Medical College of Georgia
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Chapter 27 SMALLPOX
... For the past century, two distinct types of smallpox have been recognized. Variola major, the prototypical disease, was prevalent in Asia and parts of Africa. Variola minor, or alastrim, was distinguished by milder systemic toxicity and more diminutive pox lesions (Figure 27-2). Variola minor was fo ...
... For the past century, two distinct types of smallpox have been recognized. Variola major, the prototypical disease, was prevalent in Asia and parts of Africa. Variola minor, or alastrim, was distinguished by milder systemic toxicity and more diminutive pox lesions (Figure 27-2). Variola minor was fo ...
Modeling Potential Responses to Smallpox as a Bioterrorist Weapon Research
... a median of 2,155 smallpox vaccine doses per case were given to stop outbreaks, implying that a stockpile of 40 million doses should be adequate. Recent papers have speculated about the use of smallpox as a biological weapon (1-5). If we assume such a risk, there is concern about the need for prepar ...
... a median of 2,155 smallpox vaccine doses per case were given to stop outbreaks, implying that a stockpile of 40 million doses should be adequate. Recent papers have speculated about the use of smallpox as a biological weapon (1-5). If we assume such a risk, there is concern about the need for prepar ...
Biosafety Level 2 Laboratory Self-Audit Checklist
... Laboratory furniture is capable of supporting anticipated loading and uses. Spaces between benches, cabinets, and equipment are accessible for cleaning. Chairs and other furniture used in laboratory work are covered with a non-fabric material that can be easily decontaminated. Biological safety cabi ...
... Laboratory furniture is capable of supporting anticipated loading and uses. Spaces between benches, cabinets, and equipment are accessible for cleaning. Chairs and other furniture used in laboratory work are covered with a non-fabric material that can be easily decontaminated. Biological safety cabi ...
Table 1
... been observed in many of the countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs. Researchers also have found that use of rotavirus vaccines may protect unvaccinated children and adults by reducing transmission of rotavirus from the vaccinated population to un ...
... been observed in many of the countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs. Researchers also have found that use of rotavirus vaccines may protect unvaccinated children and adults by reducing transmission of rotavirus from the vaccinated population to un ...
Analysis of SAT Type Foot-And-Mouth Disease Virus
... Copyright: ß 2013 Maree et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Funding: Research findings docume ...
... Copyright: ß 2013 Maree et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Funding: Research findings docume ...
Sabin Vaccine Report - Sabin Vaccine Institute
... forts were made to reThe Institute of Parasitic Diseases, engineer these antigens Shanghai, reported on the status of their for appropriate vaccine progress in hookworm research. Prodelivery. The group dis- fessor Xiao Shuhua is the lead investicussed strategies for gator on this project while Zhan ...
... forts were made to reThe Institute of Parasitic Diseases, engineer these antigens Shanghai, reported on the status of their for appropriate vaccine progress in hookworm research. Prodelivery. The group dis- fessor Xiao Shuhua is the lead investicussed strategies for gator on this project while Zhan ...
Atlanta_Tutorial_Par.. - Buffalo Ontology Site
... defeated from the start • relevant data will not be found, because it will be lost in multiple semantic cemeteries ...
... defeated from the start • relevant data will not be found, because it will be lost in multiple semantic cemeteries ...
State of Infectious Diseases in the Netherlands
... poliovirus type 1 were confirmed in the Syrian Arab Republic. Cases were from different parts of the country, indicating widespread circulation of the virus. Wild poliovirus was last reported in Syria in 1999. Most of the cases were very young (below two years of age), and were unvaccinated or partl ...
... poliovirus type 1 were confirmed in the Syrian Arab Republic. Cases were from different parts of the country, indicating widespread circulation of the virus. Wild poliovirus was last reported in Syria in 1999. Most of the cases were very young (below two years of age), and were unvaccinated or partl ...
Virus in food and drinking water in Sweden
... In 2003, a total of 122 cases of HAV were reported in Sweden. However, there exists a potential hazard of HAV contaminated food in Sweden, which may lead to large outbreaks with severe health consequences. Norovirus normally causes illness lasting for few days whereas HAV causes illness for several ...
... In 2003, a total of 122 cases of HAV were reported in Sweden. However, there exists a potential hazard of HAV contaminated food in Sweden, which may lead to large outbreaks with severe health consequences. Norovirus normally causes illness lasting for few days whereas HAV causes illness for several ...
15 Annual Meeting of the National Reference Laboratories for Fish
... 26-27 May 2011 the 15th annual meeting of the National Reference Laboratories for fish diseases was held in Aarhus, Denmark, at a rented nearby facility of Aarhus University. A total of 52 participants from 33 countries attended over the two day period. There were four sessions with a total of 33 pr ...
... 26-27 May 2011 the 15th annual meeting of the National Reference Laboratories for fish diseases was held in Aarhus, Denmark, at a rented nearby facility of Aarhus University. A total of 52 participants from 33 countries attended over the two day period. There were four sessions with a total of 33 pr ...
Avian Reovirus - Department of Agriculture and Water Resources
... and be readily detected, LPAI may not. A contaminated vaccine could infect a large number of flocks in a very short time leading to a multifocal outbreak. There may also be a significant risk of reassortment of virus if a avian influenza virus is introduced into poultry populations via contaminated ...
... and be readily detected, LPAI may not. A contaminated vaccine could infect a large number of flocks in a very short time leading to a multifocal outbreak. There may also be a significant risk of reassortment of virus if a avian influenza virus is introduced into poultry populations via contaminated ...
