General Microbiology Fact Sheet(PDF 3.5MB)
... Communicable during acute infection and until agent is no longer present in feces, usually within 4 weeks after illness. S. dysenteriae infections have up to 20% case fatality rate. Infectious dose is 10-200 organisms by ingestion. . ...
... Communicable during acute infection and until agent is no longer present in feces, usually within 4 weeks after illness. S. dysenteriae infections have up to 20% case fatality rate. Infectious dose is 10-200 organisms by ingestion. . ...
Upper Respiratory Tract Disorder
... Acute sinusitis • Infection of the mucous membrane that line the paranasal sinus. • Can be acute,subacute, chronic or allergic • During infection if the passage between the sinus and the nose is clear the infection resolve easily but if there is obstruction by tumor or septum deviation the case bec ...
... Acute sinusitis • Infection of the mucous membrane that line the paranasal sinus. • Can be acute,subacute, chronic or allergic • During infection if the passage between the sinus and the nose is clear the infection resolve easily but if there is obstruction by tumor or septum deviation the case bec ...
VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS (ALSO KNOWN AS HERPES ZOSTER
... This virus is found worldwide and is found in the saliva of the majority of adults (>90%). It infects almost all children by the age of two and the infection is life-long. Again, it replicates in B and T lymphocytes, megakaryocytes, glioblastoma cell and in the oropharynx. It can set up a latent inf ...
... This virus is found worldwide and is found in the saliva of the majority of adults (>90%). It infects almost all children by the age of two and the infection is life-long. Again, it replicates in B and T lymphocytes, megakaryocytes, glioblastoma cell and in the oropharynx. It can set up a latent inf ...
Comparison of respiratory virus infection between human
... cells and Hep2G cells, respectively. Twenty µl of supernatant was collected and 10-fold serial dilutions of the supernatant were prepared with DMEM containing 1% FCS. All titrations were performed by infecting confluent Hela/Hep2G cell monolayers in 96 well plate with serially diluted supernatant (1 ...
... cells and Hep2G cells, respectively. Twenty µl of supernatant was collected and 10-fold serial dilutions of the supernatant were prepared with DMEM containing 1% FCS. All titrations were performed by infecting confluent Hela/Hep2G cell monolayers in 96 well plate with serially diluted supernatant (1 ...
Powerpoint - Dinman, Jonathan D.
... – Transmission by biting insects, during sex, childbirth, exposure to contaminated blood ...
... – Transmission by biting insects, during sex, childbirth, exposure to contaminated blood ...
Bloodborne Pathogens Quiz
... 3. The risk of contracting Hepatitis B following a needle-stick injury from an infected patient is: A. very low if I have received Hepatitis B vaccine B. 6-30% if I have not received Hepatitis B vaccine C. < 10% if I receive immune globulin and Hepatitis B vaccine within 2 hours of the injury D. all ...
... 3. The risk of contracting Hepatitis B following a needle-stick injury from an infected patient is: A. very low if I have received Hepatitis B vaccine B. 6-30% if I have not received Hepatitis B vaccine C. < 10% if I receive immune globulin and Hepatitis B vaccine within 2 hours of the injury D. all ...
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Emory EHSO
... affiliated party, member, agent or employee of the Emory University Environmental Health and Safety Office. ...
... affiliated party, member, agent or employee of the Emory University Environmental Health and Safety Office. ...
How to spot foot and mouth disease
... It is one of the main ways infection spreads. However, practising strict biosecurity can help reduce the risk of disease spreading by this route. Indirect infection includes the following: – Contaminated footwear, clothes or hands of people who have close contact with infected animals, e.g. when fee ...
... It is one of the main ways infection spreads. However, practising strict biosecurity can help reduce the risk of disease spreading by this route. Indirect infection includes the following: – Contaminated footwear, clothes or hands of people who have close contact with infected animals, e.g. when fee ...
Toxoplasmosis
... become infective after sporulation, which occurs in two (2) to three (3) days. Under appropriate environmental conditions, oocysts passed in cat feces can remain infective for a year or more. Serological surveys have indicated that up to 80% of cats have evidence of the infection. There is no practi ...
... become infective after sporulation, which occurs in two (2) to three (3) days. Under appropriate environmental conditions, oocysts passed in cat feces can remain infective for a year or more. Serological surveys have indicated that up to 80% of cats have evidence of the infection. There is no practi ...
Foot and Mouth Disease - Fact Sheet 1
... It is one of the main ways infection spreads. However, practising strict biosecurity can help reduce the risk of disease spreading by this route. Indirect infection includes the following: – Contaminated footwear, clothes or hands of people who have close contact with infected animals, e.g. when fee ...
