Bloodborne Pathogens - Head Start Child and Family Development
... 75% of people with HCV have NO symptoms and 85% of these will develop chronic liver disease A blood test is needed to determine if the virus is HBV or HCV HCV is the #1 indicator for liver transplant There is NO vaccine to prevent HCV ...
... 75% of people with HCV have NO symptoms and 85% of these will develop chronic liver disease A blood test is needed to determine if the virus is HBV or HCV HCV is the #1 indicator for liver transplant There is NO vaccine to prevent HCV ...
Stalking a Killer: Respiratory Syncytial Virus
... • Killed vaccine trial was a disaster (1960’s) • Attenuated virus is being explored for infants – Can’t produce enough vaccine to be economically viable – Our lab has discovered 2 problems in the G protein » Solutions could increase vaccine production by 1,000-fold • F protein vaccine is being explo ...
... • Killed vaccine trial was a disaster (1960’s) • Attenuated virus is being explored for infants – Can’t produce enough vaccine to be economically viable – Our lab has discovered 2 problems in the G protein » Solutions could increase vaccine production by 1,000-fold • F protein vaccine is being explo ...
Article for May, 2001 Alive magazine
... York City that year, about 1700 of which were associated with a fever. [Mostashari, 2001] However, they also noted that about one-third of this rate of fevers occurred in the non-WNV-positive population. A serosurvey the following year estimated that only about 1/157 people in Staten Island who had ...
... York City that year, about 1700 of which were associated with a fever. [Mostashari, 2001] However, they also noted that about one-third of this rate of fevers occurred in the non-WNV-positive population. A serosurvey the following year estimated that only about 1/157 people in Staten Island who had ...
Influenza A, H1N1 (swine flu)
... What Can You Do to Protect Yourself and Others? Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for 1520 seconds Alcohol-based hand cleaners are OK Cover your coughs and sneezes by coughing and sneezing into your arm, not your hands. Or, sneeze into a tissue and discard it Avoid touching you ...
... What Can You Do to Protect Yourself and Others? Frequently wash your hands with soap and water for 1520 seconds Alcohol-based hand cleaners are OK Cover your coughs and sneezes by coughing and sneezing into your arm, not your hands. Or, sneeze into a tissue and discard it Avoid touching you ...
Health Advisory: Zika Virus Testing Now Available to All Pregnant Women in New York State - February 4, 2016
... available at http://www.wadsworth.org/divisions/infdis/DOH-4463_061109_fillable.pdf, must be completed before submission. o Results of Zika virus testing will be made available to LHDs and the ordering provider. Providers can access public health consultation for assistance with interpretation of re ...
... available at http://www.wadsworth.org/divisions/infdis/DOH-4463_061109_fillable.pdf, must be completed before submission. o Results of Zika virus testing will be made available to LHDs and the ordering provider. Providers can access public health consultation for assistance with interpretation of re ...
Diagnostics and Discovery in Viral Central Nervous System Infections
... peripheral nerves. The incubation time with viruses that first replicate in the skin, respiratory or gastrointestinal tract typically ranges from a few days to a few weeks; however, incubation periods in excess of 1 year are reported for rabies. Herpesviruses, like herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2, an ...
... peripheral nerves. The incubation time with viruses that first replicate in the skin, respiratory or gastrointestinal tract typically ranges from a few days to a few weeks; however, incubation periods in excess of 1 year are reported for rabies. Herpesviruses, like herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2, an ...
The Hot Zone PowerPoint File
... NOVA Video: Ebola: The Plaque Hunters, 1996 Watch Video from 12:30 to 15:21 Video 2: Click on the image above to view a video about containing a Level 4 virus. You will need your Discovery Streaming username and password! ...
... NOVA Video: Ebola: The Plaque Hunters, 1996 Watch Video from 12:30 to 15:21 Video 2: Click on the image above to view a video about containing a Level 4 virus. You will need your Discovery Streaming username and password! ...
Infectious Diseases
... the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). It is most often seen in teens and young adults. If you have mono, you can avoid passing the virus to others by not kissing anyone and by not sharing things like glasses, eating utensils, or toothbrushes. ...
... the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). It is most often seen in teens and young adults. If you have mono, you can avoid passing the virus to others by not kissing anyone and by not sharing things like glasses, eating utensils, or toothbrushes. ...
noroviruses - Summit County Public Health
... illnesses. Noroviruses can be highly contagious and spreads quickly among family members and group settings. The virus is a common cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks on cruise ships, schools, childcare centers and nursing homes. Anyone can be infected with these viruses. There are many different str ...
... illnesses. Noroviruses can be highly contagious and spreads quickly among family members and group settings. The virus is a common cause of gastroenteritis outbreaks on cruise ships, schools, childcare centers and nursing homes. Anyone can be infected with these viruses. There are many different str ...
Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
... 2. Non‐effusive (Dry) Form – Characterized by the build up of pussy nodules in any body system or organ. This makes diagnosis very difficult because symptoms depend on which body organ is affected. Is there a test for it? No, we rely on clinical signs, laboratory data and history to diagnose ...
... 2. Non‐effusive (Dry) Form – Characterized by the build up of pussy nodules in any body system or organ. This makes diagnosis very difficult because symptoms depend on which body organ is affected. Is there a test for it? No, we rely on clinical signs, laboratory data and history to diagnose ...
Infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN)
... blood-sucking parasites may serve as vectors. Virus can be transferred to new areas via the movement of infected fish or eggs, and by other sources such as contaminated equipment, water or birds. Outbreaks are most likely to occur around the time of spawning, with increased levels of virus released ...
