Greg Gray`s final slides - 2
... – AD 541 an outbreak began in Egypt spread across Europe with 40-50% population losses; – AD 1346 (black death) killed 20-30 million in Europe (1/3 population) over 130 years; – AD 1855 12 million people died in India and China along During WWII, a secret group (Unit 731) of the Japanese army droppe ...
... – AD 541 an outbreak began in Egypt spread across Europe with 40-50% population losses; – AD 1346 (black death) killed 20-30 million in Europe (1/3 population) over 130 years; – AD 1855 12 million people died in India and China along During WWII, a secret group (Unit 731) of the Japanese army droppe ...
Biological weapons agents
... presenting with similar symptoms? • Is there an unusual presentation of symptoms? • Many cases of unexplained diseases or deaths • Patients presenting with similar set of exposures? • Diseases normally transmitted by vector not present in area • Is this an unexplained case of a previously healthy in ...
... presenting with similar symptoms? • Is there an unusual presentation of symptoms? • Many cases of unexplained diseases or deaths • Patients presenting with similar set of exposures? • Diseases normally transmitted by vector not present in area • Is this an unexplained case of a previously healthy in ...
Chapter 17 Human Health and Environmental Risks
... CHRONIC DISEASE- SLOWLY IMPAIRS THE FUNCTIONING OF A PERSON’S BODY. ACUTE DISEASE- RAPIDLY IMPAIRS THE FUNCTIONING OF A PERSON’S BODY. EPIDEMIC – RAPID INCREASE PANDEMIC – EPIDEMIC OVER A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA ...
... CHRONIC DISEASE- SLOWLY IMPAIRS THE FUNCTIONING OF A PERSON’S BODY. ACUTE DISEASE- RAPIDLY IMPAIRS THE FUNCTIONING OF A PERSON’S BODY. EPIDEMIC – RAPID INCREASE PANDEMIC – EPIDEMIC OVER A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA ...
Modern Science vs. Infectious Disease
... Samples of the organism taken from pure culture must cause the same disease when inoculated into a healthy, susceptible animal in the laboratory. The organism must be isolated from the inoculated animal and must be identified as the same original organism first isolated from the originally diseased ...
... Samples of the organism taken from pure culture must cause the same disease when inoculated into a healthy, susceptible animal in the laboratory. The organism must be isolated from the inoculated animal and must be identified as the same original organism first isolated from the originally diseased ...
New England Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense
... Research Centers of Excellence • High throughput screening of chemical libraries • >200,000 compounds • Investigator initiated and conducted • Probes of biological function • Hits may develop into pharmaceutical leads • Medicinal chemistry • Currently supporting 35 different screens, 20 from outside ...
... Research Centers of Excellence • High throughput screening of chemical libraries • >200,000 compounds • Investigator initiated and conducted • Probes of biological function • Hits may develop into pharmaceutical leads • Medicinal chemistry • Currently supporting 35 different screens, 20 from outside ...
"Technical, Economics and Legal Obstacles to the Development of Faccines and other Therapeutics for Potential Bioterrorism Agents"
... new vaccines. – While states continue to take principal responsibility for immunization infrastructure and delivery, it can no longer be assumed that they will share responsibility for vaccine purchase with the federal government. ...
... new vaccines. – While states continue to take principal responsibility for immunization infrastructure and delivery, it can no longer be assumed that they will share responsibility for vaccine purchase with the federal government. ...
Infectious Diseases - London Hazards Centre
... farm work, sewage work, social work). The assessment should cover the agents, their form, effects and hazard groups, the likelihood of exposure and disease, the possibility of substitution by a less hazardous agent, the control measures, monitoring and health surveillance. The HSE must be notified o ...
... farm work, sewage work, social work). The assessment should cover the agents, their form, effects and hazard groups, the likelihood of exposure and disease, the possibility of substitution by a less hazardous agent, the control measures, monitoring and health surveillance. The HSE must be notified o ...
Chapter 34 Poxviruses
... monocytes/macrophages but instead were lymphocytes. A rare apoptotic monocyte/macrophage (arrow) is shown. (d) A monocyte/macrophage with a clearly stained nonapoptotic nucleus (blue) is shown engulfing two separate apototicJahrling ...
... monocytes/macrophages but instead were lymphocytes. A rare apoptotic monocyte/macrophage (arrow) is shown. (d) A monocyte/macrophage with a clearly stained nonapoptotic nucleus (blue) is shown engulfing two separate apototicJahrling ...
What is an outbreak?
... especially a harmful one. An outbreak is characterized by a disease's bypassing of measures to control it. ...
... especially a harmful one. An outbreak is characterized by a disease's bypassing of measures to control it. ...
GIS in context of bioterroryzm
... production and dissemination; and potential for high morbidity and mortality rates and major health impact. ...
... production and dissemination; and potential for high morbidity and mortality rates and major health impact. ...
GlobalExchanges_Bentleybook
... provided vitamins and zesty flavors in lands from western Europe to China. Peanuts and manioc flourished in tropical southeast Asian and west African soils that otherwise would not produce large yields or support large populations. The Columbian exchange of plants and animals fueled a surge in world ...
... provided vitamins and zesty flavors in lands from western Europe to China. Peanuts and manioc flourished in tropical southeast Asian and west African soils that otherwise would not produce large yields or support large populations. The Columbian exchange of plants and animals fueled a surge in world ...
Guns-Germs-and-Steel
... 10. After reading “The Story of Malaria and Other Deadly Tropical Germs”, what are some of the effective, simple, relatively inexpensive ways to prevent the spread of diseases such as Malaria? In your opinion, why are these options not being used more widely by African nations? Explain. ...
... 10. After reading “The Story of Malaria and Other Deadly Tropical Germs”, what are some of the effective, simple, relatively inexpensive ways to prevent the spread of diseases such as Malaria? In your opinion, why are these options not being used more widely by African nations? Explain. ...
Abstract...
... Abstract: I will give an overview of my research in the area of mathematical biology. I primarily study the dynamics of biological populations, with a particular focus on pathogens (infectious disease agents such as bacteria and viruses). An overarching goal is to understand the factors that influen ...
... Abstract: I will give an overview of my research in the area of mathematical biology. I primarily study the dynamics of biological populations, with a particular focus on pathogens (infectious disease agents such as bacteria and viruses). An overarching goal is to understand the factors that influen ...
9-2 Biological And Social Hazards PowerPoint
... Rise?—of DDT • DDT is the least expensive way of killing the mosquitoes that cause malaria. • DDT harms fish and birds, and can cause liver damage, cancer, and convulsions in humans. • In the 1970s many countries banned the use of DDT, but some African countries have resumed its use to control malar ...
... Rise?—of DDT • DDT is the least expensive way of killing the mosquitoes that cause malaria. • DDT harms fish and birds, and can cause liver damage, cancer, and convulsions in humans. • In the 1970s many countries banned the use of DDT, but some African countries have resumed its use to control malar ...
octoberc 5 human geography
... The Story Of... Smallpox – and other Deadly Eurasian Germs Much of the credit for European military success in the New World can be handed to the superiority of their weapons, their literary heritage, even the fact they had unique load-bearing mammals, like horses. These factors combined, gave the ...
... The Story Of... Smallpox – and other Deadly Eurasian Germs Much of the credit for European military success in the New World can be handed to the superiority of their weapons, their literary heritage, even the fact they had unique load-bearing mammals, like horses. These factors combined, gave the ...
