Infection Control
... Basic, but important, Principles of Cross Transmission • Presence of microorganisms on hands or in environment does not necessarily = cross transmission or infection • Infection is multi-factorial requiring many cross – linkages • Epidemiologic Triangle: ...
... Basic, but important, Principles of Cross Transmission • Presence of microorganisms on hands or in environment does not necessarily = cross transmission or infection • Infection is multi-factorial requiring many cross – linkages • Epidemiologic Triangle: ...
Annotated Bibliography
... not only expanded my vocabulary, it discussed general points, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention. The diagnosis section includes diagnostic tests which are not commonly mentioned except for the fact that most often they relieve nothing as the results are inconclusive. The prevention section only dis ...
... not only expanded my vocabulary, it discussed general points, diagnosis, therapy, and prevention. The diagnosis section includes diagnostic tests which are not commonly mentioned except for the fact that most often they relieve nothing as the results are inconclusive. The prevention section only dis ...
Bacterial Meningitis - Boston Public Health Commission
... However, people with chronic medical problems or with weakened immune systems, and those who are very young or very old, are at high risk for getting pneumococcal meningitis. Meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is not contagious (spread from person to person). People in close contact with ...
... However, people with chronic medical problems or with weakened immune systems, and those who are very young or very old, are at high risk for getting pneumococcal meningitis. Meningitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is not contagious (spread from person to person). People in close contact with ...
Rapid communications
... to occur in form of epidemic outbursts. Human infections have been reported mainly from Malawi, south-east and central Uganda and Tanzania, and sporadically from Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. T. b. gambiense, the parasite causing West African sleeping sickness is focally endemic in ...
... to occur in form of epidemic outbursts. Human infections have been reported mainly from Malawi, south-east and central Uganda and Tanzania, and sporadically from Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. T. b. gambiense, the parasite causing West African sleeping sickness is focally endemic in ...
Meningitis and Camp Attendees
... Children and adults with damaged or removed spleens or persistent complement component deficiency (an inherited immune disorder) are at risk. Adolescents, and people who live in certain settings such as college freshmen living in dormitories and military recruits are at greater risk of disease from ...
... Children and adults with damaged or removed spleens or persistent complement component deficiency (an inherited immune disorder) are at risk. Adolescents, and people who live in certain settings such as college freshmen living in dormitories and military recruits are at greater risk of disease from ...
File - Sydney russell school e
... Bacteria mutate by chance Bacteria with mutation not killed by antibiotic These cells can survive to reproduce And pass the gene for resistance to their offspring – population of resistant bacteria increases What is a sterile culture. Culture of only one type of microorganism. Give 2 reasons it is i ...
... Bacteria mutate by chance Bacteria with mutation not killed by antibiotic These cells can survive to reproduce And pass the gene for resistance to their offspring – population of resistant bacteria increases What is a sterile culture. Culture of only one type of microorganism. Give 2 reasons it is i ...
Hydradenitis suppuritiva
... inflammation and infection of the axillary apocrine glands (probably initiated by follicular occlusion, perifolliculitis then secondary inflammation of nearby apocrine and eccrine glands.) confined to areas of the body that contain apocrine glands. These areas are the axillae, areola of the nipp ...
... inflammation and infection of the axillary apocrine glands (probably initiated by follicular occlusion, perifolliculitis then secondary inflammation of nearby apocrine and eccrine glands.) confined to areas of the body that contain apocrine glands. These areas are the axillae, areola of the nipp ...
Neuroretinitis - Review
... in a star figure around the fovea.1 It affects persons of all ages, although it occurs more often in the third and fourth decades of life, with no gender predilection.2,3 It is mostly unilateral and may be precipitated by various, known and unknown factors. Neuroretinitis is a rare clinical entity o ...
... in a star figure around the fovea.1 It affects persons of all ages, although it occurs more often in the third and fourth decades of life, with no gender predilection.2,3 It is mostly unilateral and may be precipitated by various, known and unknown factors. Neuroretinitis is a rare clinical entity o ...
