Recognizing the Threat of Leptospirosis
... Leptospirosis, which is caused by Leptospira bacteria, is a widespread zoonotic disease transmitted naturally from domestic and wild animals to humans, who can become infected through contact with water, food, or soil contaminated with urine from infected animals. “The disease in humans can often be ...
... Leptospirosis, which is caused by Leptospira bacteria, is a widespread zoonotic disease transmitted naturally from domestic and wild animals to humans, who can become infected through contact with water, food, or soil contaminated with urine from infected animals. “The disease in humans can often be ...
Graves` Disease - American Thyroid Association
... the eyes, swelling of the tissues around the eyes and bulging of the eyes (called Graves’ ophthalmopathy). Although many patients with Graves’ disease have redness and irritation of the eyes at some time, less than five percent ever develop enough inflammation of the eye tissues to cause serious or ...
... the eyes, swelling of the tissues around the eyes and bulging of the eyes (called Graves’ ophthalmopathy). Although many patients with Graves’ disease have redness and irritation of the eyes at some time, less than five percent ever develop enough inflammation of the eye tissues to cause serious or ...
C. diphtheriae
... C. diphtheriae Pathogenesis and Immunity C. diphtheriae occurs in the respiratory tract, in wounds, or on the skin of infected persons or normal carriers. It is spread by droplets or by direct contact. Portal of entry: respiratory tract or skin abrasions. Diphtheria bacilli colonize and grow on muc ...
... C. diphtheriae Pathogenesis and Immunity C. diphtheriae occurs in the respiratory tract, in wounds, or on the skin of infected persons or normal carriers. It is spread by droplets or by direct contact. Portal of entry: respiratory tract or skin abrasions. Diphtheria bacilli colonize and grow on muc ...
Epidemiology_PowerPoint_ajb
... In the medieval Islamic world, physicians discovered the contagious nature of infectious disease. In particular, the Persian physician Avicenna, considered a "father of modern medicine," in The Canon of Medicine (1020s), discovered the contagious nature of tuberculosis and sexually transmitted disea ...
... In the medieval Islamic world, physicians discovered the contagious nature of infectious disease. In particular, the Persian physician Avicenna, considered a "father of modern medicine," in The Canon of Medicine (1020s), discovered the contagious nature of tuberculosis and sexually transmitted disea ...
File - Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis
... • Most of the larger droplet nuclei become lodged in the upper respiratory tract, where infection is unlikely to develop • However, droplet nuclei may reach the small air sacs of the lung (the alveoli), where infection begins Module 1 – Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis ...
... • Most of the larger droplet nuclei become lodged in the upper respiratory tract, where infection is unlikely to develop • However, droplet nuclei may reach the small air sacs of the lung (the alveoli), where infection begins Module 1 – Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis ...
Infectious disease control in the workplace
... the past year) hospitalized nor had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, and catheters). Staph or MRSA infections in the community usually emerge as a cause of skin infections, such as pimples and boils, and occur in otherwise healthy adults and children. CA-MRSA often results in abscess ...
... the past year) hospitalized nor had a medical procedure (such as dialysis, surgery, and catheters). Staph or MRSA infections in the community usually emerge as a cause of skin infections, such as pimples and boils, and occur in otherwise healthy adults and children. CA-MRSA often results in abscess ...
Derm Emergencies - Boston University Medical Campus
... Then generalized within 48 hrs as the color deepens – Skin tenderness – Flaccid bullae w positive Nikolsky sign – Within 1-2 days, flexural areas begin to slough off – Complete re-epithelialization in 2 weeks ...
... Then generalized within 48 hrs as the color deepens – Skin tenderness – Flaccid bullae w positive Nikolsky sign – Within 1-2 days, flexural areas begin to slough off – Complete re-epithelialization in 2 weeks ...
CLP MicroTechnologies - University of Colorado Boulder
... chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. These diseases are difficult to detect because the infectious agents are present at very low concentration levels. In fact, there is no diagnostic test sensitive enough to determine if live cattle have the infectious a ...
... chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. These diseases are difficult to detect because the infectious agents are present at very low concentration levels. In fact, there is no diagnostic test sensitive enough to determine if live cattle have the infectious a ...
Chapter 4: BASIC FACTS ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS (TB)
... Rod-shaped 1-5 microns in size Aerobic Slow-growing (divide once every 15 to 20 hours) ...
... Rod-shaped 1-5 microns in size Aerobic Slow-growing (divide once every 15 to 20 hours) ...
wounds and abscess
... • The commonest pyogenic bacteria are S.aureus, S .pyogenes ,P. aeruginosa, coliforms bacilli., anaerobic organisem :particularly Clostridium perfringens , bacteroides spp ,anaerobic cocci.. ...
... • The commonest pyogenic bacteria are S.aureus, S .pyogenes ,P. aeruginosa, coliforms bacilli., anaerobic organisem :particularly Clostridium perfringens , bacteroides spp ,anaerobic cocci.. ...
