Management and Control of Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers Policy
... infection with Lassa, CCHF, Marburg or Ebola fevers. Therefore, the likelihood of epidemic spread in the general population is negligible. However, infections may be acquired abroad or, very rarely, in a laboratory setting, or from an imported animal. The main risk is in returning travellers. Bio ...
... infection with Lassa, CCHF, Marburg or Ebola fevers. Therefore, the likelihood of epidemic spread in the general population is negligible. However, infections may be acquired abroad or, very rarely, in a laboratory setting, or from an imported animal. The main risk is in returning travellers. Bio ...
to the Summer 2010 Newsletter
... respiratory and digestive tracts into the feces, getting into water and spreading to water fowl. Dr. Balkovic then described human flu outbreaks that occurred over the last century. The original flu we worried about was Spanish flu, the 1918 H1 pandemic. The identity of the causative virus was unkno ...
... respiratory and digestive tracts into the feces, getting into water and spreading to water fowl. Dr. Balkovic then described human flu outbreaks that occurred over the last century. The original flu we worried about was Spanish flu, the 1918 H1 pandemic. The identity of the causative virus was unkno ...
Infectious Diseases in New Mexico
... other organizations (e.g., health care, educational institutions, academia) and individuals (e.g., infection preventionists) statewide also have been vitally important in conducting this work. Appendices A – D contain additional information relevant to this report. ...
... other organizations (e.g., health care, educational institutions, academia) and individuals (e.g., infection preventionists) statewide also have been vitally important in conducting this work. Appendices A – D contain additional information relevant to this report. ...
Equine Herpesvirus-1 Consensus Statement
... proposed that the magnitude of cell-associated viremia is an important factor for the development of EHM because infection with the DNApol D752 strain leads to a higher magnitude and duration of viremia.12,17,18 The hypothesis that the duration or magnitude of viremia directly determines the occurre ...
... proposed that the magnitude of cell-associated viremia is an important factor for the development of EHM because infection with the DNApol D752 strain leads to a higher magnitude and duration of viremia.12,17,18 The hypothesis that the duration or magnitude of viremia directly determines the occurre ...
EHV-1 Consensus Statement Equine Herpesvirus-1
... proposed that the magnitude of cell-associated viremia is an important factor for the development of EHM because infection with the DNApol D752 strain leads to a higher magnitude and duration of viremia.12,17,18 The hypothesis that the duration or magnitude of viremia directly determines the occurre ...
... proposed that the magnitude of cell-associated viremia is an important factor for the development of EHM because infection with the DNApol D752 strain leads to a higher magnitude and duration of viremia.12,17,18 The hypothesis that the duration or magnitude of viremia directly determines the occurre ...
Equine Herpesvirus-1 Consensus Statement
... proposed that the magnitude of cell-associated viremia is an important factor for the development of EHM because infection with the DNApol D752 strain leads to a higher magnitude and duration of viremia.12,17,18 The hypothesis that the duration or magnitude of viremia directly determines the occurre ...
... proposed that the magnitude of cell-associated viremia is an important factor for the development of EHM because infection with the DNApol D752 strain leads to a higher magnitude and duration of viremia.12,17,18 The hypothesis that the duration or magnitude of viremia directly determines the occurre ...
more information
... Treatment and metaphylaxis of infectious sinusitis and airsacculitis caused by M. gallisepticum, M. synoviae and M. meleagridis. Dosage - Treatment and metaphylaxis: 40 mg tiamulin hydrogen fumarate (equivalent to 32.4 mg tiamulin base) / kg body weight daily administered for the period of 3 to 5 co ...
... Treatment and metaphylaxis of infectious sinusitis and airsacculitis caused by M. gallisepticum, M. synoviae and M. meleagridis. Dosage - Treatment and metaphylaxis: 40 mg tiamulin hydrogen fumarate (equivalent to 32.4 mg tiamulin base) / kg body weight daily administered for the period of 3 to 5 co ...
The Story Of... Smallpox – and other Deadly Eurasian Germs
... Smallpox is a remarkably effective, and remarkably stable, infection – research has shown that over the course of 10 years, as few as three individual bases may change in a strain's DNA. The disease found an effective formula thousands of years ago, and there's no reason to change it. So where does ...
... Smallpox is a remarkably effective, and remarkably stable, infection – research has shown that over the course of 10 years, as few as three individual bases may change in a strain's DNA. The disease found an effective formula thousands of years ago, and there's no reason to change it. So where does ...
a historical review of the Measles virus, vaccine and outbreaks
... "My suspicion, which is shared by others in my profession, is that the nearly 10,000 SIDS deaths that occur in the United States each year are related to one or more of the vaccines that are routinely given children. The pertussis vaccine is the most likely villain, but it could also be one or more ...
... "My suspicion, which is shared by others in my profession, is that the nearly 10,000 SIDS deaths that occur in the United States each year are related to one or more of the vaccines that are routinely given children. The pertussis vaccine is the most likely villain, but it could also be one or more ...
HIV Infection and AIDS: An Overview
... body's immune system, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. People diagnosed with AIDS may get life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections. These infections are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that usually do not make heal ...
... body's immune system, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. People diagnosed with AIDS may get life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections. These infections are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that usually do not make heal ...
A mechanistic model of infection: why duration and intensity of
... are assumed to be equally effective for all individuals. This assumption is a simplification of reality since susceptibility is known to differ between individual hosts [28]. However, for the purpose of this paper, such a simplification that keeps the model and the interpretation of its results mana ...
... are assumed to be equally effective for all individuals. This assumption is a simplification of reality since susceptibility is known to differ between individual hosts [28]. However, for the purpose of this paper, such a simplification that keeps the model and the interpretation of its results mana ...
