Bioterrorism: An Even More Devastating Threat By Rick Weiss It
... one had occurred. That's a huge problem for a disease like anthrax. Up to 80 percent of people infected by inhaled spores die within days if untreated. By the time symptoms appear -- fever, rash and congested lungs -- it's generally too late. Another problem is that the first-line defenders against ...
... one had occurred. That's a huge problem for a disease like anthrax. Up to 80 percent of people infected by inhaled spores die within days if untreated. By the time symptoms appear -- fever, rash and congested lungs -- it's generally too late. Another problem is that the first-line defenders against ...
Disease in History - Smallpox history and its control in India
... The earliest credible clinical evidence of smallpox is found in the Egyptian mummies of persons who died some 3000 years ago. It has been speculated that Egyptian traders brought smallpox to India during the 1st millennium BC, where it remained as an endemic human disease for at least 2000 years. Un ...
... The earliest credible clinical evidence of smallpox is found in the Egyptian mummies of persons who died some 3000 years ago. It has been speculated that Egyptian traders brought smallpox to India during the 1st millennium BC, where it remained as an endemic human disease for at least 2000 years. Un ...
anthrax as a biological weapon
... major forms of smallpox exist Structure is a large DNA virus Declared eradicated in 1980 and the U.S. stopped its civilian vaccination in 1981, U.S. military stopped in 1985 ...
... major forms of smallpox exist Structure is a large DNA virus Declared eradicated in 1980 and the U.S. stopped its civilian vaccination in 1981, U.S. military stopped in 1985 ...
Math 210G Mathematics Appreciation Dr. Robert Smits
... • Martinus Beijerinck (1898) … same experiments … same results • infectious agent destroyed when the liquid was heated. • Beijerinck concluded agent was a "contagious living fluid." • Beijerinck (as Jenner) used the term "virus" (Latin for poison or pestilence. • hoof-and-mouth disease, yellow fever ...
... • Martinus Beijerinck (1898) … same experiments … same results • infectious agent destroyed when the liquid was heated. • Beijerinck concluded agent was a "contagious living fluid." • Beijerinck (as Jenner) used the term "virus" (Latin for poison or pestilence. • hoof-and-mouth disease, yellow fever ...
methylisatin β Medical Management of Smallpox Patients and Vaccination Complications
... 3. Removal and disposal of all protective clothing into biohazard waste disposal containers should be done before leaving the isolation room and re-entering other areas of the hospital. 4. All infectious waste and contaminated protective clothing should be disposed of or sterilized in an appropriate ...
... 3. Removal and disposal of all protective clothing into biohazard waste disposal containers should be done before leaving the isolation room and re-entering other areas of the hospital. 4. All infectious waste and contaminated protective clothing should be disposed of or sterilized in an appropriate ...
Smallpox in Animals
... A. There is very little information about which animals can get vaccinia infection following smallpox vaccination. Limited information suggests that rodents and cattle have been infected. Different types of animals have varying risks of illness from exposure to vaccinia virus. Special precautions sh ...
... A. There is very little information about which animals can get vaccinia infection following smallpox vaccination. Limited information suggests that rodents and cattle have been infected. Different types of animals have varying risks of illness from exposure to vaccinia virus. Special precautions sh ...
Fact File: Edward Jenner - the Newcastle Collection
... He was born in Berkely, Gloucestshire on 18 May 1749, the son of the village vicar. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a local surgeon and then went on to train in London. In 1772 he returned to his home town and practises medicine there for the rest of his life. At the time, smallpox was a terr ...
... He was born in Berkely, Gloucestshire on 18 May 1749, the son of the village vicar. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to a local surgeon and then went on to train in London. In 1772 he returned to his home town and practises medicine there for the rest of his life. At the time, smallpox was a terr ...
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... against the pathogen with only very mild symptoms of infection. For several days after you are vaccinated, your immune system develops antibodies and memory cells against the pathogen. You develop a long-lasting (sometime lifetime) immunity to the particular disease the pathogen causes. Some vaccine ...
