The greatest steps towards the discovery of Vibrio cholerae
... air’ or poisonous vapour, filled with particles from decomposed matter. This concept was later replaced by the scientifically founded germ theory of disease, based on the hypothesis that microorganisms can infect the body and provoke specific diseases. The cause of cholera remained an enigma until 1883 ...
... air’ or poisonous vapour, filled with particles from decomposed matter. This concept was later replaced by the scientifically founded germ theory of disease, based on the hypothesis that microorganisms can infect the body and provoke specific diseases. The cause of cholera remained an enigma until 1883 ...
Required - UCR School of Medicine
... passing out from violent coughing. Up to 2 in 100 adolescents and 5 in 100 adults with pertussis are hospitalized or have complications, including pneumonia. These three diseases are all caused by bacteria. Diphtheria and pertussis are spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the body through cu ...
... passing out from violent coughing. Up to 2 in 100 adolescents and 5 in 100 adults with pertussis are hospitalized or have complications, including pneumonia. These three diseases are all caused by bacteria. Diphtheria and pertussis are spread from person to person. Tetanus enters the body through cu ...
Chickenpox - Children`s Hospital of Philadelphia
... pneumonia, encephalitis (infection of the brain) and bacterial infections, such as group A streptococcus infection (commonly known as “flesh-eating bacteria”). Women who are infected during pregnancy may deliver babies with birth defects, such as severe developmental delay or shortened limbs. Althou ...
... pneumonia, encephalitis (infection of the brain) and bacterial infections, such as group A streptococcus infection (commonly known as “flesh-eating bacteria”). Women who are infected during pregnancy may deliver babies with birth defects, such as severe developmental delay or shortened limbs. Althou ...
Re: Changes to Varicella (Chickenpox) Protocol Infection Prevention
... age of five years and 90% by the age of 12 years (4). In countries where universal childhood vaccination against varicella has been adopted, there has been a reduction not only in the number of varicella cases, but also the number of hospitalizations due to its complications (10). Varicella outbreak ...
... age of five years and 90% by the age of 12 years (4). In countries where universal childhood vaccination against varicella has been adopted, there has been a reduction not only in the number of varicella cases, but also the number of hospitalizations due to its complications (10). Varicella outbreak ...
Module Document
... speedup may need to be sacrificed. “Scaling” is perhaps the most promising of the three. Scaling says that more parallel processors can be used to model a bigger problem in the same amount of time it would take fewer parallel processors to model a smaller problem. A common analogy to this is that on ...
... speedup may need to be sacrificed. “Scaling” is perhaps the most promising of the three. Scaling says that more parallel processors can be used to model a bigger problem in the same amount of time it would take fewer parallel processors to model a smaller problem. A common analogy to this is that on ...
Communicable Diseases
... is severe, the child may be too lethargic to drink, the eyes often appear sunken, and if you pinch the skin on the child’s abdomen it may take two seconds or more for the pinched skin to go back to the normal position. ...
... is severe, the child may be too lethargic to drink, the eyes often appear sunken, and if you pinch the skin on the child’s abdomen it may take two seconds or more for the pinched skin to go back to the normal position. ...
Management of SSTI Guide - Tacoma
... have yet to be defined. Current evidence suggests that these strains are genetically distinct from HA-MRSA, cause a different spectrum of illness (including SSTI that may be severe), and have different antibiotic susceptibility patterns than HA-MRSA. Severe invasive disease (e.g., bacteremia/sepsis ...
... have yet to be defined. Current evidence suggests that these strains are genetically distinct from HA-MRSA, cause a different spectrum of illness (including SSTI that may be severe), and have different antibiotic susceptibility patterns than HA-MRSA. Severe invasive disease (e.g., bacteremia/sepsis ...
nail_and_nailbed_disorders
... Treat underlying cause • Deformity of the nail or claw caused by abnormal growth (nail dystrophy or onychodystrophy) Treat underlying cause • Tumor or cancer Determined by biologic behavior of specific tumor Surgical removal of the tumor Amputation of toe Amputation of leg Chemotherapy ...