4.3 Haemophilus influenzae type b
... pale, febrile, anxious child who remains upright to maximise his or her airway. Meningitis and epiglottitis are almost invariably fatal without appropriate treatment. The case-fatality rate for Hib meningitis in developed countries is at least 3% even with treatment, and 15 to 30% of survivors have ...
... pale, febrile, anxious child who remains upright to maximise his or her airway. Meningitis and epiglottitis are almost invariably fatal without appropriate treatment. The case-fatality rate for Hib meningitis in developed countries is at least 3% even with treatment, and 15 to 30% of survivors have ...
Preventing the transmission of American trypanosomiasis and its
... Chagas disease among blood donors has dropped from 7 to 0.6 % between 1970 and 2006 [12, 34]. The number of people who are infected with Chagas disease has reduced from thirty million people in 1990 to eight million people [1, 2]. This is based on the fact that the new infection rate of Chagas disea ...
... Chagas disease among blood donors has dropped from 7 to 0.6 % between 1970 and 2006 [12, 34]. The number of people who are infected with Chagas disease has reduced from thirty million people in 1990 to eight million people [1, 2]. This is based on the fact that the new infection rate of Chagas disea ...
Everything there is to know about vaccination
... • The inactivated vaccine must not be administered to children allergic to antibiotics such as neomycin, streptomycin or polymyxin B, or children who have had an allergic reaction after being vaccinated against polio. • Children who are slightly ill, for example suffering from a cold, can be vaccina ...
... • The inactivated vaccine must not be administered to children allergic to antibiotics such as neomycin, streptomycin or polymyxin B, or children who have had an allergic reaction after being vaccinated against polio. • Children who are slightly ill, for example suffering from a cold, can be vaccina ...
The prevention and eradication of smallpox
... calculations published in Philosophical Transactions. It is interesting that some 30 years later, in 1760, the Dutch/Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli read to the French Royal Academy of Sciences his famous mathematical model paper [7] describing how the control of smallpox epidemics by the large ...
... calculations published in Philosophical Transactions. It is interesting that some 30 years later, in 1760, the Dutch/Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli read to the French Royal Academy of Sciences his famous mathematical model paper [7] describing how the control of smallpox epidemics by the large ...
Childhood vaccinations in Croatia
... (AAP) Committee on Infectious Diseases (12). The recommendations issued by those two committees are revised every two to four years and published as supplements to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report or as a Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease (Red Book) (12). In the United States im ...
... (AAP) Committee on Infectious Diseases (12). The recommendations issued by those two committees are revised every two to four years and published as supplements to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report or as a Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease (Red Book) (12). In the United States im ...
Epidemiology of the Plague of Athens
... epidemics. For this illustrative purpose we present the simplest of the mathematical models, that of Maia,4 an early attempt to describe mathematically the so-called "Reed-Frost theory"of how epidemics behave in populations. It should be emphasized that our use of this particular mathematicalmodel s ...
... epidemics. For this illustrative purpose we present the simplest of the mathematical models, that of Maia,4 an early attempt to describe mathematically the so-called "Reed-Frost theory"of how epidemics behave in populations. It should be emphasized that our use of this particular mathematicalmodel s ...
Viruses in food : scientific advice to support risk management
... often requires measures different to those typically employed to combat bacterial hazards. Thus, an important consideration for risk managers is that current food hygiene guidelines, which have been optimized for prevention of bacterial infections, may not be effective for viruses. Another point for ...
... often requires measures different to those typically employed to combat bacterial hazards. Thus, an important consideration for risk managers is that current food hygiene guidelines, which have been optimized for prevention of bacterial infections, may not be effective for viruses. Another point for ...
Table 1
... been observed in many of the countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs. Researchers also have found that use of rotavirus vaccines may protect unvaccinated children and adults by reducing transmission of rotavirus from the vaccinated population to un ...
... been observed in many of the countries that have introduced rotavirus vaccines into their national immunization programs. Researchers also have found that use of rotavirus vaccines may protect unvaccinated children and adults by reducing transmission of rotavirus from the vaccinated population to un ...
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... Immunosuppression increases the susceptibility of chicks to opportunistic microorganisms in the environment (Homer et al., 1992) and lowers responsiveness to vaccination (Faragher et al., 1974). Prevention of avian diseases can be achieved by biosecurity; however, Infectious bursal disease virus (IB ...
... Immunosuppression increases the susceptibility of chicks to opportunistic microorganisms in the environment (Homer et al., 1992) and lowers responsiveness to vaccination (Faragher et al., 1974). Prevention of avian diseases can be achieved by biosecurity; however, Infectious bursal disease virus (IB ...
Tularemia (Francisella tularensis)
... incidental hosts (14). Tularemia has also been diagnosed in hamsters in breeding facilities. Ticks are considered major reservoir hosts (15). Ticks and flies (e.g., deer fly) are the most important vectors for tularemia in the United States (3). F. tularensis has been detected in at least 13 differe ...
... incidental hosts (14). Tularemia has also been diagnosed in hamsters in breeding facilities. Ticks are considered major reservoir hosts (15). Ticks and flies (e.g., deer fly) are the most important vectors for tularemia in the United States (3). F. tularensis has been detected in at least 13 differe ...
Infectious Disease Prevention HOT TOPICS
... normal, infected animals. Many infectious agents are environmentally resistant and can be transmitted by contact with a contaminated environment (fomites). The avoidance of zoonotic transfer of infectious agents is extremely important because some zoonotic diseases, such as plague and rabies, are li ...
... normal, infected animals. Many infectious agents are environmentally resistant and can be transmitted by contact with a contaminated environment (fomites). The avoidance of zoonotic transfer of infectious agents is extremely important because some zoonotic diseases, such as plague and rabies, are li ...
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.