Infectious Diseases
... – Hepatitis A (HAV) • Contracted from eating food or drinking water contaminated with human feces ...
... – Hepatitis A (HAV) • Contracted from eating food or drinking water contaminated with human feces ...
Life At Sea: Sores, Scabs, and Scurvy Diseases The following are
... The following are some common diseases that sailors had during sea voyages. Dysentery - chronic diseases of the large intestines from an amoeba. symptoms - diarrhea with blood and severe abdominal cramps. Malaria - fever from a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes. symptoms - fever, chills, and sweati ...
... The following are some common diseases that sailors had during sea voyages. Dysentery - chronic diseases of the large intestines from an amoeba. symptoms - diarrhea with blood and severe abdominal cramps. Malaria - fever from a parasite transmitted by mosquitoes. symptoms - fever, chills, and sweati ...
Freeman 1e: How we got there
... • Malaria has been a selection factor for several resistance genes in humans. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic trait that confers resistance to malaria but causes a reduction in the efficiency of red blood cells by reducing the oxygen-binding affinity of hemoglobin. ...
... • Malaria has been a selection factor for several resistance genes in humans. Sickle cell anemia is a genetic trait that confers resistance to malaria but causes a reduction in the efficiency of red blood cells by reducing the oxygen-binding affinity of hemoglobin. ...
Environmental Health
... Now use disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) to measure health – Recognizes that illness or disabilities lead to loss of a healthy life ...
... Now use disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) to measure health – Recognizes that illness or disabilities lead to loss of a healthy life ...
Impact and mitigation of emergent diseases on major UK
... honeybees and they have recently been found to infect some bumblebees as well. Using laboratory and field experiments, including radar tracking of individual flying bees, researchers will investigate the direct impact of both diseases on affected honeybees and bumblebees, as well as any additional h ...
... honeybees and they have recently been found to infect some bumblebees as well. Using laboratory and field experiments, including radar tracking of individual flying bees, researchers will investigate the direct impact of both diseases on affected honeybees and bumblebees, as well as any additional h ...
Guénaël Rodier is Director, Division of Communicable Diseases
... Regulations Coordination. Dr. Rodier started his career in 1983 as a clinician with a focus on pediatrics infectious diseases in the Republic of Djibouti, East Africa. In 1990 he enrolled the International Health Programme of the University of Maryland at Baltimore and was seconded to the U.S. Naval ...
... Regulations Coordination. Dr. Rodier started his career in 1983 as a clinician with a focus on pediatrics infectious diseases in the Republic of Djibouti, East Africa. In 1990 he enrolled the International Health Programme of the University of Maryland at Baltimore and was seconded to the U.S. Naval ...
James Hughes, MD, FACP, FIDSA Infectious Diseases Society of
... James M. Hughes, M.D., is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Emory University and Co-Director of the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center. Prior to joining Emory, he worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), initially as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer and ...
... James M. Hughes, M.D., is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Emory University and Co-Director of the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center. Prior to joining Emory, he worked for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), initially as an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer and ...
Reviews and Resources
... soil and find a home in the human gastrointestinal tract. The author notes that close to 1 billion people are infected with these worms and that children are more often infected than adults. Chronic infections among children impair their physical growth, mental development, and school performance. T ...
... soil and find a home in the human gastrointestinal tract. The author notes that close to 1 billion people are infected with these worms and that children are more often infected than adults. Chronic infections among children impair their physical growth, mental development, and school performance. T ...
About the Institute for OneWorld Health (iOWH):
... specific talents and resources that our partners bring to this essential scientific endeavor. The Institute for OneWorld Health is headquartered in San Francisco, California with a field operation office in Bihar, India. We currently have three active drug development programs that include: Visceral ...
... specific talents and resources that our partners bring to this essential scientific endeavor. The Institute for OneWorld Health is headquartered in San Francisco, California with a field operation office in Bihar, India. We currently have three active drug development programs that include: Visceral ...
Infectious Diseases and Disease Processes
... Diseases are often classified on the basis of severity and duration Acute – these diseases are relatively severe but usually last a short time Chronic – these diseases are often less severe but are likely to be continuous or recurring for long periods of time Subacute- these diseases are inte ...
... Diseases are often classified on the basis of severity and duration Acute – these diseases are relatively severe but usually last a short time Chronic – these diseases are often less severe but are likely to be continuous or recurring for long periods of time Subacute- these diseases are inte ...
