viral hemorrhagic fever
... Fruit bats are currently a candidate reservoir. Asymptomatic infections occur in bats within the geographical range of human Ebola outbreaks. 10 B The initial transmission of Marburg and Ebola viruses from animals to humans is not understood. C Risk of transmission is greatest during the latter stag ...
... Fruit bats are currently a candidate reservoir. Asymptomatic infections occur in bats within the geographical range of human Ebola outbreaks. 10 B The initial transmission of Marburg and Ebola viruses from animals to humans is not understood. C Risk of transmission is greatest during the latter stag ...
Emerging infectious disease: what are the relative roles of ecology
... burgdorferi infection has been detected retrospectively in a tick collected 50 years ago on Long Island, NY, USA, suggesting that before the recent epidemic, bacteria populations persisted in isolated areas that were not severely deforested%. Migration of infected deer or rodents from such refuges m ...
... burgdorferi infection has been detected retrospectively in a tick collected 50 years ago on Long Island, NY, USA, suggesting that before the recent epidemic, bacteria populations persisted in isolated areas that were not severely deforested%. Migration of infected deer or rodents from such refuges m ...
Varicella Infection
... • Chickenpox may be serious for pregnant women and fetus • Increasing numbers of seronegative women could result in increase chickenpox in pregnancy • Vaccine strategy should aim to protect all non immune adults especially women of reproductive age • Congenital varicella syndrome may be a rare occur ...
... • Chickenpox may be serious for pregnant women and fetus • Increasing numbers of seronegative women could result in increase chickenpox in pregnancy • Vaccine strategy should aim to protect all non immune adults especially women of reproductive age • Congenital varicella syndrome may be a rare occur ...
Obstructive Lung Disease – Asthma and COPD
... • Medication use and adverse reactions • Past history of respiratory problems and allergies • Family history of respiratory problems • Smoking history and passive exposure to tobacco smoke • Occupational and environmental history 2. Physical exam skills: Students should be able to perform a physical ...
... • Medication use and adverse reactions • Past history of respiratory problems and allergies • Family history of respiratory problems • Smoking history and passive exposure to tobacco smoke • Occupational and environmental history 2. Physical exam skills: Students should be able to perform a physical ...
August 2014 - Boonshoft School of Medicine
... Illness is commonly seen in travelers who visit outside US. To date 243 travel associated cases had been reported so far. However the very first acquired case in florida raised concern about increasing risk. people infected with the virus typically has fever, joint pain and swelling. Virus does not ...
... Illness is commonly seen in travelers who visit outside US. To date 243 travel associated cases had been reported so far. However the very first acquired case in florida raised concern about increasing risk. people infected with the virus typically has fever, joint pain and swelling. Virus does not ...
REPORTABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN MICHIGAN
... departments throughout Michigan investigate reported cases of notifiable diseases and collect patient demographics and other relevant data and report to the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) through the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS). MDSS is a centralized, statewide, elect ...
... departments throughout Michigan investigate reported cases of notifiable diseases and collect patient demographics and other relevant data and report to the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) through the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS). MDSS is a centralized, statewide, elect ...
Animals and Mechanisms of Disease Transmission
... Enterohemorrhagic E. coli or Shiga toxin-producing E. coli [STEC] is a foodborne zoonosis transmitted to humans from contaminated food and water or contact with infected animals or persons. Infections are caused predominantly by E. coli serotype 0157:H7, but novel serotypes are emerging that produce ...
... Enterohemorrhagic E. coli or Shiga toxin-producing E. coli [STEC] is a foodborne zoonosis transmitted to humans from contaminated food and water or contact with infected animals or persons. Infections are caused predominantly by E. coli serotype 0157:H7, but novel serotypes are emerging that produce ...
Growing evidence of an emerging tick
... The growing evidence of an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme-like illness for many Australian patients. a. the prevalence and geographic distribution of Lyme-like illness in Australia; Lyme Disease is caused by infection with bacteria of the Borrelia type. Lyme disease is a type of borr ...
... The growing evidence of an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme-like illness for many Australian patients. a. the prevalence and geographic distribution of Lyme-like illness in Australia; Lyme Disease is caused by infection with bacteria of the Borrelia type. Lyme disease is a type of borr ...
Lesson Plans
... lumps called buboes, which are caused by the collection of pus in the lymph nodes of the groin, armpit, or neck. Eventually blood vessels under the skin burst, causing a black appearance that led to the name the Black Death for this plague. Untreated bubonic plague may eventually start to spread in ...
