The Syphilis Epidemic and its Relation to AIDS
... arsenical he had synthesized-a "magic bullet," a drug that would of Pasteur and Koch identified a number of organisms now seek out and destroy its mark. He posited that the world of 20th- associated with specific diseases including tuberculosis, diphtheria, century bioscience would be the elucidatio ...
... arsenical he had synthesized-a "magic bullet," a drug that would of Pasteur and Koch identified a number of organisms now seek out and destroy its mark. He posited that the world of 20th- associated with specific diseases including tuberculosis, diphtheria, century bioscience would be the elucidatio ...
vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE)
... VRE, like many bacteria, can be spread from one person to another, most often from hands after contact with other people with VRE. It can also be spread after touching contaminated surfaces or objects. VRE is not usually spread through the air. ...
... VRE, like many bacteria, can be spread from one person to another, most often from hands after contact with other people with VRE. It can also be spread after touching contaminated surfaces or objects. VRE is not usually spread through the air. ...
17 Lyme Disease: the Great Controversy 17.1 Background
... range of inßammatory disorders and thus have no diagnostic speciÞcity. As is the case with laboratory diagnostic tests, the extent to which particular clinical signs or symptoms support a diagnosis depends on their sensitivity and speciÞcity. For the diagnosis of Lyme disease, some Þndings (e.g. EM, ...
... range of inßammatory disorders and thus have no diagnostic speciÞcity. As is the case with laboratory diagnostic tests, the extent to which particular clinical signs or symptoms support a diagnosis depends on their sensitivity and speciÞcity. For the diagnosis of Lyme disease, some Þndings (e.g. EM, ...
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
... Conjunctivitis may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, an allergic reaction (to dust, pollen, smoke, fumes or chemicals) or, in the case of giant papillary conjunctivitis, a foreign body on the eye, typically a contact lens. Bacterial and viral systemic infections also may induce conjunctivitis. ...
... Conjunctivitis may be triggered by a virus, bacteria, an allergic reaction (to dust, pollen, smoke, fumes or chemicals) or, in the case of giant papillary conjunctivitis, a foreign body on the eye, typically a contact lens. Bacterial and viral systemic infections also may induce conjunctivitis. ...
Encephalitis
... Herpes simplex virus type 1 Most common cause of fatal sporadic encephalitis HSV infection of the CNS • Immediate CNS invasion – From the trigeminal nerve or olfactory tract – Follows an episode of primary HSV-1 of the oropharynx ...
... Herpes simplex virus type 1 Most common cause of fatal sporadic encephalitis HSV infection of the CNS • Immediate CNS invasion – From the trigeminal nerve or olfactory tract – Follows an episode of primary HSV-1 of the oropharynx ...
Infections in AIDS - Journal of Medical Microbiology
... with droppings containing spores is self-evident. As such droppings are generally dry, or dry quickly after being voided, inhalation of dust containing spores into the respiratory tract is a distinct possibility. Pets can and do provide a source of comfort to their human owners but, perhaps, caring ...
... with droppings containing spores is self-evident. As such droppings are generally dry, or dry quickly after being voided, inhalation of dust containing spores into the respiratory tract is a distinct possibility. Pets can and do provide a source of comfort to their human owners but, perhaps, caring ...
Adult Pharyngitis (Sore Throat)
... Start antibiotic therapy if patient situation warrants (e.g., high fever or clinically unwell) If culture or rapid strep test performed and negative, discontinue antibiotic ...
... Start antibiotic therapy if patient situation warrants (e.g., high fever or clinically unwell) If culture or rapid strep test performed and negative, discontinue antibiotic ...
LECTURE 8 Immunopathologic processes Theme 11. Immune
... antibodies creation and sensibilized erythrocytes production, infiltrating graft and causing its destruction and rejection by the way of direct cytotoxic action or by the way of lymphoquins secretion. Graft immunity manifestations are similar to delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction. In these cases ...
... antibodies creation and sensibilized erythrocytes production, infiltrating graft and causing its destruction and rejection by the way of direct cytotoxic action or by the way of lymphoquins secretion. Graft immunity manifestations are similar to delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction. In these cases ...
History of Immunization in Sri Lanka
... come from exposure to a disease or from vaccination. Active immunity usually lasts for many years and often is permanent. Live microorganisms or antigens bring about the most effective immune responses, but an antigen does not need to be alive for the body to respond. Types of Vaccine: Live attenuat ...
