Keith Gibson`s The Importance of Rhetoric in Science Communication
... sphere of truth; rhetoric is employed only as “handmaiden” in imparting truth to nonspecialist, public audiences, whose reasoning is “untrained.” –The Public Understanding of Science, 2002 ...
... sphere of truth; rhetoric is employed only as “handmaiden” in imparting truth to nonspecialist, public audiences, whose reasoning is “untrained.” –The Public Understanding of Science, 2002 ...
Medicine and Ecosystem dynamics
... reservoirs and vectors, and PID diversity, infection rates and mortality; 1.2. understand the complex natural systems involving the interactions of the pathogenic agent, its reservoirs, vectors, and human populations; 1.3. understand the role and function of pathogens in natural systems, with a view ...
... reservoirs and vectors, and PID diversity, infection rates and mortality; 1.2. understand the complex natural systems involving the interactions of the pathogenic agent, its reservoirs, vectors, and human populations; 1.3. understand the role and function of pathogens in natural systems, with a view ...
polio presentation - Home - KSU Faculty Member websites
... - The virus is fairly stable and can survive for long periods outside the host (e.g. in water, milk or food) - It is also resistant to acid and bile (i.e. fully adapted to GIT). ...
... - The virus is fairly stable and can survive for long periods outside the host (e.g. in water, milk or food) - It is also resistant to acid and bile (i.e. fully adapted to GIT). ...
lymphoplasmacytic-plasmacytic gastroenteritis
... Patients with severe intestinal involvement and protein-losing enteropathy (condition in which proteins are lost from the body through the intestines) may require intravenous feeding (known as “total parenteral nutrition” or “TPN”) until stable Highly digestible, antigen-restricted (so-called “l ...
... Patients with severe intestinal involvement and protein-losing enteropathy (condition in which proteins are lost from the body through the intestines) may require intravenous feeding (known as “total parenteral nutrition” or “TPN”) until stable Highly digestible, antigen-restricted (so-called “l ...
Economic Benefits of a One Health approach
... approaching zoonotic disease occurrences as both a human and animal health issue. The World Bank has funded health projects that address zoonotic disease outbreaks and analyzed the economic costs and benefits of comprehensive and complementary strategies to reduce the incidence of selected zoonotic ...
... approaching zoonotic disease occurrences as both a human and animal health issue. The World Bank has funded health projects that address zoonotic disease outbreaks and analyzed the economic costs and benefits of comprehensive and complementary strategies to reduce the incidence of selected zoonotic ...
Introduction to infectious diseases
... Endemic A term to describe levels of infection which do not exhibit wide fluctuations through time in a defined place. For microparasites, the term is used (slightly differently) to indicate an infection that can persist locally without need for reintroduced from outside host communities. Stable end ...
... Endemic A term to describe levels of infection which do not exhibit wide fluctuations through time in a defined place. For microparasites, the term is used (slightly differently) to indicate an infection that can persist locally without need for reintroduced from outside host communities. Stable end ...
Lecture 12
... acquired by direct contact with contaminated urine from rats, pigs, dogs, cats... ...
... acquired by direct contact with contaminated urine from rats, pigs, dogs, cats... ...
GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE & INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE
... • Recent resurgence – AIDS, urban deprivation, immigrant & refugee populations ...
... • Recent resurgence – AIDS, urban deprivation, immigrant & refugee populations ...
Chapter 14
... 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 ...
Lecture (8) Dr
... 1- Screening programs . Screening is used in community health and disease prevention to describe program that deliver a testing to detect disease in groups of asymptomatic , apparently healthy individuals .For examples tests such as Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL), Rapid Plasma Reagin (R ...
... 1- Screening programs . Screening is used in community health and disease prevention to describe program that deliver a testing to detect disease in groups of asymptomatic , apparently healthy individuals .For examples tests such as Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL), Rapid Plasma Reagin (R ...
Communicable and Chronic Diseases
... The body produces insulin but cannot be used by cells About 90-95% of people who have diabetes have Type II Most frequently strike people 50-60 years old Symptoms include: Feeling tired, frequent urination, unusual thirst, weight loss, blurred vision, frequent infections , and slow healing o ...
... The body produces insulin but cannot be used by cells About 90-95% of people who have diabetes have Type II Most frequently strike people 50-60 years old Symptoms include: Feeling tired, frequent urination, unusual thirst, weight loss, blurred vision, frequent infections , and slow healing o ...
Microorganisms and Disease
... • communicable diseases: “a disease that may be transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another” • endemic: “disease that occurs continuously in a particular region, but has low mortality” • epidemic: “appearance of an infectious disease or condition that attacks many people at the ...
