Sexually Transmitted Infections
... Makes people more at risk to HIV infection Makes HIV+ people more infectious ...
... Makes people more at risk to HIV infection Makes HIV+ people more infectious ...
How was bovine tuberculosis detected in Kentucky
... become infected. M. Bovis causes a disease that can be transmitted between wildlife populations and food animals (e.g., cattle). Disease due to M. bovis in animals typically presents in the lungs but may also occur in the intestines and other parts of the body. Tuberculosis in humans is usually caus ...
... become infected. M. Bovis causes a disease that can be transmitted between wildlife populations and food animals (e.g., cattle). Disease due to M. bovis in animals typically presents in the lungs but may also occur in the intestines and other parts of the body. Tuberculosis in humans is usually caus ...
Diseases of the GI System
... Barium studies reveals colon bloating and spasm Colonoscopy reveals spastic contractions of the colon without any evidence of tumors or other disease conditions ...
... Barium studies reveals colon bloating and spasm Colonoscopy reveals spastic contractions of the colon without any evidence of tumors or other disease conditions ...
Tickborne Diseases - Alabama Department of Public Health
... rickettsiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, southern tick-associated rash illness, and tularemia. What are the symptoms? Many tickborne diseases have similar signs and symptoms, which include fever/chills, aches and pains, and rash. Rashes may appear as circular, “bull’s eye,” skin ulcer, gener ...
... rickettsiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, southern tick-associated rash illness, and tularemia. What are the symptoms? Many tickborne diseases have similar signs and symptoms, which include fever/chills, aches and pains, and rash. Rashes may appear as circular, “bull’s eye,” skin ulcer, gener ...
Medicine and Ecosystem dynamics
... reservoirs and vectors, and PID diversity, infection rates and mortality; 1.2. understand the complex natural systems involving the interactions of the pathogenic agent, its reservoirs, vectors, and human populations; 1.3. understand the role and function of pathogens in natural systems, with a view ...
... reservoirs and vectors, and PID diversity, infection rates and mortality; 1.2. understand the complex natural systems involving the interactions of the pathogenic agent, its reservoirs, vectors, and human populations; 1.3. understand the role and function of pathogens in natural systems, with a view ...
EPB PHC 6000 EPIDEMIOLOGY FALL, 1997
... Unique Features of Infectious Diseases 2. Some people may be immune: For most non-infectious risk factors (e.g. toxins or radiation), there will be levels when all exposed will become ill. However, for some infectious diseases, such as measles, once a person has had the disease, he/she will never g ...
... Unique Features of Infectious Diseases 2. Some people may be immune: For most non-infectious risk factors (e.g. toxins or radiation), there will be levels when all exposed will become ill. However, for some infectious diseases, such as measles, once a person has had the disease, he/she will never g ...
Strep Throat (Streptococcal Sore Throat) WHAT IS IT? Strep
... WHAT IS IT? Strep (Streptococcal) Throat is caused by the streptococci bacterium. Symptoms of strep throat include a sudden onset of fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes and sometimes a headache, stomach ache, nausea or vomiting. The throat can appear red and there may be white pus on the tonsil ...
... WHAT IS IT? Strep (Streptococcal) Throat is caused by the streptococci bacterium. Symptoms of strep throat include a sudden onset of fever, sore throat, enlarged lymph nodes and sometimes a headache, stomach ache, nausea or vomiting. The throat can appear red and there may be white pus on the tonsil ...
upper respiratory tract infections
... general advantages: can differentiate infection and colonisation can detect infection that already passed general limitations: cannot be used in acute and quickly progressing infections (specific immunity occurs after 1-3 weeks) not reliable in local infections (e.g. on mucosal surface only) fail in ...
... general advantages: can differentiate infection and colonisation can detect infection that already passed general limitations: cannot be used in acute and quickly progressing infections (specific immunity occurs after 1-3 weeks) not reliable in local infections (e.g. on mucosal surface only) fail in ...
Chapter 14
... Disease- in a state of not being healthy, change from health Infection- colonization or invasion of pathogens, may be microbes in the wrong place Pathogens- disease causing organisms Etiology- study of the cause of a disease ...
... Disease- in a state of not being healthy, change from health Infection- colonization or invasion of pathogens, may be microbes in the wrong place Pathogens- disease causing organisms Etiology- study of the cause of a disease ...
Suggested Referral Pathway
... Patients without a rash but with symptoms suggestive of Lyme disease and a credible risk of tick exposure should have serum taken and sent to an NHS laboratory for testing. Note that Lyme disease is endemic throughout the UK. The decision to treat on clinical suspicion should be based on exposure hi ...
... Patients without a rash but with symptoms suggestive of Lyme disease and a credible risk of tick exposure should have serum taken and sent to an NHS laboratory for testing. Note that Lyme disease is endemic throughout the UK. The decision to treat on clinical suspicion should be based on exposure hi ...
Epidemiological Characteristics of Infectious Diseases
... Latent period: The time that elapses between the entry of the agent in the human body to the point when the shedding of the organism starts. Period of communicability: This the duration for which the host sheds the organism. Generation time: The duration between the entry of the infectious age ...
... Latent period: The time that elapses between the entry of the agent in the human body to the point when the shedding of the organism starts. Period of communicability: This the duration for which the host sheds the organism. Generation time: The duration between the entry of the infectious age ...
Chapter 21 Study Guide B with answers
... Photosynthesis 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6O2 Cellular Respiration C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP 2. What process produces energy inside a cell Mitochondria 3. What benefit would a farmer have if he is losing his crop to disease and then he plants a GMO that is disease resistant? A plant ...
