Outline of the Public Health Course
... Increased susceptibility to infection ii. Increased incidence of certain malignancies iii. Increased incidence of autoimmunity Autoimmune diseases Mechanisms for breakdown of natural tolerance Types of autoimmune disease i. ...
... Increased susceptibility to infection ii. Increased incidence of certain malignancies iii. Increased incidence of autoimmunity Autoimmune diseases Mechanisms for breakdown of natural tolerance Types of autoimmune disease i. ...
prevalence of streptococcus a tonsillitis and rheumatic fever among
... 100,000 urban children aged from 2 to 14 years in the United States.Currently, it is less than 2 per 100,000 with a prevalence of rheumatic heart diseases of less than 1 per 1,000 school-aged children. In the past, the attack rate of rheumatic fever caused by streptococcal infections was about 3% in ...
... 100,000 urban children aged from 2 to 14 years in the United States.Currently, it is less than 2 per 100,000 with a prevalence of rheumatic heart diseases of less than 1 per 1,000 school-aged children. In the past, the attack rate of rheumatic fever caused by streptococcal infections was about 3% in ...
Travel medicine, a speciality on the move
... and rapid worldwide spread of novel influenza virus strains, severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, chikungunya virus, and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, among other pathogens. Modern transportation and the growth of tourism, immigration and business travel were factors that contribute ...
... and rapid worldwide spread of novel influenza virus strains, severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, chikungunya virus, and drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis, among other pathogens. Modern transportation and the growth of tourism, immigration and business travel were factors that contribute ...
Taiwan`s International Participation is Vital to Ensuring Global
... flying, with more of the world than ever within a day’s travel. Zika virus emerged in South America late last year, and has since swept across every continent, challenging disease control efforts worldwide. The World Health Organization in 2014 estimated that vector-borne diseases account for 17% of ...
... flying, with more of the world than ever within a day’s travel. Zika virus emerged in South America late last year, and has since swept across every continent, challenging disease control efforts worldwide. The World Health Organization in 2014 estimated that vector-borne diseases account for 17% of ...
panbio receives us - fda clearance of west nile virus test
... Australian-based, international medical diagnostics company PANBIO Limited today became the first company in the world to achieve United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for an immunoassay diagnostic kit to test patients with suspected symptoms of the potentially fatal West Nile v ...
... Australian-based, international medical diagnostics company PANBIO Limited today became the first company in the world to achieve United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for an immunoassay diagnostic kit to test patients with suspected symptoms of the potentially fatal West Nile v ...
Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease (MFMD)
... Infected people are most contagious during the first week of the illness, but the virus can remain in the body for weeks after a person’s symptoms are gone. This means that infected people can still pass the infection to others even though they may appear well. How is HFMD diagnosed? A health care p ...
... Infected people are most contagious during the first week of the illness, but the virus can remain in the body for weeks after a person’s symptoms are gone. This means that infected people can still pass the infection to others even though they may appear well. How is HFMD diagnosed? A health care p ...
Human Diseases— Still Emerging, Still Dangerous
... believed to have hopped species from either the palm civet cat or a species of rat. The studies on its origin are conflicting. But what is notable is that when this outbreak occurred, the “human health” experts knew little about the Coronavirus family, since this is, historically, a minor pathogen f ...
... believed to have hopped species from either the palm civet cat or a species of rat. The studies on its origin are conflicting. But what is notable is that when this outbreak occurred, the “human health” experts knew little about the Coronavirus family, since this is, historically, a minor pathogen f ...
Guinea Worm Disease
... Treatment • There is NO DRUG and no VACCINE for guinea worm disease to prevent infection • After the worm emerges, it can be pulled out very slowly ...
... Treatment • There is NO DRUG and no VACCINE for guinea worm disease to prevent infection • After the worm emerges, it can be pulled out very slowly ...
Libyan European partnership for infectious diseases control
... Libyan-UK partnership on Infectious Diseases Control Professor Abdulhafid A. Abudher MBBch,DGO,FRCOG,MD,FABOG ...
... Libyan-UK partnership on Infectious Diseases Control Professor Abdulhafid A. Abudher MBBch,DGO,FRCOG,MD,FABOG ...
Control / Prevention
... distribution of other reservoirs, both known and unknown, makes eradication of the disease impossible. To date, BT virus has been isolated from seven species of Culicoides, of which at least four play an important role in the transmission of BT in Africa and North America. Worldwide, a considerably ...
... distribution of other reservoirs, both known and unknown, makes eradication of the disease impossible. To date, BT virus has been isolated from seven species of Culicoides, of which at least four play an important role in the transmission of BT in Africa and North America. Worldwide, a considerably ...