- WRAP: Warwick Research Archive Portal
... 2002, and that these deaths mostly occurred in sub-Saharan Africa [10]. According to the WHO's GBD estimate, about 20 million disability adjusted life-years (DALYs) were lost due to these NTDs [10]. Recently-revised estimates, however, include a slightly different set of twelve NTDs (leprosy, leishm ...
... 2002, and that these deaths mostly occurred in sub-Saharan Africa [10]. According to the WHO's GBD estimate, about 20 million disability adjusted life-years (DALYs) were lost due to these NTDs [10]. Recently-revised estimates, however, include a slightly different set of twelve NTDs (leprosy, leishm ...
“parallels and divergence”: veterinary dermatology and the human
... significantly decreased IL-31 induced pruritus. Additionally, the janus kinase inhibitor, oclacitinib, reduced IL-31 induced pruritus in the dog. This data indicate that IL-31 produces pruritus in the dog and this can be used as a basis for a model to identify antipruritic compounds ...
... significantly decreased IL-31 induced pruritus. Additionally, the janus kinase inhibitor, oclacitinib, reduced IL-31 induced pruritus in the dog. This data indicate that IL-31 produces pruritus in the dog and this can be used as a basis for a model to identify antipruritic compounds ...
TB intro - UNC
... have been exposed to TB* at some point and have developed antibodies to it *=Active case Previously “cured” Inactive case Vaccinated with BCG ...
... have been exposed to TB* at some point and have developed antibodies to it *=Active case Previously “cured” Inactive case Vaccinated with BCG ...
Proper Techniques For Hand Washing In Non
... persistent activity on the skin than plain soap. This can be desirable in environments where gloves are worn, when it is not possible to wash the hands during procedures, or when continued chemical activity on the skin is advantageous. Industry practice suggests that antimicrobials should be used in ...
... persistent activity on the skin than plain soap. This can be desirable in environments where gloves are worn, when it is not possible to wash the hands during procedures, or when continued chemical activity on the skin is advantageous. Industry practice suggests that antimicrobials should be used in ...
Dr. Darouiche`s Powerpoint Presentation
... • Both infections are caused mostly by skin organisms • Both infections occur at unacceptably high rates, can be difficult to manage, may require future intervention(s), and are expensive to treat ...
... • Both infections are caused mostly by skin organisms • Both infections occur at unacceptably high rates, can be difficult to manage, may require future intervention(s), and are expensive to treat ...
Veterinary Epidemiology Epidemiology VM 7585 Spring Semester
... In epidemiology class, it will be necessary, particularly for the examinations, to have a calculator that performs addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It cannot be on a phone. Homework must be turned in on time to receive credit, and must be submitted through Canvas. Homework must b ...
... In epidemiology class, it will be necessary, particularly for the examinations, to have a calculator that performs addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It cannot be on a phone. Homework must be turned in on time to receive credit, and must be submitted through Canvas. Homework must b ...
S. pyogenes
... agar plates. ASO (antistreptolysin O) titer >160-200 units suggests recent infection or exaggerated immune response to an earlier respiratory infection. However, skin infection does not induce ASO. Streptolysin S: O2-stable. Causes b-hemolysis on the surface of blood agar plates. Cell-bound, not ant ...
... agar plates. ASO (antistreptolysin O) titer >160-200 units suggests recent infection or exaggerated immune response to an earlier respiratory infection. However, skin infection does not induce ASO. Streptolysin S: O2-stable. Causes b-hemolysis on the surface of blood agar plates. Cell-bound, not ant ...
Communicable Diseases Outbreak
... individuals, by water, food, airborne inhalation, or through vector-borne spread. Communicable Disease: an infectious disease caused by germs spread from one person to another (contagious). Often spread through direct contact with an individual, contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals ...
... individuals, by water, food, airborne inhalation, or through vector-borne spread. Communicable Disease: an infectious disease caused by germs spread from one person to another (contagious). Often spread through direct contact with an individual, contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals ...
Measles case leads to mass vaccinations
... Barry knows all too well the peril that can be spawned by measles, which can cause life-threatening respiratory and nervous system complications: In 2006, the virus landed at the John Hancock Tower and swiftly spread to restaurants, East Boston, and an office building in the financial district. “Mea ...
... Barry knows all too well the peril that can be spawned by measles, which can cause life-threatening respiratory and nervous system complications: In 2006, the virus landed at the John Hancock Tower and swiftly spread to restaurants, East Boston, and an office building in the financial district. “Mea ...
Common Health Problems of Beef Cattle
... painful eyeballs and eyelids are probably infected with a virus or bacterium or damaged from sunlight or cancer. These conditions include pink eye, IBR virus eye, cancer eye or photo eye. Specific diagnosis and proper treatment may require ...
... painful eyeballs and eyelids are probably infected with a virus or bacterium or damaged from sunlight or cancer. These conditions include pink eye, IBR virus eye, cancer eye or photo eye. Specific diagnosis and proper treatment may require ...
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.