Infection Control - Women`s and Children`s Hospital
... Significant contacts traced and may be given prophylaxis ...
... Significant contacts traced and may be given prophylaxis ...
Hepatitis and TB
... TB bacteria lives in body but doesn’t make person sick No symptoms Positive reaction to tuberculin skin test or special TB blood test Not infectious If bacteria becomes active, person WILL become sick w/TB disease ...
... TB bacteria lives in body but doesn’t make person sick No symptoms Positive reaction to tuberculin skin test or special TB blood test Not infectious If bacteria becomes active, person WILL become sick w/TB disease ...
Description
... pus which is sticky mucoid and yellow and has whitish yellow seed or granules which is packed masses of Staph. sp. • This lesion may be present on shoulder, neck, withers, ventral abdomen, udder, spermatic cord and limbs. • The lesion on spermatic cord causes scirrhous cord resulting in formation of ...
... pus which is sticky mucoid and yellow and has whitish yellow seed or granules which is packed masses of Staph. sp. • This lesion may be present on shoulder, neck, withers, ventral abdomen, udder, spermatic cord and limbs. • The lesion on spermatic cord causes scirrhous cord resulting in formation of ...
EDITORIAL Ebola virus disease in West Africa: outbreak or epidemic?
... By definition, a disease “outbreak” is “the occurrence of cases of disease in a community or region where it would not normally be expected, or at a much greater level than expected”, while an “epidemic” is “the occurrence of disease at a level greater than would normally be expected”.1 In other wor ...
... By definition, a disease “outbreak” is “the occurrence of cases of disease in a community or region where it would not normally be expected, or at a much greater level than expected”, while an “epidemic” is “the occurrence of disease at a level greater than would normally be expected”.1 In other wor ...
epidemiology
... Pandemic - an epidemic spreads over several countries or continents, affecting a large number of people ...
... Pandemic - an epidemic spreads over several countries or continents, affecting a large number of people ...
Parvovirus - Genesis Midwives
... to heat (i.e. bathing) or sunlight. It may come and go for weeks or even months. In adults (especially women), the illness may be more severe and include joint pains affecting the hands, wrists, ankles and knees which can last for months. Adults often do not have the rash at all. Between 20-25 per c ...
... to heat (i.e. bathing) or sunlight. It may come and go for weeks or even months. In adults (especially women), the illness may be more severe and include joint pains affecting the hands, wrists, ankles and knees which can last for months. Adults often do not have the rash at all. Between 20-25 per c ...
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
... of cervids. This artificial cell-free reaction, utilizing cycles of sonication and incubation, produced a new strain of human TSE as demonstrated by comparison of biochemical profiles to other strains of human TSEs. Blood of experimentally infected deer contains infectivity residing in B-cells and p ...
... of cervids. This artificial cell-free reaction, utilizing cycles of sonication and incubation, produced a new strain of human TSE as demonstrated by comparison of biochemical profiles to other strains of human TSEs. Blood of experimentally infected deer contains infectivity residing in B-cells and p ...
Norovirus Outbreak in an Elementary School
... programs). Questionnaires were sent home by the school principal with all staff members and students the afternoon of February 9. The school nurse identified additional cases beginning February 9 by visiting each classroom daily; she interviewed persons who became ill during school and interviewed a ...
... programs). Questionnaires were sent home by the school principal with all staff members and students the afternoon of February 9. The school nurse identified additional cases beginning February 9 by visiting each classroom daily; she interviewed persons who became ill during school and interviewed a ...
Past Medical History (PMHx) Please Check All that Apply Past
... ____Kidney Disease ____Kidney Stones ____Waking to Urinate @ night/times ___ ...
... ____Kidney Disease ____Kidney Stones ____Waking to Urinate @ night/times ___ ...