Facilitator Version Cavitary Lung Lesion Module #24 Created by
... high concern for TB or atypical presentation and want BAL to r/o TB) or drainage of the cavitary lesion. CT guided transcutaneous biopsy is also not recommended as patients usually respond to medical therapy and there is high risk of pneumothorax (IR will giggle if you ask them to biopsy a lung absc ...
... high concern for TB or atypical presentation and want BAL to r/o TB) or drainage of the cavitary lesion. CT guided transcutaneous biopsy is also not recommended as patients usually respond to medical therapy and there is high risk of pneumothorax (IR will giggle if you ask them to biopsy a lung absc ...
Rodents Continued: Mice - anslab.iastate.edu
... Existing ferel populations in Shetland Islands and New Zealand Current resurgence of role in rodent control (rabbits) – Helsinki (2009) ...
... Existing ferel populations in Shetland Islands and New Zealand Current resurgence of role in rodent control (rabbits) – Helsinki (2009) ...
EBOLA VIRUS
... usually begin suddenly with an flu-like stage characterized by fatigue, fever, headaches, and joint, muscle, and abdominal pain. ...
... usually begin suddenly with an flu-like stage characterized by fatigue, fever, headaches, and joint, muscle, and abdominal pain. ...
DETECTION OF INFLAMMATION IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD SAMPLES
... inflammatory cases. Therefore the ‘pathophysiological range is approximately 4 X. Values greater than 10 g/L must always be regarded seriously and carry a guarded (but not necessarily poor) prognosis. Fibrinogen responds to acute inflammation relatively sluggishly and may not be outside the referenc ...
... inflammatory cases. Therefore the ‘pathophysiological range is approximately 4 X. Values greater than 10 g/L must always be regarded seriously and carry a guarded (but not necessarily poor) prognosis. Fibrinogen responds to acute inflammation relatively sluggishly and may not be outside the referenc ...
Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-Alpha)
... the TB cases were extrapulmonary and 24% were disseminated disease (Keane, NEJM 345 (15) 1098). ...
... the TB cases were extrapulmonary and 24% were disseminated disease (Keane, NEJM 345 (15) 1098). ...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Epidemiology Program
... problem in March 1914. At that time the Italians championed the hypothesis that the disease was caused by spoiled corn, while the Americans were convinced it was an infectious disease. Three observations made Goldberger suspect a ...
... problem in March 1914. At that time the Italians championed the hypothesis that the disease was caused by spoiled corn, while the Americans were convinced it was an infectious disease. Three observations made Goldberger suspect a ...
A case of acute psittacosis with severe abdominal pain
... days before visiting our hospital. He was non-smoker, and did not have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac disease or collagen disease. He came to the outpatient department for pain progression and was admitted to the Emergency Surgery Department with severe pain in the right upper abdome ...
... days before visiting our hospital. He was non-smoker, and did not have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac disease or collagen disease. He came to the outpatient department for pain progression and was admitted to the Emergency Surgery Department with severe pain in the right upper abdome ...
A case of acute psittacosis with severe abdominal pain
... days before visiting our hospital. He was non-smoker, and did not have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac disease or collagen disease. He came to the outpatient department for pain progression and was admitted to the Emergency Surgery Department with severe pain in the right upper abdome ...
... days before visiting our hospital. He was non-smoker, and did not have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiac disease or collagen disease. He came to the outpatient department for pain progression and was admitted to the Emergency Surgery Department with severe pain in the right upper abdome ...
Infection Control
... – Reduce your risk of exposure to blood and body fluids – Provide the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) – Provide the use of Engineering Controls – ex. Negative pressure rooms for TB patients, sharps disposal containers – Provide a Hepatitis B vaccine program – The plan is located in the Ep ...
... – Reduce your risk of exposure to blood and body fluids – Provide the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) – Provide the use of Engineering Controls – ex. Negative pressure rooms for TB patients, sharps disposal containers – Provide a Hepatitis B vaccine program – The plan is located in the Ep ...
