Risk class 1 - Medarbetarportalen
... GMM The provisions on GMM are based on the provisions for microbiological working environment risks, but have a broader scope. In addition to risks regarding human health these provisions also includes: Risks for diseases in animals and plants. Risks as a consequence of spread of GMM to the environ ...
... GMM The provisions on GMM are based on the provisions for microbiological working environment risks, but have a broader scope. In addition to risks regarding human health these provisions also includes: Risks for diseases in animals and plants. Risks as a consequence of spread of GMM to the environ ...
the mission of w
... Technical Officer (Emerging Disease Surveillance and Response) post. Objective of the programme: The main objective of the WHO communicable disease surveillance and response programme is to support national capacity for early detection and response to emerging infectious diseases outbreaks and event ...
... Technical Officer (Emerging Disease Surveillance and Response) post. Objective of the programme: The main objective of the WHO communicable disease surveillance and response programme is to support national capacity for early detection and response to emerging infectious diseases outbreaks and event ...
Infectious Disease Summary
... Note that epidemics can arise from behaviour as well as from traditional infectious sources. April 3, 2008 ...
... Note that epidemics can arise from behaviour as well as from traditional infectious sources. April 3, 2008 ...
Modern Science vs. Infectious Disease
... • From that time to the second half of the 20th century there was a growing optimism that modern medical science could eradicate infectious disease with vaccines and later antibiotics • Since the 1970s, however, that confidence has been shattered with the spread of new pathogens, and mutations that ...
... • From that time to the second half of the 20th century there was a growing optimism that modern medical science could eradicate infectious disease with vaccines and later antibiotics • Since the 1970s, however, that confidence has been shattered with the spread of new pathogens, and mutations that ...
IN MEMORIAM Sanford Samuel Elberg
... entered World War II and Elberg was summoned for military duty and served four and a half years. The Navy was interested in Brucella bacteria, largely because of their threat as possible agents in biowarfare. Elberg was commissioned to develop a vaccine against Brucella and this remained his primary ...
... entered World War II and Elberg was summoned for military duty and served four and a half years. The Navy was interested in Brucella bacteria, largely because of their threat as possible agents in biowarfare. Elberg was commissioned to develop a vaccine against Brucella and this remained his primary ...
Informed Consent & HIPAA
... Dr. Adam, a physician at UMHS in the Division of Infectious Disease, is planning a research project to improve the ability to diagnose Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease is caused by the bacterium and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include: ...
... Dr. Adam, a physician at UMHS in the Division of Infectious Disease, is planning a research project to improve the ability to diagnose Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease is caused by the bacterium and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include: ...
Why Now…….Why Here June 25, 2007
... The NEIDL will study NIAID Category A, B, & C agents Category A: Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) Clostridium botulinum Yersinia pestis (plague) Francisella tularensis (tularemia) Variola major (smallpox) and other pox viruses (smallpox virus can only be ...
... The NEIDL will study NIAID Category A, B, & C agents Category A: Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) Clostridium botulinum Yersinia pestis (plague) Francisella tularensis (tularemia) Variola major (smallpox) and other pox viruses (smallpox virus can only be ...
Norwalk Virus (Norovirus) Fact Sheet
... Wash your hands often and always after using the washroom, changing a diaper, before preparing and eating food. If using an alcohol based hand sanitizer, be sure that it contains 60-90% alcohol Clean fruits and vegetables before eating; eat well cooked foods Clean all surfaces after an illness ...
... Wash your hands often and always after using the washroom, changing a diaper, before preparing and eating food. If using an alcohol based hand sanitizer, be sure that it contains 60-90% alcohol Clean fruits and vegetables before eating; eat well cooked foods Clean all surfaces after an illness ...
Basics of Biological Safety
... bloodborne occupational hazard to healthcare workers. •It’s estimated that 8,700 infections occur each year in HCW according to The Hepatitis Branch of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) •For HCW these HBV infections cause: •over 2,100 cases of clinical acute hepatitis •400-440 hospitalizations • ...
... bloodborne occupational hazard to healthcare workers. •It’s estimated that 8,700 infections occur each year in HCW according to The Hepatitis Branch of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) •For HCW these HBV infections cause: •over 2,100 cases of clinical acute hepatitis •400-440 hospitalizations • ...
BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS IN LAB & NSI
... Can cause human disease, but under normal circumstances is unlikely to be a serious hazard to laboratory workers, the community, livestock or the environment . Effective treatment and preventive measures are available and the risk of spread is limited. E. Coli 0157, Measles, Mumps, Hepatitis B, HIV ...
... Can cause human disease, but under normal circumstances is unlikely to be a serious hazard to laboratory workers, the community, livestock or the environment . Effective treatment and preventive measures are available and the risk of spread is limited. E. Coli 0157, Measles, Mumps, Hepatitis B, HIV ...
Introduction - Global Health Governance
... ill. James Ricci, an associate lecturer in politics at Cardiff University, examines the lessons learned about preparing for and combating swine flu between these two events. Ricci pays particular attention to the production and distribution of vaccines. He argues that these mechanisms demonstrate th ...
... ill. James Ricci, an associate lecturer in politics at Cardiff University, examines the lessons learned about preparing for and combating swine flu between these two events. Ricci pays particular attention to the production and distribution of vaccines. He argues that these mechanisms demonstrate th ...
12 Diseases That Altered History
... Endemic All continents except Europe and Antarctica The disease can be treated successfully with antibiotics but local plagues still occur in areas with poor medical facilities. ...
