Set 5 Transmission
... The disease is carried from person to person by an animal: Usually an insect or close relative such as a tick. The carrier animal is called a “vector”. Often, there are host species in addition to humans. These are called “reservoir” species or “reservoir” hosts. Malaria is the best example of a vec ...
... The disease is carried from person to person by an animal: Usually an insect or close relative such as a tick. The carrier animal is called a “vector”. Often, there are host species in addition to humans. These are called “reservoir” species or “reservoir” hosts. Malaria is the best example of a vec ...
bacterial skin infection
... An infection characterized by a collection of pus underneath a portion of the skin. Etiology: Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus. ...
... An infection characterized by a collection of pus underneath a portion of the skin. Etiology: Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus. ...
Epidemic Disease Since the Black Death
... by Nick King Although most of the epidemics associated with the Black Death occurred in the 1300s, plague continued to threaten humans for centuries. Between 1664 and 1665, 70,000 people died during the Great Plague of London, and in 1894 plague killed up to 100,000 people in Canton (China) and Hong ...
... by Nick King Although most of the epidemics associated with the Black Death occurred in the 1300s, plague continued to threaten humans for centuries. Between 1664 and 1665, 70,000 people died during the Great Plague of London, and in 1894 plague killed up to 100,000 people in Canton (China) and Hong ...
The Chain of Infection
... • Streptococci: round bacteria arranged in chains; cause rheumatic fever, streptococcal pneumonia, and scarlet fever • Diplococci: round bacteria arranged in pairs; cause gonorrhea and ...
... • Streptococci: round bacteria arranged in chains; cause rheumatic fever, streptococcal pneumonia, and scarlet fever • Diplococci: round bacteria arranged in pairs; cause gonorrhea and ...
Skin Grafting
... from one area of the body and transplanted, or attached, to another area. • Often skin will be taken from unaffected areas on the injured person and used to cover a defect, often a burn. • Skin may be meshed to stretch it into a larger patch • Taking the graft from the injured person makes rejection ...
... from one area of the body and transplanted, or attached, to another area. • Often skin will be taken from unaffected areas on the injured person and used to cover a defect, often a burn. • Skin may be meshed to stretch it into a larger patch • Taking the graft from the injured person makes rejection ...
Ranavirus Disease - gardenwildlifehealth.org
... frog (Rana temporaria) and the common toad (Bufo bufo) are most frequently reported with the disease. There is some evidence to suggest that the common toad might be less susceptible to ranavirus disease than the common frog. Generally, tadpoles, metamorphs and adult amphibians are susceptible to ra ...
... frog (Rana temporaria) and the common toad (Bufo bufo) are most frequently reported with the disease. There is some evidence to suggest that the common toad might be less susceptible to ranavirus disease than the common frog. Generally, tadpoles, metamorphs and adult amphibians are susceptible to ra ...
Talking Points - Wisconsin Medical Society
... o Caregivers interact with patients with compromised immune systems. o Influenza is deadly, especially coupled with another illness. o As many as 49,000 people in the United States die from the flu annually. (CDC numbers) o People are contagious before symptoms arise. [ORGANIZATION/COALITION] beli ...
... o Caregivers interact with patients with compromised immune systems. o Influenza is deadly, especially coupled with another illness. o As many as 49,000 people in the United States die from the flu annually. (CDC numbers) o People are contagious before symptoms arise. [ORGANIZATION/COALITION] beli ...
Bovine zoonoses
... • Serology can be helpful – look for antibody to the disease agent • Tetracycline is the drug of choice for treatment • Chronic Q fever is much more difficult to treat • This is an occupational exposure for anyone working in animal health related industries ...
... • Serology can be helpful – look for antibody to the disease agent • Tetracycline is the drug of choice for treatment • Chronic Q fever is much more difficult to treat • This is an occupational exposure for anyone working in animal health related industries ...
Tuberculosis Fact Sheet
... For every active case of TB in the community, there are about 1000 people who test positive on skin tests but do not have active TB. Persons with TB infections (positive skin tests) can receive preventive therapy with an antibiotic that reduces the chance of future development of active TB by 95 per ...
... For every active case of TB in the community, there are about 1000 people who test positive on skin tests but do not have active TB. Persons with TB infections (positive skin tests) can receive preventive therapy with an antibiotic that reduces the chance of future development of active TB by 95 per ...
Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease): A Report
... Nine year old emigrant from Sudan. Before leaving Sudan, a Dracunculus medinensis worm was extracted successfully from her right leg After arriving in the United States another worm began to emerge from her left leg She presented to a clinic in Tennessee with a secondary infection; treatment w ...
