Serology: Screening for Vaccine Preventable Diseases
... parenterally, which stimulate a specific protective immune response in the recipient without themselves causing diseases. • Vaccines prevent disease (protective immunity) but do not necessarily prevent infection (sterilising immunity). • Viral vaccines are either live (attenuated) or killed. • Atten ...
... parenterally, which stimulate a specific protective immune response in the recipient without themselves causing diseases. • Vaccines prevent disease (protective immunity) but do not necessarily prevent infection (sterilising immunity). • Viral vaccines are either live (attenuated) or killed. • Atten ...
Swine-origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus: An Update
... and advocate hand hygiene.6,7 Besides the general measures, rest and adequate hydration should be ensured. Antipyretics: paracetamol or ibuprofen can be used to control fever and care should be taken to avoid the use of salicylates. The patient should be put on supportive oxygen therapy and the ne ...
... and advocate hand hygiene.6,7 Besides the general measures, rest and adequate hydration should be ensured. Antipyretics: paracetamol or ibuprofen can be used to control fever and care should be taken to avoid the use of salicylates. The patient should be put on supportive oxygen therapy and the ne ...
Wash your hands often with warm, soapy water
... can cause athlete’s foot, ringworm, rashes or allergies. ...
... can cause athlete’s foot, ringworm, rashes or allergies. ...
Bovi-Shield BRSV
... Good animal husbandry and herd health management practices should be employed. PRECAUTIONS: Store at 2°–7°C. Prolonged exposure to higher temperatures and/or direct sunlight may adversely affect potency. Do not freeze. Use entire contents when first opened. Sterilized syringes and needles should be ...
... Good animal husbandry and herd health management practices should be employed. PRECAUTIONS: Store at 2°–7°C. Prolonged exposure to higher temperatures and/or direct sunlight may adversely affect potency. Do not freeze. Use entire contents when first opened. Sterilized syringes and needles should be ...
Document
... Exotoxins (continued…) • A-B toxins have two parts • A subunit is toxic, usually an enzyme • B subunit binds to cell, dictates cell type to be infected – Can use B subunit to make vaccines Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ...
... Exotoxins (continued…) • A-B toxins have two parts • A subunit is toxic, usually an enzyme • B subunit binds to cell, dictates cell type to be infected – Can use B subunit to make vaccines Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. ...
Hepatitis B Infections Asymptomatic Cases 50% Symptomatic Cases
... Some people with Hep B never fully recover from the infection (chronic infection) They still carry the virus and can infect others for the rest of their lives ...
... Some people with Hep B never fully recover from the infection (chronic infection) They still carry the virus and can infect others for the rest of their lives ...
Avian Influenza Fact Sheet - Rutgers Food Policy Institute
... The avian influenza viruses are highly species specific and do not usually infect humans. However, on rare occasions, the avian influenza viruses have crossed the species barrier to inflect humans. Because all influenza viruses have the ability to change, scientists are concerned that H5N1 virus cou ...
... The avian influenza viruses are highly species specific and do not usually infect humans. However, on rare occasions, the avian influenza viruses have crossed the species barrier to inflect humans. Because all influenza viruses have the ability to change, scientists are concerned that H5N1 virus cou ...
August 2014 - Boonshoft School of Medicine
... skin structures infections caused by staphylococcus aureus, (including MRSA), streptococcus and enterococcus faecalis. It belongs to oxazolidinone group of antibiotics following linezolid. In two randomized double blind clinical trials sivextro was as effective as linezolid for the skin infections. ...
... skin structures infections caused by staphylococcus aureus, (including MRSA), streptococcus and enterococcus faecalis. It belongs to oxazolidinone group of antibiotics following linezolid. In two randomized double blind clinical trials sivextro was as effective as linezolid for the skin infections. ...
Hepatitis B Consent-Declination Form
... hepatitis B never fully recover and remain chronically infected. In addition, infected individuals can spread the virus to others through contact with their blood and other body fluids. The hepatitis B vaccination is a non-infectious, vaccine prepared from recombinant yeast cultures, rather than hum ...
... hepatitis B never fully recover and remain chronically infected. In addition, infected individuals can spread the virus to others through contact with their blood and other body fluids. The hepatitis B vaccination is a non-infectious, vaccine prepared from recombinant yeast cultures, rather than hum ...
Macroparasites - School of Public Health
... • Metabolites of the toxins have high affinity for DNA and produce multiple abnormalities in gene expression. As a result they interfere with many cellular processes. • Aflatoxins are carcinogenic in rats, ducks, mice, trout & subhuman primates. Trout are the most susceptible, & only 1ppb of aflatox ...
... • Metabolites of the toxins have high affinity for DNA and produce multiple abnormalities in gene expression. As a result they interfere with many cellular processes. • Aflatoxins are carcinogenic in rats, ducks, mice, trout & subhuman primates. Trout are the most susceptible, & only 1ppb of aflatox ...
HIV English
... you are infected with HIV. If you are confirmed to have HIV then your doctor will take further blood tests to check the amount of virus in your blood, known as the viral load, and the CD4 count which is the number of a particular type of white cell (CD4 T-cells) in your blood. These tests are repeat ...
