Risks associated with toxoplasmosis during pregnancy
... Toxoplasmosis, which is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is usually asymptomatic and selflimiting. Symptoms when they occur include swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches and pains and fever. When women who have not previously been exposed to the parasite (eg are non-immune) become infected duri ...
... Toxoplasmosis, which is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is usually asymptomatic and selflimiting. Symptoms when they occur include swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches and pains and fever. When women who have not previously been exposed to the parasite (eg are non-immune) become infected duri ...
Changing Chronic Disease Rates and Long-term Declines in Functional Limitation Among Older Men.
... 1997a) and for theories of the impact of declining mortality rates on elderly health. One view holds that rising longevity may increase both chronic disease and disability rates (e.g. Gruenberg 1977; Verbrugge 1984). Another view is that the onset of chronic disease and therefore disability can be p ...
... 1997a) and for theories of the impact of declining mortality rates on elderly health. One view holds that rising longevity may increase both chronic disease and disability rates (e.g. Gruenberg 1977; Verbrugge 1984). Another view is that the onset of chronic disease and therefore disability can be p ...
Preventing hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus infection
... Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in young children worldwide, with almost all experiencing their first RSV infection by two years of age. In devel oped countries, 1% to 3% of all infants are hospitalized with RSV infection. In ...
... Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in young children worldwide, with almost all experiencing their first RSV infection by two years of age. In devel oped countries, 1% to 3% of all infants are hospitalized with RSV infection. In ...
FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS
... other feline virus in several important ways: a) Systemic antibodies have no protective function for the cat and may play a role in the disease FIP. b) Antibody titers are meaningless for diagnosis of FIP or prognosis; detection of the feline coronavirus is also not diagnostic, and currently no test ...
... other feline virus in several important ways: a) Systemic antibodies have no protective function for the cat and may play a role in the disease FIP. b) Antibody titers are meaningless for diagnosis of FIP or prognosis; detection of the feline coronavirus is also not diagnostic, and currently no test ...
Dissertação_Carla Soares
... According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Leishmaniasis’ endemic areas have spread and the prevalence of the disease has increased, as well as the number of reported cases. Europe is one of the most affected continents concerning the risk of re-emergency of this zoonosis. Feline Leishmaniasi ...
... According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Leishmaniasis’ endemic areas have spread and the prevalence of the disease has increased, as well as the number of reported cases. Europe is one of the most affected continents concerning the risk of re-emergency of this zoonosis. Feline Leishmaniasi ...
Hepatitis A virus - Food Standards Australia New Zealand
... content also increased the heat resistance of HAV. Dairy products with higher fat content required longer times of exposure to heat than lower fat products to achieve the same level of HAV reduction. HAV has been found to be resistant to temperatures up to 60°C. The temperature at which 50% of HAV p ...
... content also increased the heat resistance of HAV. Dairy products with higher fat content required longer times of exposure to heat than lower fat products to achieve the same level of HAV reduction. HAV has been found to be resistant to temperatures up to 60°C. The temperature at which 50% of HAV p ...
File - Mary Jacobs RN
... Recommendations for more allocated funds for the research and development for MRSA is imperative for it is on the verge of becoming a pandemic. MRSA continues to learn, adapt, grow and attack. As the public and the health care community we should do the same. Education to the public needs to continu ...
... Recommendations for more allocated funds for the research and development for MRSA is imperative for it is on the verge of becoming a pandemic. MRSA continues to learn, adapt, grow and attack. As the public and the health care community we should do the same. Education to the public needs to continu ...
HPV infection and cervical neoplasia: associated risk factors
... associated with the risk of progression of the disease among HPV-positive individuals [21]. An active HPV infection is likely to be dependent on recent sexual activity, hence acquired recently, whereas latent or persistent infection could have been influenced by past sexual behavior. A greater numbe ...
