Overview and The BioPortal Experience
... modeling tools to forecast national, regional and/or international spread and the prospect of importation into the US and the rest of North America. Web-based crisis management of resources—facilities, personnel, diagnostics, and therapeutics. ...
... modeling tools to forecast national, regional and/or international spread and the prospect of importation into the US and the rest of North America. Web-based crisis management of resources—facilities, personnel, diagnostics, and therapeutics. ...
Acquired immunity and asymptomatic reservoir impact on frontline
... The current widespread Ebola epidemic is estimated to infect 20,000 people before it is contained by early 2015. The total number of probable and confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the five affected countries as reported by the Ministries of Health of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Seneg ...
... The current widespread Ebola epidemic is estimated to infect 20,000 people before it is contained by early 2015. The total number of probable and confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the five affected countries as reported by the Ministries of Health of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Seneg ...
VirionHealth - University of Warwick
... FluPro is a treatment for anyone vulnerable to infection FluPro is a RNA-based antiviral biologic active against a by a variety of respiratory viruses and, especially, wide variety of respiratory viruses and, in particular, all influenza. Market segments include: influenza A viruses. It is delivered ...
... FluPro is a treatment for anyone vulnerable to infection FluPro is a RNA-based antiviral biologic active against a by a variety of respiratory viruses and, especially, wide variety of respiratory viruses and, in particular, all influenza. Market segments include: influenza A viruses. It is delivered ...
Potential Biological Hazards and Controls
... Exposure to droplets containing infectious biological agents through contact with patient secretions or contaminated environmental surfaces or equipment ...
... Exposure to droplets containing infectious biological agents through contact with patient secretions or contaminated environmental surfaces or equipment ...
Vaccination: A Cornerstone of Public Health
... • Cause of peptic ulcers and cancer of stomach • Discovered in 1982 by Warren and Marshall • Genomics may help development of new therapies, including specific antimicrobial agents and vaccines • Enormous progress in studying the virulence factors of H. pylori and their variation, but not yet in cli ...
... • Cause of peptic ulcers and cancer of stomach • Discovered in 1982 by Warren and Marshall • Genomics may help development of new therapies, including specific antimicrobial agents and vaccines • Enormous progress in studying the virulence factors of H. pylori and their variation, but not yet in cli ...
Research Paper Example 2 - Flushing Community Schools
... Anti-Vaccination and Its Negative Effects on Society In a first world country, vaccines are often taken for granted. Some have even started their own personal crusade against vaccines, saying that they will harm their children rather than protect them from disease. However, vaccines are an important ...
... Anti-Vaccination and Its Negative Effects on Society In a first world country, vaccines are often taken for granted. Some have even started their own personal crusade against vaccines, saying that they will harm their children rather than protect them from disease. However, vaccines are an important ...
Epidemiology_PowerPoint_ajb
... the contagious nature of infectious disease. In particular, the Persian physician Avicenna, considered a "father of modern medicine," in The Canon of Medicine (1020s), discovered the contagious nature of tuberculosis and sexually transmitted disease, and the distribution of disease through water and ...
... the contagious nature of infectious disease. In particular, the Persian physician Avicenna, considered a "father of modern medicine," in The Canon of Medicine (1020s), discovered the contagious nature of tuberculosis and sexually transmitted disease, and the distribution of disease through water and ...
Foot and Mouth Disease Fact Sheet, March 2002
... There have never been reported human cases of FMD linked to eating contaminated foods. Adequate cooking of meat or other animal product will destroy any infectious agents, including the FMD virus. FMD virus has not been detected in the United States and meat from areas of the world where FMD is pres ...
... There have never been reported human cases of FMD linked to eating contaminated foods. Adequate cooking of meat or other animal product will destroy any infectious agents, including the FMD virus. FMD virus has not been detected in the United States and meat from areas of the world where FMD is pres ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
... * Deaths obtained from the multiple cause-of-death data for 1979-1998 are based on ICD-9 codes, and those beginning in 1999 are based on ICD-10 codes with available computerized literal death certificate data. Death information was also obtained from other surveillance mechanisms; data include famil ...
... * Deaths obtained from the multiple cause-of-death data for 1979-1998 are based on ICD-9 codes, and those beginning in 1999 are based on ICD-10 codes with available computerized literal death certificate data. Death information was also obtained from other surveillance mechanisms; data include famil ...
MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS: What Nurses Should
... TB (including MDR-TB) and HIV co-infections are relatively common globally and each condition adversely affects the other. In the US in 2007, the overall number of TB cases reported in the U.S. was 13, 293. In the U.S. between 1993 and 2006, 49 cases of XDR-TB were reported, and in 2006, 116 cases o ...
... TB (including MDR-TB) and HIV co-infections are relatively common globally and each condition adversely affects the other. In the US in 2007, the overall number of TB cases reported in the U.S. was 13, 293. In the U.S. between 1993 and 2006, 49 cases of XDR-TB were reported, and in 2006, 116 cases o ...
Bioterrorism
... anthrax 100 kg spores released over city size of Washington DC • 130,000 – 3 million deaths depending on weather conditions ...
... anthrax 100 kg spores released over city size of Washington DC • 130,000 – 3 million deaths depending on weather conditions ...
B. A. Keddie Biological Control March, 2007 HISTORICAL
... Diseases in insects have been noted for a long time, certainly much before the nature of infectious disease was understood. - early descriptions largely focused on insects that were of economic importance; e.g. diseases of honeybees and other insects were described by: - Aristotle, in ancient Greece ...
... Diseases in insects have been noted for a long time, certainly much before the nature of infectious disease was understood. - early descriptions largely focused on insects that were of economic importance; e.g. diseases of honeybees and other insects were described by: - Aristotle, in ancient Greece ...