... It is one of the main ways infection spreads. However, practising strict biosecurity can help reduce the risk of disease spreading by this route. Indirect infection includes the following: – Contaminated footwear, clothes or hands of people who have close contact with infected animals, e.g. when fee ...
孙文闻-hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome
... 3.1 Source of infection Reservoir: rodents and small mammals Patients generally do not serve as a source of infection. 3.2 Route of transmission 3.2.1 Transmission between rodents 3.2.2 Transmission from rodent to human being ...
... 3.1 Source of infection Reservoir: rodents and small mammals Patients generally do not serve as a source of infection. 3.2 Route of transmission 3.2.1 Transmission between rodents 3.2.2 Transmission from rodent to human being ...
Monkey B Virus - University of Virginia
... who work with monkeys should receive training on safe practices. These include: 1. Exercise caution at all times, remembering these are wild animals. They can and will bite and scratch, and are capable of transmitting several diseases to humans, such as Shigella and Salmonella, as well as Monkey B V ...
... who work with monkeys should receive training on safe practices. These include: 1. Exercise caution at all times, remembering these are wild animals. They can and will bite and scratch, and are capable of transmitting several diseases to humans, such as Shigella and Salmonella, as well as Monkey B V ...
Glossary - Hennepin County
... RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: The nose, ears, sinuses, throat, and lungs. SANITIZING: The chemical process of reducing the number of disease-causing germs to a safe level on cleaned food contact surfaces and mouthed toys, objects, and surfaces. SECRETIONS: Wet material produced by cells or glands that has a s ...
... RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: The nose, ears, sinuses, throat, and lungs. SANITIZING: The chemical process of reducing the number of disease-causing germs to a safe level on cleaned food contact surfaces and mouthed toys, objects, and surfaces. SECRETIONS: Wet material produced by cells or glands that has a s ...
Hepatitis B testing
... body can’t get rid of the hepatitis B virus. Children, especially infants, are more likely to get chronic hepatitis B, which usually has no symptoms until signs of liver damage appear. Without treatment, chronic hepatitis B can cause liver cancer or severe liver damage that leads to liver failure. L ...
... body can’t get rid of the hepatitis B virus. Children, especially infants, are more likely to get chronic hepatitis B, which usually has no symptoms until signs of liver damage appear. Without treatment, chronic hepatitis B can cause liver cancer or severe liver damage that leads to liver failure. L ...
Enteroviruses
... Acute infection: Severity varies with age and immunocompetence of patient. 䊊 Adults: Usually asymptomatic or only mild symptoms 䊊 Neonates: Usually mildly symptomatic but may be severely affected and infection may be fatal. Enteroviruses are a common cause of fever in neonates. The likelihood of sev ...
... Acute infection: Severity varies with age and immunocompetence of patient. 䊊 Adults: Usually asymptomatic or only mild symptoms 䊊 Neonates: Usually mildly symptomatic but may be severely affected and infection may be fatal. Enteroviruses are a common cause of fever in neonates. The likelihood of sev ...
Influenza Virus - Medical Groupf2
... Wild birds are the natural reservoir for the virus They shed the virus in saliva, nasal secretion and feces • All domestic poultry are susceptible to infection • They become infected, when they eat food contaminated with secretion from infected bird ...
... Wild birds are the natural reservoir for the virus They shed the virus in saliva, nasal secretion and feces • All domestic poultry are susceptible to infection • They become infected, when they eat food contaminated with secretion from infected bird ...
Food Safety GUlidance
... Bacteria (germs)- the planets earliest life form, are single-celled asexual micro-organisms that thrive in many (or any) different types of environments. Some varieties live in extremes of cold or heat, while others make their home in people's intestines, where they help digest food. Most bacteria c ...
... Bacteria (germs)- the planets earliest life form, are single-celled asexual micro-organisms that thrive in many (or any) different types of environments. Some varieties live in extremes of cold or heat, while others make their home in people's intestines, where they help digest food. Most bacteria c ...
STI Powerpoint
... • Male-burning when urinating and a yellow puslike discharge from penis. • Female-most have no symptoms, but may have abnormal vaginal discharge or painful urinating. • Person who has been treated CAN be re-infected. • Can lead to infertility • Infants can contract from mother may have eye infection ...
... • Male-burning when urinating and a yellow puslike discharge from penis. • Female-most have no symptoms, but may have abnormal vaginal discharge or painful urinating. • Person who has been treated CAN be re-infected. • Can lead to infertility • Infants can contract from mother may have eye infection ...
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM), is a rodent-borne viral infectious disease that presents as aseptic meningitis, encephalitis or meningoencephalitis. Its causative agent is the Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV), a member of the family Arenaviridae. The name was coined by Charles Armstrong in 1934.