk of human disease ...
Smallpox: an old disease but still a threat in the XXI century
... disease on the continent. Numerous writings on the use of Biological War, the deliberate use of infectious diseases, in the conquest of America have been published. They say that there are three moments in the American conquest when smallpox would have mainly been used to decrease the resistance of ...
... disease on the continent. Numerous writings on the use of Biological War, the deliberate use of infectious diseases, in the conquest of America have been published. They say that there are three moments in the American conquest when smallpox would have mainly been used to decrease the resistance of ...
Feline Infectious Pertonitis (FIP)
... Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a progressive and ultimately fatal disease of cats caused by a mutated coronavirus. Many cats are infected with a relatively benign form of the coronavirus but only in certain cats will the virus mutate to become pathologic (FIP). So this means that the corona ...
... Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a progressive and ultimately fatal disease of cats caused by a mutated coronavirus. Many cats are infected with a relatively benign form of the coronavirus but only in certain cats will the virus mutate to become pathologic (FIP). So this means that the corona ...
List of Infectious Animal Diseases-free and infected Countries (Zones)
... animal fat and oil for feed, animal greaves for feed, bovine serum, and ovine/caprine serum or other animal products that may transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy originated from the listed countries (zones) are allowed to import into the Republic of China. 3. The recognized H5 or H7 subtype lo ...
... animal fat and oil for feed, animal greaves for feed, bovine serum, and ovine/caprine serum or other animal products that may transmit bovine spongiform encephalopathy originated from the listed countries (zones) are allowed to import into the Republic of China. 3. The recognized H5 or H7 subtype lo ...
Group A Streptococcal disease, invasive
... alcohol abuse. Older individuals, persons with chronic diseases, persons in institutions and pregnant women also appear to be at higher risk of invasive GAS. Many persons who acquire iGAS infection have no underlying disease. Varicella is the most commonly identified risk factor in children, and clo ...
... alcohol abuse. Older individuals, persons with chronic diseases, persons in institutions and pregnant women also appear to be at higher risk of invasive GAS. Many persons who acquire iGAS infection have no underlying disease. Varicella is the most commonly identified risk factor in children, and clo ...
1 An Occasional Medical Newsletter Number 61 from The Blood
... prions for over 50 years without developing symptoms. Kuru is a disease transmitted by eating human brains. The disease was common amongst some tribes in Papua New Guinea until 1960 when cannibalism was outlawed. Since then the number of deaths has slowly fallen to about one per year. Researchers mo ...
... prions for over 50 years without developing symptoms. Kuru is a disease transmitted by eating human brains. The disease was common amongst some tribes in Papua New Guinea until 1960 when cannibalism was outlawed. Since then the number of deaths has slowly fallen to about one per year. Researchers mo ...
Communicable Diseases Dr. Areej Mothanna
... communicable disease is the existence of a reservoir or source of infection. The source of infection is defined as “the person, animal, object or substance from which an infectious agent passes or is disseminated to the host (immediate source). The reservoir is “any person, animal, arthropod, plant, ...
... communicable disease is the existence of a reservoir or source of infection. The source of infection is defined as “the person, animal, object or substance from which an infectious agent passes or is disseminated to the host (immediate source). The reservoir is “any person, animal, arthropod, plant, ...
Disease-Causing Viruses and Microorganisms
... • Influenza- many different strains; high mutation rate; fever, muscle aches, chills, extreme fatigue ...
... • Influenza- many different strains; high mutation rate; fever, muscle aches, chills, extreme fatigue ...
10a
... Disease = any change in state of health resulting in an inability to carry out normal function. Pathogen = an organism, virus or other agent capable of causing disease. ...
... Disease = any change in state of health resulting in an inability to carry out normal function. Pathogen = an organism, virus or other agent capable of causing disease. ...
File - Working Toward Zero HAIs
... responding to hot spots of transmission in remote areas of the country. • He said that in Sierra Leone, currently the country with the highest number of Ebola cases, at least 10 people confirmed to have Ebola are dying every day outside of treatment centers, meaning they can potentially spread the d ...
... responding to hot spots of transmission in remote areas of the country. • He said that in Sierra Leone, currently the country with the highest number of Ebola cases, at least 10 people confirmed to have Ebola are dying every day outside of treatment centers, meaning they can potentially spread the d ...
