Communicable and Chronic Diseases
... Type II diabetes The body produces insulin but cannot be used by cells About 90-95% of people who have diabetes have Type II Most frequently strike people 50-60 years old Symptoms include: Feeling tired, frequent urination, unusual thirst, weight loss, blurred vision, frequent infections , ...
... Type II diabetes The body produces insulin but cannot be used by cells About 90-95% of people who have diabetes have Type II Most frequently strike people 50-60 years old Symptoms include: Feeling tired, frequent urination, unusual thirst, weight loss, blurred vision, frequent infections , ...
7 Epidemiology Flashcards
... staphylococcus on the skin (we are not harmed, but we have no benefit) One organism benefits, one is harmed Tuberculosis (we are harmed) Normal flora is when an organism is always in or on us, GI, GU, oral mucosa A normal flora organism that becomes a pathogen when the host’s immune defense decrease ...
... staphylococcus on the skin (we are not harmed, but we have no benefit) One organism benefits, one is harmed Tuberculosis (we are harmed) Normal flora is when an organism is always in or on us, GI, GU, oral mucosa A normal flora organism that becomes a pathogen when the host’s immune defense decrease ...
Instructions for use
... extent of the wounds or burns and the application method. The area of wound to be covered and the amount of glyaderm required for this is determined by the doctor. Glyaderm must be applied only on a wound bed with good condition to allow ingrowth of recients blood vessels. For some wounds, pretreatm ...
... extent of the wounds or burns and the application method. The area of wound to be covered and the amount of glyaderm required for this is determined by the doctor. Glyaderm must be applied only on a wound bed with good condition to allow ingrowth of recients blood vessels. For some wounds, pretreatm ...
Current Controversies in Ocular Infection Management
... Antibiotics, Optometry and the Coming Armageddon Arthur B. Epstein, OD, FAAO Phoenix, AZ [email protected] ...
... Antibiotics, Optometry and the Coming Armageddon Arthur B. Epstein, OD, FAAO Phoenix, AZ [email protected] ...
Disease Lab
... 1. In this lab, you will be simulating the acquisition and transmission of disease. In the space below, describe all of the conditions necessary for a disease to occur and be spread. ...
... 1. In this lab, you will be simulating the acquisition and transmission of disease. In the space below, describe all of the conditions necessary for a disease to occur and be spread. ...
Staph Infection Facts
... Staph Infection Facts What is a Staph skin infection? Staph is a bacteria commonly found on human skin. Sometimes it does not cause any problems; sometimes it causes minor infections, such as pimples or boils. Staph skin infections often begin with an injury to the skin. Staph enters the skin weaken ...
... Staph Infection Facts What is a Staph skin infection? Staph is a bacteria commonly found on human skin. Sometimes it does not cause any problems; sometimes it causes minor infections, such as pimples or boils. Staph skin infections often begin with an injury to the skin. Staph enters the skin weaken ...
The Infectious Disease Process
... What is the Difference? • Colonization: bacteria is present without evidence of infection (e.g. fever, increased white blood cell count) • Infection: active process where the bacteria is causing damage to cells or tissue; – example purulent drainage from an open wound on the resident’s skin. – UTI: ...
... What is the Difference? • Colonization: bacteria is present without evidence of infection (e.g. fever, increased white blood cell count) • Infection: active process where the bacteria is causing damage to cells or tissue; – example purulent drainage from an open wound on the resident’s skin. – UTI: ...
Chapter 23: Infectious Diseases Affecting the Genitourinary System
... Chapter 23: Infectious Diseases of the Genitourinary System 23.3 Urinary Tract Diseases Caused by Microorganisms A. Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) 1. Urine is a good growth medium for many microorganisms 2. Reduced urine flow or accidental introduction of bacteria into the bladder can result in 3. ...
... Chapter 23: Infectious Diseases of the Genitourinary System 23.3 Urinary Tract Diseases Caused by Microorganisms A. Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) 1. Urine is a good growth medium for many microorganisms 2. Reduced urine flow or accidental introduction of bacteria into the bladder can result in 3. ...
Lecture 6- Bacteria- Phathogenesis
... A. Definitions B. Generalized Stages of Infection C. Virulence Factors and Toxins ...
... A. Definitions B. Generalized Stages of Infection C. Virulence Factors and Toxins ...
disease caused by e. coli, a type of bacteria (colibacillosis)
... colostrum (the first milk produced at the end of pregnancy that is rich in antibodies; “antibodies” are proteins that are produced by the immune system in response to a specific antigen—when the body is exposed to the antigen, the antibody responds; the “antigen” is any substance that induces an imm ...
... colostrum (the first milk produced at the end of pregnancy that is rich in antibodies; “antibodies” are proteins that are produced by the immune system in response to a specific antigen—when the body is exposed to the antigen, the antibody responds; the “antigen” is any substance that induces an imm ...
Mycobacterium leprae
... Pathogenesis: The organism replicates intracellularly, typically within skin histiocytes, endothelial cells, & Schwann cells of nerve. There are two distinct forms of leprosy – tuberculoid & lepromatous- with several intermediate forms between the two extremes (table1). 1) In tuberculoid leprosy, th ...