... Treat underlying cause • Deformity of the nail or claw caused by abnormal growth (nail dystrophy or onychodystrophy) Treat underlying cause • Tumor or cancer Determined by biologic behavior of specific tumor Surgical removal of the tumor Amputation of toe Amputation of leg Chemotherapy ...
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases/European
... children worldwide. By the age of 5 years, almost all children will have experienced at least 1 RV infection, with or without evidence of gastroenteritis symptoms. It is estimated that 1 in 5 cases globally will present to a doctor and 1 in 65 will require hospitalisation (1,2). Furthermore, the lat ...
... children worldwide. By the age of 5 years, almost all children will have experienced at least 1 RV infection, with or without evidence of gastroenteritis symptoms. It is estimated that 1 in 5 cases globally will present to a doctor and 1 in 65 will require hospitalisation (1,2). Furthermore, the lat ...
Understanding cutaneous tuberculosis: two clinical cases
... to the pattern that has been observed for NTM skin infections (Bravo & Gotuzzo, 2007). In this case, once M. tuberculosis reaches skin and soft tissues, it can resist host immune responses and start replicating and causing the classical granulomatous lesions which may evolve in cutaneous TB. In cont ...
... to the pattern that has been observed for NTM skin infections (Bravo & Gotuzzo, 2007). In this case, once M. tuberculosis reaches skin and soft tissues, it can resist host immune responses and start replicating and causing the classical granulomatous lesions which may evolve in cutaneous TB. In cont ...
Nails - Dermatology
... over time migrate out with the nail's growth, but the pigmented band of melanoma does not; in fact, it will sometimes get darker and broader. In blacks, however, longitudinal or linear pigmented stripes of the nails, called longitudinal melanonychia (pronounced mel-AN-no-nick-eeah), are common. The ...
... over time migrate out with the nail's growth, but the pigmented band of melanoma does not; in fact, it will sometimes get darker and broader. In blacks, however, longitudinal or linear pigmented stripes of the nails, called longitudinal melanonychia (pronounced mel-AN-no-nick-eeah), are common. The ...
Hepatitis B Guidelines - Yukon Health and Social Services
... In order to properly interpret laboratory results consideration should be given to both clinical and epidemiological information along with laboratory information. Prior immunization history, risk factors and timing of sample collection relative to disease onset are all factors that must be consider ...
... In order to properly interpret laboratory results consideration should be given to both clinical and epidemiological information along with laboratory information. Prior immunization history, risk factors and timing of sample collection relative to disease onset are all factors that must be consider ...
UNIT 1 Introduction to Infectious Diseases
... prime candidates to be carriers of disease. Just as in the recent past, when the Native American population was decimated by the diseases brought in by the Europeans, so too have populations in the past two thousand years been seriously affected by a disease’s introduction into their society. Bayer ...
... prime candidates to be carriers of disease. Just as in the recent past, when the Native American population was decimated by the diseases brought in by the Europeans, so too have populations in the past two thousand years been seriously affected by a disease’s introduction into their society. Bayer ...
Collagen Cross Linking in the limelight: The Universal Dream of
... A surplus will possibly be an extra building block for collagen Vitamin C therefore will have a synergistic effect Many studies do not want their data affected by the addition of Vitamin C It is advisable to have your KCN patients that do not have CXL to take daily Vit C ...
... A surplus will possibly be an extra building block for collagen Vitamin C therefore will have a synergistic effect Many studies do not want their data affected by the addition of Vitamin C It is advisable to have your KCN patients that do not have CXL to take daily Vit C ...
Acquisition of MRSA through Oral Sex and Treatment of Carrier
... centers, as well as within sports teams and military recruits.2 Approximately one percent of the United States (US) population, about 2 million people, are asymptomatic carriers of MRSA. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) reports that people over the age of 65 are most likely to be effected due to ...
... centers, as well as within sports teams and military recruits.2 Approximately one percent of the United States (US) population, about 2 million people, are asymptomatic carriers of MRSA. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) reports that people over the age of 65 are most likely to be effected due to ...