... lumps called buboes, which are caused by the collection of pus in the lymph nodes of the groin, armpit, or neck. Eventually blood vessels under the skin burst, causing a black appearance that led to the name the Black Death for this plague. Untreated bubonic plague may eventually start to spread in ...
Lyme Disease in Connemara: Case Cluster Report:
... conditions and campylobacter which is most often a self limiting nuisance infection still on the list of notifiable diseases and Lyme disease which has taken a foothold here not on it. Previously most of our cases in this country were cases contracted abroad and diagnosed on return but now many of t ...
... conditions and campylobacter which is most often a self limiting nuisance infection still on the list of notifiable diseases and Lyme disease which has taken a foothold here not on it. Previously most of our cases in this country were cases contracted abroad and diagnosed on return but now many of t ...
FIBROPAPILLOMATOSIS (FP) OF SEA TURTLES
... No. Distribution World-wide. Transmission Unclear. In the marine environment, FP could potentially be transmitted to uninfected individuals by direct contact between infected turtles or by contact with substrates harbouring virus, such as sediments, contaminated surfaces or seawater. Marine leeches ...
... No. Distribution World-wide. Transmission Unclear. In the marine environment, FP could potentially be transmitted to uninfected individuals by direct contact between infected turtles or by contact with substrates harbouring virus, such as sediments, contaminated surfaces or seawater. Marine leeches ...
Emergence of Infectious Diseases in the 21st Century
... »new« infecting organism is published every week. At present, there are many new emerging tropical infectious diseases. Good recent examples are SARS, West Nile encephalitis, Chagas’ Disease and dengue fever. Most of the newly recognised infectious tropical diseases are originally zoonoses from wild ...
... »new« infecting organism is published every week. At present, there are many new emerging tropical infectious diseases. Good recent examples are SARS, West Nile encephalitis, Chagas’ Disease and dengue fever. Most of the newly recognised infectious tropical diseases are originally zoonoses from wild ...
BIOSECURITY ON DAIRIES A BAMN Publication
... A goal for most dairy producers is to profitably and sustainably produce high quality, safe milk and meat products. Several factors can lead to chemical (pesticides, antibiotics, and other drugs) or infectious contaminants, lowering the quality or safety of milk and meat. Some of these risk factors ...
... A goal for most dairy producers is to profitably and sustainably produce high quality, safe milk and meat products. Several factors can lead to chemical (pesticides, antibiotics, and other drugs) or infectious contaminants, lowering the quality or safety of milk and meat. Some of these risk factors ...
Antigenic variation
... persistently re-infect human populations by continually evading host immunity through the continuous and rapid evolution of surface antigens haemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase(N). This process is known as antigenic drift. A vaccine directed against one type of influenza virus (e.g. H3N2) does not ...
... persistently re-infect human populations by continually evading host immunity through the continuous and rapid evolution of surface antigens haemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase(N). This process is known as antigenic drift. A vaccine directed against one type of influenza virus (e.g. H3N2) does not ...
C. diphtheriae
... on the skin of infected persons or normal carriers. It is spread by droplets or by direct contact. Portal of entry: respiratory tract or skin abrasions. Diphtheria bacilli colonize and grow on mucous membranes, and start to produce toxin, which is then absorbed into the mucous membranes, and even sp ...
... on the skin of infected persons or normal carriers. It is spread by droplets or by direct contact. Portal of entry: respiratory tract or skin abrasions. Diphtheria bacilli colonize and grow on mucous membranes, and start to produce toxin, which is then absorbed into the mucous membranes, and even sp ...
viral hemorrhagic fevers - the County of Santa Clara
... No vaccines exist to prevent viral hemorrhagic fevers except for yellow fever. At this time, the yellow fever vaccine is recommended only for individuals traveling to areas such as tropical South America and sub-Saharan Africa. If you were exposed to VHFs, you would be provided supportive medical ca ...
... No vaccines exist to prevent viral hemorrhagic fevers except for yellow fever. At this time, the yellow fever vaccine is recommended only for individuals traveling to areas such as tropical South America and sub-Saharan Africa. If you were exposed to VHFs, you would be provided supportive medical ca ...
