General Characteristics of the Organism
... is a human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America. It is caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis. Pinta initially presents as a raised papule, follow ...
... is a human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America. It is caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis. Pinta initially presents as a raised papule, follow ...
MMR - Measles, Mumps & Rubella
... • Forchheimer sign (an enanthem observed in 20% of patients with rubella during the prodromal period; can be present in some patients during the initial phase of the exanthem; consists of pinpoint or larger petechiae that usually occur on the soft palate) ...
... • Forchheimer sign (an enanthem observed in 20% of patients with rubella during the prodromal period; can be present in some patients during the initial phase of the exanthem; consists of pinpoint or larger petechiae that usually occur on the soft palate) ...
Causes of Infectious Abortions in Goats
... milk production. Infected does show neurological disturbance due to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). Abortion can occur at early stages of pregnancy and infected does can produce stillborn or weak kids. The prevalence of Lm on goat farms is seasonal. Management practices are associated with ...
... milk production. Infected does show neurological disturbance due to encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). Abortion can occur at early stages of pregnancy and infected does can produce stillborn or weak kids. The prevalence of Lm on goat farms is seasonal. Management practices are associated with ...
Pathology Resident Microbiology Lecture Series
... of hair follicles usually in areas that sweat) ...
... of hair follicles usually in areas that sweat) ...
Introduction to Parasitology
... – A person or other living animal which harbours an infectious agent under natural conditions . • Definitive host: – ( primary host) a host in which the parasite passes its sexual stage. • Intermediate host: – (secondary host) a host in which the parasite passes its larval or asexual stages. ...
... – A person or other living animal which harbours an infectious agent under natural conditions . • Definitive host: – ( primary host) a host in which the parasite passes its sexual stage. • Intermediate host: – (secondary host) a host in which the parasite passes its larval or asexual stages. ...
Links between Infectious Diseases and Cardiovascular Disease: A
... Noting that the studies focusing on secondary prevention of cardiac events showed promise, researchers in the late 1990s began to address the question of whether antibiotics could play a role in primary prevention of CVD. Two major studies were conducted that involved large retrospective analyses to ...
... Noting that the studies focusing on secondary prevention of cardiac events showed promise, researchers in the late 1990s began to address the question of whether antibiotics could play a role in primary prevention of CVD. Two major studies were conducted that involved large retrospective analyses to ...
Tick-borne encephalitis - ECDC
... mother to the foetus. Laboratory accidents from needle-stick injuries or associated with aerosol infection have been reported. Infected ticks can be found in woodland habitats — deciduous forests and transition zones between forests and grasslands. When infected, ticks can transmit the virus through ...
... mother to the foetus. Laboratory accidents from needle-stick injuries or associated with aerosol infection have been reported. Infected ticks can be found in woodland habitats — deciduous forests and transition zones between forests and grasslands. When infected, ticks can transmit the virus through ...
Foot and mouth disease
... used should match the field strains that are causing the disease. Most vaccines contain aluminium hydroxide as an adjuvant but oil based vaccines are also used in pigs. A high level of immunity can be induced by potent vaccines within a few days in both cattle and pigs (Salt et al 1998, Doel et al 1 ...
... used should match the field strains that are causing the disease. Most vaccines contain aluminium hydroxide as an adjuvant but oil based vaccines are also used in pigs. A high level of immunity can be induced by potent vaccines within a few days in both cattle and pigs (Salt et al 1998, Doel et al 1 ...
Causal Inference - Home - KSU Faculty Member websites
... Causality is more likely when the association is repeated by other investigations conducted by different persons in different places, circumstances and time-frames, and using different ...
... Causality is more likely when the association is repeated by other investigations conducted by different persons in different places, circumstances and time-frames, and using different ...
Medical Parasitology
... ------ An association which is beneficial to one partner and harmful to the other partner. The former that is beneficial to is called parasite, the latter that is harmful to is called host. ...
... ------ An association which is beneficial to one partner and harmful to the other partner. The former that is beneficial to is called parasite, the latter that is harmful to is called host. ...
Measles information leaflet
... contact with someone who already has the infection. The virus is passed in the secretions of the infected person’s nose and throat and is spread by their sneezing and coughing. Also it is possible to catch measles from direct contact with articles which have been contaminated by these infected secre ...
... contact with someone who already has the infection. The virus is passed in the secretions of the infected person’s nose and throat and is spread by their sneezing and coughing. Also it is possible to catch measles from direct contact with articles which have been contaminated by these infected secre ...
