Richard Preston - The Demon In The Freezer 2
... Dr. Flannagan grasped the skin of the chest, and pulled it upward, peeling it off. She laid the blanket of skin around the neck. She pulled the skin away from the sides of the chest, revealing the ribs and sternum. She took up a pair of gardening shears and cut the ribs one by one, snipping them in ...
... Dr. Flannagan grasped the skin of the chest, and pulled it upward, peeling it off. She laid the blanket of skin around the neck. She pulled the skin away from the sides of the chest, revealing the ribs and sternum. She took up a pair of gardening shears and cut the ribs one by one, snipping them in ...
Botulinum toxin as a bioterrorist weapon.
... Yields of toxin production from C. botulinum relatively low Safety precautions to handle large quantities of toxin increase cost of manufacturing Pentavalent toxin consists of relatively crude extract of clostridial proteins that may influence immunogenicity/reactivity of vaccine Formaldehyde used t ...
... Yields of toxin production from C. botulinum relatively low Safety precautions to handle large quantities of toxin increase cost of manufacturing Pentavalent toxin consists of relatively crude extract of clostridial proteins that may influence immunogenicity/reactivity of vaccine Formaldehyde used t ...
Chapter 4: The identification of Bacillus species with special
... on nutrient agar, the colonies are 3-5 mm in diameter and have a grey, frosted appearance, especially when viewed with transmitted, oblique light from above. The margins of colonies are very irregular because of tangled outgrowths of bacterial filaments from the edges of the colonies which impart th ...
... on nutrient agar, the colonies are 3-5 mm in diameter and have a grey, frosted appearance, especially when viewed with transmitted, oblique light from above. The margins of colonies are very irregular because of tangled outgrowths of bacterial filaments from the edges of the colonies which impart th ...
UNIT 1 Introduction to Infectious Diseases
... tissues. In many instances no noticeable changes (or symptoms) are apparent. When the organism produces sufficient tissue damage through many different mechanisms, the definition of infectious disease then applies. As in hepatitis, when liver cells are invaded and damaged by the virus. Symptoms then ...
... tissues. In many instances no noticeable changes (or symptoms) are apparent. When the organism produces sufficient tissue damage through many different mechanisms, the definition of infectious disease then applies. As in hepatitis, when liver cells are invaded and damaged by the virus. Symptoms then ...
Emphasizing Military Vaccination Programs
... people, without disease, vaccines are held to the highest standards of safety of all medications. That is, vaccines must cause fewer side effects than other medications. FDA defines "efficacy" as the ability to prevent, treat, diagnose, or otherwise manage a disease or other medical condition. A sim ...
... people, without disease, vaccines are held to the highest standards of safety of all medications. That is, vaccines must cause fewer side effects than other medications. FDA defines "efficacy" as the ability to prevent, treat, diagnose, or otherwise manage a disease or other medical condition. A sim ...
Bez nadpisu - Comenius University
... Nonfermenting – cytochromoxidase – dif.dg. (COX test), Hajn tube medium - without change - red - detection of pigment and smell.On transparent media - green pigment • Oportunistic: factors of virulence: Pilli - adherence Polysacharid capsule – antifagocytosis, attachment, Endotoxin – LPS sepsis Exot ...
... Nonfermenting – cytochromoxidase – dif.dg. (COX test), Hajn tube medium - without change - red - detection of pigment and smell.On transparent media - green pigment • Oportunistic: factors of virulence: Pilli - adherence Polysacharid capsule – antifagocytosis, attachment, Endotoxin – LPS sepsis Exot ...
Biological Agents and Factors Affecting Decontamination
... − Low infectious dose - a few virons − Effective agents (published literature) – 1% (10,000 ppm) Sodium Hypochlorite – 2% (20,000 ppm) Glutaraldehyde – 2% (20,000 ppm) Formaldehyde ...
... − Low infectious dose - a few virons − Effective agents (published literature) – 1% (10,000 ppm) Sodium Hypochlorite – 2% (20,000 ppm) Glutaraldehyde – 2% (20,000 ppm) Formaldehyde ...
Modeling Responses to Anthrax and Smallpox Attacks
... VOLUME 17, NUMBER 1, 2007 n LINCOLN LABORATORY JOURNAL ...
... VOLUME 17, NUMBER 1, 2007 n LINCOLN LABORATORY JOURNAL ...
Are you prepared? - Wisconsin Association of Osteopathic
... Gram positive spore forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis Primarily disease of herbivores which are infected by ingesting spores in soil Natural transmission to humans by contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products “Woolsorter’s disease” ...
... Gram positive spore forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis Primarily disease of herbivores which are infected by ingesting spores in soil Natural transmission to humans by contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products “Woolsorter’s disease” ...
