transcript of the statement by the world health organization
... Regulations from a bottom-up approach, and that was first to set up a network of networks which would help WHO detect and respond to infectious disease outbreaks that were occurring in member countries and for which member countries requested support. This network of networks was set up from 120 exi ...
... Regulations from a bottom-up approach, and that was first to set up a network of networks which would help WHO detect and respond to infectious disease outbreaks that were occurring in member countries and for which member countries requested support. This network of networks was set up from 120 exi ...
Beyond Anthrax: The Weaponization of Infectious Diseases
... me of the first article I read by the author, on whether Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is to blame for Crohn disease [1]. The typical ingredients in these essays are (1) a defined question, (2) a willingness to comb through old and new articles, (3) a reasoned summation of the current ...
... me of the first article I read by the author, on whether Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis is to blame for Crohn disease [1]. The typical ingredients in these essays are (1) a defined question, (2) a willingness to comb through old and new articles, (3) a reasoned summation of the current ...
Epidemic Vs Pandemic - Ms. Keener
... considered an outbreak. This may be true if it is an unknown disease, is new to a community, or has been absent from a population for a long time. • An outbreak is classified as either an epidemic or pandemic. ...
... considered an outbreak. This may be true if it is an unknown disease, is new to a community, or has been absent from a population for a long time. • An outbreak is classified as either an epidemic or pandemic. ...
Duncan Watts, why are epidemics so unpredictable
... => Large networks are concatenations of many small epidemics ...
... => Large networks are concatenations of many small epidemics ...
Diseases of Bioterrorist Potential For Epidemiologists
... This presentation, and the accompanying instructor’s manual, were prepared by Jennifer Brennan Braden, MD, MPH, at the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice in Seattle, WA, for the purpose of educating public health employees in the general aspects of bioterrorism preparedness and response. In ...
... This presentation, and the accompanying instructor’s manual, were prepared by Jennifer Brennan Braden, MD, MPH, at the Northwest Center for Public Health Practice in Seattle, WA, for the purpose of educating public health employees in the general aspects of bioterrorism preparedness and response. In ...
Avian Influenza Virus FAQ - Environmental Health and Safety
... Influenza A virus in the natural environment is generally spread by ingestion or inhalation. The virus is found in high concentrations in saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. AIV can remain viable for long periods in tissues, feces, and water, especially at low temperatures. Virus-laden feces and re ...
... Influenza A virus in the natural environment is generally spread by ingestion or inhalation. The virus is found in high concentrations in saliva, nasal secretions, and feces. AIV can remain viable for long periods in tissues, feces, and water, especially at low temperatures. Virus-laden feces and re ...
The Bubonic Plague - SFA ScholarWorks
... Once Yersinia pestis enters the body, the bacterium travels to the proximal draining lymph nodes where it grows and multiplies between 6 and 36 hours. At this point, the bacterium begins to enter the bubonic stage of the disease. Between 48 and 72 hours later, the bacterium has colonized the blood, ...
... Once Yersinia pestis enters the body, the bacterium travels to the proximal draining lymph nodes where it grows and multiplies between 6 and 36 hours. At this point, the bacterium begins to enter the bubonic stage of the disease. Between 48 and 72 hours later, the bacterium has colonized the blood, ...
Exposure Control Plan – Blood Borne Pathogens
... BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS, BODILY FLUIDS or BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES The purpose of an exposure control plan is to have procedures and controls in place to eliminate or minimized the risk of occupational exposure to an infectious disease, as well as to reduce the risk of infection should exposure occur. An ...
... BLOOD BORNE PATHOGENS, BODILY FLUIDS or BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES The purpose of an exposure control plan is to have procedures and controls in place to eliminate or minimized the risk of occupational exposure to an infectious disease, as well as to reduce the risk of infection should exposure occur. An ...
BAM
... • Spread – A terrorist is most likely to initiate a biological attack using air or water dispersion techniques. However, beyond the initial attack, a biological agent that can spread from human to human has the potential to affect more people. • Diagnosis – A disease that is easier to detect is idea ...
