Foundations in Microbiology
... – exotoxins – proteins secreted by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria ...
... – exotoxins – proteins secreted by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria ...
Breaking the chain of infection
... disease, the greater the possibility that the microbe will cause infection. ...
... disease, the greater the possibility that the microbe will cause infection. ...
Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Hepatitis B, Polio
... Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Hepatitis B, Polio, and Haemophilus Influenzae type b vaccine 1. What are Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio and Haemophilus Influenzae type b Diphtheria is caused by bacteria that infect the nose and throat. These bacteria release a p ...
... Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (Whooping Cough), Hepatitis B, Polio, and Haemophilus Influenzae type b vaccine 1. What are Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio and Haemophilus Influenzae type b Diphtheria is caused by bacteria that infect the nose and throat. These bacteria release a p ...
Gram positive pathogens
... – (+) = current or previous infection – Followed by X-ray or CT, acid-fast staining of sputum, culturing bacteria ...
... – (+) = current or previous infection – Followed by X-ray or CT, acid-fast staining of sputum, culturing bacteria ...
Malaria, Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseasesi
... Malaria, Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases (Briefing Paper) – Page 2 ...
... Malaria, Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases (Briefing Paper) – Page 2 ...
chapter 13 why do we fall ill
... general ways and specific ways. i) General ways of prevention :Public hygiene is most important for prevention of infectious diseases. Proper and sufficient food for every one will make people healthy to resist infection. Air borne diseases can be prevented by living in conditions that are not crowd ...
... general ways and specific ways. i) General ways of prevention :Public hygiene is most important for prevention of infectious diseases. Proper and sufficient food for every one will make people healthy to resist infection. Air borne diseases can be prevented by living in conditions that are not crowd ...
CHAPTER 13 WHY DO WE FALL ILL
... general ways and specific ways. i) General ways of prevention :Public hygiene is most important for prevention of infectious diseases. Proper and sufficient food for every one will make people healthy to resist infection. Air borne diseases can be prevented by living in conditions that are not crowd ...
... general ways and specific ways. i) General ways of prevention :Public hygiene is most important for prevention of infectious diseases. Proper and sufficient food for every one will make people healthy to resist infection. Air borne diseases can be prevented by living in conditions that are not crowd ...
Parvovirus - Genesis Midwives
... period is during the flu-like illness the week before the onset of the rash. Once the rash has appeared, the infected person is not contagious. Good hand washing is the best way to protect against the spread of this infection. Should an infected person be excluded from school, day care or work? No, ...
... period is during the flu-like illness the week before the onset of the rash. Once the rash has appeared, the infected person is not contagious. Good hand washing is the best way to protect against the spread of this infection. Should an infected person be excluded from school, day care or work? No, ...
Amended letter from Dr Obukhanych for senate inquiry-2
... (unlike some of the older vaccines that are still utilized in developing countries) are not designed to prevent transmission of infection. They are designed only to prevent the symptoms of disease in ...
... (unlike some of the older vaccines that are still utilized in developing countries) are not designed to prevent transmission of infection. They are designed only to prevent the symptoms of disease in ...
TB Alliance
... J Pape – “A randomized clinical trial to determine the efficacy of early versus delayed antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults with CD4+ T cell counts between 200 and 350 cells/mm3”, GHESKIO, Haiti PACTG 1041 – “A Phase II/III Randomized DB Trial to Determine the Efficacy of INH in TB Disease ...
... J Pape – “A randomized clinical trial to determine the efficacy of early versus delayed antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults with CD4+ T cell counts between 200 and 350 cells/mm3”, GHESKIO, Haiti PACTG 1041 – “A Phase II/III Randomized DB Trial to Determine the Efficacy of INH in TB Disease ...
Drug-resistant TB in the United States
... • The TB patient may be taking therapy for another disease. That therapy may coincidentally contain a single drug active against TB (rifabutin in an HIV patient for Mycobacterium avium complex [MAC] prophylaxis; a fluoroquinolone for communityacquired pneumonia). • The patient may take TB medicine ...
... • The TB patient may be taking therapy for another disease. That therapy may coincidentally contain a single drug active against TB (rifabutin in an HIV patient for Mycobacterium avium complex [MAC] prophylaxis; a fluoroquinolone for communityacquired pneumonia). • The patient may take TB medicine ...
Data needs for evidence-based decisions: a tuberculosis modeler`s
... recent data suggest that this estimate may be 50% (or more) too high.27,28 However, TB transmission is quite heterogeneous:29 areas with hyperendemic transmission, such as South African townships,30,31 likely have per-case transmission rates over 10 times as high as in modern industrialized countrie ...
... recent data suggest that this estimate may be 50% (or more) too high.27,28 However, TB transmission is quite heterogeneous:29 areas with hyperendemic transmission, such as South African townships,30,31 likely have per-case transmission rates over 10 times as high as in modern industrialized countrie ...
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
... Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. An estimated 2 billion individuals are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and annually there are approximately 10 million new cases of clinical TB and 1.5 million deaths. Currently available drugs and va ...
... Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. An estimated 2 billion individuals are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and annually there are approximately 10 million new cases of clinical TB and 1.5 million deaths. Currently available drugs and va ...
