PPT Version - OMICS International
... Antibiotics are reserved for bacterial infections, because these types of drugs have no effect on illnesses caused by viruses. But sometimes it's difficult to tell which type of germ is at work. For example, some types of pneumonia are caused by viruses while others are caused by bacteria. ...
... Antibiotics are reserved for bacterial infections, because these types of drugs have no effect on illnesses caused by viruses. But sometimes it's difficult to tell which type of germ is at work. For example, some types of pneumonia are caused by viruses while others are caused by bacteria. ...
H1N1 Influenza Fact Sheet
... You cannot get H1N1 flu from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills all viruses and other food-borne pathogens. How serious is H1N1 flu infection? Like seasonal flu, H1N1 flu in people ca ...
... You cannot get H1N1 flu from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills all viruses and other food-borne pathogens. How serious is H1N1 flu infection? Like seasonal flu, H1N1 flu in people ca ...
Press Release
... exposed to the virus due to a risk factor, just take a blood test. It is a simple test that is not expensive. Many people who are infected do not know it. ...
... exposed to the virus due to a risk factor, just take a blood test. It is a simple test that is not expensive. Many people who are infected do not know it. ...
Influenza factsheet
... Most people with the flu need no special treatment. Influenza is caused by a virus so antibiotics do not help unless there is a complication. Occasionally a special 'antiviral' medicine is given to people in the at risk groups or whose illness is getting worse. Someone who is ill with flu should kee ...
... Most people with the flu need no special treatment. Influenza is caused by a virus so antibiotics do not help unless there is a complication. Occasionally a special 'antiviral' medicine is given to people in the at risk groups or whose illness is getting worse. Someone who is ill with flu should kee ...
Unit 5 Human Body Systems * Part 1
... b. HIV needs a host cell in order to reproduce and make more copies of itself c. HIV destroys specific white blood cells in the immune system which decreases the ability to fight off infection ...
... b. HIV needs a host cell in order to reproduce and make more copies of itself c. HIV destroys specific white blood cells in the immune system which decreases the ability to fight off infection ...
Factors limiting progress on development of HCV vaccines
... • Many isolated in-house at Chiron • Later found to be binding to host antigenic sequences and not binding to NANBH-specific sequences ...
... • Many isolated in-house at Chiron • Later found to be binding to host antigenic sequences and not binding to NANBH-specific sequences ...
Black Death
... Several drug companies, then quickly began exploring the possibility of developing pharmaceuticals that would mimic delta32 by binding to CCR5 and blocking the attachment of HIV. ...
... Several drug companies, then quickly began exploring the possibility of developing pharmaceuticals that would mimic delta32 by binding to CCR5 and blocking the attachment of HIV. ...
Sulfonamides. Antimycobacterial drugs. Principles of Antibacterial
... preventing and controlling infection. Examples of natural defenses against bacterial invasion are: ● the mucociliary escalator in the respiratory tract ● the flushing effect of urination ● the normal flora in the GIT. All such mechanisms can be affected by disease or therapeutic interventions. ...
... preventing and controlling infection. Examples of natural defenses against bacterial invasion are: ● the mucociliary escalator in the respiratory tract ● the flushing effect of urination ● the normal flora in the GIT. All such mechanisms can be affected by disease or therapeutic interventions. ...
Molecular Diagnosis of Explosive Outbreak of Infectious
... symptoms of laryngotracheitis observed in the surveyed birds, as tracheitis, watery eyes and dyspnea. The PCR described in the present study is a usefulrapid tool to confirm the diagnosis of birds suspected of infectious laryngotracheitis and differentiate it from other respiratory disease which can ...
... symptoms of laryngotracheitis observed in the surveyed birds, as tracheitis, watery eyes and dyspnea. The PCR described in the present study is a usefulrapid tool to confirm the diagnosis of birds suspected of infectious laryngotracheitis and differentiate it from other respiratory disease which can ...
Double Infections with Avian A/H5N1 and Swine A/H1N1 Influenza
... World Health Organization (WHO) began to declare ever higher stages on its Pandemic scale, designating the novel influenza A/H1N1 2009 a potential threat to world-wide health. The infection of this pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus expanded all over the world in 2009 and 2010. ...
... World Health Organization (WHO) began to declare ever higher stages on its Pandemic scale, designating the novel influenza A/H1N1 2009 a potential threat to world-wide health. The infection of this pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus expanded all over the world in 2009 and 2010. ...
Learning Objectives Wk 13 – Chronic Respiratory Infections - Wk 1-2
... share numerous qualities including the way they invade cells. Influenza viruses all have a covering of viral hemagglutinin (glycoprotein) over each cell which permits it to bind to host cells. In order for these viruses to infect, the viral hemagglutinin must be cleaved by a host protease which brea ...
... share numerous qualities including the way they invade cells. Influenza viruses all have a covering of viral hemagglutinin (glycoprotein) over each cell which permits it to bind to host cells. In order for these viruses to infect, the viral hemagglutinin must be cleaved by a host protease which brea ...
