L12- investigating outbreak_
... an epidemic curve, • 1. Look up the average and minimum incubation periods of the disease. This information can be found in Control of Communicable Diseases in Man . • 2. Identify the peak of the outbreak or the median case and count back on the x-axis one average incubation period. Note the ...
... an epidemic curve, • 1. Look up the average and minimum incubation periods of the disease. This information can be found in Control of Communicable Diseases in Man . • 2. Identify the peak of the outbreak or the median case and count back on the x-axis one average incubation period. Note the ...
Microbial Diseases of the Skin and Eyes
... • d. Reye’s Syndrome: Occasional severe complications of chickenpox, influenza and sometimes other viral diseases in children. Brain damage or death may result from brain swelling, which prevents blood circulation. Use of aspirin may increase chances of attack. • e. After chickenpox, the virus can r ...
... • d. Reye’s Syndrome: Occasional severe complications of chickenpox, influenza and sometimes other viral diseases in children. Brain damage or death may result from brain swelling, which prevents blood circulation. Use of aspirin may increase chances of attack. • e. After chickenpox, the virus can r ...
Vaccines... Not just for Children Anymore
... save your life, and they can also help prevent a number of serious diseases as well, such as shingles, the flu, etc. Vaccines are for everyone, not just children. There are some vaccines specifically recommended for adults. These adult vaccines protect against diseases more common in adults than chi ...
... save your life, and they can also help prevent a number of serious diseases as well, such as shingles, the flu, etc. Vaccines are for everyone, not just children. There are some vaccines specifically recommended for adults. These adult vaccines protect against diseases more common in adults than chi ...
A Deadly Duo: Diabetes and Tuberculosis
... • Defined as positive cultures after 4 months of treatment in patients for whom medication ingestion was ensured • Single new drug should never be added to a failing regimen; it may lead to acquired resistance to the added drug • Add at least three new drugs (e.g., fluoroquinolone, ethionamide, and ...
... • Defined as positive cultures after 4 months of treatment in patients for whom medication ingestion was ensured • Single new drug should never be added to a failing regimen; it may lead to acquired resistance to the added drug • Add at least three new drugs (e.g., fluoroquinolone, ethionamide, and ...
Immunizations What you need to know
... Most reactions are minor and last for 2448 hours Most common reactions involve swelling, redness and pain at the injection site as well as fever ...
... Most reactions are minor and last for 2448 hours Most common reactions involve swelling, redness and pain at the injection site as well as fever ...
Burkholderia pseudomallei
... diabetes are affected by this type of the disease, which usually results in septic shock. The symptoms of the bloodstream infection vary depending on the site of original infection, but they generally include respiratory distress, severe headache, fever, diarrhea, development of pus-filled lesions o ...
... diabetes are affected by this type of the disease, which usually results in septic shock. The symptoms of the bloodstream infection vary depending on the site of original infection, but they generally include respiratory distress, severe headache, fever, diarrhea, development of pus-filled lesions o ...
STAPHYLOCOCCI - TOP Recommended Websites
... – heat stable entero toxin acts on gut – produces severe vomiting following a very short incubation period – Resolves on its own within about 24 hours ...
... – heat stable entero toxin acts on gut – produces severe vomiting following a very short incubation period – Resolves on its own within about 24 hours ...
veterinary research
... important because there was no safe and effective drug to eliminate the filarial nematodes that cause severe diseases like river blindness (onchocerciasis), elephantiasis in humans and heartworm infection in dogs. Yet, inexplicably, this discovery was forgotten until the 1990s. At that time, veterin ...
... important because there was no safe and effective drug to eliminate the filarial nematodes that cause severe diseases like river blindness (onchocerciasis), elephantiasis in humans and heartworm infection in dogs. Yet, inexplicably, this discovery was forgotten until the 1990s. At that time, veterin ...
Hertoghe sign: an hallmark of lepromatous leprosy
... knees and scrotum. Hypoesthesia and anhidrosis were noticed on the affected areas. He underwent cutaneous biopsy that demonstrated perineural invasion by acid-fast bacilli, thus confirming the suspicion of leprosy (culture for mycobacteria and polymerase chain reaction for M. tuberculosis were negat ...
... knees and scrotum. Hypoesthesia and anhidrosis were noticed on the affected areas. He underwent cutaneous biopsy that demonstrated perineural invasion by acid-fast bacilli, thus confirming the suspicion of leprosy (culture for mycobacteria and polymerase chain reaction for M. tuberculosis were negat ...
SAFETY BULLETIN “Ticks and Lyme Disease” March 30, 2012 What
... a bull’s eye with a clearing center and distinct ring around it. Other early symptoms may include flu-like symptoms: fatigue, headache, fever, and achy muscles and joints. Later symptoms may include arthritis, neurologic problems, and heart problems. How soon do symptoms appear? The early symptoms o ...
... a bull’s eye with a clearing center and distinct ring around it. Other early symptoms may include flu-like symptoms: fatigue, headache, fever, and achy muscles and joints. Later symptoms may include arthritis, neurologic problems, and heart problems. How soon do symptoms appear? The early symptoms o ...
NEWSFOCUS
... face cumbersome procurement policies that make it difficult to translate dollars into drugs. Shortages of trained health-care workers mean that those drugs that are available may not be used properly. Corruption has bedeviled a few large grants, whereas many other aid recipients have found themselve ...