... • Spread – A terrorist is most likely to initiate a biological attack using air or water dispersion techniques. However, beyond the initial attack, a biological agent that can spread from human to human has the potential to affect more people. • Diagnosis – A disease that is easier to detect is idea ...
PowerPoint
... – Negative airflow rooms • Other facility for only cases and/or contacts – All entering facility vaccinated – No shared ventilation with other structures • Home isolation – All in home vaccinated – Transfer to designated facility if rash develops ...
... – Negative airflow rooms • Other facility for only cases and/or contacts – All entering facility vaccinated – No shared ventilation with other structures • Home isolation – All in home vaccinated – Transfer to designated facility if rash develops ...
Disease and Death
... to the north of India. It spread to southeast Asia and then to East Africa in 1821. In 1826, it infected the Russian army. By 1831 it reached the Baltic. From there to western Europe, the United States and Mexico. Caused panic in Europe where primitive water supply and sanitation systems allowed the ...
... to the north of India. It spread to southeast Asia and then to East Africa in 1821. In 1826, it infected the Russian army. By 1831 it reached the Baltic. From there to western Europe, the United States and Mexico. Caused panic in Europe where primitive water supply and sanitation systems allowed the ...
POST TEST - Washoe County
... they are not treated. The bacteria that cause tularemia occur widely in nature and could be isolated and grown in large quantity in a laboratory, although manufacturing an effective aerosol weapon would require considerable sophistication. ...
... they are not treated. The bacteria that cause tularemia occur widely in nature and could be isolated and grown in large quantity in a laboratory, although manufacturing an effective aerosol weapon would require considerable sophistication. ...
Smallpox Vaccine - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
... Smallpox is transmitted person to person; standard contact and airborne precautions should be initiated in all suspected cases until smallpox is ruled out. ...
... Smallpox is transmitted person to person; standard contact and airborne precautions should be initiated in all suspected cases until smallpox is ruled out. ...
Biosafety Levels
... usually cause serious human or animal disease, or which can result in serious economic consequences, but do not ordinarily spread by casual contact from one individual to another (high individual risk, low community risk), or that can be treated by antimicrobial or antiparasitic agents. Risk Group ...
... usually cause serious human or animal disease, or which can result in serious economic consequences, but do not ordinarily spread by casual contact from one individual to another (high individual risk, low community risk), or that can be treated by antimicrobial or antiparasitic agents. Risk Group ...
Lecture Outline
... They might be at incubation stage of disease – acute carriers. Chronic carriers may be infected for long periods with no outward symptoms and therefore may spread disease for extended periods of time. Carriers can be identified by testing (culture or antibody). Typhoid Mary (Mallon) was a cook in Ne ...
... They might be at incubation stage of disease – acute carriers. Chronic carriers may be infected for long periods with no outward symptoms and therefore may spread disease for extended periods of time. Carriers can be identified by testing (culture or antibody). Typhoid Mary (Mallon) was a cook in Ne ...
MEDICAL/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST –
... Notify your usual supervisor of your HICS assignment. Document all key activities, actions, and decisions in an Operational Log (HICS Form 214) on a continual basis. Request staffing assistance from the Labor Pool and Credentialing Unit Leader to assist with rapid research as needed to determine haz ...
... Notify your usual supervisor of your HICS assignment. Document all key activities, actions, and decisions in an Operational Log (HICS Form 214) on a continual basis. Request staffing assistance from the Labor Pool and Credentialing Unit Leader to assist with rapid research as needed to determine haz ...
Eradication of diseases
... people with the active TB. In healthy people, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis often causes no symptoms, since the person's immune system acts to “wall off” the bacteria. Poor housing and homelessness lowers peoples' natural resistance. Symptoms of active TB of the lung are coughing, someti ...
... people with the active TB. In healthy people, infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis often causes no symptoms, since the person's immune system acts to “wall off” the bacteria. Poor housing and homelessness lowers peoples' natural resistance. Symptoms of active TB of the lung are coughing, someti ...