Community Training - Pandemic Influenza
... Individuals may be asked to stay at home for 710 days after contact with an infected person If you have just returned from a pandemic influenza affected area you may be asked to stay home for 7 days Work/school may be closed for a prolonged ...
... Individuals may be asked to stay at home for 710 days after contact with an infected person If you have just returned from a pandemic influenza affected area you may be asked to stay home for 7 days Work/school may be closed for a prolonged ...
MICROORGANISMS
... genitals, bacteriaphages only attack bacteria Ways of attacking cells; injecting DNA into cell (bacteriaphages) or completely entering the cell ...
... genitals, bacteriaphages only attack bacteria Ways of attacking cells; injecting DNA into cell (bacteriaphages) or completely entering the cell ...
hepatitis B
... What’s more, they may not be aware that they are still able to transmit the disease to others. ...
... What’s more, they may not be aware that they are still able to transmit the disease to others. ...
Varicella Infection
... occurrence, but the risk to the fetus is so high that prevention, post exposure prophylaxis and treatment, once infected, should always be an ...
... occurrence, but the risk to the fetus is so high that prevention, post exposure prophylaxis and treatment, once infected, should always be an ...
Non-antibiotic treatments for bacterial diseases in an era of
... standard antibacterial chemotherapy is based. We must consider non-antibiotic solutions to manage invasive bacterial infections. Transition from antibiotics to non-traditional treatments poses real clinical challenges that will not be easy to solve. Antibiotics will continue to reliably treat some i ...
... standard antibacterial chemotherapy is based. We must consider non-antibiotic solutions to manage invasive bacterial infections. Transition from antibiotics to non-traditional treatments poses real clinical challenges that will not be easy to solve. Antibiotics will continue to reliably treat some i ...
Hepatitis C - Harm Reduction Coalition
... compared to the general U.S. population, according to the CDC. While African Americans represent only 12 percent of the U.S. population, they make up roughly 22 percent of the estimated 3.2 million persons with chronic HCV infection. Moreover, chronic liver disease, often hepatitis C-related, is a l ...
... compared to the general U.S. population, according to the CDC. While African Americans represent only 12 percent of the U.S. population, they make up roughly 22 percent of the estimated 3.2 million persons with chronic HCV infection. Moreover, chronic liver disease, often hepatitis C-related, is a l ...
Hemorrhagic Fevers - Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit
... reported as soon as possible to the local Health Unit. REPORTING FORM ...
... reported as soon as possible to the local Health Unit. REPORTING FORM ...
Biology Spring Final Exam Review 2014
... How do you know when two organisms are members of the same species? Define evolution. What is a scientific theory? When is a genetic trait considered to be an adaptation for an organism? Generally speaking, summarize how natural selection leads to evolution. If an organism changes during its lifetim ...
... How do you know when two organisms are members of the same species? Define evolution. What is a scientific theory? When is a genetic trait considered to be an adaptation for an organism? Generally speaking, summarize how natural selection leads to evolution. If an organism changes during its lifetim ...
Bloodborne Pathogens 2014
... OSHA website www.osha.gov These standards require the employer to provide annual education regarding the occupational hazard of bloodborne pathogens. There are 14 required components of this education which will be covered today. ...
... OSHA website www.osha.gov These standards require the employer to provide annual education regarding the occupational hazard of bloodborne pathogens. There are 14 required components of this education which will be covered today. ...
noroviruses - Summit County Public Health
... 1. Both vomitus and diarrhea are infectious. If available, use gloves and if possible, a mask when cleaning. Remember to wash hands carefully after removing gloves. 2. If you are helping a person who is actively vomiting or has diarrhea and a mask and gloves are not available, be extremely careful w ...
... 1. Both vomitus and diarrhea are infectious. If available, use gloves and if possible, a mask when cleaning. Remember to wash hands carefully after removing gloves. 2. If you are helping a person who is actively vomiting or has diarrhea and a mask and gloves are not available, be extremely careful w ...
Oct. 29 - University of Washington
... As suggested by Alexander Shestopalov, the head of the zoonoses laboratory in the State Scientific Center for Virology and Biotechnology "Vector," preliminary data indicate that the virus was brought from Southeast Asia by migratory birds, such as ducks and geese, which annually winter there. The an ...
... As suggested by Alexander Shestopalov, the head of the zoonoses laboratory in the State Scientific Center for Virology and Biotechnology "Vector," preliminary data indicate that the virus was brought from Southeast Asia by migratory birds, such as ducks and geese, which annually winter there. The an ...
vaccines - Sutherlin Veterinary Hospital
... those diseases for the first two or three months of its life, the most critical period of its life. However during this same period the maternally derived antibodies can block the effects of vaccination of the pup. This blocking effect decreases as the maternal antibody gradually disappears over tho ...
... those diseases for the first two or three months of its life, the most critical period of its life. However during this same period the maternally derived antibodies can block the effects of vaccination of the pup. This blocking effect decreases as the maternal antibody gradually disappears over tho ...
Natural course of HIV Infection in children
... High viral load and advanced disease in mother Stage III/IV conditions, esp. ...
... High viral load and advanced disease in mother Stage III/IV conditions, esp. ...