One Health: It`s a Small World Health After All
... • Encephalitis in >130 species (mammals and birds) • Prepatent period 9 weeks • Eggs take >11 day to reach infectious stage and can persist in the environment for > 6 yrs • Intermediate hosts such as rodents, lagomorphs and some birds can be infectious if ingested by raccoons ...
... • Encephalitis in >130 species (mammals and birds) • Prepatent period 9 weeks • Eggs take >11 day to reach infectious stage and can persist in the environment for > 6 yrs • Intermediate hosts such as rodents, lagomorphs and some birds can be infectious if ingested by raccoons ...
Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Training Outline
... B. HCV (Hepatitis C Virus) – virus infecting the liver Most Serious bloodborne hazard which can survive for long periods of time on inanimate objects Symptoms are jaundice, fatigue, dark urine, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea Infectious blood to blood contact from an infected person t ...
... B. HCV (Hepatitis C Virus) – virus infecting the liver Most Serious bloodborne hazard which can survive for long periods of time on inanimate objects Symptoms are jaundice, fatigue, dark urine, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, nausea Infectious blood to blood contact from an infected person t ...
Tuberculosis update for Travelers
... How much danger am I in if I was on the flight and seated near the infected person? Your chances of having been infected are very low, and even so you may never develop the disease. The person with XDR-TB spent nearly 2 weeks in Europe. Are other people who came into contact with him in danger? No. ...
... How much danger am I in if I was on the flight and seated near the infected person? Your chances of having been infected are very low, and even so you may never develop the disease. The person with XDR-TB spent nearly 2 weeks in Europe. Are other people who came into contact with him in danger? No. ...
HIV-1 Associated Dementia:
... toxoplasmosis, JC virus, CMV, EBV, HHV-6, Varicella zoster v. • Major clinical symptoms (in absence of clear infectious cause): impaired short term-memory loss, reduced concentration, leg weakness, slowness of hand movement & gait, depression • Behavioral symptoms: personality changes, ...
... toxoplasmosis, JC virus, CMV, EBV, HHV-6, Varicella zoster v. • Major clinical symptoms (in absence of clear infectious cause): impaired short term-memory loss, reduced concentration, leg weakness, slowness of hand movement & gait, depression • Behavioral symptoms: personality changes, ...
Pathogen Training - Community College of Rhode Island
... 1—1.25 million Americans are chronically infected Symptoms include: jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, ...
... 1—1.25 million Americans are chronically infected Symptoms include: jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, ...
Tufts University / Tufts Medical Center
... Bloodborne pathogens are disease-causing microbes present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. Although the microbes of primary concern include the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the Hepatitis B virus and the Hepatitis C virus, there are twentyfive additional microbes that can be tra ...
... Bloodborne pathogens are disease-causing microbes present in human blood and can cause disease in humans. Although the microbes of primary concern include the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the Hepatitis B virus and the Hepatitis C virus, there are twentyfive additional microbes that can be tra ...
meningitis - Saginaw County Department of Public Health
... What is meningitis? Meningitis is an infection and inflammation of the brain lining (the meninges) and the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord (cerebrospinal fluid). Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. The severity of the infection and type of treatmen ...
... What is meningitis? Meningitis is an infection and inflammation of the brain lining (the meninges) and the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord (cerebrospinal fluid). Meningitis is usually caused by a viral or bacterial infection. The severity of the infection and type of treatmen ...
policy policy 24: dealing with infectious diseases
... (see Handbook and Appendices section). Some children may need to be excluded under special circumstances, i.e. non-immunised children may need to be excluded during an epidemic or local outbreak of an infectious disease. 3. Non-exclusion: Children known to be carriers of blood-borne viruses, such as ...
... (see Handbook and Appendices section). Some children may need to be excluded under special circumstances, i.e. non-immunised children may need to be excluded during an epidemic or local outbreak of an infectious disease. 3. Non-exclusion: Children known to be carriers of blood-borne viruses, such as ...
Draft Pet Evaluation Matrix - Animal Welfare League of Arlington
... greater specificity to the definitions. A Pet Evaluation Matrix, which may take the form of a simple set of guidelines, a comprehensive table of medical and behavioral conditions, or any combination in-between, can be indispensable to shelter staff who must apply the definitions and categorize the a ...
... greater specificity to the definitions. A Pet Evaluation Matrix, which may take the form of a simple set of guidelines, a comprehensive table of medical and behavioral conditions, or any combination in-between, can be indispensable to shelter staff who must apply the definitions and categorize the a ...
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.