... against the pathogen with only very mild symptoms of infection. For several days after you are vaccinated, your immune system develops antibodies and memory cells against the pathogen. You develop a long-lasting (sometime lifetime) immunity to the particular disease the pathogen causes. Some vaccine ...
vaccine - Fatchiyah
... •Form of the wild virus or bacterium •Can replicate themselves so the immune response almost similar to natural infection ...
... •Form of the wild virus or bacterium •Can replicate themselves so the immune response almost similar to natural infection ...
Medical Management of Smallpox Patients and Vaccination Complications
... 1.7% of the cases in case series reviewed by Rao (see above). It usually occurred after the 15th day and was accompanied by a brief recurrence of fever during the scabbing stage. The elbow is the most commonly affected joint and symmetrical, bilateral involvement was frequently seen. This complicati ...
... 1.7% of the cases in case series reviewed by Rao (see above). It usually occurred after the 15th day and was accompanied by a brief recurrence of fever during the scabbing stage. The elbow is the most commonly affected joint and symmetrical, bilateral involvement was frequently seen. This complicati ...
THE CLINICAL FEATURES OF SMALLPOX CHAPTER 1 Contents
... were occasionally mentioned in the old literature, but they were the exception ; nowhere did endemic mild smallpox occur . Smallpox was designated by many names in various languages, but no one saw a need to distinguish different varieties of smallpox, although the existence of different clinical ty ...
... were occasionally mentioned in the old literature, but they were the exception ; nowhere did endemic mild smallpox occur . Smallpox was designated by many names in various languages, but no one saw a need to distinguish different varieties of smallpox, although the existence of different clinical ty ...
Smallpox
... soon after their formation, releasing large amounts of virus into the mouth and throat. The centrifugal distribution of lesions, more prominent on the face and extremities than on the trunk, is a distinctive diagnostic feature of smallpox and gives the trained eye cause to suspect the disease. Lesio ...
... soon after their formation, releasing large amounts of virus into the mouth and throat. The centrifugal distribution of lesions, more prominent on the face and extremities than on the trunk, is a distinctive diagnostic feature of smallpox and gives the trained eye cause to suspect the disease. Lesio ...
SMALLPOX - the chris hobbs site
... of cases into industrialized countries in temperate areas showed that, in a closed environment, airborne virus could sometimes spread within buildings via the ventilation system and infect persons in other rooms or on other floors in distant and apparently unconnected spaces. This mode of transmissi ...
... of cases into industrialized countries in temperate areas showed that, in a closed environment, airborne virus could sometimes spread within buildings via the ventilation system and infect persons in other rooms or on other floors in distant and apparently unconnected spaces. This mode of transmissi ...
Modern Science vs. Infectious Disease
... • Since the 1970s, however, that confidence has been shattered with the spread of new pathogens, and mutations that are resistant to vaccines and antibiotics ...
... • Since the 1970s, however, that confidence has been shattered with the spread of new pathogens, and mutations that are resistant to vaccines and antibiotics ...
CCR5-∆32
... Smallpox, one of history’s most contagious, devastating and disfiguring diseases, was present in India as early as 1000 B.C. and remained endemic until its final eradication in 1977. Approximately 95% of the population of the valley of the Ganges in India (which was an endemic area for smallpox sinc ...
... Smallpox, one of history’s most contagious, devastating and disfiguring diseases, was present in India as early as 1000 B.C. and remained endemic until its final eradication in 1977. Approximately 95% of the population of the valley of the Ganges in India (which was an endemic area for smallpox sinc ...
Bioterrorism: Key Facts about Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague and Botulism
... Plague and Botulism Smallpox: the illness begins with fever. The patient feels sick and has symptoms such as headache and severe backache. A rash appears after two to four days and progresses through characteristic stages of papules, vesicles, pustules and finally scabs. The scabs fall off at the en ...
... Plague and Botulism Smallpox: the illness begins with fever. The patient feels sick and has symptoms such as headache and severe backache. A rash appears after two to four days and progresses through characteristic stages of papules, vesicles, pustules and finally scabs. The scabs fall off at the en ...
Active and passive immunity IGCSE
... • Aimed to rid world of smallpox by 1977 • Involved vaccination and surveillance • Over 80% of populations at risk of the disease were vaccinated • After any reported case everyone in the household and 30 surrounding households ...