... • communicable diseases: “a disease that may be transmitted directly or indirectly from one individual to another” • endemic: “disease that occurs continuously in a particular region, but has low mortality” • epidemic: “appearance of an infectious disease or condition that attacks many people at the ...
Understanding Our Environment
... as the filters at the water treatment plant were cleaned and eventually upgraded. Cryptosporidiosis was treated as an emergent disease, because the outbreak was so unusual. Later tests showed the parasites actually entered from the outlet of a sewage ...
... as the filters at the water treatment plant were cleaned and eventually upgraded. Cryptosporidiosis was treated as an emergent disease, because the outbreak was so unusual. Later tests showed the parasites actually entered from the outlet of a sewage ...
Communicable diseases: epidemiology surveillance and response
... a virus has been attenuated in a laboratory and is of low virulence, it can be used for immunization, as with the poliomyelitis virus. ...
... a virus has been attenuated in a laboratory and is of low virulence, it can be used for immunization, as with the poliomyelitis virus. ...
Lecture 17
... main source of information in the United States: their publication “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly” tells us how many people are sick and how many have died from various diseases (light reading with coffee in the morning). ...
... main source of information in the United States: their publication “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly” tells us how many people are sick and how many have died from various diseases (light reading with coffee in the morning). ...
What is Johne’s Disease?
... This Guernsey won first place at a county fair two months before this photo was taken. Johne’s disease is not always this obvious. ...
... This Guernsey won first place at a county fair two months before this photo was taken. Johne’s disease is not always this obvious. ...
Epidemiology - O. Henry Science
... Outbreaks, Epidemic vs. Endemic • An outbreak or epidemic exists when there are more cases of a particular disease than expected in a given area, or among a specific group of people, over a particular time. – Example: Seasonal flu ...
... Outbreaks, Epidemic vs. Endemic • An outbreak or epidemic exists when there are more cases of a particular disease than expected in a given area, or among a specific group of people, over a particular time. – Example: Seasonal flu ...
Diseases
... • A- vaccine, washing hands regularly • B- vaccine to prevent, but cannot once infected • B & C- life threatening, no cure ...
... • A- vaccine, washing hands regularly • B- vaccine to prevent, but cannot once infected • B & C- life threatening, no cure ...
I a b s
... Raina Plowright, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Penn State University, University Park, ...
... Raina Plowright, Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, Penn State University, University Park, ...
modEs of tRansmIssIon REadIng
... salivary glands. During the next blood meal, the mosquito can transmit the parasite to a susceptible human by injecting its saliva into the human when it bites. The word “malaria” means “bad air.” It was originally used to describe this infection because people erroneously believed that breathing in ...
... salivary glands. During the next blood meal, the mosquito can transmit the parasite to a susceptible human by injecting its saliva into the human when it bites. The word “malaria” means “bad air.” It was originally used to describe this infection because people erroneously believed that breathing in ...
Preventing the transmission of American trypanosomiasis and its
... Introduction American trypanosomiasis, commonly known as Chagas disease, is caused by the hemoflagellate protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It has been a neglected tropical disease and an important health problem in Latin America for many decades. With no vaccine yet available, only two proven dr ...
... Introduction American trypanosomiasis, commonly known as Chagas disease, is caused by the hemoflagellate protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. It has been a neglected tropical disease and an important health problem in Latin America for many decades. With no vaccine yet available, only two proven dr ...
History of Microbiology and The Scientific Method
... • Observing a correlation indicates a relationship exists between two variables • It does not imply that either of the variables causes the other • Correlational studies are valuable in the beginning stages of scientific investigations but require further investigation to demonstrate causality ...
... • Observing a correlation indicates a relationship exists between two variables • It does not imply that either of the variables causes the other • Correlational studies are valuable in the beginning stages of scientific investigations but require further investigation to demonstrate causality ...
2017-2019 Communicable Disease Funding Request
... emergence and spread of infectious disease. Unfortunately, Wisconsin currently has no dedicated, stable funding source for communicable disease control and prevention. As a result, local health departments are challenged with a lack of sufficient staff and resources, which are necessary to support e ...
... emergence and spread of infectious disease. Unfortunately, Wisconsin currently has no dedicated, stable funding source for communicable disease control and prevention. As a result, local health departments are challenged with a lack of sufficient staff and resources, which are necessary to support e ...
vaccinate
... “To reduce the infection spread, one can vaccinate all possible susceptible individuals. If they are all willing to be vaccinated and there is enough vaccine for everybody, the vaccination campaign will eradicate the disease with certainty. Very often, however, a large portion of susceptible individ ...
... “To reduce the infection spread, one can vaccinate all possible susceptible individuals. If they are all willing to be vaccinated and there is enough vaccine for everybody, the vaccination campaign will eradicate the disease with certainty. Very often, however, a large portion of susceptible individ ...
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.