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
... and respiratory syndrome What is being done to prevent or control the disease? Where the disease exists in a country or a zone, control measures applied at the individual farm level can work to prevent the introduction of the disease. This requires knowing the health status of replacement gilts and ...
... and respiratory syndrome What is being done to prevent or control the disease? Where the disease exists in a country or a zone, control measures applied at the individual farm level can work to prevent the introduction of the disease. This requires knowing the health status of replacement gilts and ...
The Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance
... The group discussed circumstances under which countries would assist each other during an influenza pandemic. The assumption is that the countries which can not afford will be helped by the countries which can afford themselves. In addition to legal commitments and international political commitment ...
... The group discussed circumstances under which countries would assist each other during an influenza pandemic. The assumption is that the countries which can not afford will be helped by the countries which can afford themselves. In addition to legal commitments and international political commitment ...
Parainfluenza Viruses
... were reported to the World Health Organization. • The total number of deaths rose to 774, with a case mortality rate of 9.6%. Since then, three laboratory-associated outbreaks occurred, with a total of 11 cases. • Since then SARS has not been circulating. • SARS-CoV entered the human population from ...
... were reported to the World Health Organization. • The total number of deaths rose to 774, with a case mortality rate of 9.6%. Since then, three laboratory-associated outbreaks occurred, with a total of 11 cases. • Since then SARS has not been circulating. • SARS-CoV entered the human population from ...
Estimating the Proportion of a Community Infected by a Contagious
... that has been affected by a contagious disease for a by Sikorski and Peters (2008), some diseases are period of time, since the medical officials already infectious while others are not. While infectious know the volume required by an individual, rather diseases are usually caused by agents such as ...
... that has been affected by a contagious disease for a by Sikorski and Peters (2008), some diseases are period of time, since the medical officials already infectious while others are not. While infectious know the volume required by an individual, rather diseases are usually caused by agents such as ...
Kineta`s Novel Broad Spectrum Antivirals Trigger Effective Natural
... was shown to be less likely, and these compounds can enhance the effects of traditional direct-acting antivirals in combination therapy,” Dr. Bedard stated. In her talk, which was part of an expert panel session on “Host Cell Targets: Factors Involved in Virus Replication or Mediating the Inflammat ...
... was shown to be less likely, and these compounds can enhance the effects of traditional direct-acting antivirals in combination therapy,” Dr. Bedard stated. In her talk, which was part of an expert panel session on “Host Cell Targets: Factors Involved in Virus Replication or Mediating the Inflammat ...
Tick-borne viral diseases in the United States
... * All cases were acquired in states where local transmission of CTF virus has been reported previously. **Derived from James AM, Freier JE, Keirans JE, Durden LA, et al. Distribution, seasonality, and hosts of the Rocky Mountain wood tick in the United States. J Med Entomol 2006; 43:17–24. ...
... * All cases were acquired in states where local transmission of CTF virus has been reported previously. **Derived from James AM, Freier JE, Keirans JE, Durden LA, et al. Distribution, seasonality, and hosts of the Rocky Mountain wood tick in the United States. J Med Entomol 2006; 43:17–24. ...
Hepatitis B Fact Sheet - University of the Cumberlands
... Hepatitis B is a serious infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The hepatitis B virus can cause life-long infection that leads to cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, or liver failure. There is no cure for Hepatitis B, but the infection can be prevented by vaccinati ...
... Hepatitis B is a serious infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The hepatitis B virus can cause life-long infection that leads to cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, or liver failure. There is no cure for Hepatitis B, but the infection can be prevented by vaccinati ...
Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases
... The first known case of Zika fever was isolated in 1947 from a rhesus macaque in the Zika forest (a relatively small forest) of Uganda, Africa in 1947 (zika means “overgrown” in the Luganda language). The Zika forest acts as a virus research field station for the East African Virus Research Institut ...
... The first known case of Zika fever was isolated in 1947 from a rhesus macaque in the Zika forest (a relatively small forest) of Uganda, Africa in 1947 (zika means “overgrown” in the Luganda language). The Zika forest acts as a virus research field station for the East African Virus Research Institut ...
Employee Health and Personal Hygiene
... • Personal hygiene is simply the application of principles for maintaining health and personal ...
... • Personal hygiene is simply the application of principles for maintaining health and personal ...
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.