... Photosynthesis 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6O2 Cellular Respiration C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP 2. What process produces energy inside a cell Mitochondria 3. What benefit would a farmer have if he is losing his crop to disease and then he plants a GMO that is disease resistant? A plant ...
Swine flu - Mrs. Alfred
... Tamiflu is a prescription medication used to treat the influenza, or flu, virus. It can shorten the duration of the flu if taken as soon as symptoms start. Tamiflu is approved for adults and children over 12 months of ...
... Tamiflu is a prescription medication used to treat the influenza, or flu, virus. It can shorten the duration of the flu if taken as soon as symptoms start. Tamiflu is approved for adults and children over 12 months of ...
Pathogens Defence Mechanisms UNIT 11.4 Controlling infectious
... the skin, in any way we will bleed. The platelets in the blood help to form a clot which dries into a scab. The scab forms a seal over the cut stopping pathogens getting in. ...
... the skin, in any way we will bleed. The platelets in the blood help to form a clot which dries into a scab. The scab forms a seal over the cut stopping pathogens getting in. ...
Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD, Gumboro Disease)
... Clinical IBD occurs usually between 4 and 8 weeks of age. Affected birds are listless and depressed, pale and huddling. Mortality varies. Usually new cases of IBD have a mortality rate of about 5 to l0% but can be as high as 60% depending on the pathogenicity of the strain involved. In subsequent in ...
... Clinical IBD occurs usually between 4 and 8 weeks of age. Affected birds are listless and depressed, pale and huddling. Mortality varies. Usually new cases of IBD have a mortality rate of about 5 to l0% but can be as high as 60% depending on the pathogenicity of the strain involved. In subsequent in ...
Measles and Small Pox
... cannot prove that a specific risk factor actually causes the disease being studied Can only show that this risk factor is associated (correlated) with a higher incidence of disease in the population exposed to that risk factor Higher the correlation = the more certain the association (but it cannot ...
... cannot prove that a specific risk factor actually causes the disease being studied Can only show that this risk factor is associated (correlated) with a higher incidence of disease in the population exposed to that risk factor Higher the correlation = the more certain the association (but it cannot ...
Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
... throat, gums, and tongue and inside the cheeks. It also may cause a rash, often with blisters, on the hands, soles of the feet, and diaper area, as well as headaches and a poor appetite. ...
... throat, gums, and tongue and inside the cheeks. It also may cause a rash, often with blisters, on the hands, soles of the feet, and diaper area, as well as headaches and a poor appetite. ...
Read questions first Scan for important nouns and verbs
... Cholera has been observed for centuries among human populations and has been responsible for many epidemics, resulting in millions of deaths. It is an infectious disease, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, first isolated by Robert Koch in ...
... Cholera has been observed for centuries among human populations and has been responsible for many epidemics, resulting in millions of deaths. It is an infectious disease, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, first isolated by Robert Koch in ...
Section 4 Infectious Diseases
... • “B” – more serious than “A”. Found in most bodily fluids, especially blood. Transmitted sexually. Drug use, piercings, tattoos, etc. • “C” – most common, transmitted by direct contact with infected blood. ...
... • “B” – more serious than “A”. Found in most bodily fluids, especially blood. Transmitted sexually. Drug use, piercings, tattoos, etc. • “C” – most common, transmitted by direct contact with infected blood. ...
Causes of Infectious Diseases - Extension Veterinary Medicine
... manure of other animals, and from arthropods. Infectious agents enter the individual through the skin, mucous membranes, lungs, mouth, or reproductive tract. Agents, such as germs (bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae) and parasites (worms, protozoa, arthropods), infect or infest various tissues an ...
... manure of other animals, and from arthropods. Infectious agents enter the individual through the skin, mucous membranes, lungs, mouth, or reproductive tract. Agents, such as germs (bacteria, viruses, fungi, rickettsiae) and parasites (worms, protozoa, arthropods), infect or infest various tissues an ...
Chapter 5/Microbiology
... Ex. Clostridium botulinum, causes a deadly form of food poisoning. The spores that cause this disease can withstand several hours of boiling ...
... Ex. Clostridium botulinum, causes a deadly form of food poisoning. The spores that cause this disease can withstand several hours of boiling ...
Mono - VCU Student Affairs
... afterwards. An infected person who never gets ill can still pass the virus on to others. It is not certain how long the infectious period lasts. The virus can be shed in the saliva for an average of 6 months after symptoms develop. However, in a minority of patients, EBV has been isolated in the sal ...
... afterwards. An infected person who never gets ill can still pass the virus on to others. It is not certain how long the infectious period lasts. The virus can be shed in the saliva for an average of 6 months after symptoms develop. However, in a minority of patients, EBV has been isolated in the sal ...
Distemper - Atascadero Pet Center
... viruses, but do help in controlling the secondary bacterial infections that often occur with distemper. The treatment for distemper is aimed at helping reduce the signs and symptoms. This is accomplished with hospitalization providing rest and intensive nursing care, intravenous fluid therapy and sy ...
... viruses, but do help in controlling the secondary bacterial infections that often occur with distemper. The treatment for distemper is aimed at helping reduce the signs and symptoms. This is accomplished with hospitalization providing rest and intensive nursing care, intravenous fluid therapy and sy ...
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
... healthy people, particularly when infection occurs in child hood. About 70-90% of adults have antibody to CMV. In adolescence and early adult hood primary CMV infection is usually asymptomatic, but may cause infectious mononucleosis like syndrome. ...
... healthy people, particularly when infection occurs in child hood. About 70-90% of adults have antibody to CMV. In adolescence and early adult hood primary CMV infection is usually asymptomatic, but may cause infectious mononucleosis like syndrome. ...
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.