Population Biology of Infectious Diseases
... Application: the spread of Black Death (plague pandemic) Time: mid-14th century (1347-1350) Place: Europe Disease: bubonic plague, caused by Bacillus pestis and transmitted by fleas, mianly from black rats, to man. Spread: introduced to Italy in about Dec. 1347, brought there by ship from the East ...
... Application: the spread of Black Death (plague pandemic) Time: mid-14th century (1347-1350) Place: Europe Disease: bubonic plague, caused by Bacillus pestis and transmitted by fleas, mianly from black rats, to man. Spread: introduced to Italy in about Dec. 1347, brought there by ship from the East ...
Biological Agents
... BIOLOGICAL AGENTS A deliberate release of germs or other biological substances that can make people sick Usually enter the body through inhalation or ingestion. Absorption and injection is possible but less likely means of entry The initial response will most likely be made by direct patient care p ...
... BIOLOGICAL AGENTS A deliberate release of germs or other biological substances that can make people sick Usually enter the body through inhalation or ingestion. Absorption and injection is possible but less likely means of entry The initial response will most likely be made by direct patient care p ...
Definition of occupational infection
... to as disease that is caused or aggravated by occupational exposure to biological agents including bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites (helminths, protozoa) through human, animal and/or environmental contact. ...
... to as disease that is caused or aggravated by occupational exposure to biological agents including bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites (helminths, protozoa) through human, animal and/or environmental contact. ...
Cutaneous Anthrax - UNC School of Medicine
... Spores viable for years top 6 cm of soil & in animal products ...
... Spores viable for years top 6 cm of soil & in animal products ...
War and Disease: War Epidemics in the Nineteenth and Twentieth
... important role in many wars, malaria, influenza, measles, louse-borne relapsing fever and yellow fever’. Combatants during twentieth century armed conflicts benefited from improvements to military health care delivery such as antibiotic drug therapy, immunisation schedules, antimalarial drugs and ve ...
... important role in many wars, malaria, influenza, measles, louse-borne relapsing fever and yellow fever’. Combatants during twentieth century armed conflicts benefited from improvements to military health care delivery such as antibiotic drug therapy, immunisation schedules, antimalarial drugs and ve ...
Biological Terrorist Agents Part 1
... On January 2002, anthrax was covered in detail in the Hazmat Studies column. This column will cover other potential biological agents that could be used by terrorists. Biological terrorist agents are microorganisms or toxins derived from living organisms to produce death or disease in humans, animal ...
... On January 2002, anthrax was covered in detail in the Hazmat Studies column. This column will cover other potential biological agents that could be used by terrorists. Biological terrorist agents are microorganisms or toxins derived from living organisms to produce death or disease in humans, animal ...
Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Protocol
... Variant presentations of smallpox: approximately 3-5% of persons never vaccinated for smallpox will present with hemorrhagic smallpox (see photo-- can be mistaken for meningococcemia, hemorrhagic varicella, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, erlichiosis, acute leukemia) and 5-7% with flat-type smallpox ( ...
... Variant presentations of smallpox: approximately 3-5% of persons never vaccinated for smallpox will present with hemorrhagic smallpox (see photo-- can be mistaken for meningococcemia, hemorrhagic varicella, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, erlichiosis, acute leukemia) and 5-7% with flat-type smallpox ( ...
Medical Geography
... Many diseases live only part of life-cycle within humans These diseases must be able to survive outside the human body Warm, humid environments are more conducive to disease survival As people push into tropics, they increase their risk of encountering ...
... Many diseases live only part of life-cycle within humans These diseases must be able to survive outside the human body Warm, humid environments are more conducive to disease survival As people push into tropics, they increase their risk of encountering ...
Laboratory Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
... Before beginning work with biological materials: All research personnel must be added to the appropriate biosafety protocol (BSP) and must complete Initial Biosafety and Bloodborne Pathogen Training; refresher training must be completed annually. All research personnel must obtain clearance from ...
... Before beginning work with biological materials: All research personnel must be added to the appropriate biosafety protocol (BSP) and must complete Initial Biosafety and Bloodborne Pathogen Training; refresher training must be completed annually. All research personnel must obtain clearance from ...
Chapter 8
... Epidemiology and Cycle of Microbial Disease Concepts of Epidemiology Epidemiology is an investigative branch of medicine that deals with the source, cause, and possible control of infectious disease and other public health problems. Epidemiologists are challenged to determine why an outbreak of dise ...
... Epidemiology and Cycle of Microbial Disease Concepts of Epidemiology Epidemiology is an investigative branch of medicine that deals with the source, cause, and possible control of infectious disease and other public health problems. Epidemiologists are challenged to determine why an outbreak of dise ...
Perspectives on Systems Biology
... • In engineering systems, increasing complexity increases stability and robustness of a system. • Is that the same for biological systems? • Mycoplasma has 400 genes; live under narrowly specific conditions, vulnerable to environmental fluctuations. • E.coli has 4,000 genes; live in varying environm ...
... • In engineering systems, increasing complexity increases stability and robustness of a system. • Is that the same for biological systems? • Mycoplasma has 400 genes; live under narrowly specific conditions, vulnerable to environmental fluctuations. • E.coli has 4,000 genes; live in varying environm ...
Chapter 17 Human Health and Environmental Risks
... • Retrospective studies – monitor people who have been exposed to a chemical at some time in the past. ...
... • Retrospective studies – monitor people who have been exposed to a chemical at some time in the past. ...
