R ep o rted C ases Week of Outbreak
... The spread of a disease epidemic is usually fast (on the order of days or weeks) so we can ignore growth of the host population. In that case the total population size is approximately constant so we only need to keep track of the proportion of infected and healthy individuals. For many diseases, pe ...
... The spread of a disease epidemic is usually fast (on the order of days or weeks) so we can ignore growth of the host population. In that case the total population size is approximately constant so we only need to keep track of the proportion of infected and healthy individuals. For many diseases, pe ...
Nature of The Immune System
... Toxoid - inactivated toxic compounds in cases where these (rather than the micro-organism itself) cause illness Subunit -fragments create an immune response Conjugate-linking outer coats to proteins which can the lead immune system to recognize ...
... Toxoid - inactivated toxic compounds in cases where these (rather than the micro-organism itself) cause illness Subunit -fragments create an immune response Conjugate-linking outer coats to proteins which can the lead immune system to recognize ...
Viral Meningitis_final.pmd
... viral meningitis, so the manner in which the virus is spread depends on the type of virus involved. The viruses can be spread by having direct contact with respiratory secretions (saliva, sputum and nasal secretions) of an infected person and then rubbing your own nose, mouth, or eyes. The virus is ...
... viral meningitis, so the manner in which the virus is spread depends on the type of virus involved. The viruses can be spread by having direct contact with respiratory secretions (saliva, sputum and nasal secretions) of an infected person and then rubbing your own nose, mouth, or eyes. The virus is ...
Bloodborne Pathogens - Dallas County R
... Bloodborne Pathogens are microorganisms carried by human blood and other body fluids. The three deadliest bloodborne diseases are: ...
... Bloodborne Pathogens are microorganisms carried by human blood and other body fluids. The three deadliest bloodborne diseases are: ...
Bauman Chapter 1 Answers to Critical Thinking Questions
... Koch would have been extremely frustrated by attempts to identify the agents of viral diseases. Methods to detect viruses did not exist, and the means to grow them in the laboratory had not been developed. His initial success with anthrax provided the basis for the development of his postulates, for ...
... Koch would have been extremely frustrated by attempts to identify the agents of viral diseases. Methods to detect viruses did not exist, and the means to grow them in the laboratory had not been developed. His initial success with anthrax provided the basis for the development of his postulates, for ...
HEALTH NOTICE There has been a reported case of RSV
... Symptoms of RSV infection are similar to other respiratory infections. Illness usually begins 4 to 6 days after exposure (range: 2 to 8 days) with a runny nose and decrease in appetite. Coughing, sneezing, and fever typically develop 1 to 3 days later. Wheezing may also occur. In very young infants, ...
... Symptoms of RSV infection are similar to other respiratory infections. Illness usually begins 4 to 6 days after exposure (range: 2 to 8 days) with a runny nose and decrease in appetite. Coughing, sneezing, and fever typically develop 1 to 3 days later. Wheezing may also occur. In very young infants, ...
The Immune and Nervous System
... Passive Immunity • When antibodies are made in another person or animal, and then given to you. • Newborn babies have Passive Immunity from antibodies in their mother’s blood. • This Passive Immunity only last for a few months, so the baby will need vaccines to build up their own Active Immunity. ...
... Passive Immunity • When antibodies are made in another person or animal, and then given to you. • Newborn babies have Passive Immunity from antibodies in their mother’s blood. • This Passive Immunity only last for a few months, so the baby will need vaccines to build up their own Active Immunity. ...
infectious mononucleosis and homeopathy
... Homeopathy believes that a person is at risk to any acute or chronic infections when the immune system of the body is intensely affected by certain causative factors like stress, poor diet, lack of exercise, emotional trauma and injury and also exposure to various viruses and bacteria. Homeopathy id ...
... Homeopathy believes that a person is at risk to any acute or chronic infections when the immune system of the body is intensely affected by certain causative factors like stress, poor diet, lack of exercise, emotional trauma and injury and also exposure to various viruses and bacteria. Homeopathy id ...
MENINGITIS+Mala..
... MALARIA Febrile illness caused by Plasmodium. 200 – 300,000,000 cases. 700,000---2.7,000,000 death/year more in rural area.. more during rainy season ...
... MALARIA Febrile illness caused by Plasmodium. 200 – 300,000,000 cases. 700,000---2.7,000,000 death/year more in rural area.. more during rainy season ...
Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet (PDF)
... vomiting, stomach cramps, loss of appetite, weight loss, and a slight fever. Sometimes people infected with Crypto have no symptoms at all, but can still pass the parasite to others. Symptoms usually begin about 1 week after being exposed to the parasite. The symptoms may go in cycles in which you m ...
... vomiting, stomach cramps, loss of appetite, weight loss, and a slight fever. Sometimes people infected with Crypto have no symptoms at all, but can still pass the parasite to others. Symptoms usually begin about 1 week after being exposed to the parasite. The symptoms may go in cycles in which you m ...
