Encephalopathy After Whole-Cell Pertussis or Measles Vaccination
... Background: Whole-cell pertussis (wP) and measles vaccines are effective in preventing disease but have also been suspected of increasing the risk of encephalopathy or encephalitis. Although many countries now use acellular pertussis vaccines, wP vaccine is still widely used in the developing world. ...
... Background: Whole-cell pertussis (wP) and measles vaccines are effective in preventing disease but have also been suspected of increasing the risk of encephalopathy or encephalitis. Although many countries now use acellular pertussis vaccines, wP vaccine is still widely used in the developing world. ...
View/Open - University of Khartoum
... My thanks are also due to Dr. Mahasin Elnur, Head Department of virology, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL) for her help and advice in doing the experiments, as well as rendering all her laboratory facilities to accomplish this work. My thanks are also extended to the staff of Department ...
... My thanks are also due to Dr. Mahasin Elnur, Head Department of virology, Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (CVRL) for her help and advice in doing the experiments, as well as rendering all her laboratory facilities to accomplish this work. My thanks are also extended to the staff of Department ...
about Lyme Disease in Australia - Lyme Disease Association of
... ▪ Some Doctors believe that Lyme Disease does not exist in Australia. They believe that anyone who has contracted Lyme Disease must have travelled overseas to contract the disease in more endemic areas (such as the USA & Europe). This misunderstanding stems from the fact that in Australia there is s ...
... ▪ Some Doctors believe that Lyme Disease does not exist in Australia. They believe that anyone who has contracted Lyme Disease must have travelled overseas to contract the disease in more endemic areas (such as the USA & Europe). This misunderstanding stems from the fact that in Australia there is s ...
Communicable Disease Reference Guide for Schools: 2013 Edition
... health departments (LHD); however, public health officials rely upon the cooperation and contribution of schools, health care providers, and parents to prevent the spread of disease. The purpose of the Communicable Disease Reference Guide for Schools: 2015 Edition is to provide the best medical info ...
... health departments (LHD); however, public health officials rely upon the cooperation and contribution of schools, health care providers, and parents to prevent the spread of disease. The purpose of the Communicable Disease Reference Guide for Schools: 2015 Edition is to provide the best medical info ...
Local Health Department Administrators and Infectious Diseases
... The IDPH Communicable Disease (CD) Control Section developed this guideline to provide basic recommendations and resources for local health departments and long-term care facilities (LTCF) so that LTCFs can implement appropriate measures to prevent and control viral acute gastroenteritis (A.G.E.) ou ...
... The IDPH Communicable Disease (CD) Control Section developed this guideline to provide basic recommendations and resources for local health departments and long-term care facilities (LTCF) so that LTCFs can implement appropriate measures to prevent and control viral acute gastroenteritis (A.G.E.) ou ...
Immunisation for babies
... contacts through soiled nappies for at least 14 days. However, vaccination of the baby will offer protection from rotavirus disease to those contacts, even those whose immune systems are weakened because of a medical condition or treatment, and outweighs any potential risk. All those in close contac ...
... contacts through soiled nappies for at least 14 days. However, vaccination of the baby will offer protection from rotavirus disease to those contacts, even those whose immune systems are weakened because of a medical condition or treatment, and outweighs any potential risk. All those in close contac ...
CMO (2013) 9 - New Vaccination Programmes
... recurrent, and many children experience infection on one or more occasions by three years of age. Infection in newborns is common but tends to be either mild or asymptomatic because of protection by circulating maternal antibodies. Once someone has had a rotavirus infection they usually develop immu ...
... recurrent, and many children experience infection on one or more occasions by three years of age. Infection in newborns is common but tends to be either mild or asymptomatic because of protection by circulating maternal antibodies. Once someone has had a rotavirus infection they usually develop immu ...
Creating the Future for CDC in the 21st Century
... Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
... Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases National Center for Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
What is mumps? Mumps is a contagious viral disease that can infect
... Getting the mumps vaccine after contact with an infected person will not prevent infection from the current exposure. However, if you don’t become infected, mumps vaccine is recommended after contact to provide protection against future exposures. What can I do to prevent mumps? People born before 1 ...