GERMS IN HISTORY AND HEALTH lecture
... 3. or habits/behaviors of host in ways that accelerate transmission (flu, cold, cholera) animal defensive responses to germs: 1. fever 2. immune response through build up of germ-specific antibodies 3. natural selection: in epidemics, those with genes for resistance to a particular germ are more lik ...
... 3. or habits/behaviors of host in ways that accelerate transmission (flu, cold, cholera) animal defensive responses to germs: 1. fever 2. immune response through build up of germ-specific antibodies 3. natural selection: in epidemics, those with genes for resistance to a particular germ are more lik ...
Infectious Diseases
... – Goes dormant and then flairs up suddenly – No cure and no vaccine, but can be treated with antiviral medicines ...
... – Goes dormant and then flairs up suddenly – No cure and no vaccine, but can be treated with antiviral medicines ...
Communicable Diseases
... Table 2.5: The Ten Leading Causes of Death in Children Ages 0-14, by Broad Income Group, 2001 Adapted with permission from: Lopez A, Begg S, Bos E. Demographic and Epidemiological Characteristics of Major Regions, 1990-2001. In: Lopez A, Mathers C, Ezzati M, Jamison D, Murray C, eds. Global Burden ...
... Table 2.5: The Ten Leading Causes of Death in Children Ages 0-14, by Broad Income Group, 2001 Adapted with permission from: Lopez A, Begg S, Bos E. Demographic and Epidemiological Characteristics of Major Regions, 1990-2001. In: Lopez A, Mathers C, Ezzati M, Jamison D, Murray C, eds. Global Burden ...
Slide 1
... What is tuberculosis? •TB is potentially serious infectious disease •Affects lungs primarily •Spread from person to person through tiny droplets released into the air •Most people infected with bacteria that cause TB develop symptoms of the disease - may not be aware they have the infection •If per ...
... What is tuberculosis? •TB is potentially serious infectious disease •Affects lungs primarily •Spread from person to person through tiny droplets released into the air •Most people infected with bacteria that cause TB develop symptoms of the disease - may not be aware they have the infection •If per ...
Quarterly Incidence of Selected Communicable Diseases
... activity, in particular in South Vancouver Island, Okanagan and Northern Interior HSDAs and in Fraser HA, and continuing a trend of increasing pertussis activity in BC since 2012. Lyme disease rates are slightly higher than expected. This situation is being monitored. There was a large increase in g ...
... activity, in particular in South Vancouver Island, Okanagan and Northern Interior HSDAs and in Fraser HA, and continuing a trend of increasing pertussis activity in BC since 2012. Lyme disease rates are slightly higher than expected. This situation is being monitored. There was a large increase in g ...
- AAP Red Book
... Skin and soft tissue infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) usually occur after traumatic injury, surgery, or cosmetic procedures, which may expose a wound to soil, water, or medical devices occasionally contaminated with environmental mycobacteria. Although the epidemiology and clin ...
... Skin and soft tissue infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) usually occur after traumatic injury, surgery, or cosmetic procedures, which may expose a wound to soil, water, or medical devices occasionally contaminated with environmental mycobacteria. Although the epidemiology and clin ...
Infectious Disease
... Most fungi are harmless Athlete’s foot, ring worm and San Joaquin Valley Fever ...
... Most fungi are harmless Athlete’s foot, ring worm and San Joaquin Valley Fever ...
Lymphatic Filariasis
... but the disease onset usually starts from the adolescence onwards once worms have accumulated in the lymphatic ducts. About one third of the patients go through periods of acute adenolymphangitis with self-limiting fever and pulmonary eosinophilia provoking nocturnal wheezing and shortness of breath ...
... but the disease onset usually starts from the adolescence onwards once worms have accumulated in the lymphatic ducts. About one third of the patients go through periods of acute adenolymphangitis with self-limiting fever and pulmonary eosinophilia provoking nocturnal wheezing and shortness of breath ...
Development of immunomodulatory drugs targeting the innate
... Toll-like receptors (TLR) have a critical role in host protection from infectious diseases through recognition of pathogens in innate immune systems. However, inflammation induced by excessive activation of innate immunity causes and exacerbates the development of chronic inflammatory diseases, incl ...
... Toll-like receptors (TLR) have a critical role in host protection from infectious diseases through recognition of pathogens in innate immune systems. However, inflammation induced by excessive activation of innate immunity causes and exacerbates the development of chronic inflammatory diseases, incl ...
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).