C - Emerging Infections Network
... • I don't think my local health department would have expertise on this issue. They would probably just refer me on to the state or CDC. • I don't think small pox is a real threat rather a political issue. It is never in my DD. • I saw a case of myopericarditis in a soldier after smallpox vaccinatio ...
... • I don't think my local health department would have expertise on this issue. They would probably just refer me on to the state or CDC. • I don't think small pox is a real threat rather a political issue. It is never in my DD. • I saw a case of myopericarditis in a soldier after smallpox vaccinatio ...
174-29: Using SAS to Model the Spread of Infectious Disease
... SAS/GRAPH®, specifically PROC GMAP, is used to display the course of an epidemic given several choices made by a user of the program: the size of a square grid that represents the geographic area in which the epidemic takes place; the population size (the number of squares in the grid occupied by a ...
... SAS/GRAPH®, specifically PROC GMAP, is used to display the course of an epidemic given several choices made by a user of the program: the size of a square grid that represents the geographic area in which the epidemic takes place; the population size (the number of squares in the grid occupied by a ...
Biosafety Levels - Advanced BioFuels USA
... Class III biosafety cabinets • dedicated supply/exhaust, vacuum and decon system or Class I or II biosafety cabinets in combination with full‐body, air supplied positive pressure suit ...
... Class III biosafety cabinets • dedicated supply/exhaust, vacuum and decon system or Class I or II biosafety cabinets in combination with full‐body, air supplied positive pressure suit ...
Safety Guidelines for Working with Potential Agents of Bioterrorism
... environment. The purpose of containment is to reduce or eliminate exposure to potentially hazardous agents. This is achieved by good laboratory technique and the use of appropriate safety equipment, including biological safety cabinets (BSC) and personal protective equipment (PPE). The three main el ...
... environment. The purpose of containment is to reduce or eliminate exposure to potentially hazardous agents. This is achieved by good laboratory technique and the use of appropriate safety equipment, including biological safety cabinets (BSC) and personal protective equipment (PPE). The three main el ...
II. Biohazards and Potentially Infectious Materials A
... Veterinary Medicine have developed policies to protect personnel and students who have animal contact. These policies should be consulted and followed when working with animals that may harbor these agents. 3. Tissue Culture / Cell Lines When cell cultures are known to contain an etiologic agent or ...
... Veterinary Medicine have developed policies to protect personnel and students who have animal contact. These policies should be consulted and followed when working with animals that may harbor these agents. 3. Tissue Culture / Cell Lines When cell cultures are known to contain an etiologic agent or ...
8L 1.2 Epidemic and Pandemic
... rather than being confined to a particular location or region and affect global populations. An epidemic is not worldwide . For example, malaria can reach epidemic levels in regions of Africa but is not a threat globally. Whereas a flu strain can begin locally (epidemic) but eventually sprea ...
... rather than being confined to a particular location or region and affect global populations. An epidemic is not worldwide . For example, malaria can reach epidemic levels in regions of Africa but is not a threat globally. Whereas a flu strain can begin locally (epidemic) but eventually sprea ...
Chapter 1: Introduction to Biorisk
... A disgruntled lab employee with access to the pathogen storage facilities attempts to acquire samples for their personal gain. Is this first and foremost an issue of Biosafety or Biosecurity? True or False: burial and cremation of bodies during epidemics was a major preventative measure used to redu ...
... A disgruntled lab employee with access to the pathogen storage facilities attempts to acquire samples for their personal gain. Is this first and foremost an issue of Biosafety or Biosecurity? True or False: burial and cremation of bodies during epidemics was a major preventative measure used to redu ...
3rd Prize: Omaima Ali
... when a hospital cook from Somalia4 became infected with a weaker strain of the virus.5 This was 10 years after renewed efforts to eradicate the disease and an increase in funding of US$ 2.4 million initiated the launch of the Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme.6 The campaign was largely succ ...
... when a hospital cook from Somalia4 became infected with a weaker strain of the virus.5 This was 10 years after renewed efforts to eradicate the disease and an increase in funding of US$ 2.4 million initiated the launch of the Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme.6 The campaign was largely succ ...
McGill University Application to Use Biohazardous Materials EHS
... Projects involving potentially biohazardous materials must not be initiated without the approval of McGill University Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) in accordance with the the requirements of the HPTA/HPTR. Submit applications before starting new projects or modifying approved projects. The a ...
... Projects involving potentially biohazardous materials must not be initiated without the approval of McGill University Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) in accordance with the the requirements of the HPTA/HPTR. Submit applications before starting new projects or modifying approved projects. The a ...
impacts of Yersinia pestis - Invasive Species Specialist Group
... population of Europe. While Y. pestis no longer causes problems of such magnitude, it is still a public health concern in Africa, Asia and South America (Titball and Williamson 2001). There are at least 2000 cases of plague reported annually. In the United States it is a rare disease of humans, with ...
... population of Europe. While Y. pestis no longer causes problems of such magnitude, it is still a public health concern in Africa, Asia and South America (Titball and Williamson 2001). There are at least 2000 cases of plague reported annually. In the United States it is a rare disease of humans, with ...
Anthrax
... will cause serious disease. Once such a strain is found, it is dangerous to handle and sending the bacteria in letters does not make an effective biological weapon. Spores of anthrax tend to clump together and fall to the ground, so they are not easily breathed in. To be released as a weapon, the cl ...
... will cause serious disease. Once such a strain is found, it is dangerous to handle and sending the bacteria in letters does not make an effective biological weapon. Spores of anthrax tend to clump together and fall to the ground, so they are not easily breathed in. To be released as a weapon, the cl ...
Black Death
... The Cumulative effect of small scale smallpox epidemics over 700 years killed far more than the Black Death Pandemic The intermittent nature of the plague was caused at least in part by indirect transmitting between rodent reservoirs via fleas. Smallpox was transmitted directly between humans result ...
... The Cumulative effect of small scale smallpox epidemics over 700 years killed far more than the Black Death Pandemic The intermittent nature of the plague was caused at least in part by indirect transmitting between rodent reservoirs via fleas. Smallpox was transmitted directly between humans result ...
UC Biosafety Manual Third Edition
... primate material, or even human cell lines that have been screened for pathogens should practice universal precautions, an approach to infection control wherein all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B ...
... primate material, or even human cell lines that have been screened for pathogens should practice universal precautions, an approach to infection control wherein all human blood and certain human body fluids are treated as if known to be infectious for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B ...