Realities of vaccination - Immunise Australia Program
... South-east Asia and Eastern Europe. Outbreaks due to contaminated food or water have also been reported. In 2005, routine hepatitis A vaccination was introduced for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, where ...
... South-east Asia and Eastern Europe. Outbreaks due to contaminated food or water have also been reported. In 2005, routine hepatitis A vaccination was introduced for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, where ...
November/December 2005: Volume 33, Number 6 (PDF: 195KB/8 pages)
... Bordetella pertussis bacterium. In adolescents and adults its clinical presentation can range from a mild respiratory illness to severe, classic pertussis, characterized by prolonged paroxysmal coughing. The coughing spells can continue for several weeks, necessitating many missed days of school or ...
... Bordetella pertussis bacterium. In adolescents and adults its clinical presentation can range from a mild respiratory illness to severe, classic pertussis, characterized by prolonged paroxysmal coughing. The coughing spells can continue for several weeks, necessitating many missed days of school or ...
What is mumps? Mumps is a contagious viral disease that can infect
... People born before 1970 in Canada are generally considered protected from mumps. Everyone else should have at least one dose of the mumps vaccine, given after his or her first birthday. Two doses of vaccine are required for full protection. Children should have both doses of mumps vaccine by four to ...
... People born before 1970 in Canada are generally considered protected from mumps. Everyone else should have at least one dose of the mumps vaccine, given after his or her first birthday. Two doses of vaccine are required for full protection. Children should have both doses of mumps vaccine by four to ...
Asymptomatic infection and unrecognised Ebola Virus Disease
... caution in interpreting EBOV antibody serosurveys continues to be emphasised.8 ...
... caution in interpreting EBOV antibody serosurveys continues to be emphasised.8 ...
Understanding Microbes in Sickness and in Health
... bacteria cause diseases in humans. For example, harmless anaerobic bacteria, such as Lactobacilli acidophilus, live in our intestines, where they help digest food, destroy disease-causing microbes, fight cancer cells, and give the body needed vitamins. Healthy food products, such as yogurt, sauerkra ...
... bacteria cause diseases in humans. For example, harmless anaerobic bacteria, such as Lactobacilli acidophilus, live in our intestines, where they help digest food, destroy disease-causing microbes, fight cancer cells, and give the body needed vitamins. Healthy food products, such as yogurt, sauerkra ...
Emerging Zoonoses
... ZOONOSES and the RISK of DISEASE EMERGENCE Taylor, L.H. and Woolhouse, M.E.J., U. of Edinburg, U.K. Int. Conf. Emerg. Infect. Diseases, Altanta, GA, USA, July16-19, 2000 ...
... ZOONOSES and the RISK of DISEASE EMERGENCE Taylor, L.H. and Woolhouse, M.E.J., U. of Edinburg, U.K. Int. Conf. Emerg. Infect. Diseases, Altanta, GA, USA, July16-19, 2000 ...
Diphtheria
... diphtheria. Diphtheria manifests in two main forms - namely respiratory and cutaneous. Who gets respiratory diphtheria? Diphtheria is a rare disease all over the globe now, primarily because children are appropriately vaccinated, and because of the apparently low circulation of toxigenic strains of ...
... diphtheria. Diphtheria manifests in two main forms - namely respiratory and cutaneous. Who gets respiratory diphtheria? Diphtheria is a rare disease all over the globe now, primarily because children are appropriately vaccinated, and because of the apparently low circulation of toxigenic strains of ...
Global surveillance of emerging diseases
... Timeliness of reporting Any delay in publicly reporting details of new outbreaks translates into a delay in implementing prevention and control measures. For example, a case of yellow fever in an unvaccinated tourist, returning from Brazil to die in Switzerland in April 1996, was not officially repo ...
... Timeliness of reporting Any delay in publicly reporting details of new outbreaks translates into a delay in implementing prevention and control measures. For example, a case of yellow fever in an unvaccinated tourist, returning from Brazil to die in Switzerland in April 1996, was not officially repo ...
Disease dynamics in marine metapopulations: modelling infectious
... Terrestrial-marine differences make direct application of most epidemiological models difficult to interpret for marine systems. For example, transmission rates in epidemic models typically depend on contact rates among susceptible and infectious hosts (McCallum et al. 2001), and this concept is not ...
... Terrestrial-marine differences make direct application of most epidemiological models difficult to interpret for marine systems. For example, transmission rates in epidemic models typically depend on contact rates among susceptible and infectious hosts (McCallum et al. 2001), and this concept is not ...
Infectious Disease
... 2006 Sinusitis From Microbiology To Management (Infectious Disease and Therapy) 2006 Salmonella infections 2006 Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 2006 New Treatment Strategies for Dengue and Other Flaviviral Diseases 2006 Manual of clinical problems in infectious disease 2006 Malaria ...
... 2006 Sinusitis From Microbiology To Management (Infectious Disease and Therapy) 2006 Salmonella infections 2006 Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 2006 New Treatment Strategies for Dengue and Other Flaviviral Diseases 2006 Manual of clinical problems in infectious disease 2006 Malaria ...
832 Chapter 28 - IHMC Public Cmaps (2)
... CORTICOTROPIN [see pituitary work-up] < 10 is very low C-PEPTIDE Elevated in: Insulinoma, sulfonylurea administration Decreased in: IDDM, factitious insulin administration C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) Normal: 6.8-820 g/dL Elevated in: Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, IBD, bacterial infections, MI ...
... CORTICOTROPIN [see pituitary work-up] < 10 is very low C-PEPTIDE Elevated in: Insulinoma, sulfonylurea administration Decreased in: IDDM, factitious insulin administration C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) Normal: 6.8-820 g/dL Elevated in: Rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, IBD, bacterial infections, MI ...
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.