... associated with the risk of progression of the disease among HPV-positive individuals [21]. An active HPV infection is likely to be dependent on recent sexual activity, hence acquired recently, whereas latent or persistent infection could have been influenced by past sexual behavior. A greater numbe ...
Diagnosis and Management of Syphilis
... Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease with varied and often subtle clinical manifestations. Primary syphilis typically presents as a solitary, painless chancre, whereas secondary syphilis can have a wide variety of symptoms, especially fever, lymphadenopathy, rash, and genital or perineal condy ...
... Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease with varied and often subtle clinical manifestations. Primary syphilis typically presents as a solitary, painless chancre, whereas secondary syphilis can have a wide variety of symptoms, especially fever, lymphadenopathy, rash, and genital or perineal condy ...
Antiviral therapy improves overall survival in hepatitis C virus
... Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with increased incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Several studies have demonstrated regression of indolent lymphoma with antiviral therapy (AVT) alone. However, the role of AVT in HCVinfected patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) ...
... Chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with increased incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Several studies have demonstrated regression of indolent lymphoma with antiviral therapy (AVT) alone. However, the role of AVT in HCVinfected patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) ...
Focal Bacterial Infections
... dying with sepsis. Diffuse hepatocellular damage, often in conjunction with infection of several organ systems, may be present after transplacental passage of microorganisms to the fetal circulation. Liver involvement rarely may take the form of a solitary purulent abscess. Metastatic focal infectio ...
... dying with sepsis. Diffuse hepatocellular damage, often in conjunction with infection of several organ systems, may be present after transplacental passage of microorganisms to the fetal circulation. Liver involvement rarely may take the form of a solitary purulent abscess. Metastatic focal infectio ...
What you need to know about mumps
... The contagiousness of mumps is similar to that of influenza and rubella but less than that for measles or varicella. Mumps virus is spread in respiratory secretions, and droplet precautions are recommended from two days before until five days after onset of parotitis. Transmission likely occurs from ...
... The contagiousness of mumps is similar to that of influenza and rubella but less than that for measles or varicella. Mumps virus is spread in respiratory secretions, and droplet precautions are recommended from two days before until five days after onset of parotitis. Transmission likely occurs from ...
Switzerland against Malaria
... the aim of sustainably improving life for people in Africa while conserving the environment as the basis for all life. Biovision is engaged in the field of information and supports projects in Switzerland which show how each individual can contribute to an environmentally and socially responsible de ...
... the aim of sustainably improving life for people in Africa while conserving the environment as the basis for all life. Biovision is engaged in the field of information and supports projects in Switzerland which show how each individual can contribute to an environmentally and socially responsible de ...
Veterinary Personal Biosecurity - Australian Veterinary Association
... animals to humans, from the prion, viruses, bacteria and fungi, to protozoa, helminths and arthropods. Expanding human populations in many regions means that people are more likely than ever to encroach on animal habitats. It is not surprising then that interactions between animals and humans may oc ...
... animals to humans, from the prion, viruses, bacteria and fungi, to protozoa, helminths and arthropods. Expanding human populations in many regions means that people are more likely than ever to encroach on animal habitats. It is not surprising then that interactions between animals and humans may oc ...
Infectious Diseases
... but when Arias and colleagues (1993) studied the problem of preterm labor in 105 women, they found that essentially two distinct subgroups exist: those with infection (n = 63) and those with decidual vasculopathy (n = 42). Moreover, Oyarzún et al. (1998) have shown a remarkable increase in identifyi ...
... but when Arias and colleagues (1993) studied the problem of preterm labor in 105 women, they found that essentially two distinct subgroups exist: those with infection (n = 63) and those with decidual vasculopathy (n = 42). Moreover, Oyarzún et al. (1998) have shown a remarkable increase in identifyi ...
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... Following Dobson and Meagher, elk-to-elk transmission is of the form Bee X S X I , with Bee representing the rate of infectious transmission among elk. Cattle-to-elk transmission is similarly-defined, with Bec being the rate of transmission between cattle and elk.5 The expression In represents total ...