... face cumbersome procurement policies that make it difficult to translate dollars into drugs. Shortages of trained health-care workers mean that those drugs that are available may not be used properly. Corruption has bedeviled a few large grants, whereas many other aid recipients have found themselve ...
What Is The common cold? What Is The Flu?
... The common cold and the flu (influenza) can sometimes be confused for one another. Both are caused by viruses and both have seasons that start in late fall (the common cold also appears in late spring).1 Not to mention, both can have similar symptoms. Even with these similarities, it’s important to ...
... The common cold and the flu (influenza) can sometimes be confused for one another. Both are caused by viruses and both have seasons that start in late fall (the common cold also appears in late spring).1 Not to mention, both can have similar symptoms. Even with these similarities, it’s important to ...
By resistant varieties
... Infected kernels develop a cottony growth. The fungus produces mycotoxins known as fumonisins, which are harmful to several animal species. ...
... Infected kernels develop a cottony growth. The fungus produces mycotoxins known as fumonisins, which are harmful to several animal species. ...
Assessment 11
... -Mechanism: PrPc is required, some mutation happens and PrPSc accumulatescauses binding to PrP* intermediate which leads to more and more PrPScchain reaction produces tons of PrPSc -Species barrier exists (probably due to varying homology of proteins between species) -Very rare to get the mutation ...
... -Mechanism: PrPc is required, some mutation happens and PrPSc accumulatescauses binding to PrP* intermediate which leads to more and more PrPScchain reaction produces tons of PrPSc -Species barrier exists (probably due to varying homology of proteins between species) -Very rare to get the mutation ...
SPLENOMEGALY and LYMPHADENOPATHIES
... • Normal lymph nodes are usually less than 1 cm in diameter (tend to be larger in adolescence than later in life) • Lymph nodes are often palpable in the inguinal region in healthy people, may also be papable in the neck (particularly submandibular) ; because chronic trauma and infection is more co ...
... • Normal lymph nodes are usually less than 1 cm in diameter (tend to be larger in adolescence than later in life) • Lymph nodes are often palpable in the inguinal region in healthy people, may also be papable in the neck (particularly submandibular) ; because chronic trauma and infection is more co ...
The perspective of a person with HCV on new treatments
... Does hepatitis C treatment become like antibiotics? ...
... Does hepatitis C treatment become like antibiotics? ...
3rd Prize: Omaima Ali
... larvacide to contaminated water.20 This combined with health education communicated through radio campaigns and posters, reduced the incidence of GWD by 81% in Nigeria over an astonishing period of ...
... larvacide to contaminated water.20 This combined with health education communicated through radio campaigns and posters, reduced the incidence of GWD by 81% in Nigeria over an astonishing period of ...
Glomerular Diseases
... Acute (diffuse proliferative) glomerulonephritis It is also described as post-streptococcal / post-infectious glomerulonephritis. It is a form of immune-complex glomerulonephritis and is characterized histologically by diffuse proliferation of glomerular cells with or without influx of polymorphs. T ...
... Acute (diffuse proliferative) glomerulonephritis It is also described as post-streptococcal / post-infectious glomerulonephritis. It is a form of immune-complex glomerulonephritis and is characterized histologically by diffuse proliferation of glomerular cells with or without influx of polymorphs. T ...
The mosquitoes Aedes
... photosensitivity rash to arms face legs-transient pruritus • No headaches, URI symptoms ...
... photosensitivity rash to arms face legs-transient pruritus • No headaches, URI symptoms ...
New Research Puts Market for TB Drugs at $700 million by 2010
... TB is a highly contagious, airborne disease that attacks the respiratory system and is presently treated with a four-drug combination that imposes a lengthy 6-9 month treatment course. TB kills 2 million people each year, and now is the number one cause of death of people with HIV infection. Moreove ...
... TB is a highly contagious, airborne disease that attacks the respiratory system and is presently treated with a four-drug combination that imposes a lengthy 6-9 month treatment course. TB kills 2 million people each year, and now is the number one cause of death of people with HIV infection. Moreove ...
Neglected tropical diseases
Neglected tropical diseases are a medically diverse group of tropical infections which are especially common in low-income populations in developing regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. They are caused by a variety of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, protozoa and helminths. Different organizations define the set of diseases differently. In sub-Saharan Africa, the impact of these diseases as a group is comparable to malaria and tuberculosis. Some of these diseases have known preventive measures or acute medical treatments which are available in the developed world but which are not universally available in poorer areas. In some cases, the treatments are relatively inexpensive. For example, the treatment for schistosomiasis is USD $0.20 per child per year. Nevertheless, control of neglected diseases is estimated to require funding of between US$2 billion to US$3 billion over the next five to seven years.These diseases are contrasted with the big three diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria), which generally receive greater treatment and research funding. The neglected diseases can also make HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis more deadly. However, some pharmaceutical companies have committed to donating all the drug therapies required, and mass drug administration (for example mass deworming) has been successfully accomplished in several countries.Seventeen neglected tropical diseases are prioritized by WHO. These diseases are common in 149 countries, affecting more than 1.4 billion people (including more than 500 million children) and costing developing economies billions of dollars every year. They resulted in 142,000 deaths in 2013 –down from 204,000 deaths in 1990. Of these 17, two are targeted for eradication (dracunculiasis (guinea-worm disease) by 2015 and yaws by 2020) and four for elimination (blinding trachoma, human African trypanosomiasis, leprosy and lymphatic filariasis by 2020).