... Pathogenesis: The organism replicates intracellularly, typically within skin histiocytes, endothelial cells, & Schwann cells of nerve. There are two distinct forms of leprosy – tuberculoid & lepromatous- with several intermediate forms between the two extremes (table1). 1) In tuberculoid leprosy, th ...
Document
... • Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) are whole-blood tests that can aid in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. They do not help differentiate latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) from tuberculosis disease. Two IGRAs that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( ...
... • Interferon-Gamma Release Assays (IGRAs) are whole-blood tests that can aid in diagnosing Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. They do not help differentiate latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) from tuberculosis disease. Two IGRAs that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( ...
Chapter 14: Principles of Disease and Epidemiology
... another, directly or indirectly. Example: Tuberculosis, herpes, flu, AIDS, chickenpox, mumps, polio, and hepatitis. Contagious Diseases: Spread easily from one person to another. Example: Chickenpox and measles. Noncommunicable Diseases: Not spread from one host to another. Caused by microbes th ...
... another, directly or indirectly. Example: Tuberculosis, herpes, flu, AIDS, chickenpox, mumps, polio, and hepatitis. Contagious Diseases: Spread easily from one person to another. Example: Chickenpox and measles. Noncommunicable Diseases: Not spread from one host to another. Caused by microbes th ...
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... viruses) Serum studies from samples taken during acute illness and convalescence (High in titer to Dengue antigen) ...
... viruses) Serum studies from samples taken during acute illness and convalescence (High in titer to Dengue antigen) ...
Vaccines stimulating immunity
... Name the first recombinant DNA vaccine made available in the US. What is the difference between a vaccine made with an attenuated virus and one made with an inactive virus? Can you catch the disease from the vaccine (live or inactive)? What is the purpose of a vaccine? What is the purpose of a vacci ...
... Name the first recombinant DNA vaccine made available in the US. What is the difference between a vaccine made with an attenuated virus and one made with an inactive virus? Can you catch the disease from the vaccine (live or inactive)? What is the purpose of a vaccine? What is the purpose of a vacci ...
Meningitis and Septicaemia What is meningococcal disease
... Meningococcal disease is a life-threatening infection. It is a term used to describe two major illnesses – meningitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning). These can occur on their own or more commonly both together. Most people will make a good recovery but at worst meningococcal disease causes very s ...
... Meningococcal disease is a life-threatening infection. It is a term used to describe two major illnesses – meningitis and septicaemia (blood poisoning). These can occur on their own or more commonly both together. Most people will make a good recovery but at worst meningococcal disease causes very s ...
Tuberculosis
... ** following primary infection many persons remain asymp. ** Organisms remain latent within macrophages indefinitely ** Tuberculosis skin test (T-PPD) - very important to discover these persons ** If no preventive therapy given, 1:10 persons with MTB infection will develop clinical disease at some t ...
... ** following primary infection many persons remain asymp. ** Organisms remain latent within macrophages indefinitely ** Tuberculosis skin test (T-PPD) - very important to discover these persons ** If no preventive therapy given, 1:10 persons with MTB infection will develop clinical disease at some t ...
Microbiology Lab Manual
... costing nearly 1 billion dollars. No one appears to develop immunity after contracting the disease. Often infected women show no obvious symptoms, while approximately 75% of men are symptomatic. In men the disease produces urethritis resulting in painful urination and a discharge from the urethra, s ...
... costing nearly 1 billion dollars. No one appears to develop immunity after contracting the disease. Often infected women show no obvious symptoms, while approximately 75% of men are symptomatic. In men the disease produces urethritis resulting in painful urination and a discharge from the urethra, s ...
Intermediate Written Test
... The average height of this breed is only 11.2 hands. In addition to the standard three gaits, many of the horses of this breed also perform the slow gait and rack. Traces back to Black Hand and was developed to produce an in-between size, western type pony. Breed was started by registering horses th ...
... The average height of this breed is only 11.2 hands. In addition to the standard three gaits, many of the horses of this breed also perform the slow gait and rack. Traces back to Black Hand and was developed to produce an in-between size, western type pony. Breed was started by registering horses th ...
Exposure Report
... injury, tell the depth of the wound, the size/gauge of the needle, and whether fluid was actually injected into the skin; For a skin or mucous membrane exposure, tell the volume of material, the amount of time the material was in contact, and the condition of the skin [chapped, abraded, intact, etc. ...
... injury, tell the depth of the wound, the size/gauge of the needle, and whether fluid was actually injected into the skin; For a skin or mucous membrane exposure, tell the volume of material, the amount of time the material was in contact, and the condition of the skin [chapped, abraded, intact, etc. ...
Infectious Disease
... they spread and describe what an epidemic is. Skill: Students should be able to create a model that shows where the imaginary disease originated and trace its spread. Science Concept Background: Infectious diseases are also known as communicable disease or a transmittable disease. Transmission of an ...
... they spread and describe what an epidemic is. Skill: Students should be able to create a model that shows where the imaginary disease originated and trace its spread. Science Concept Background: Infectious diseases are also known as communicable disease or a transmittable disease. Transmission of an ...
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.