Lecture 11: Introduction to Medical Parasitology
... Historical aspect of Medical Parasitology Humans are hosts to nearly 300 species of parasitic worms and over 70 species of protozoa. The first written records of what are almost certainly parasitic infections come from a period of Egyptian medicine from 3000 to 400 BC. Later, there were many detaile ...
... Historical aspect of Medical Parasitology Humans are hosts to nearly 300 species of parasitic worms and over 70 species of protozoa. The first written records of what are almost certainly parasitic infections come from a period of Egyptian medicine from 3000 to 400 BC. Later, there were many detaile ...
Disease Transmission
... Pathogen increases in number (increased titer) without undergoing developmental changes within the body of the arthropod ...
... Pathogen increases in number (increased titer) without undergoing developmental changes within the body of the arthropod ...
Infectious and Noninfectious Disease Study Guide
... Living with Non-Infectious Disease: Know that people who live with most non-infectious diseases can lead normal healthy lives. Know that many non-infectious diseases can be controlled by eating a special diet, by taking medicine, avoiding certain activities, or by having special medical care. Immun ...
... Living with Non-Infectious Disease: Know that people who live with most non-infectious diseases can lead normal healthy lives. Know that many non-infectious diseases can be controlled by eating a special diet, by taking medicine, avoiding certain activities, or by having special medical care. Immun ...
PLNU ATEP Blood Borne Pathogen Training Course
... bloodborne infection in the United States Leading cause of liver transplants No vaccine is available Symptoms include: jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, intermittent nausea, vomiting May lead to chronic liver disease and death ...
... bloodborne infection in the United States Leading cause of liver transplants No vaccine is available Symptoms include: jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, intermittent nausea, vomiting May lead to chronic liver disease and death ...
Slide 1
... frightened ER RN. Your patient has diminished BS on the right. He is crying because he feels as if he cannot breathe. He has been placed on a nonrebreather mask and his saturation is 96% ...
... frightened ER RN. Your patient has diminished BS on the right. He is crying because he feels as if he cannot breathe. He has been placed on a nonrebreather mask and his saturation is 96% ...
11Brucella,Francisella,Bordetella2012
... – Patient with previous antibody - 4x increase in paired serum (acute, convalescent) ...
... – Patient with previous antibody - 4x increase in paired serum (acute, convalescent) ...
JLS_ASI1
... microparasitic infections (with long lasting immunity and short generation times), an epidemic usually begins with an exponential rise in the number of cases and a subsequent decline as susceptible numbers are exhausted. Epidemics may arise from the introduction of a novel pathogen (or strain) to a ...
... microparasitic infections (with long lasting immunity and short generation times), an epidemic usually begins with an exponential rise in the number of cases and a subsequent decline as susceptible numbers are exhausted. Epidemics may arise from the introduction of a novel pathogen (or strain) to a ...
Epidemic webquest
... "Ring around the roses" was not always so harmless; it deals with one of the grim periods of English medical history. At the time of the Black Plague in England the first signs of a victim were a ring of red rash around the neck (roseola). As the disease progressed there was a horrible body stench w ...
... "Ring around the roses" was not always so harmless; it deals with one of the grim periods of English medical history. At the time of the Black Plague in England the first signs of a victim were a ring of red rash around the neck (roseola). As the disease progressed there was a horrible body stench w ...
the top ten causes of death
... diarrhoeal diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth together continue to be leading causes of death, claiming the lives of both infants and mothers. ...
... diarrhoeal diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth together continue to be leading causes of death, claiming the lives of both infants and mothers. ...
Chapter 14—Principles of Disease and Epidemiology.
... iii. Subacute disease: Intermediate between acute and chronic. iv. Latent disease: Disease that does not display symptoms for a period of time; the disease organism is inactive within the host during this time. 1. Shingles (varicella-zoster virus). v. Herd immunity: When most of a population is immu ...