... you are infected with HIV. If you are confirmed to have HIV then your doctor will take further blood tests to check the amount of virus in your blood, known as the viral load, and the CD4 count which is the number of a particular type of white cell (CD4 T-cells) in your blood. These tests are repeat ...
Epi Watch - Whatcom County
... a good match for the circulating influenza viruses. For more information see: http:// www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ preview/mmwrhtml/ mm6401a4.htm? s_cid=mm6401a4_e Good health habits like covering your cough and washing your hands often can help stop the spread of germs and prevent respiratory illnesses like t ...
... a good match for the circulating influenza viruses. For more information see: http:// www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ preview/mmwrhtml/ mm6401a4.htm? s_cid=mm6401a4_e Good health habits like covering your cough and washing your hands often can help stop the spread of germs and prevent respiratory illnesses like t ...
Lecture 2 Evolution in action: the HIV virus
... analogue. • Incorporation of AZT (instead of T) by reverse transcriptase halts replication. ...
... analogue. • Incorporation of AZT (instead of T) by reverse transcriptase halts replication. ...
BBP Refresher Training
... • Unlike HIV, can live outside of body for several days Schematic of Hepatitis B Virus ...
... • Unlike HIV, can live outside of body for several days Schematic of Hepatitis B Virus ...
Infection control
... Discard all disposable objects by double bagging and label bio hazard Wash hands with soap and warm water Disinfect all tools contaminated with blood or body fluids by immersion in an EPA registered disinfectant that hills HIV-1 and Hepatitis B (hospital grade disinfectant) In class, don’t touch the ...
... Discard all disposable objects by double bagging and label bio hazard Wash hands with soap and warm water Disinfect all tools contaminated with blood or body fluids by immersion in an EPA registered disinfectant that hills HIV-1 and Hepatitis B (hospital grade disinfectant) In class, don’t touch the ...
Bloodborne Pathogens
... blood, or other potentially infectious material such as certain bodily fluids (semen, breast milk, etc.) or tissues. ...
... blood, or other potentially infectious material such as certain bodily fluids (semen, breast milk, etc.) or tissues. ...
14 Nov `09- Infectious Diseases Lesson Plan
... in North America, it can change to be resistant to the drugs that are used for treatment, which would be bad news. (can mention AIDs treatment) C. How is swine flu spread? Direct transmission and indirect transmission (airborne and vehicle borne) D. What are the symptoms? The symptoms of 2009 ...
... in North America, it can change to be resistant to the drugs that are used for treatment, which would be bad news. (can mention AIDs treatment) C. How is swine flu spread? Direct transmission and indirect transmission (airborne and vehicle borne) D. What are the symptoms? The symptoms of 2009 ...
Chapter 7
... fourteenth century. The smallpox virus was a scourge for centuries, until it was eradicated through immunization in 1980. By the nineteenth century, observations led to an understanding that nonhygienic conditions and disease vectors (including rodents, mice, fleas, ticks, lice, and mosquitoes) foste ...
... fourteenth century. The smallpox virus was a scourge for centuries, until it was eradicated through immunization in 1980. By the nineteenth century, observations led to an understanding that nonhygienic conditions and disease vectors (including rodents, mice, fleas, ticks, lice, and mosquitoes) foste ...
Introduction to Microbiology
... • Genus: lentivirus • Specie (types): HIV-1, HIV-2 • Lentiviruses are single-stranded, positive-sense, enveloped icosahedral RNA viruses. ...
... • Genus: lentivirus • Specie (types): HIV-1, HIV-2 • Lentiviruses are single-stranded, positive-sense, enveloped icosahedral RNA viruses. ...
Scientists collaborate on study of West Nile Virus
... Nile surveillance project in of Spain. That led to the research collaboration with Saiz during the fall of 2004. Garmendia was involved with the initial isolation of the virus in the United States. Since its introduction in the Northeast, the disease can now be found throughout the U.S., several Can ...
... Nile surveillance project in of Spain. That led to the research collaboration with Saiz during the fall of 2004. Garmendia was involved with the initial isolation of the virus in the United States. Since its introduction in the Northeast, the disease can now be found throughout the U.S., several Can ...
AQA specification link-up B1.1 Keeping healthy B1.1.1 Diet and
... The impact of infection by bacteria and viruses is covered in this chapter. The ways in which pathogens cause illness and damage a person’s health are considered. Students will learn about the advances in infection control, from the early advances in hygiene and the scientists involved through to mo ...
... The impact of infection by bacteria and viruses is covered in this chapter. The ways in which pathogens cause illness and damage a person’s health are considered. Students will learn about the advances in infection control, from the early advances in hygiene and the scientists involved through to mo ...
褪黑激素抗埃博拉病毒感染的可行性：基因本体研究
... Dear Editor, the effective treatment of the present outbreak Ebola virus is the big challenge for the medical society. Several new therapeutic options are ongoing research. The development of new antiviral and vaccine is the hope for successful management of the infection. However, there are also ot ...
... Dear Editor, the effective treatment of the present outbreak Ebola virus is the big challenge for the medical society. Several new therapeutic options are ongoing research. The development of new antiviral and vaccine is the hope for successful management of the infection. However, there are also ot ...