NEWS TERRORISM &
... how long the agent will persist. Clean-up within buildings may entail the use of gas or liquid decontaminants to kill the agent. For example, chlorine dioxide gas was released through ventilation systems of buildings contaminated with anthrax. In some cases, multiple rounds of decontamination may be ...
... how long the agent will persist. Clean-up within buildings may entail the use of gas or liquid decontaminants to kill the agent. For example, chlorine dioxide gas was released through ventilation systems of buildings contaminated with anthrax. In some cases, multiple rounds of decontamination may be ...
Biological Attack - National Academy of Engineering
... • Agents that may cause adverse effects in exposed individuals but that do not make those individuals contagious to others (e.g., anthrax, botulinum toxin). Availability of Agents The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists the biothreat agents considered to pose the highest threat (s ...
... • Agents that may cause adverse effects in exposed individuals but that do not make those individuals contagious to others (e.g., anthrax, botulinum toxin). Availability of Agents The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists the biothreat agents considered to pose the highest threat (s ...
Biological Casualties - Arkansas Hospital Association
... • Bacillus anthracis - gram +, spore-forming bacillus • Endemic infection in animals • Humans develop infection naturally from handling contaminated fluids or hides (“Woolsorters Disease”) ...
... • Bacillus anthracis - gram +, spore-forming bacillus • Endemic infection in animals • Humans develop infection naturally from handling contaminated fluids or hides (“Woolsorters Disease”) ...
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... have long been known to cause disease in various animal groups including mammals. Disseminated microsporidial infections have increasingly been recognized in HIV-infected patients; however, only a few microsporidial infections have been described in immunocompetent humans [1], including localized co ...
... have long been known to cause disease in various animal groups including mammals. Disseminated microsporidial infections have increasingly been recognized in HIV-infected patients; however, only a few microsporidial infections have been described in immunocompetent humans [1], including localized co ...
Biological Terrorism 2 CEUs
... 3. Anon. Medical Management of Biological Casualties. 2nd ed. Frederick, MD: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; 1996. 4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of notifiable diseases, 1945-1994. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1994;43:70-78. 5. Richards CF, et al,: E ...
... 3. Anon. Medical Management of Biological Casualties. 2nd ed. Frederick, MD: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases; 1996. 4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Summary of notifiable diseases, 1945-1994. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1994;43:70-78. 5. Richards CF, et al,: E ...
Cutaneous Diphtheroid Infection and Review of Other Cutaneous Bacillus C
... retrieved at surgery and is caused by large Grampositive anaerobic bacilli of the Clostridium species, most commonly Clostridium perfringens. Clostridial myonecrosis can result in death within a few hours if untreated. Treatment includes early and extensive surgical debridement, high-dose intravenou ...
... retrieved at surgery and is caused by large Grampositive anaerobic bacilli of the Clostridium species, most commonly Clostridium perfringens. Clostridial myonecrosis can result in death within a few hours if untreated. Treatment includes early and extensive surgical debridement, high-dose intravenou ...
Bioterrorism - GEOCITIES.ws
... Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian exile, was assassinated with ricin supplied by the Soviet Union. Anthrax spores accidentally released from a weapons site in former USSR killing many people and animals. ...
... Georgi Markov, a Bulgarian exile, was assassinated with ricin supplied by the Soviet Union. Anthrax spores accidentally released from a weapons site in former USSR killing many people and animals. ...
DSTO-GD-0699 PR - Department of Defence
... decrease in animal and human cases. The currently approved US human vaccine (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing, Inc) has been used for pre-exposure prophylaxis of veterinarians, laboratory, textile, and other workers who may be occupationally exposed, as well as ...
... decrease in animal and human cases. The currently approved US human vaccine (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA), Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing, Inc) has been used for pre-exposure prophylaxis of veterinarians, laboratory, textile, and other workers who may be occupationally exposed, as well as ...
Molecular Epidemiological Study of Bacillus anthracis Isolated in
... (4) strain isolated from Jianxi, a central area in China, were also clustered into one branch together with some Mongolian isolates. Furthermore, soil seems to be an ...
... (4) strain isolated from Jianxi, a central area in China, were also clustered into one branch together with some Mongolian isolates. Furthermore, soil seems to be an ...
Here - Canadian Bison Association
... stimulated to produce its own antibodies, and passive immunity, where the antibodies come from outside the person’s body. Active immunity may be permanent, and can be induced due to actual illness or vaccination. Passive immunity is not permanent because the antibodies are introduced from outside th ...
... stimulated to produce its own antibodies, and passive immunity, where the antibodies come from outside the person’s body. Active immunity may be permanent, and can be induced due to actual illness or vaccination. Passive immunity is not permanent because the antibodies are introduced from outside th ...
Bioterrorism Rapid Response Information
... potentially infectious fluids. Mask and eye protection or face shield should be used during procedures or activities that are likely to generate splashes or sprays of blood, body fluids, secretions or excretions. Appropriate hand hygiene is always necessary. Additional Precautions for the Following ...