... Nine year old emigrant from Sudan. Before leaving Sudan, a Dracunculus medinensis worm was extracted successfully from her right leg After arriving in the United States another worm began to emerge from her left leg She presented to a clinic in Tennessee with a secondary infection; treatment w ...
Diseases
... • Incubation period is 14 – 21 days • Infectivity period from 1 week before until 5-7 days after the onset of rash • The peak incidence of infection is late winter and ...
... • Incubation period is 14 – 21 days • Infectivity period from 1 week before until 5-7 days after the onset of rash • The peak incidence of infection is late winter and ...
Glossary of Terms
... Isolation: Separation of an infected horse(s) from non‐infected horses to prevent spread of disease. Isolation includes containment and management of horses so that there is no chance of spreading infection. Latent Infection: A virus that remains in a host without causing disease. A dormant patho ...
... Isolation: Separation of an infected horse(s) from non‐infected horses to prevent spread of disease. Isolation includes containment and management of horses so that there is no chance of spreading infection. Latent Infection: A virus that remains in a host without causing disease. A dormant patho ...
File
... microbes had not yet been discovered. It was Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist, who proved that specific microbes caused specific diseases. It was through these postulates that microbiologists identified many new and emerging diseases! He developed 4 postulates for proving that a particular organ ...
... microbes had not yet been discovered. It was Robert Koch, a German bacteriologist, who proved that specific microbes caused specific diseases. It was through these postulates that microbiologists identified many new and emerging diseases! He developed 4 postulates for proving that a particular organ ...
infection control 2015
... to report to I can explain standard precautions I can list the different types of transmission based precautions I can describe the role of OSHA and CDC in infection control I can give examples of blood borne pathogens/illnesses I can describe the chain of infection I can explain the difference in a ...
... to report to I can explain standard precautions I can list the different types of transmission based precautions I can describe the role of OSHA and CDC in infection control I can give examples of blood borne pathogens/illnesses I can describe the chain of infection I can explain the difference in a ...
Bacterial Disease in Humans
... for tuberculosis (x-ray fluoroscopy of the thorax) Molecular dignostic polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of bacterial DNA Amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test :is highly sensitive and specific when used to test smears positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), which was appro ...
... for tuberculosis (x-ray fluoroscopy of the thorax) Molecular dignostic polymerase chain reaction assays for the detection of bacterial DNA Amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test :is highly sensitive and specific when used to test smears positive for acid-fast bacilli (AFB), which was appro ...
Epidemiology of tuberculosis
... newly infected, 200 million will get sick and 70 million will die from TB, if control is not strengthened. • The majority of these cases will occur in developing countries ...
... newly infected, 200 million will get sick and 70 million will die from TB, if control is not strengthened. • The majority of these cases will occur in developing countries ...
Poultry Chronic respiratory disease FVSU
... pathologic lesions. Definitive diagnosis is usually via serology testing for antibodies to MG in the chickens. As with many mycoplasmas, MG is very difficult to grow in the laboratory. ...
... pathologic lesions. Definitive diagnosis is usually via serology testing for antibodies to MG in the chickens. As with many mycoplasmas, MG is very difficult to grow in the laboratory. ...
INTERSTITIAL KERATITIS
... typically bilateral and more progressive and severe in its course. The corneal inflammation in Cogan's is also more anterior while Luetic disease is more posterior. Finally, positive serology and other systemic clinical manifestations of congenital syphilis are present. systemic findings associated ...
... typically bilateral and more progressive and severe in its course. The corneal inflammation in Cogan's is also more anterior while Luetic disease is more posterior. Finally, positive serology and other systemic clinical manifestations of congenital syphilis are present. systemic findings associated ...
INTERSTITIAL KERATITIS Nonsyphilitic Interstitial Keratitis (Cogan`s
... typically bilateral and more progressive and severe in its course. The corneal inflammation in Cogan's is also more anterior while Luetic disease is more posterior. Finally, positive serology and other systemic clinical manifestations of congenital syphilis are present. systemic findings associated ...
... typically bilateral and more progressive and severe in its course. The corneal inflammation in Cogan's is also more anterior while Luetic disease is more posterior. Finally, positive serology and other systemic clinical manifestations of congenital syphilis are present. systemic findings associated ...
OSHA
... Importance: It is vital to protect patients’ well being as well as the hospital staff. Infection may lengthen a patient’s stay therefore increasing healthcare cost. Inconvenience, pain, and possible death, are also factors to be considered. ...
... Importance: It is vital to protect patients’ well being as well as the hospital staff. Infection may lengthen a patient’s stay therefore increasing healthcare cost. Inconvenience, pain, and possible death, are also factors to be considered. ...
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.