January/July 2010: Volume 38, Number 1 (PDF: 251KB/32 pages)
... complex, leading to great difficulty in predicting how many people will become infected in a given year. WNV appears to be established throughout Minnesota; it will probably be present in the state to some extent every year. The disease risk to humans, however, will likely continue to be higher in c ...
... complex, leading to great difficulty in predicting how many people will become infected in a given year. WNV appears to be established throughout Minnesota; it will probably be present in the state to some extent every year. The disease risk to humans, however, will likely continue to be higher in c ...
HIV Epidemics Driven by Late Disease Stage Transmission
... Figure 7 shows that before 1980, approximately 98% of the infections were caused by primary stage men who had only been infected for a few months.† By 1981, this fast transmission wave ended, when most of the highly active men were infected and were in the asymptomatic stage. After 1981, these men b ...
... Figure 7 shows that before 1980, approximately 98% of the infections were caused by primary stage men who had only been infected for a few months.† By 1981, this fast transmission wave ended, when most of the highly active men were infected and were in the asymptomatic stage. After 1981, these men b ...
Epidemiology and Prevention of Hepatitis A in Travelers
... anti-HAV), as measured in selected cross-sectional studies among each country’s residents, is shown in Figure 1. The levels of endemicity are related to hygienic and sanitary conditions in each area. The estimates demonstrate that all high-income regions have very low HAV endemicity levels, all low- ...
... anti-HAV), as measured in selected cross-sectional studies among each country’s residents, is shown in Figure 1. The levels of endemicity are related to hygienic and sanitary conditions in each area. The estimates demonstrate that all high-income regions have very low HAV endemicity levels, all low- ...
Multicenter prospective study of procalcitonin as an indicator of sepsis
... is secreted into the circulation, and its plasma half-life is only a few minutes. In 1993, Assicot et al.4 reported increased PCT concentrations in patients with sepsis and infection. Further clinical studies indicated that bacterial inflammation and sepsis, but not viral infections or autoimmune di ...
... is secreted into the circulation, and its plasma half-life is only a few minutes. In 1993, Assicot et al.4 reported increased PCT concentrations in patients with sepsis and infection. Further clinical studies indicated that bacterial inflammation and sepsis, but not viral infections or autoimmune di ...
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... Background and Purpose—The association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and cerebrovascular disease remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the risk of lethal cerebrovascular diseases associated with chronic HCV infection. Methods—In this community-based prospective cohort study, ...
... Background and Purpose—The association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and cerebrovascular disease remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the risk of lethal cerebrovascular diseases associated with chronic HCV infection. Methods—In this community-based prospective cohort study, ...
Mechanisms of pathogenesis, infective dose and virulence in human
... than pathogens with locally acting molecules, (Figure 1 and Table S2 in Text S1: F1, 40 = 25.79, P,0.0001). This supports the prediction by Schmid-Hempel and Frank [2] that local pathogenic action requires only a small number of molecules, and thus relatively few cells are needed to start an infecti ...
... than pathogens with locally acting molecules, (Figure 1 and Table S2 in Text S1: F1, 40 = 25.79, P,0.0001). This supports the prediction by Schmid-Hempel and Frank [2] that local pathogenic action requires only a small number of molecules, and thus relatively few cells are needed to start an infecti ...
Exposure to cold and respiratory tract infections
... respiratory virus more than once, whereas the majority (12/20) were asymptomatic. This persistent virus recovery indicated that the viruses were present for prolonged periods of time in an effective form that could be shed and cause disease. These findings were in accordance with the clinical observ ...
... respiratory virus more than once, whereas the majority (12/20) were asymptomatic. This persistent virus recovery indicated that the viruses were present for prolonged periods of time in an effective form that could be shed and cause disease. These findings were in accordance with the clinical observ ...
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Test Informed
... HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. People diagnosed with AIDS may get life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections, which are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that usually do not make healthy people sick. More than 830,00 ...
... HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. People diagnosed with AIDS may get life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections, which are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that usually do not make healthy people sick. More than 830,00 ...
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... after a person is infected, the bulk of CD4+ T cell loss occurs during the first weeks of infection, especially in the intestinal mucosa, which harbors the majority of the lymphocytes found in the body. The reason for the preferential loss of mucosal CD4+ T cells is that a majority of mucosal CD4+ T ...
... after a person is infected, the bulk of CD4+ T cell loss occurs during the first weeks of infection, especially in the intestinal mucosa, which harbors the majority of the lymphocytes found in the body. The reason for the preferential loss of mucosal CD4+ T cells is that a majority of mucosal CD4+ T ...
Communicable Disease Report 2003
... (approximately 30 to 32 cases per 100,000). Persons aged 15 to 24 years have the highest incidence of chlamydia and gonorrhea, the two most common sexually transmitted diseases in Peel. There were fewer than four new cases of infectious syphilis in Peel per year since 1998. In Peel, the incidence of ...
... (approximately 30 to 32 cases per 100,000). Persons aged 15 to 24 years have the highest incidence of chlamydia and gonorrhea, the two most common sexually transmitted diseases in Peel. There were fewer than four new cases of infectious syphilis in Peel per year since 1998. In Peel, the incidence of ...
Pediatric Pharyngitis (Sore Throat) - College of Registered Nurses of
... Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis (related to sexual activity) ...
... Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis (related to sexual activity) ...
ARTICLE Polio and Smallpox - Progressive Radio Network
... the University of Bonn isolated a new strain of polio virus that evades vaccine protection. During a 2010 polio outbreak in a vaccinated region of the Congo, there were 445 cases of polio paralysis and 209 deaths. [20] This is only the most recent report of polio virus strains’ mutation that calls t ...
... the University of Bonn isolated a new strain of polio virus that evades vaccine protection. During a 2010 polio outbreak in a vaccinated region of the Congo, there were 445 cases of polio paralysis and 209 deaths. [20] This is only the most recent report of polio virus strains’ mutation that calls t ...
Education for Students - American Pharmacists Association
... average of 114,000 hospitalizations are related to influenza each year, with greater than 50% of these being among persons younger than 65 years. The rate of hospitalization increases in years when influenza A (H3N2) is predominant. On average, there are over 20,000 influenza-associated deaths annua ...
... average of 114,000 hospitalizations are related to influenza each year, with greater than 50% of these being among persons younger than 65 years. The rate of hospitalization increases in years when influenza A (H3N2) is predominant. On average, there are over 20,000 influenza-associated deaths annua ...
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
... such as cattle, sheep, and goats.1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), anthrax is enzootic in animal populations in much of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia as well as in some southern European countries, parts of the Americas, and some regions in Australia. Outbreaks in animals also occur ...
... such as cattle, sheep, and goats.1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), anthrax is enzootic in animal populations in much of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia as well as in some southern European countries, parts of the Americas, and some regions in Australia. Outbreaks in animals also occur ...
March 12, 2014 - Maternal Fetal Transmission
... Clinical Professor Pediatric Infectious Diseases David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine ...
... Clinical Professor Pediatric Infectious Diseases David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine ...
Rare Lung Diseases - American Thoracic Society
... recognition and referral of lung disorders that fall outside the spectrum of common disorders. It is equally important that pulmonary specialty training incorporate education about the rarest lung disorders. Once the diagnosis is made, referral to centers with focused expertise in that particular r ...
... recognition and referral of lung disorders that fall outside the spectrum of common disorders. It is equally important that pulmonary specialty training incorporate education about the rarest lung disorders. Once the diagnosis is made, referral to centers with focused expertise in that particular r ...
Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities
... when developing or updating their policies and processes that pertain to prevention, surveillance for, identification and control of GI infection outbreaks. This document was not developed to address an outbreak cause by C.difficle, although many of the same principles still apply. Please consult li ...