... Getting the mumps vaccine after contact with an infected person will not prevent infection from the current exposure. However, if you don’t become infected, mumps vaccine is recommended after contact to provide protection against future exposures. What can I do to prevent mumps? People born before 1 ...
Airborne transmission of lyssaviruses
... Two mice challenged by the i.n. route or control animals were sacrificed immediately after challenge to assess the distribution of CVS following introduction of virus (Fig. 1). Total RNA was extracted from the tongue, lungs and stomach (including stomach contents) to detect virus using hemi-nested P ...
... Two mice challenged by the i.n. route or control animals were sacrificed immediately after challenge to assess the distribution of CVS following introduction of virus (Fig. 1). Total RNA was extracted from the tongue, lungs and stomach (including stomach contents) to detect virus using hemi-nested P ...
Pass It On! Disease Competition
... and breathing. Measles is highly contagious, and it is estimated that 90% of people without immunity who share a house with an infected person will catch it. The incubation period (the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease) usually lasts from 412 days, before symptoms de ...
... and breathing. Measles is highly contagious, and it is estimated that 90% of people without immunity who share a house with an infected person will catch it. The incubation period (the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease) usually lasts from 412 days, before symptoms de ...
Effective Retrieval of Lyme Disease Information on the Web
... are listed in table 1. The Lyme disease home page of the CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (DVBID) provides concise and objective information (figure 1). As an agency that serves the public, the CDC targets information toward both the layperson and the scientific community. The site ...
... are listed in table 1. The Lyme disease home page of the CDC’s Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (DVBID) provides concise and objective information (figure 1). As an agency that serves the public, the CDC targets information toward both the layperson and the scientific community. The site ...
European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases/European
... children worldwide. By the age of 5 years, almost all children will have experienced at least 1 RV infection, with or without evidence of gastroenteritis symptoms. It is estimated that 1 in 5 cases globally will present to a doctor and 1 in 65 will require hospitalisation (1,2). Furthermore, the lat ...
... children worldwide. By the age of 5 years, almost all children will have experienced at least 1 RV infection, with or without evidence of gastroenteritis symptoms. It is estimated that 1 in 5 cases globally will present to a doctor and 1 in 65 will require hospitalisation (1,2). Furthermore, the lat ...
Disease name
... APL provided diagnostic and consulting services on a severe disease outbreak in New Caledonian shrimp farms due to IHHNV. ...
... APL provided diagnostic and consulting services on a severe disease outbreak in New Caledonian shrimp farms due to IHHNV. ...
Hepatitis A Virus FACT SHEET Hepatitis A FACT SHEET
... The hepatitis A vaccine is highly effective in preventing hepatitis A virus infection. Protection begins approximately 2 to 4 weeks after the first injection. A second injection results in longterm protection. Who do I contact if I need more information about Hepatitis A ? You can call the Cook Coun ...
... The hepatitis A vaccine is highly effective in preventing hepatitis A virus infection. Protection begins approximately 2 to 4 weeks after the first injection. A second injection results in longterm protection. Who do I contact if I need more information about Hepatitis A ? You can call the Cook Coun ...
The Conservation Relevance of Epidemiological Research into
... raising awareness about the potential for disease to act as a local extinction threat (in the case of rabies in wild dogs) and as a major mortality factor in high-profile populations (in the case of CDV in lions). Because rabies and CDV both have short infection cycles and cause high mortality, they ...
... raising awareness about the potential for disease to act as a local extinction threat (in the case of rabies in wild dogs) and as a major mortality factor in high-profile populations (in the case of CDV in lions). Because rabies and CDV both have short infection cycles and cause high mortality, they ...
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... time that the American health authorities required official reporting of the disease, popular anxiety was not sustained. Indeed, the English medical profession as a whole was slow to grasp the idea of polio as an infectious disease. As the Medical Officer of Health for the London borough of Islingto ...