... blood-sucking parasites may serve as vectors. Virus can be transferred to new areas via the movement of infected fish or eggs, and by other sources such as contaminated equipment, water or birds. Outbreaks are most likely to occur around the time of spawning, with increased levels of virus released ...
Blue tongue
... found in the mouth; these lesions may become extensive and the mucous membranes may become necrotic and slough. The coronary bands on the hooves are often hyperemic and the hooves painful; lameness is common and animals may slough their hooves if they are driven. Pregnant ewes may abort their fetuse ...
... found in the mouth; these lesions may become extensive and the mucous membranes may become necrotic and slough. The coronary bands on the hooves are often hyperemic and the hooves painful; lameness is common and animals may slough their hooves if they are driven. Pregnant ewes may abort their fetuse ...
IPFA Position Paper on ZIKA virus and the safety of plasma
... Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family, genus flavivirus. Flaviviridae are spherical, enveloped, RNA viruses, 40-60 nm in size. This family also includes Hepatitis C virus (HCV- genus hepacivirus), West Nile virus, Dengue Virus, Yellow fever virus (YFV) and Japanese encephalitis vi ...
... Zika virus (ZIKV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family, genus flavivirus. Flaviviridae are spherical, enveloped, RNA viruses, 40-60 nm in size. This family also includes Hepatitis C virus (HCV- genus hepacivirus), West Nile virus, Dengue Virus, Yellow fever virus (YFV) and Japanese encephalitis vi ...
Biological Safety Common Causes of Laboratory Infection
... OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard • A Bloodborne Pathogen is a pathogenic microorganism that is present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. • Other Fluids, Tissues & Cells • Occupational exposure? ...
... OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard • A Bloodborne Pathogen is a pathogenic microorganism that is present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. • Other Fluids, Tissues & Cells • Occupational exposure? ...
PDF
... antivirals in Zika virus. Supplemental funding for Zika testing is being provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) to evaluate lead broad spectrum antivirals in preclinical models of Zika virus infection. Zika virus has been named as a global public health emergenc ...
... antivirals in Zika virus. Supplemental funding for Zika testing is being provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) to evaluate lead broad spectrum antivirals in preclinical models of Zika virus infection. Zika virus has been named as a global public health emergenc ...
Microbes_and_Society_files/Chapter six
... Why is HIV so successful? Evolution The human immunodeficiency virus is one of the fastest evolving entities known. Two factors drive this: 1. It reproduces sloppily, resulting in the accumulation of many mutations during DNA replication. 2. HIV reproduces quickly, as billions of HIV copies can do ...
... Why is HIV so successful? Evolution The human immunodeficiency virus is one of the fastest evolving entities known. Two factors drive this: 1. It reproduces sloppily, resulting in the accumulation of many mutations during DNA replication. 2. HIV reproduces quickly, as billions of HIV copies can do ...
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
... painless and heal on their own after a few weeks; but unless treated with antibiotics, the infection progresses to the blood and enters stage 2 Stage 2-usually involves a rash; may also experience fever, sore throat, swollen lymph glands, hair loss, fatigue, and muscle cramps Stage 3 (hidden pha ...
... painless and heal on their own after a few weeks; but unless treated with antibiotics, the infection progresses to the blood and enters stage 2 Stage 2-usually involves a rash; may also experience fever, sore throat, swollen lymph glands, hair loss, fatigue, and muscle cramps Stage 3 (hidden pha ...
Ommon Infectious Conditions
... Effects: Fever, frequent sneezing, eye infections, infection of nasal passages, and salivation are typical symptoms. Discharges from eyes and nose are clear and watery to start, but become thick and cloudy. Depression and loss of appetite develop. Ulcers of the cornea and mouth may develop with all ...
... Effects: Fever, frequent sneezing, eye infections, infection of nasal passages, and salivation are typical symptoms. Discharges from eyes and nose are clear and watery to start, but become thick and cloudy. Depression and loss of appetite develop. Ulcers of the cornea and mouth may develop with all ...
Medmyst assigment
... refugee camp. What is the name of this fringe group? Before arriving in Prokaryon, Eureka helps you review the Germ Theory first proposed by Louis Pasteur. What is this theory? Eureka also shows you information on Joseph Lister, a surgeon who believed in the Germ Theory and therefore insisted that d ...
... refugee camp. What is the name of this fringe group? Before arriving in Prokaryon, Eureka helps you review the Germ Theory first proposed by Louis Pasteur. What is this theory? Eureka also shows you information on Joseph Lister, a surgeon who believed in the Germ Theory and therefore insisted that d ...
Pediatric Infectious Disease
... Cause : Bordetella pertussis most common and most severe under 1 year adults frequently source of infection Three stages of disease ...
... Cause : Bordetella pertussis most common and most severe under 1 year adults frequently source of infection Three stages of disease ...
virus purification, rna extraction, and targeted genome capture in
... (Peptide Nucleic Acid) were used for the above three functions, respectively. These three functions were integrated in one chip. Furthermore PNA immobilized on the glass can detect the targeted virus genome so that in situ virus detection would be possible by anybody, anywhere, anytime. ...
... (Peptide Nucleic Acid) were used for the above three functions, respectively. These three functions were integrated in one chip. Furthermore PNA immobilized on the glass can detect the targeted virus genome so that in situ virus detection would be possible by anybody, anywhere, anytime. ...