... come from exposure to a disease or from vaccination. Active immunity usually lasts for many years and often is permanent. Live microorganisms or antigens bring about the most effective immune responses, but an antigen does not need to be alive for the body to respond. Types of Vaccine: Live attenuat ...
Laboratory Testing for Lyme disease in Alberta
... Western Blot (WB) If clinical suspicion is high and the patient is not treated retest after 2 – 3 weeks. Serum will be referred to NML for confirmatory testing by WB. In areas of low incidence, such as Alberta, cross-reactivity with other unrelated bacterial species can occur. Patient should be eval ...
... Western Blot (WB) If clinical suspicion is high and the patient is not treated retest after 2 – 3 weeks. Serum will be referred to NML for confirmatory testing by WB. In areas of low incidence, such as Alberta, cross-reactivity with other unrelated bacterial species can occur. Patient should be eval ...
IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES
... accumulation of smooth muscle cells and connective tissue (fibrosis) in the vessel intima. ...
... accumulation of smooth muscle cells and connective tissue (fibrosis) in the vessel intima. ...
Smart - then Focus
... acquisition of MRSA and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) long-lasting harmful changes to the body’s protective microbial flora. ...
... acquisition of MRSA and Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) long-lasting harmful changes to the body’s protective microbial flora. ...
Unit 1
... macroscopic form b. The isolated microbes may take the form of separate colonies (discrete mounds of cells) on solid media, or turbidity in broths c. Further isolation, known as subculturing, involves taking a tiny bit of growth from an isolated colony and inoculating a separate medium d. This is on ...
... macroscopic form b. The isolated microbes may take the form of separate colonies (discrete mounds of cells) on solid media, or turbidity in broths c. Further isolation, known as subculturing, involves taking a tiny bit of growth from an isolated colony and inoculating a separate medium d. This is on ...
Lecture test Packet # 3
... - direct flaming, incineration and hot air can be used to sterilize - boiling (100°C) kills many vegetative cells and viruses but may not kill endospores and therefore is not a method of sterilization! - canning destroys endospores, but may not eliminate hyperthermophilic bacteria; canned goods are ...
... - direct flaming, incineration and hot air can be used to sterilize - boiling (100°C) kills many vegetative cells and viruses but may not kill endospores and therefore is not a method of sterilization! - canning destroys endospores, but may not eliminate hyperthermophilic bacteria; canned goods are ...
Evidence-Based Medicine Pyramid
... Archives of Internal Medicine. 2000; 160:3294-3298. Lai KK, Fontecchio S. Use of silver-hydrogel urinary catheters on the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients. American Journal of Infection Control. 2002; 30:221-225. Leape LL, Berwick DM, Bates DW. What ...
... Archives of Internal Medicine. 2000; 160:3294-3298. Lai KK, Fontecchio S. Use of silver-hydrogel urinary catheters on the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infections in hospitalized patients. American Journal of Infection Control. 2002; 30:221-225. Leape LL, Berwick DM, Bates DW. What ...
Cancer Immunity: Lessons From Infectious
... and invasive properties of transformed neoplastic cells are determined by intrinsic genetic alterations, the ability of the transformed cells to progress and form tumors is strictly controlled by the tumor microenvironment and by the inflammatory and immune response to the tumors. Resistance to infec ...
... and invasive properties of transformed neoplastic cells are determined by intrinsic genetic alterations, the ability of the transformed cells to progress and form tumors is strictly controlled by the tumor microenvironment and by the inflammatory and immune response to the tumors. Resistance to infec ...
bacterial_infection_of_the_kidney
... some type of energy or sound wave (procedures known as “lithotripsy”) for cases with kidney stones (known as “nephroliths”) • Infected kidney stones (nephroliths)—surgically remove, medically dissolve (for struvite kidney stones), or fragment by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy a medical proced ...
... some type of energy or sound wave (procedures known as “lithotripsy”) for cases with kidney stones (known as “nephroliths”) • Infected kidney stones (nephroliths)—surgically remove, medically dissolve (for struvite kidney stones), or fragment by extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy a medical proced ...
Medical Parasitology
... Most of the parasites which live in/on the body of the host do not cause disease (non-pathogenic parasites). In Medical parasitology we will focus on most of the disease causing (pathogenic) parasites. However, understanding parasites which do not ordinarily produce disease in healthy (immunocompete ...