Sexual Transmitted Infection/Disease Research
... 1. Define “Sexually Transmitted Infection” (provide your source of ...
... 1. Define “Sexually Transmitted Infection” (provide your source of ...
Disease factsheet: Rift Valley Fever
... disease is caused by the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus, a member of the genus Phlebovirus in the family Bunyaviridae and the disease is transmitted by mosquitoes. Limited to Africa in earlier years, it causes enormous waste of livestock, especially in wet conditions. In 2001 Rift Valley Fever also o ...
... disease is caused by the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus, a member of the genus Phlebovirus in the family Bunyaviridae and the disease is transmitted by mosquitoes. Limited to Africa in earlier years, it causes enormous waste of livestock, especially in wet conditions. In 2001 Rift Valley Fever also o ...
What Happens When the Immune System Attacks Itself?
... How Are Autoimmune Diseases Treated? Doctors prescribe many different treatments for autoimmune diseases. Drugs are used to correct hormone deficiencies. For example, in type 1 diabetes, insulin is injected because the pancreas no longer produces it. Another treatment involves decreasing the activit ...
... How Are Autoimmune Diseases Treated? Doctors prescribe many different treatments for autoimmune diseases. Drugs are used to correct hormone deficiencies. For example, in type 1 diabetes, insulin is injected because the pancreas no longer produces it. Another treatment involves decreasing the activit ...
Fundamentals of Microbiology: Disease transmission
... – Disease that can be transmitted from humans to animals – Some very important environmentally transmitted diseases are zoonotic – Transmission cycles of many diseases go on naturally among animals until we blunder into the cycle ...
... – Disease that can be transmitted from humans to animals – Some very important environmentally transmitted diseases are zoonotic – Transmission cycles of many diseases go on naturally among animals until we blunder into the cycle ...
Stages of viral infection
... • Herpes simplex virus 2 and Papillomaviruses are the major viruses infecting the genital area. • Sexual transmission is the main way of acquiring the agent. • Herpes manifests as painful itchy ulcerated vesicular lesions occasionally accompanied by fever and malaise especially in woman. Spread to t ...
... • Herpes simplex virus 2 and Papillomaviruses are the major viruses infecting the genital area. • Sexual transmission is the main way of acquiring the agent. • Herpes manifests as painful itchy ulcerated vesicular lesions occasionally accompanied by fever and malaise especially in woman. Spread to t ...
Salmonellosis PowerPoint
... cross-contamination, and infected animals • Remember the six steps of proper hand ...
... cross-contamination, and infected animals • Remember the six steps of proper hand ...
MIrror Groups for Brussels mtg Sept 22 2009
... significant advances in understanding these diseases and developing solutions for therapy and prevention e.g. 3 years ago Blue tongue was not perceived as a real threat in the UK– it is now a real and present danger!! So no one can be complacent about new disease threats ...
... significant advances in understanding these diseases and developing solutions for therapy and prevention e.g. 3 years ago Blue tongue was not perceived as a real threat in the UK– it is now a real and present danger!! So no one can be complacent about new disease threats ...
ABR-Scan Science Week 48-49
... factors related to the carbapenem resistance and patient mortality. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control Reduction in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in Swedish primary carea retrospective study of electronic patient records. BMC Infectious Diseases Transmission of mu ...
... factors related to the carbapenem resistance and patient mortality. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control Reduction in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in Swedish primary carea retrospective study of electronic patient records. BMC Infectious Diseases Transmission of mu ...
BUG WATCH - Women's and Children's Hospital
... BUG WATCH Education is the key Infection Control Awareness Program for Visitors ...
... BUG WATCH Education is the key Infection Control Awareness Program for Visitors ...
35-3 and 35-4 PowerPoint Notes
... Antibiotics can kill bacteria, and some antiviral medications can slow down viral __________. New and Re-Emerging Diseases Why have patterns of infectious diseases changed? Two major reasons for the emergence of new diseases are the ongoing merging of human and __________ habitats and the increase i ...
... Antibiotics can kill bacteria, and some antiviral medications can slow down viral __________. New and Re-Emerging Diseases Why have patterns of infectious diseases changed? Two major reasons for the emergence of new diseases are the ongoing merging of human and __________ habitats and the increase i ...
33rd Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric
... Advances in Paediatric Infectious Diseases. This topic was chosen because it offered the chance to present innovative and important research in all areas of pediatric infectious diseases. Since its founding in 1983 (Cambridge, United Kingdom), ESPID has grown to include more than 1000 members from E ...
... Advances in Paediatric Infectious Diseases. This topic was chosen because it offered the chance to present innovative and important research in all areas of pediatric infectious diseases. Since its founding in 1983 (Cambridge, United Kingdom), ESPID has grown to include more than 1000 members from E ...
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).