Canine Distemper
... Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a very contagious virus that can cause severe disease in young dogs. Most commonly illness is seen in the respiratory tract (nose, wind-pipe/trachea, lungs/ pneumonia), the stomach and intestines (vomit, nausea and diarrhea), and the brain (seizures, tremors). The vir ...
... Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a very contagious virus that can cause severe disease in young dogs. Most commonly illness is seen in the respiratory tract (nose, wind-pipe/trachea, lungs/ pneumonia), the stomach and intestines (vomit, nausea and diarrhea), and the brain (seizures, tremors). The vir ...
Infectious Disease - Fall River Public Schools
... What is the difference between morbidity and mortality? What are the four aims and levels in epidemiology? Be able to explain each. What are the two main goals of epidemiology? Epidemiology is interdisciplinary. What does this mean? A main method in epidemiology is quantification. What doe ...
... What is the difference between morbidity and mortality? What are the four aims and levels in epidemiology? Be able to explain each. What are the two main goals of epidemiology? Epidemiology is interdisciplinary. What does this mean? A main method in epidemiology is quantification. What doe ...
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... Results showed that any JD control method yields a higher NPV compared to no control. Elimination of JD required a long-term plan with implementation of either an additional calf-hygiene management or test-and-cull using a FC test, but these are most effective when combined with each other. Given th ...
... Results showed that any JD control method yields a higher NPV compared to no control. Elimination of JD required a long-term plan with implementation of either an additional calf-hygiene management or test-and-cull using a FC test, but these are most effective when combined with each other. Given th ...
Spread of Infectious Diseases and Socio
... in the developing countries, particularly through exports. However, one of the main issues regarding livestock production in these areas is low productivity and quality due to livestock diseases. Specifically, most of the neglected zoonoses, such as rabies, anthrax, tuberculosis, and brucellosis, ar ...
... in the developing countries, particularly through exports. However, one of the main issues regarding livestock production in these areas is low productivity and quality due to livestock diseases. Specifically, most of the neglected zoonoses, such as rabies, anthrax, tuberculosis, and brucellosis, ar ...
Science Olympiad 2010 Disease Detectives Answer Sheet
... Not in top 10 Diptheria (40.3 per 100,000 – Rank 10). (This data is not provided in Table 3). With the exception of influenza and pneumonia, these are no longer among the 10 leading causes of death. What is an explanation for this trend? (1) a. More food and water contamination events b. Preventativ ...
... Not in top 10 Diptheria (40.3 per 100,000 – Rank 10). (This data is not provided in Table 3). With the exception of influenza and pneumonia, these are no longer among the 10 leading causes of death. What is an explanation for this trend? (1) a. More food and water contamination events b. Preventativ ...
Clinical Pathology Conference
... • Glomerulonephritis with probable nephrotic range proteinuria • Chronically mildly elevated LFTs • High-risk sexual behavior with concern for possible sexually transmitted disease ...
... • Glomerulonephritis with probable nephrotic range proteinuria • Chronically mildly elevated LFTs • High-risk sexual behavior with concern for possible sexually transmitted disease ...
dengue and its precautions - Kendriya Vidyalaya No.3 Agra
... is purely concerned with the relief of the symptoms (symptomatic). The patient is advised to take complete rest and increase the intake of fluids in order to prevent dehydration and significant hemo-concentration. However, if the patient is unable to maintain oral intake, supplementation with intrav ...
... is purely concerned with the relief of the symptoms (symptomatic). The patient is advised to take complete rest and increase the intake of fluids in order to prevent dehydration and significant hemo-concentration. However, if the patient is unable to maintain oral intake, supplementation with intrav ...
Veterinarian suing over vaccinations
... dogs in Texas per year. Factors to identify those dogs that are at risk have not been identified. Given that there are over 6 million dogs in Texas, the risk of leptospirosis disease to a dog is less than 2 in a million. 2. The commonly used vaccine only contains serovars Lepto. canicola, and Lepto ...
... dogs in Texas per year. Factors to identify those dogs that are at risk have not been identified. Given that there are over 6 million dogs in Texas, the risk of leptospirosis disease to a dog is less than 2 in a million. 2. The commonly used vaccine only contains serovars Lepto. canicola, and Lepto ...
Read entire article - Lyme Disease Research Foundation
... PTLDS.7 As with criteria for other infection-associated, posttreatment syndromes such as rheumatic fever, the criteria must link the clinical phenotype with reliable markers of prior infection.8 However, there are currently no such reliable biomarkers or serologic tests to define prior exposure to tr ...
... PTLDS.7 As with criteria for other infection-associated, posttreatment syndromes such as rheumatic fever, the criteria must link the clinical phenotype with reliable markers of prior infection.8 However, there are currently no such reliable biomarkers or serologic tests to define prior exposure to tr ...
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS)
... eradication after about 10 years in 2007 and Peru, ...
... eradication after about 10 years in 2007 and Peru, ...
Poultry Notes - Staffs and Derbys Vets Club
... o Do PM’s As many as possible from the group o Sacrifice birds? o Storage/ transport of bodies ...
... o Do PM’s As many as possible from the group o Sacrifice birds? o Storage/ transport of bodies ...
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.