... Most of the parasites which live in/on the body of the host do not cause disease (non-pathogenic parasites). In Medical parasitology we will focus on most of the disease causing (pathogenic) parasites. However, understanding parasites which do not ordinarily produce disease in healthy (immunocompete ...
HOM Disease, Symptom, and Treatment Guide
... Pinworms occur most frequently in school age children (5 - 10 years old) and are relatively uncommon in those under 2 years old. Transmission is via direct anus to mouth spread from contact with an infected person, via airborne eggs dislodged from contaminated clothing or bed linen or eating food to ...
... Pinworms occur most frequently in school age children (5 - 10 years old) and are relatively uncommon in those under 2 years old. Transmission is via direct anus to mouth spread from contact with an infected person, via airborne eggs dislodged from contaminated clothing or bed linen or eating food to ...
Plague - Labor Spiez
... Yersinia pestis as a biological weapon The first reported case of plague being used as a biological weapon dates back to the epidemic in the 14th century. The Tatars catapulted their plague-ridden corpses over the city walls of Kaffa (now the Crimean peninsula). As a result of their actions, they we ...
... Yersinia pestis as a biological weapon The first reported case of plague being used as a biological weapon dates back to the epidemic in the 14th century. The Tatars catapulted their plague-ridden corpses over the city walls of Kaffa (now the Crimean peninsula). As a result of their actions, they we ...
Care of children with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
... Ebola virus is transmitted to the foetus, causing a very high rate of spontaneous abortion or stillbirth, and may persist in amniotic fluid and the foetus after clearance in maternal blood (13). There are no published reports of neonatal survival after maternal EVD. Medical efforts should focus on m ...
... Ebola virus is transmitted to the foetus, causing a very high rate of spontaneous abortion or stillbirth, and may persist in amniotic fluid and the foetus after clearance in maternal blood (13). There are no published reports of neonatal survival after maternal EVD. Medical efforts should focus on m ...
I Am A Pathogen
... 1. Ask students to recall what they have previously discussed about immunity, specifically innate immunity. 2. Explain that today you will be addressing another aspect of the immune system: specific immunity. Students will be enacting some of the processes that occur when a pathogen enters the body ...
... 1. Ask students to recall what they have previously discussed about immunity, specifically innate immunity. 2. Explain that today you will be addressing another aspect of the immune system: specific immunity. Students will be enacting some of the processes that occur when a pathogen enters the body ...
HOSPITAL INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL GUIDELINES
... implemented when contact with any of the following are anticipated: · Blood · All body fluids, secretions and excretions, with the exception of sweat regardless of whether or not they contain visible blood. · Non-intact skin (this includes rashes) · Mucous membranes 4.2 Standard Precautions Requirem ...
... implemented when contact with any of the following are anticipated: · Blood · All body fluids, secretions and excretions, with the exception of sweat regardless of whether or not they contain visible blood. · Non-intact skin (this includes rashes) · Mucous membranes 4.2 Standard Precautions Requirem ...
Pseudomonas entomophila: A Versatile Bacterium with
... Several genes in the genome of P. entomophila have been associated with its entomopathogenicity. For example, the presence of genes that encode for TccC-type insecticidal toxin are particularly striking since they are only found in entomopathogenic bacteria such as Photorhabus luminescens and Xenorh ...
... Several genes in the genome of P. entomophila have been associated with its entomopathogenicity. For example, the presence of genes that encode for TccC-type insecticidal toxin are particularly striking since they are only found in entomopathogenic bacteria such as Photorhabus luminescens and Xenorh ...
Infection
Infection is the invasion of an organism's body tissues by disease-causing agents, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce. Infectious disease, also known as transmissible disease or communicable disease, is illness resulting from an infection.Infections are caused by infectious agents including viruses, viroids, prions, bacteria, nematodes such as parasitic roundworms and pinworms, arthropods such as ticks, mites, fleas, and lice, fungi such as ringworm, and other macroparasites such as tapeworms and other helminths.Hosts can fight infections using their immune system. Mammalian hosts react to infections with an innate response, often involving inflammation, followed by an adaptive response.Specific medications used to treat infections include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiprotozoals, and antihelminthics. Infectious diseases resulted in 9.2 million deaths in 2013 (about 17% of all deaths). The branch of medicine that focuses on infections is referred to as Infectious Disease.