Two Outbreaks of Illness due to E. coli O157:H7 in Dublin Sporadic
... • A notified case of TB refers to clinically active disease due to infection with organisms of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum). Active disease is presumed if the patient is commenced on a full curative course of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. Persons ...
... • A notified case of TB refers to clinically active disease due to infection with organisms of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum). Active disease is presumed if the patient is commenced on a full curative course of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. Persons ...
annual report
... to the eradication of infectious diseases. Our mission is to develop comprehensive field friendly solutions, including low-cost diagnostics, vaccines and drugs in three key disease areas: tuberculosis, leprosy and leishmaniasis. What sets IDRI apart is our comprehensive approach to address infectiou ...
... to the eradication of infectious diseases. Our mission is to develop comprehensive field friendly solutions, including low-cost diagnostics, vaccines and drugs in three key disease areas: tuberculosis, leprosy and leishmaniasis. What sets IDRI apart is our comprehensive approach to address infectiou ...
Chapter 26
... Infection attacks other organs Numerous nervous system disorders Blindness; metal illness; stroke ...
... Infection attacks other organs Numerous nervous system disorders Blindness; metal illness; stroke ...
Introduction to Statistical Methods
... Elimination of infection..? Elimination: “Reduction to zero of the incidence of infection caused by a specific agent in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate efforts; continued measures to prevent re-establishment of transmission are required.” • In theory if the right tools were av ...
... Elimination of infection..? Elimination: “Reduction to zero of the incidence of infection caused by a specific agent in a defined geographical area as a result of deliberate efforts; continued measures to prevent re-establishment of transmission are required.” • In theory if the right tools were av ...
Lungs and AIDS: radiological images
... cases) and severe during the course of HIV infection. ! • They can occur at every clinical stage: from the beginning of AIDS until death. • The respiratory diseases are numerous : ! infectious <= immunodepression ! tumourous ! others • The ARV have modified the situation in wealthy countries, and a ...
... cases) and severe during the course of HIV infection. ! • They can occur at every clinical stage: from the beginning of AIDS until death. • The respiratory diseases are numerous : ! infectious <= immunodepression ! tumourous ! others • The ARV have modified the situation in wealthy countries, and a ...
Infection Control in Correctional Facilities
... f) Get a baseline blood test done within ten days for any future workman’s compensation claims II. Tuberculosis A. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. Unlike blood-borne pathogens, which are caused by viruses, TB is a potentially lethal infection of the lungs, although it ...
... f) Get a baseline blood test done within ten days for any future workman’s compensation claims II. Tuberculosis A. Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria. Unlike blood-borne pathogens, which are caused by viruses, TB is a potentially lethal infection of the lungs, although it ...
Infectious Disease - Boston Public Health Commission
... Infectious diseases are caused by microbes, tiny organisms like bacteria and viruses that require a microscope to see. These microscopic organisms are everywhere; from aerosolized droplets in the air we breathe to nearly everything we touch. Many live naturally in the human body; there are more micr ...
... Infectious diseases are caused by microbes, tiny organisms like bacteria and viruses that require a microscope to see. These microscopic organisms are everywhere; from aerosolized droplets in the air we breathe to nearly everything we touch. Many live naturally in the human body; there are more micr ...
Blood Born Pathogens Powerpoint
... Most common is a persistent cough lasting >2 weeks, fever, chills, weakness, weight loss, no appetite. ...
... Most common is a persistent cough lasting >2 weeks, fever, chills, weakness, weight loss, no appetite. ...
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB (short for tubercle bacillus), in the past also called phthisis, phthisis pulmonalis, or consumption, is a widespread, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough, sneeze, or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air. Most infections do not have symptoms, known as latent tuberculosis. About one in ten latent infections eventually progresses to active disease which, if left untreated, kills more than 50% of those so infected.The classic symptoms of active TB infection are a chronic cough with blood-tinged sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss (the last of these giving rise to the formerly common term for the disease, ""consumption""). Infection of other organs causes a wide range of symptoms. Diagnosis of active TB relies on radiology (commonly chest X-rays), as well as microscopic examination and microbiological culture of body fluids. Diagnosis of latent TB relies on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and/or blood tests. Treatment is difficult and requires administration of multiple antibiotics over a long period of time. Household, workplace and social contacts are also screened and treated if necessary. Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem in multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) infections. Prevention relies on early detection and treatment of cases and on screening programs and vaccination with the bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine.One-third of the world's population is thought to have been infected with M. tuberculosis, and new infections occur in about 1% of the population each year. In 2007, an estimated 13.7 million chronic cases were active globally, while in 2013, an estimated 9 million new cases occurred. In 2013 there were between 1.3 and 1.5 million associated deaths, most of which occurred in developing countries. The total number of tuberculosis cases has been decreasing since 2006, and new cases have decreased since 2002. The rate of tuberculosis in different areas varies across the globe; about 80% of the population in many Asian and African countries tests positive in tuberculin tests, while only 5–10% of the United States population tests positive. More people in the developing world contract tuberculosis because of a poor immune system, largely due to high rates of HIV infection and the corresponding development of AIDS.