... time that the American health authorities required official reporting of the disease, popular anxiety was not sustained. Indeed, the English medical profession as a whole was slow to grasp the idea of polio as an infectious disease. As the Medical Officer of Health for the London borough of Islingto ...
Outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa
... Infections with Ebola viruses originating from Africa cause a severe disease in humans called Ebola virus disease. There are five species of the genus Ebolavirus (Filoviridae family): Zaïre ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus, Reston ebolavirus, Taï Forest ebolavirus and Bundibugyo ebolavirus [8,9]. The cu ...
... Infections with Ebola viruses originating from Africa cause a severe disease in humans called Ebola virus disease. There are five species of the genus Ebolavirus (Filoviridae family): Zaïre ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus, Reston ebolavirus, Taï Forest ebolavirus and Bundibugyo ebolavirus [8,9]. The cu ...
Trends in Enteric Disease as a Cause of Death in the United States
... medical costs and lost productivity, exceeds $20 billion annually (1, 2). A recent report from the FoodNet surveillance system estimated that there are 76 million cases of foodborne disease each year in the United States (3). Many foodborne pathogens are enteric in origin, but these infections repre ...
... medical costs and lost productivity, exceeds $20 billion annually (1, 2). A recent report from the FoodNet surveillance system estimated that there are 76 million cases of foodborne disease each year in the United States (3). Many foodborne pathogens are enteric in origin, but these infections repre ...
13. Why Do We Fall Ill 13.1 HEALTH AND ITS FAILURE
... example many bacteria make a cell wall to protect themselves. The antibiotic penicillin blocks the bacterial processes that build the cell walls and they die easily. But antibiotics do not block chemical pathway of viruses. So, they are not effective against viruses. (ii) Means of spread of infectio ...
... example many bacteria make a cell wall to protect themselves. The antibiotic penicillin blocks the bacterial processes that build the cell walls and they die easily. But antibiotics do not block chemical pathway of viruses. So, they are not effective against viruses. (ii) Means of spread of infectio ...
The role of seafood in foodborne diseases in the
... Prior to this, faecal contamination was the main source of bacterial pathogens in seafood. Over the last few decades, however, naturally-occurring bacteria have become the leading cause of shellfish-borne illness of known aetiology (122). Most of these indigenous bacteria belong to the family Vibrio ...
... Prior to this, faecal contamination was the main source of bacterial pathogens in seafood. Over the last few decades, however, naturally-occurring bacteria have become the leading cause of shellfish-borne illness of known aetiology (122). Most of these indigenous bacteria belong to the family Vibrio ...
Rapid Emergence of Free-Riding Behavior in New Pediatric
... offered for free at a specified age. While the first few birth cohorts may choose to vaccinate at high rates due to the initial persistence of endemic infection in the population, it is not clear what strategy later birth cohorts will adopt, or when. This question is very topical given the large num ...
... offered for free at a specified age. While the first few birth cohorts may choose to vaccinate at high rates due to the initial persistence of endemic infection in the population, it is not clear what strategy later birth cohorts will adopt, or when. This question is very topical given the large num ...
Is There Variation Among Vaccine Recipients?
... course is ―Both,‖ but the question makes it appear that they can only be one or the other. Or, a false dichotomy may be present because other options exist besides those given. For example two options are presented but there are, in reality, 10 options. In this case, the false dichotomy is that vacc ...
... course is ―Both,‖ but the question makes it appear that they can only be one or the other. Or, a false dichotomy may be present because other options exist besides those given. For example two options are presented but there are, in reality, 10 options. In this case, the false dichotomy is that vacc ...
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... Bubonic plague is a zoonotic disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas, [1] and is one of the three types of infections caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis) which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Without treatment, the bubonic plague kills up ...
... Bubonic plague is a zoonotic disease circulating mainly among small rodents and their fleas, [1] and is one of the three types of infections caused by Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis) which belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Without treatment, the bubonic plague kills up ...
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.