CALF PNEUMONIA....AN OVERVIEW There has been
... repeated some weeks later can give valuable information. If we know which bugs are there, we are half way to controlling the problem. But it isn’t just about what bugs are present on your farm. Calf pneumonia is overwhelmingly a management disease. If we can create the conditions that reduce the num ...
... repeated some weeks later can give valuable information. If we know which bugs are there, we are half way to controlling the problem. But it isn’t just about what bugs are present on your farm. Calf pneumonia is overwhelmingly a management disease. If we can create the conditions that reduce the num ...
Events That Changed the World – The Black Death
... “We see death coming into our midst like black smoke, a plague which cuts off the young, a rootless phantom which has no mercy or fair countenance. Woe is me…It is an ugly eruption that comes with unseemly haste. It is a grievous ornament that breaks out in a rash. The early ornaments of black death ...
... “We see death coming into our midst like black smoke, a plague which cuts off the young, a rootless phantom which has no mercy or fair countenance. Woe is me…It is an ugly eruption that comes with unseemly haste. It is a grievous ornament that breaks out in a rash. The early ornaments of black death ...
To Draw or Not to Draw: Drawing Blood Cultures From a Potentially
... necessary when patients’ presenting symptoms warrant additional examination. This may include lumbar puncture or additional radiographic films. Because vascular access devices alter the skin defense barrier of patients who are immunocompromised, their presence increases the risk for infection (Pizzo ...
... necessary when patients’ presenting symptoms warrant additional examination. This may include lumbar puncture or additional radiographic films. Because vascular access devices alter the skin defense barrier of patients who are immunocompromised, their presence increases the risk for infection (Pizzo ...
Infection Control and Preventions
... Transmission based precautions are used for patients that have known _______________ ________________. According to Centers for Disease Control, Transmission-Based Precautions are intended to supplement Standard Precautions in patients with known or suspected colonization or infection of highly tr ...
... Transmission based precautions are used for patients that have known _______________ ________________. According to Centers for Disease Control, Transmission-Based Precautions are intended to supplement Standard Precautions in patients with known or suspected colonization or infection of highly tr ...
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis (also known as field fever, rat catcher's yellows, and pretibial fever among others names) is an infection caused by corkscrew-shaped bacteria called Leptospira. Symptoms can range from none to mild such as headaches, muscle pains, and fevers; to severe with bleeding from the lungs or meningitis. If the infection causes the person to turn yellow, have kidney failure and bleeding, it is then known as Weil's disease. If it causes lots of bleeding from the lungs it is known as severe pulmonary haemorrhage syndrome.Up to 13 different genetic types of Leptospira may cause disease in humans. It is transmitted by both wild and domestic animals. The most common animals that spread the disease are rodents. It is often transmitted by animal urine or by water or soil containing animal urine coming into contact with breaks in the skin, eyes, mouth, or nose. In the developing world the disease most commonly occurs in farmers and poor people who live in cities. In the developed world it most commonly occurs in those involved in outdoor activities in warm and wet areas of the world. Diagnosis is typically by looking for antibodies against the bacteria or finding its DNA in the blood.Efforts to prevent the disease include protective equipment to prevent contact when working with potentially infected animals, washing after this contact, and reducing rodents in areas people live and work. The antibiotic doxycycline, when used in an effort to prevent infection among travellers, is of unclear benefit. Vaccines for animals exist for certain type of Leptospira which may decrease the risk of spread to humans. Treatment if infected is with antibiotics such as: doxycycline, penicillin, or ceftriaxone. Weil's disease and severe pulmonary haemorrhage syndrome result in death rates greater than 10% and 50%, respectively, even with treatment.It is estimated that seven to ten million people are infected by leptospirosis a year. The number of deaths this causes is not clear. The disease is most common in tropical areas of the world but may occur anywhere. Outbreaks may occur in slums of the developing world. The disease was first described by Weil in 1886 in Germany. Animals who are infected may have no symptoms, mild symptoms, or severe symptoms. Symptoms may vary by the type of animal. In some animals Leptospira live in the reproductive tract, leading to transmission during mating.