... when developing or updating their policies and processes that pertain to prevention, surveillance for, identification and control of GI infection outbreaks. This document was not developed to address an outbreak cause by C.difficle, although many of the same principles still apply. Please consult li ...
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... analysing the biographies of scientific objects, in which she creates a framework for studying the vita activa – the coming into being and passing away of scientific objects (Daston, 2000). It is also close to the notion of trajectory, by which Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (2000:273) means that “scientific ...
... analysing the biographies of scientific objects, in which she creates a framework for studying the vita activa – the coming into being and passing away of scientific objects (Daston, 2000). It is also close to the notion of trajectory, by which Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (2000:273) means that “scientific ...
shaghayegh dehghan
... rates below 0.5 per 100 000 population and preventing all endemic congenital syphilis cases. Such optimism proved unfounded; that same year infectious syphilis rates began to rise in BC, to 7.7 cases per 100 000 in 2006. Most recently, this epidemic has led to an increased number of congenital syphi ...
... rates below 0.5 per 100 000 population and preventing all endemic congenital syphilis cases. Such optimism proved unfounded; that same year infectious syphilis rates began to rise in BC, to 7.7 cases per 100 000 in 2006. Most recently, this epidemic has led to an increased number of congenital syphi ...
MAGNETO-OPTIC TECHNOLOGY HITS THE FIELD
... socio-economic threat is malaria, a parasitic mosquito-borne illness that annually infects 300-500 million people in over 100 endemic countries, and causes nearly a million deaths, mostly of children in subSaharan Africa. Although malaria was successfully eradicated from the developed world (includi ...
... socio-economic threat is malaria, a parasitic mosquito-borne illness that annually infects 300-500 million people in over 100 endemic countries, and causes nearly a million deaths, mostly of children in subSaharan Africa. Although malaria was successfully eradicated from the developed world (includi ...
The Lives of `Facts`: Understanding Disease Transmission Through
... analysing the biographies of scientific objects, in which she creates a framework for studying the vita activa – the coming into being and passing away of scientific objects (Daston, 2000). It is also close to the notion of trajectory, by which Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (2000:273) means that “scientific ...
... analysing the biographies of scientific objects, in which she creates a framework for studying the vita activa – the coming into being and passing away of scientific objects (Daston, 2000). It is also close to the notion of trajectory, by which Hans-Jörg Rheinberger (2000:273) means that “scientific ...
Tonsillitis
... branch of facial artery • Tonsillar branch of facial artery • Ascending pharyngeal • Descending palatine ...
... branch of facial artery • Tonsillar branch of facial artery • Ascending pharyngeal • Descending palatine ...
PACKAGE INSERT TUBERSOL® Tuberculin Purified Protein
... BCG vaccination may produce a PPD reaction that cannot be distinguished reliably from a reaction caused by infection with M. tuberculosis. However, a diagnosis of M. tuberculosis infection and the use of preventive therapy should be considered for any BCG-vaccinated person who has a tuberculin skin- ...
... BCG vaccination may produce a PPD reaction that cannot be distinguished reliably from a reaction caused by infection with M. tuberculosis. However, a diagnosis of M. tuberculosis infection and the use of preventive therapy should be considered for any BCG-vaccinated person who has a tuberculin skin- ...
MONONUCLEOSIS (Mono) FACT SHEET
... MONONUCLEOSIS (Mono) Fact Sheet (continued) How is Mono Treated? Usually no treatment for mono is needed. Most people recover from mono without other treatment within 1-4 weeks. However, for some it may take several months before they feel as if they have their normal energy level back again. This e ...
... MONONUCLEOSIS (Mono) Fact Sheet (continued) How is Mono Treated? Usually no treatment for mono is needed. Most people recover from mono without other treatment within 1-4 weeks. However, for some it may take several months before they feel as if they have their normal energy level back again. This e ...
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.