EMS/AHPNS: Infectious Disease Caused By Bacteria
... productive region in the world, was affected in 2009 by an emerging disease called early mortality syndrome or, more descriptively, acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome. AHPNS began to cause significant production losses in southern China, and by 2012 had spread to farms in Vietnam, Malaysia and ...
... productive region in the world, was affected in 2009 by an emerging disease called early mortality syndrome or, more descriptively, acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome. AHPNS began to cause significant production losses in southern China, and by 2012 had spread to farms in Vietnam, Malaysia and ...
Institutional guidelines for treatment of skin and soft tissue infections
... and therapeutic decisions should be based on a number of factors including patient history, comorbidities, suspected etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and cost. In certain populations (e.g., intravenous drug abusers, immunosuppressed, travelers), the suspected organisms may include a ...
... and therapeutic decisions should be based on a number of factors including patient history, comorbidities, suspected etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and cost. In certain populations (e.g., intravenous drug abusers, immunosuppressed, travelers), the suspected organisms may include a ...
Institutional guidelines for treatment of skin and soft tissue infections
... and therapeutic decisions should be based on a number of factors including patient history, comorbidities, suspected etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and cost. In certain populations (e.g., intravenous drug abusers, immunosuppressed, travelers), the suspected organisms may include a ...
... and therapeutic decisions should be based on a number of factors including patient history, comorbidities, suspected etiology, antimicrobial susceptibility patterns, and cost. In certain populations (e.g., intravenous drug abusers, immunosuppressed, travelers), the suspected organisms may include a ...
Syphilis - NSW Health
... Blood tests are used to diagnose syphilis. There is a short period after exposure to syphilis when the tests may not pick up the early stages of infection and repeat tests may be necessary. At this stage, a swab (using a sterile cotton bud) of the chancre can be tested and may detect the infection. ...
... Blood tests are used to diagnose syphilis. There is a short period after exposure to syphilis when the tests may not pick up the early stages of infection and repeat tests may be necessary. At this stage, a swab (using a sterile cotton bud) of the chancre can be tested and may detect the infection. ...
KLEBSIELLA SPP.
... especially ampicillin and carbenicillin. Resistance of Klebsiella spp. to current antibiotics, however, appears to be increasing. SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISINFECTANTS: Gram-negative bacteria are generally susceptible to a number of disinfectants, including phenolic compounds, hypochlorites (1% sodium hyp ...
... especially ampicillin and carbenicillin. Resistance of Klebsiella spp. to current antibiotics, however, appears to be increasing. SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISINFECTANTS: Gram-negative bacteria are generally susceptible to a number of disinfectants, including phenolic compounds, hypochlorites (1% sodium hyp ...
APPARENT COMPETITION AND VECTOR–HOST
... ticks and grouse amplify the disease, provided deer densities are low. Although this will lead to apparent competition from deer onto grouse, a sufficient increase in deer density will conversely dilute the effects of louping ill. This is expected to occur as deer draw off ticks and thereby indirect ...
... ticks and grouse amplify the disease, provided deer densities are low. Although this will lead to apparent competition from deer onto grouse, a sufficient increase in deer density will conversely dilute the effects of louping ill. This is expected to occur as deer draw off ticks and thereby indirect ...
Meningitis - Boston Public Health Commission
... like those with HIV infection or cancer, are at higher risk. The most common cause of fungal meningitis for people with weakened immune systems is Cryptococcus. What are the symptoms of meningitis? Symptoms of meningitis may appear suddenly. Fever, severe and persistent headache, stiff neck or neck ...
... like those with HIV infection or cancer, are at higher risk. The most common cause of fungal meningitis for people with weakened immune systems is Cryptococcus. What are the symptoms of meningitis? Symptoms of meningitis may appear suddenly. Fever, severe and persistent headache, stiff neck or neck ...
WTBD2004 34 The future of vaccine development
... R0 = the number of infectious TB cases caused by 1 TB case C = % of population covered by the vaccine E= vaccine efficacy = 1- Incidence vacinees ...
... R0 = the number of infectious TB cases caused by 1 TB case C = % of population covered by the vaccine E= vaccine efficacy = 1- Incidence vacinees ...
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.