... potentially infectious fluids. Mask and eye protection or face shield should be used during procedures or activities that are likely to generate splashes or sprays of blood, body fluids, secretions or excretions. Appropriate hand hygiene is always necessary. Additional Precautions for the Following ...
Anthrax Vaccine Program - Corporate-ir
... • Vaccinate recipient to provide further boost • 4 - 6 weeks after transplant ...
... • Vaccinate recipient to provide further boost • 4 - 6 weeks after transplant ...
Weapons of Mass - Rose
... to come straight from the movies. Soviet defector Georgi Markov was assassinated and defector Vladimir Kostov was nearly assassinated by pellets shot from James Bond-type umbrella guns; the pellets fired contained ricin toxin. More recently, the US mail system was used to distribute anthrax by an as ...
... to come straight from the movies. Soviet defector Georgi Markov was assassinated and defector Vladimir Kostov was nearly assassinated by pellets shot from James Bond-type umbrella guns; the pellets fired contained ricin toxin. More recently, the US mail system was used to distribute anthrax by an as ...
Cutaneous - Eurosurveillance
... The case definition requires both the presence of particular clinical features and positive laboratory results (box). Isolation of Bacillus anthracis from a normally sterile site or body fluid, or from a lesion provides the confirmatory test result, as does having both a positive result from polymer ...
... The case definition requires both the presence of particular clinical features and positive laboratory results (box). Isolation of Bacillus anthracis from a normally sterile site or body fluid, or from a lesion provides the confirmatory test result, as does having both a positive result from polymer ...
Preventing Foodborne Illness: Bacillus cereus and Bacillus
... person, by consumption of contaminated animal products, or by the inhalation of the exotoxins and the capsule, produced by the spores. The three exotoxins, required for virulence are the edema toxin, lethal toxin, and the protective antigen factor. These toxins can lead to serious health related pro ...
... person, by consumption of contaminated animal products, or by the inhalation of the exotoxins and the capsule, produced by the spores. The three exotoxins, required for virulence are the edema toxin, lethal toxin, and the protective antigen factor. These toxins can lead to serious health related pro ...
Case Studies in Public Health Preparedness and Response to
... • The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest in history and has affected multiple countries • Think Ebola: U.S. healthcare providers should be aware of clinical presentation and risk factors for EVD • Human-to-human transmission by direct contact – No human-to-human transmission via inhal ...
... • The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest in history and has affected multiple countries • Think Ebola: U.S. healthcare providers should be aware of clinical presentation and risk factors for EVD • Human-to-human transmission by direct contact – No human-to-human transmission via inhal ...
Anthrax
Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects mostly animals. It is contagious and can be transmitted through contact or consumption of infected meat. Effective vaccines against anthrax are available, and some forms of the disease respond well to antibiotic treatment.Like many other members of the genus Bacillus, B. anthracis can form dormant endospores (often referred to as ""spores"" for short, but not to be confused with fungal spores) that are able to survive in harsh conditions for decades or even centuries. Such spores can be found on all continents, even Antarctica. When spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into contact with a skin lesion on a host, they may become reactivated and multiply rapidly.Anthrax commonly infects wild and domesticated herbivorous mammals that ingest or inhale the spores while grazing. Ingestion is thought to be the most common route by which herbivores contract anthrax. Carnivores living in the same environment may become infected by consuming infected animals. Diseased animals can spread anthrax to humans, either by direct contact (e.g., inoculation of infected blood to broken skin) or by consumption of a diseased animal's flesh.Anthrax does not spread directly from one infected animal or person to another; rather, it is spread by spores. These spores can be transported by clothing or shoes. The body of an animal that had active anthrax at the time of death can also be a source of anthrax spores. Owing to the hardiness of anthrax spores, and their ease of production in vitro, they are extraordinarily well suited to use (in powdered and aerosol form) as biological weapons. Such weaponization has been accomplished in the past by at least five state bioweapons programs — those of the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, Russia, and Iraq — and has been attempted by several others.Until the 20th century, anthrax infections killed hundreds of thousands of animals and people worldwide each year. French scientist Louis Pasteur developed the first effective vaccine for anthrax in 1881. Anthrax is especially rare in dogs and cats, as is evidenced by a single reported case in the United States in 2001.Anthrax outbreaks occur in some wild animal populations with some regularity.The disease is more common in countries without widespread veterinary or human public health programs. In the 21st century, anthrax is still a problem in less developed countries. An outbreak of anthrax in humans who had eaten meat from a dead carabao was reported in Cagayan Province in the Philippines in early 2010, with over 400 cases of illness and at least two fatalities.B. anthracis bacterial spores are soil-borne. Because of their long lifespan, spores are present globally and remain at the burial sites of animals killed by anthrax for many decades. Disturbed grave sites of infected animals have caused reinfection over 70 years after the animal's interment.