Identification of infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) through agar
... losses inflicted over the past few years. IBD virus exists worldwide in at least two distinct serotypes I and II, although only serotype I is virulent for chicken. In the present study, the presence of IBD virus was checked through agar gel immunodiffusion test (Chullen and Wyeth, 1975) and field sa ...
... losses inflicted over the past few years. IBD virus exists worldwide in at least two distinct serotypes I and II, although only serotype I is virulent for chicken. In the present study, the presence of IBD virus was checked through agar gel immunodiffusion test (Chullen and Wyeth, 1975) and field sa ...
SAFETY BULLETIN “Ticks and Lyme Disease” March 30, 2012 What
... The early symptoms of Lyme disease usually occur within the first month after the tick bite. Later symptoms can occur several weeks to several months later. What is the treatment for Lyme disease? Lyme disease is easily treated when detected in the early stages. Treatment with oral antibiotics, such ...
... The early symptoms of Lyme disease usually occur within the first month after the tick bite. Later symptoms can occur several weeks to several months later. What is the treatment for Lyme disease? Lyme disease is easily treated when detected in the early stages. Treatment with oral antibiotics, such ...
Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention
... “Eliminating HAIs is a top priority for CDC.” “The tracking and reporting of HAIs is an important step toward healthcare transparency.” “Infection data can give healthcare facilities, patients and public health agencies the knowledge needed to design and implement prevention strategies that protect ...
... “Eliminating HAIs is a top priority for CDC.” “The tracking and reporting of HAIs is an important step toward healthcare transparency.” “Infection data can give healthcare facilities, patients and public health agencies the knowledge needed to design and implement prevention strategies that protect ...
Microbial Risk Assessment -1
... doses than used in human volunteer studies • It becomes necessary to extrapolate the doseresponse relationship of human volunteer studies – Extrapolation to the low dose range – This is the range where there are no experimental data points having discrete values above zero from the low exposure dose ...
... doses than used in human volunteer studies • It becomes necessary to extrapolate the doseresponse relationship of human volunteer studies – Extrapolation to the low dose range – This is the range where there are no experimental data points having discrete values above zero from the low exposure dose ...
the determinants of spread of ebola virus disease
... EVD cases in poorly ventilated huts did not develop the disease unless they had a direct physical contact [11]. Next epidemic observed in Kikwit, a city of around 200.000 inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995, enabled to identify and quantify exposures that were predictive of r ...
... EVD cases in poorly ventilated huts did not develop the disease unless they had a direct physical contact [11]. Next epidemic observed in Kikwit, a city of around 200.000 inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1995, enabled to identify and quantify exposures that were predictive of r ...
Emergency Service Coordinators
... A 23 year-old male presented to INSERT Emergency Department with a three-day history of fever (101.5), muscle pain and severe headache. His past medical history is ...
... A 23 year-old male presented to INSERT Emergency Department with a three-day history of fever (101.5), muscle pain and severe headache. His past medical history is ...
The Definition of Newcastle Disease
... F2 protein and phenylalanine at the N-terminus of the F1 protein is directly related to the virulence of the virus for chickens. The Committee considered this represents the only valid in vitro method for determining virulence of ND viruses at present. The amino acid motifs associated with virulent ...
... F2 protein and phenylalanine at the N-terminus of the F1 protein is directly related to the virulence of the virus for chickens. The Committee considered this represents the only valid in vitro method for determining virulence of ND viruses at present. The amino acid motifs associated with virulent ...
Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases
... million cases of acute illness each year, which result in over 3000 deaths per day, mostly among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is the leading cause of under-five mortality in Africa, accounting for about 20% of all-cause mortality in this age group. Pregnant women, and especially wom ...
... million cases of acute illness each year, which result in over 3000 deaths per day, mostly among young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is the leading cause of under-five mortality in Africa, accounting for about 20% of all-cause mortality in this age group. Pregnant women, and especially wom ...
Processing a Crime Scene
... Disease Cards All information contained on disease cards was obtained from ...
... Disease Cards All information contained on disease cards was obtained from ...
TheSkinVet Recurrent Ear Infection Information Sheet
... RECURRENT EAR INFECTIONS Ear disease (‘canker’, otitis externa) is a common, recurrent problem in many dogs, and some cats. Treating the secondary infections will often result in only a short to medium term resolution. Recurrence is very likely unless the primary cause is detected & treated. The ear ...
... RECURRENT EAR INFECTIONS Ear disease (‘canker’, otitis externa) is a common, recurrent problem in many dogs, and some cats. Treating the secondary infections will often result in only a short to medium term resolution. Recurrence is very likely unless the primary cause is detected & treated. The ear ...
BIOSECURITY ON DAIRIES A BAMN Publication
... can lead to chemical (pesticides, antibiotics, and other drugs) or infectious contaminants, lowering the quality or safety of milk and meat. Some of these risk factors include new animal introductions, people, feed, water, manure, farm equipment and tools, drugs or environmental sources. Through a c ...
... can lead to chemical (pesticides, antibiotics, and other drugs) or infectious contaminants, lowering the quality or safety of milk and meat. Some of these risk factors include new animal introductions, people, feed, water, manure, farm equipment and tools, drugs or environmental sources. Through a c ...
CIC bioGUNE researchers embark on work to
... Their replication mechanism similar to what could be the development of diseases such as Alzheimers or Parkinsons disease amongst others, make them a unique pathogen. “But if we add to this that we still do not know what a prion is, this turns it into an irresistible subject of study for people like ...
... Their replication mechanism similar to what could be the development of diseases such as Alzheimers or Parkinsons disease amongst others, make them a unique pathogen. “But if we add to this that we still do not know what a prion is, this turns it into an irresistible subject of study for people like ...
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.