... iii. Subacute disease: Intermediate between acute and chronic. iv. Latent disease: Disease that does not display symptoms for a period of time; the disease organism is inactive within the host during this time. 1. Shingles (varicella-zoster virus). v. Herd immunity: When most of a population is immu ...
Introduction to Epidemiology, Reproductive Rate
... • R = number of secondary infections from one individual • Ro = reproductive at the beginning of epidemic • R > 1 Epidemic spreads • R < 1 Epidemic dies out • R subject to changes in presence and levels of determinants of epidemic spread ...
... • R = number of secondary infections from one individual • Ro = reproductive at the beginning of epidemic • R > 1 Epidemic spreads • R < 1 Epidemic dies out • R subject to changes in presence and levels of determinants of epidemic spread ...
Infectious Disease Emergencies - The Federation of Medical
... that optimal management may be implemented early to prevent irreversible complications or death. All infections may initially be minor and appear innocuous, such as cellulitis developing from an inapparent skin wound. However, if the initial infective process is uncontrolled by the host defence mech ...
... that optimal management may be implemented early to prevent irreversible complications or death. All infections may initially be minor and appear innocuous, such as cellulitis developing from an inapparent skin wound. However, if the initial infective process is uncontrolled by the host defence mech ...
Hand foot mouth disease
... • Hsv-1 called oral virus commonly cause lip sore. HSV-2 is genital cause genital area sore and can infect the newborn during delivery and may lead to encephalitis. • Common infections by herpes includes encephalitis in older children by HSV1.Other forms like; • Whitlow infection of fingers, • eczem ...
... • Hsv-1 called oral virus commonly cause lip sore. HSV-2 is genital cause genital area sore and can infect the newborn during delivery and may lead to encephalitis. • Common infections by herpes includes encephalitis in older children by HSV1.Other forms like; • Whitlow infection of fingers, • eczem ...
Chagas disease
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread mostly by insects known as triatominae or kissing bugs. The symptoms change over the course of the infection. In the early stage, symptoms are typically either not present or mild and may include fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, or local swelling at the site of the bite. After 8–12 weeks, individuals enter the chronic phase of disease and in 60–70% it never produces further symptoms. The other 30 to 40% of people develop further symptoms 10 to 30 years after the initial infection, including enlargement of the ventricles of the heart in 20 to 30%, leading to heart failure. An enlarged esophagus or an enlarged colon may also occur in 10% of people.T. cruzi is commonly spread to humans and other mammals by the blood-sucking ""kissing bugs"" of the subfamily Triatominae. These insects are known by a number of local names, including: vinchuca in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Paraguay, barbeiro (the barber) in Brazil, pito in Colombia, chinche in Central America, and chipo in Venezuela. The disease may also be spread through blood transfusion, organ transplantation, eating food contaminated with the parasites, and by vertical transmission (from a mother to her fetus). Diagnosis of early disease is by finding the parasite in the blood using a microscope. Chronic disease is diagnosed by finding antibodies for T. cruzi in the blood.Prevention mostly involves eliminating kissing bugs and avoiding their bites. Other preventative efforts include screening blood used for transfusions. A vaccine has not been developed as of 2013. Early infections are treatable with the medication benznidazole or nifurtimox. Medication nearly always results in a cure if given early, but becomes less effective the longer a person has had Chagas disease. When used in chronic disease, medication may delay or prevent the development of end–stage symptoms. Benznidazole and nifurtimox cause temporary side effects in up to 40% of people including skin disorders, brain toxicity, and digestive system irritation.It is estimated that 7 to 8 million people, mostly in Mexico, Central America and South America, have Chagas disease as of 2013. In 2006, Chagas was estimated to result in 12,500 deaths per year. Most people with the disease are poor, and most people with the disease do not realize they are infected. Large-scale population movements have increased the areas where Chagas disease is found and these include many European countries and the United States. These areas have also seen an increase in the years up to 2014. The disease was first described in 1909 by Carlos Chagas after whom it is named. It affects more than 150 other animals.