... • Aimed to rid world of smallpox by 1977 • Involved vaccination and surveillance • Over 80% of populations at risk of the disease were vaccinated • After any reported case everyone in the household and 30 surrounding households ...
CDC Immunization Guide - Winona State University
... protection from Variola vera. -About 1,000 people for every 1 million people vaccinated experienced reactions that were serious. -Between 14 and 52 people out of every 1 million people vaccinated experienced potentially life-threatening reactions to the vaccine. -It is estimated that 1 or 2 people i ...
... protection from Variola vera. -About 1,000 people for every 1 million people vaccinated experienced reactions that were serious. -Between 14 and 52 people out of every 1 million people vaccinated experienced potentially life-threatening reactions to the vaccine. -It is estimated that 1 or 2 people i ...
Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Protocol
... Rash can mimic many diseases; rash may involve palms and soles; 95% maculopapular, may be pustular. Sexually active persons ...
... Rash can mimic many diseases; rash may involve palms and soles; 95% maculopapular, may be pustular. Sexually active persons ...
octoberc 5 human geography
... the lymphatic system. Within a few days, large pustules begin to appear all over the victim's skin. Starting with the hands and the face, and then spreading to cover the rest of the body, each blister is packed full of smallpox DNA. If punctured, these blisters become highly infectious, projecting f ...
... the lymphatic system. Within a few days, large pustules begin to appear all over the victim's skin. Starting with the hands and the face, and then spreading to cover the rest of the body, each blister is packed full of smallpox DNA. If punctured, these blisters become highly infectious, projecting f ...
Testimony
... flat red lesions (a “maculopapular” rash); the lesions evolve at the same rate. Lesions become pus-filled and begin to crust early in the second week. Scabs develop and then separate and fall off after about 34 weeks. Individuals are generally infectious to others from the time period immediately pr ...
... flat red lesions (a “maculopapular” rash); the lesions evolve at the same rate. Lesions become pus-filled and begin to crust early in the second week. Scabs develop and then separate and fall off after about 34 weeks. Individuals are generally infectious to others from the time period immediately pr ...
that the increased numbers of NKG2C+ cells likely reflect the
... (i.e., protection against the disease) might be almost completely lost ∼30 years after primary vaccination; thus, it is reasonable ...
... (i.e., protection against the disease) might be almost completely lost ∼30 years after primary vaccination; thus, it is reasonable ...
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, derived from varius (""spotted"") or varus (""pimple""). The disease was originally known in English as the ""pox"" or ""red plague""; the term ""smallpox"" was first used in Britain in the 15th century to distinguish variola from the ""great pox"" (syphilis). The last naturally occurring case of smallpox (Variola minor) was diagnosed on 26 October 1977.Infection with smallpox is focused in small blood vessels of the skin and in the mouth and throat before disseminating. In the skin it results in a characteristic maculopapular rash and, later, raised fluid-filled blisters. V. major produced a more serious disease and had an overall mortality rate of 30–35 percent. V. minor caused a milder form of disease (also known as alastrim, cottonpox, milkpox, whitepox, and Cuban itch) which killed about 1 percent of its victims. Long-term complications of V. major infection included characteristic scars, commonly on the face, which occur in 65–85 percent of survivors. Blindness resulting from corneal ulceration and scarring, and limb deformities due to arthritis and osteomyelitis were less common complications, seen in about 2–5 percent of cases.Smallpox is believed to have emerged in human populations about 10,000 BC. The earliest physical evidence of it is probably the pustular rash on the mummified body of Pharaoh Ramses V of Egypt. The disease killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans annually during the closing years of the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs), and was responsible for a third of all blindness. Of all those infected, 20–60 percent—and over 80 percent of infected children—died from the disease. Smallpox was responsible for an estimated 300–500 million deaths during the 20th century. As recently as 1967, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 15 million people contracted the disease and that two million died in that year.After vaccination campaigns throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the WHO certified the eradication of smallpox in 1979. Smallpox is one of two infectious diseases to have been eradicated, the other being rinderpest, which was declared eradicated in 2011.