... Endemic All continents except Europe and Antarctica The disease can be treated successfully with antibiotics but local plagues still occur in areas with poor medical facilities. ...
12 Diseases That Altered History
... Endemic All continents except Europe and Antarctica The disease can be treated successfully with antibiotics but local plagues still occur in areas with poor medical facilities. ...
... Endemic All continents except Europe and Antarctica The disease can be treated successfully with antibiotics but local plagues still occur in areas with poor medical facilities. ...
(TB) at Cornell - Cornell Health
... disease of the past, an illness that no longer threatens us today. However, with one third of the world’s population estimated to be infected with the bacteria that causes TB, and more than 8 million TB disease cases every year, TB is very much with us today, endemic in 125 countries and affecting a ...
... disease of the past, an illness that no longer threatens us today. However, with one third of the world’s population estimated to be infected with the bacteria that causes TB, and more than 8 million TB disease cases every year, TB is very much with us today, endemic in 125 countries and affecting a ...
ESCAIDE 2015: an operational scientific conference on infectious
... from March 2014 to February 2015 by mobile laboratories, reducing the need to transport samples over long distances. Moreover, a MinION nanopore sequencing, coupled to a newly developed web-based pipeline for real-time bioinformatics analysis on a laptop, allowed the first complete EBOV sequence in ...
... from March 2014 to February 2015 by mobile laboratories, reducing the need to transport samples over long distances. Moreover, a MinION nanopore sequencing, coupled to a newly developed web-based pipeline for real-time bioinformatics analysis on a laptop, allowed the first complete EBOV sequence in ...
Disease Early Warning System(DEWos)15.3.11
... You are aware of the disaster situation following the tropical storm ‘Gonu’ that hit the country recently. The most affected regions were the Muscat Government, South Sharqiyah and South Batinah Region resulting in shortage of potable water as well as power. It came to our notice that people in the ...
... You are aware of the disaster situation following the tropical storm ‘Gonu’ that hit the country recently. The most affected regions were the Muscat Government, South Sharqiyah and South Batinah Region resulting in shortage of potable water as well as power. It came to our notice that people in the ...
Name - inetTeacher
... Answer the following questions based on your textbook and notes taken in class. You should know the answers to these questions well for your final. Also, study your previous test reviews and tests for Unit I and Unit II. Test questions for the final will be pulled from those ...
... Answer the following questions based on your textbook and notes taken in class. You should know the answers to these questions well for your final. Also, study your previous test reviews and tests for Unit I and Unit II. Test questions for the final will be pulled from those ...
Infectious Diseases and Natural Disasters
... – Dengue and Yellow fever Respiratory – Caused by a virus – Rare disease Other – Blood transfusions ...
... – Dengue and Yellow fever Respiratory – Caused by a virus – Rare disease Other – Blood transfusions ...
Microbial Risk Levels
... Yellow fever virus some encephalitis viruses Serratia marcescens HIV Rabies Coccidiodes immitis Hepatitis A,B,C Prions Cryptococcus neoformans No parasitic agents Most parasitic agents The organisms found in Biosafety level 1 are often genetically unable to invade human hosts. To some extent these c ...
... Yellow fever virus some encephalitis viruses Serratia marcescens HIV Rabies Coccidiodes immitis Hepatitis A,B,C Prions Cryptococcus neoformans No parasitic agents Most parasitic agents The organisms found in Biosafety level 1 are often genetically unable to invade human hosts. To some extent these c ...
BIOTERRORISM - Univerzita Karlova v Praze
... • Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) • Botulism (Clostridium botulinum toxin) • Plague (Yersinia pestis) • Smallpox (Variola major) • Tularemia (Francisella tularensis) Viral hemorrhagic fevers: • Arenaviruses: Lassa, New World (Machupo, Junin, Guanarito, and Sabia) • Bunyaviridae: Crimean Congo, Rift Val ...
... • Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) • Botulism (Clostridium botulinum toxin) • Plague (Yersinia pestis) • Smallpox (Variola major) • Tularemia (Francisella tularensis) Viral hemorrhagic fevers: • Arenaviruses: Lassa, New World (Machupo, Junin, Guanarito, and Sabia) • Bunyaviridae: Crimean Congo, Rift Val ...
Bioweapons - Texas A&M University–Central Texas
... • Slow down and eventual failure of the last German offensive (spring and summer 1918) attributed to influenza. ...
... • Slow down and eventual failure of the last German offensive (spring and summer 1918) attributed to influenza. ...
Unit 13(Why Do We Fall Ill)
... 23. Fill in the blanks (a) Pneumonia is an example of ——— disease. (b) Many skin diseases are caused by———. (c) Antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of ———. (d) Living organisms carrying the infecting agents from one person to another are called ———. 24. Name the ...
... 23. Fill in the blanks (a) Pneumonia is an example of ——— disease. (b) Many skin diseases are caused by———. (c) Antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of ———. (d) Living organisms carrying the infecting agents from one person to another are called ———. 24. Name the ...
Name
... Journal that documents four days of bacterial manipulation in a lab situation Research on a transmittable disease involving the creation of a small “Wanted” poster Activity designed to help visualize how viruses replicate Series of activities and video guides to help understand both emerging and vir ...
... Journal that documents four days of bacterial manipulation in a lab situation Research on a transmittable disease involving the creation of a small “Wanted” poster Activity designed to help visualize how viruses replicate Series of activities and video guides to help understand both emerging and vir ...
Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents are bacteria, viruses, or toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form. For the use of this method in warfare, see biological warfare.