Infectious Disease
... contact usually requires a close proximity, but it doesn’t have to be direct physical contact, can be inhaled, sexual contact, blood to blood. •Indirect transmission occurs when the pathogen is passed to the new host using an intermediate component •Vector is an insect, rodent, or other organism (ti ...
... contact usually requires a close proximity, but it doesn’t have to be direct physical contact, can be inhaled, sexual contact, blood to blood. •Indirect transmission occurs when the pathogen is passed to the new host using an intermediate component •Vector is an insect, rodent, or other organism (ti ...
Diseases
... live almost anywhere (air, surfaces, food) Under a microscope, they look like balls or rods. They are so small that a line of 1,000 could fit across a pencil eraser. Most bacteria won't hurt you less than 1 percent makes people sick. Many are helpful. Some bacteria help to digest food and destroy di ...
... live almost anywhere (air, surfaces, food) Under a microscope, they look like balls or rods. They are so small that a line of 1,000 could fit across a pencil eraser. Most bacteria won't hurt you less than 1 percent makes people sick. Many are helpful. Some bacteria help to digest food and destroy di ...
disease - West Ada
... fever and may lead to other problems such as rheumatic heart disease, kidney damage and ...
... fever and may lead to other problems such as rheumatic heart disease, kidney damage and ...
How can you prevent the spread of diseases caused by microbes?
... are harmful, and some of them are deadly. We need to understand the role microbes play in our lives and how to prevent diseases that are associated with them. ...
... are harmful, and some of them are deadly. We need to understand the role microbes play in our lives and how to prevent diseases that are associated with them. ...
worksheet
... Immunization (or vaccination) protects people from disease by introducing a vaccine into the body that triggers an antibody response as if you had been exposed to a disease naturally. The vaccine contains the same antigens or parts of antigens that cause the disease, but the antigens in vaccines are ...
... Immunization (or vaccination) protects people from disease by introducing a vaccine into the body that triggers an antibody response as if you had been exposed to a disease naturally. The vaccine contains the same antigens or parts of antigens that cause the disease, but the antigens in vaccines are ...
Emerging Infections: Perfect Storm of Vulnerability and
... Source: Kilpatrick AM, et al. Drivers, dynamics, and control of emerging vector-borne zoonotic diseases. The Lancet 380:9857, 1-7 Dec 2012, pp. 1946-55. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673612611519 Note: Air traffic to most places in Africa, regions of South America, and parts of cent ...
... Source: Kilpatrick AM, et al. Drivers, dynamics, and control of emerging vector-borne zoonotic diseases. The Lancet 380:9857, 1-7 Dec 2012, pp. 1946-55. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673612611519 Note: Air traffic to most places in Africa, regions of South America, and parts of cent ...
Understanding Our Environment
... Influenza H1N1 is believed to have started in a swine farm in mexico. The Spanish Flu of 1918, which killed 50-100 million people worldwide, may have originated from a swine or avian source. ...
... Influenza H1N1 is believed to have started in a swine farm in mexico. The Spanish Flu of 1918, which killed 50-100 million people worldwide, may have originated from a swine or avian source. ...
Introduction to infectious diseases
... • Can replicate only by infecting a host cell and “high-jacking” its machinery. • Co-evolved viruses interact with many host systems, and often try to block specific or general immune functions. • Carry genetic information as DNA or RNA. Genomes range from 3 kb-1.2 Mb) • Evolve very fast due to shor ...
... • Can replicate only by infecting a host cell and “high-jacking” its machinery. • Co-evolved viruses interact with many host systems, and often try to block specific or general immune functions. • Carry genetic information as DNA or RNA. Genomes range from 3 kb-1.2 Mb) • Evolve very fast due to shor ...
JLS_ASI1
... Viruses • Microscopic particles that infect cells of living organisms. • Can replicate only by infecting a host cell and “high-jacking” its machinery. • Co-evolved viruses interact with many host systems, and often try to block specific or general immune functions. • Carry genetic information as DN ...
... Viruses • Microscopic particles that infect cells of living organisms. • Can replicate only by infecting a host cell and “high-jacking” its machinery. • Co-evolved viruses interact with many host systems, and often try to block specific or general immune functions. • Carry genetic information as DN ...
Emerging infections and Health Protection In Scotland Looking to
... Horizon scanning and hazard identification UK Foresight ‘Infectious Diseases: preparing for the future’ To use the best available science to evaluate the threats of infectious diseases In humans, animals and plants over the next 10-25 years; and to produce a vision for their management, specificall ...
... Horizon scanning and hazard identification UK Foresight ‘Infectious Diseases: preparing for the future’ To use the best available science to evaluate the threats of infectious diseases In humans, animals and plants over the next 10-25 years; and to produce a vision for their management, specificall ...
Health Final Exam Review
... a single-celled organism that can cause disease. the smallest pathogens a disease that is usually passed from one person to another an injected substance that causes you to become immune to a disease cells in the blood whose primary job is to defend the body against disease a. lifestyle disease b. h ...
... a single-celled organism that can cause disease. the smallest pathogens a disease that is usually passed from one person to another an injected substance that causes you to become immune to a disease cells in the blood whose primary job is to defend the body against disease a. lifestyle disease b. h ...
Healthcare and Emergencies Policy
... Hand hygiene: Hand hygiene is a term that applies to the cleaning of ones hands to prevent to spread of disease. Human-to-human transmission: Human-to-human transmission refers to the ability of an infectious disease to be passed continuously from one person to another. Some viruses can be transmitt ...