Ampignious Choroiditis – Dr. Henry Kaplan
... What is Ampiginous Choroiditis? • Jyotirmay B, et al. OII 2012;18(1):46-51 – 26 eyes of 16 patients • Yellowish white placoid lesions with geographic borders occurring in the midperiphery and periphery, unlike serpiginous choroiditis. The posterior pole may be involved later in the disease and rare ...
... What is Ampiginous Choroiditis? • Jyotirmay B, et al. OII 2012;18(1):46-51 – 26 eyes of 16 patients • Yellowish white placoid lesions with geographic borders occurring in the midperiphery and periphery, unlike serpiginous choroiditis. The posterior pole may be involved later in the disease and rare ...
TASK 1
... 2. What diseases should exclude (the differential diagnosis)? Today on the 4-th day of the disease the condition worsened, the temperature rose up to 39.5°C, at the height of fever there was an attack of short-term spasms and expressed dyspnea. There was rash on the face. Parents called in an ambula ...
... 2. What diseases should exclude (the differential diagnosis)? Today on the 4-th day of the disease the condition worsened, the temperature rose up to 39.5°C, at the height of fever there was an attack of short-term spasms and expressed dyspnea. There was rash on the face. Parents called in an ambula ...
Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex
... Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC), also referred to as pneumonia or shipping fever, is the leading natural cause of death in U.S. beef and dairy cattle, causing the annual loss of more than one million animals and financial losses in excess of $700 million. Bovine respiratory disease is cons ...
... Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRDC), also referred to as pneumonia or shipping fever, is the leading natural cause of death in U.S. beef and dairy cattle, causing the annual loss of more than one million animals and financial losses in excess of $700 million. Bovine respiratory disease is cons ...
About this manual
... Learning field epidemiology skills and applying these in day-to-day work will help para-vets provide better services to farmers and to use iSIKHNAS more effectively. Para-vets will be better prepared to investigate disease and provide effective disease control. Improved livestock health and producti ...
... Learning field epidemiology skills and applying these in day-to-day work will help para-vets provide better services to farmers and to use iSIKHNAS more effectively. Para-vets will be better prepared to investigate disease and provide effective disease control. Improved livestock health and producti ...
Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
... ● Neutropenic hosts, solid organ transplant recipients, and patients with chronic liver disease, may have cellulitis due to Gram-negative organisms. Consider expanding coverage in these cases. Gram-negative cellulitis is exceedingly rare in other patient populations and routine Gram-negative coverag ...
... ● Neutropenic hosts, solid organ transplant recipients, and patients with chronic liver disease, may have cellulitis due to Gram-negative organisms. Consider expanding coverage in these cases. Gram-negative cellulitis is exceedingly rare in other patient populations and routine Gram-negative coverag ...
Glossary - Canada.ca
... An immediate and severe allergic response. The cardinal features of anaphylaxis as outlined in the Canadian Immunization Guide (pp. 80-84, 7th ed.) are: itchy urticarial rash in 90% of cases; angioedema (progressive painful swelling) of face and mouth; respiratory symptoms (sneeze, cough, wheeze, dy ...
... An immediate and severe allergic response. The cardinal features of anaphylaxis as outlined in the Canadian Immunization Guide (pp. 80-84, 7th ed.) are: itchy urticarial rash in 90% of cases; angioedema (progressive painful swelling) of face and mouth; respiratory symptoms (sneeze, cough, wheeze, dy ...
Onchocerciasis
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness and Robles disease, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second most common cause of blindness due to infection, after trachoma.The parasite worm is spread by the bites of a black fly of the Simulium type. Usually many bites are required before infection occurs. These flies live near rivers, hence the name of the disease. Once inside a person, the worms create larvae that make their way out to the skin. Here they can infect the next black fly that bites the person. There are a number of ways to make the diagnosis including: placing a biopsy of the skin in normal saline and watching for the larva to come out, looking in the eye for larvae, and looking within the bumps under the skin for adult worms.A vaccine against the disease does not exist. Prevention is by avoiding being bitten by flies. This may include the use of insect repellent and proper clothing. Other efforts include those to decrease the fly population by spraying insecticides. Efforts to eradicate the disease by treating entire groups of people twice a year is ongoing in a number of areas of the world. Treatment of those infected is with the medication ivermectin every six to twelve months. This treatment kills the larva but not the adult worms. The medication doxycycline, which kills an associated bacterium called Wolbachia, appears to weaken the worms and is recommended by some as well. Removal of the lumps under the skin by surgery may also be done.About 17 to 25 million people are infected with river blindness, with approximately 0.8 million having some amount of loss of vision. Most infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa, although cases have also been reported in Yemen and isolated areas of Central and South America. In 1915, the physician Rodolfo Robles first linked the worm to eye disease. It is listed by the World Health Organization as a neglected tropical disease.