Lecture 1 Definition of epidemiology as a science
... Plague of Justinian, from 541 to 750, killed between 50% and 60% of Europe's population. The Black Death of 1347 to 1352 killed 25 million in Europe over 5 years (estimated to be between 25 and 50% of the populations of Europe, Asia, and Africa - the world population at the time was 500 million). Th ...
... Plague of Justinian, from 541 to 750, killed between 50% and 60% of Europe's population. The Black Death of 1347 to 1352 killed 25 million in Europe over 5 years (estimated to be between 25 and 50% of the populations of Europe, Asia, and Africa - the world population at the time was 500 million). Th ...
Bubonic Plague
... Europe. The Jews were especially persecuted and thousands were gathered, murdered, and burned. Because the properties of the Jews reverted to the Catholic Church upon the deaths of entire families, what the church lost in followers and clergy members, it gained in tangible assets. By the end of 1351 ...
... Europe. The Jews were especially persecuted and thousands were gathered, murdered, and burned. Because the properties of the Jews reverted to the Catholic Church upon the deaths of entire families, what the church lost in followers and clergy members, it gained in tangible assets. By the end of 1351 ...
Aerosols and Aerobiology
... et al., Experiment of mass aerogenic vaccination against anthrax (1959) et al., Aerogenic immunization of the monkey and guinea pig with live tularemia vaccine (1961) 3 Sawyer et al., Simultaneous aerosol immunization of monkeys with live tularemia and live VEE vaccines (1964) 4 Muromstev et al., Ex ...
... et al., Experiment of mass aerogenic vaccination against anthrax (1959) et al., Aerogenic immunization of the monkey and guinea pig with live tularemia vaccine (1961) 3 Sawyer et al., Simultaneous aerosol immunization of monkeys with live tularemia and live VEE vaccines (1964) 4 Muromstev et al., Ex ...
B. A. Keddie Biological Control March, 2007 HISTORICAL
... - gathering and storing of parasitized caterpillars for later release of adult parasites was proposed by Hartig in Germany in 1826. - in 1855 Asa Fitch suggested importation of European parasitoids to use against wheat midge in the U.S. - first importation into N.A. occurred in 1875, 1881, release, ...
... - gathering and storing of parasitized caterpillars for later release of adult parasites was proposed by Hartig in Germany in 1826. - in 1855 Asa Fitch suggested importation of European parasitoids to use against wheat midge in the U.S. - first importation into N.A. occurred in 1875, 1881, release, ...
The Plague
... be contracted if bitten by an infected rodent or flea. • Pneumonic can be transferred through exposure to infected particles. This usually occurs when in close contact with someone who is infected and is exposed to sputum that is coughed up. ...
... be contracted if bitten by an infected rodent or flea. • Pneumonic can be transferred through exposure to infected particles. This usually occurs when in close contact with someone who is infected and is exposed to sputum that is coughed up. ...
Quick Access Info Folder for Major Infectious Disease Emergencies
... This “Quick Access Info Folder for Major Infectious Disease emergencies & Bioterrorism Preparedness for Hong Kong” is designed to guide you to recognition or suspicion of a threat of bioterrorism or an occurrence of infectious diseases caused by emerging pathogens (e.g. SARS, pandemic flu). Bioterro ...
... This “Quick Access Info Folder for Major Infectious Disease emergencies & Bioterrorism Preparedness for Hong Kong” is designed to guide you to recognition or suspicion of a threat of bioterrorism or an occurrence of infectious diseases caused by emerging pathogens (e.g. SARS, pandemic flu). Bioterro ...
Anthrax_A_Special_Lesson
... single greatest biological warfare threat. Even though there are world treaties against using biological and chemical weapons, it is suspected that countries are still producing them. ...
... single greatest biological warfare threat. Even though there are world treaties against using biological and chemical weapons, it is suspected that countries are still producing them. ...
Jan 19-20 Spatial Diffusion of Disease
... infectious diseases. • The World Health Organization observed that the epidemiological behaviour of measles is undoubtedly simpler than that of any other disease. – Its almost invariably direct transmission, – the relatively fixed duration of infectivity, – the lasting immunity which it generally co ...
... infectious diseases. • The World Health Organization observed that the epidemiological behaviour of measles is undoubtedly simpler than that of any other disease. – Its almost invariably direct transmission, – the relatively fixed duration of infectivity, – the lasting immunity which it generally co ...
Biosafety in Research Laboratories Refresher Training Post-Test
... 6. Human cell lines derived from primary human material are covered by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard while human cell lines purchased from the American Type Culture collection (ATCC) or Coriell Institute are not. A. True B. False ...
... 6. Human cell lines derived from primary human material are covered by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard while human cell lines purchased from the American Type Culture collection (ATCC) or Coriell Institute are not. A. True B. False ...
FFHA5 - The Brookside Associates
... II. DESCRIPTION. The team provides additional personnel that augment the capability to identify, control, report and provide treatment for infectious diseases and biological warfare agents in the deployed theater. It is designed to be deployed to facilities with greater than 100 beds where a signifi ...
... II. DESCRIPTION. The team provides additional personnel that augment the capability to identify, control, report and provide treatment for infectious diseases and biological warfare agents in the deployed theater. It is designed to be deployed to facilities with greater than 100 beds where a signifi ...
University of Chicago Biosafety Manual
... and research animals or their tissues, from which transmission of infectious agents or toxins is reasonably anticipated. Campus investigators contemplating research involving biological hazards or recombinant DNA are required to register their research protocol with the Institutional Biosafety Commi ...
... and research animals or their tissues, from which transmission of infectious agents or toxins is reasonably anticipated. Campus investigators contemplating research involving biological hazards or recombinant DNA are required to register their research protocol with the Institutional Biosafety Commi ...
Mathematical modelling of infectious disease transmission
... • If we know R0 for a pathogen, we can set β in an SIR model using: ...
... • If we know R0 for a pathogen, we can set β in an SIR model using: ...