... Hand hygiene: Hand hygiene is a term that applies to the cleaning of ones hands to prevent to spread of disease. Human-to-human transmission: Human-to-human transmission refers to the ability of an infectious disease to be passed continuously from one person to another. Some viruses can be transmitt ...
Glossary Health Issues
... Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome -Is the final and most serious stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system. Anorexia Nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of ...
... Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome -Is the final and most serious stage of HIV disease, which causes severe damage to the immune system. Anorexia Nervosa is a psychiatric diagnosis that describes an eating disorder characterized by low body weight and body image distortion with an obsessive fear of ...
Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics — What`s the - Pandem-Sim
... Still affects 3-5 million people and causes nearly 130,000 deaths per year 40-50 million people 2 million people 1 million people At least 60 million infected; 25 million deaths ...
... Still affects 3-5 million people and causes nearly 130,000 deaths per year 40-50 million people 2 million people 1 million people At least 60 million infected; 25 million deaths ...
osce_feverinareturnedtraveller - OSCE-Aid
... This is a common scenario and a wide range of differentials need to be ruled out. Good, precise history taking skills can narrow down the differential significantly. OSCE scenario: This 36 year old lady has presented to A+E with a fever. She has returned from West Africa 5 days ago. Please take an a ...
... This is a common scenario and a wide range of differentials need to be ruled out. Good, precise history taking skills can narrow down the differential significantly. OSCE scenario: This 36 year old lady has presented to A+E with a fever. She has returned from West Africa 5 days ago. Please take an a ...
Emerging infectious diseases
... emerging infectious diseases have long been recognized as an important outcome of host-pathogen evolution. Because emerging infections may have severe public health consequences, they are a focus of both the popular press and scientific research. Emerging infections can be tracked by the hour on the ...
... emerging infectious diseases have long been recognized as an important outcome of host-pathogen evolution. Because emerging infections may have severe public health consequences, they are a focus of both the popular press and scientific research. Emerging infections can be tracked by the hour on the ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
... 1. Ensuring the world’s poor get fair access to its technologies 2. Seeking partnerships to provide funding for ND research areas 3. Developing new technologies to benefit the developing world. ...
... 1. Ensuring the world’s poor get fair access to its technologies 2. Seeking partnerships to provide funding for ND research areas 3. Developing new technologies to benefit the developing world. ...
Guns-Germs-and-Steel
... 10. After reading “The Story of Malaria and Other Deadly Tropical Germs”, what are some of the effective, simple, relatively inexpensive ways to prevent the spread of diseases such as Malaria? In your opinion, why are these options not being used more widely by African nations? Explain. ...
... 10. After reading “The Story of Malaria and Other Deadly Tropical Germs”, what are some of the effective, simple, relatively inexpensive ways to prevent the spread of diseases such as Malaria? In your opinion, why are these options not being used more widely by African nations? Explain. ...
Epidemiology
... The new epidemiology differed from earlier forms of epidemiology in that it included a focus on chronic rather than infectious diseases, an emphasis on identifying individual risk factors for disease, and use of advanced quantitative methodology ...
... The new epidemiology differed from earlier forms of epidemiology in that it included a focus on chronic rather than infectious diseases, an emphasis on identifying individual risk factors for disease, and use of advanced quantitative methodology ...
Infectious Diseases
... :: Infectious diseases are a major challenge to human health. They are the leading cause of death worldwide for adults under age 60. ...
... :: Infectious diseases are a major challenge to human health. They are the leading cause of death worldwide for adults under age 60. ...
Infections Now More Widespread Animals Passing Them to Humans
... Of all the known pathogens, influenza viruses elicit the most concern because of their proclivity to mutate and spread easily. Many say it is just a matter of time before the next Spanish flu, which killed approximately 50 million people in 1918 and 1919. Other times viruses jump from animals to pe ...
... Of all the known pathogens, influenza viruses elicit the most concern because of their proclivity to mutate and spread easily. Many say it is just a matter of time before the next Spanish flu, which killed approximately 50 million people in 1918 and 1919. Other times viruses jump from animals to pe ...
Management of Infections - Department of Health WA
... • Albendazole is a category D drug. Women who are within the first trimester of pregnancy, likely to become pregnant within one month, or breastfeeding can be offered Pyrantel 20mg/kg oral stat max 750mg or stool examination. Pyrantel is a category B2 drug, and the product information recommends tha ...
... • Albendazole is a category D drug. Women who are within the first trimester of pregnancy, likely to become pregnant within one month, or breastfeeding can be offered Pyrantel 20mg/kg oral stat max 750mg or stool examination. Pyrantel is a category B2 drug, and the product information recommends tha ...
Immunisations and Swan Hill Rural City Council
... What diseases does the Council vaccinate against? Cont.. • Pertussis (Whooping cough): is a serious, contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The disease begins like a cold and then the characteristic cough develops. • HPV: Cervical cancer almost always develop ...
... What diseases does the Council vaccinate against? Cont.. • Pertussis (Whooping cough): is a serious, contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis. The disease begins like a cold and then the characteristic cough develops. • HPV: Cervical cancer almost always develop ...
ppt
... death. Cholera is caused by infection with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, which may be transmitted via infected fecal matter, food, or water. ...
... death. Cholera is caused by infection with the bacteria Vibrio cholerae, which may be transmitted via infected fecal matter, food, or water. ...