... Following Dobson and Meagher, elk-to-elk transmission is of the form Bee X S X I , with Bee representing the rate of infectious transmission among elk. Cattle-to-elk transmission is similarly-defined, with Bec being the rate of transmission between cattle and elk.5 The expression In represents total ...
Botulism - San Francisco Bay Area Advanced Practice Center
... Patients given antitoxin within the first 24 hours after symptom onset had shorter hospital stays, shorter duration of ventilatory support, and a lower fatality rate (10%) than those given antitoxin more than 24 hours after onset (15%) or those who did not receive antitoxin at all (46%). 19, 20 Ant ...
... Patients given antitoxin within the first 24 hours after symptom onset had shorter hospital stays, shorter duration of ventilatory support, and a lower fatality rate (10%) than those given antitoxin more than 24 hours after onset (15%) or those who did not receive antitoxin at all (46%). 19, 20 Ant ...
Polymorphisms in the feline TNFA and CD209 genes are associated
... FIP is an immunopathological consequence of the abnormal production of various cytokines. Imbalanced Th1/Th2 immune responses with scarce or absent interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is consistently found in FIP cases [4],[8],[10],[13]-[15] and association of genetic polymorphisms in the IFN-γ gene with FI ...
... FIP is an immunopathological consequence of the abnormal production of various cytokines. Imbalanced Th1/Th2 immune responses with scarce or absent interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) is consistently found in FIP cases [4],[8],[10],[13]-[15] and association of genetic polymorphisms in the IFN-γ gene with FI ...
Dengue Ontology - Buffalo Ontology Site
... vector/dengue control program strategies and methodologies. Improved capacity for data entry, storage, retrieval, analysis and display. Better use of available resources through improved understanding of the relative costs and benefits of different surveillance and control approaches. Better t ...
... vector/dengue control program strategies and methodologies. Improved capacity for data entry, storage, retrieval, analysis and display. Better use of available resources through improved understanding of the relative costs and benefits of different surveillance and control approaches. Better t ...
Role of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)
... Infliximab has a half life of about nine days,41 and is therefore currently given as an intravenous infusion on days 1 and 15 of treatment, followed by maintenance infusions every 6–8 weeks. Etanercept has a half life of about 3.5 days, and is given twice weekly as a subcutaneous injection.41 Thus, ...
... Infliximab has a half life of about nine days,41 and is therefore currently given as an intravenous infusion on days 1 and 15 of treatment, followed by maintenance infusions every 6–8 weeks. Etanercept has a half life of about 3.5 days, and is given twice weekly as a subcutaneous injection.41 Thus, ...
Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, snail fever, and Katayama fever, is a disease caused by parasitic worms of the Schistosoma type. It may infect the urinary tract or the intestines. Signs and symptoms may include abdominal pain, diarrhea, bloody stool, or blood in the urine. In those who have been infected for a long time, liver damage, kidney failure, infertility, or bladder cancer may occur. In children it may cause poor growth and learning difficulty.The disease is spread by contact with water contaminated with the parasites. These parasites are released from infected freshwater snails. The disease is especially common among children in developing countries as they are more likely to play in contaminated water. Other high risk groups include farmers, fishermen, and people using unclean water for their daily chores. It belongs to the group of helminth infections. Diagnosis is by finding the eggs of the parasite in a person's urine or stool. It can also be confirmed by finding antibodies against the disease in the blood.Methods to prevent the disease include improving access to clean water and reducing the number of snails. In areas where the disease is common entire groups may be treated all at once and yearly with the medication praziquantel. This is done to decrease the number of people infected and therefore decrease the spread of the disease. Praziquantel is also the treatment recommended by the World Health Organization for those who are known to be infected.Schistosomiasis affects almost 210 million people worldwide, and an estimated 12,000 to 200,000 people die from it a year. The disease is most commonly found in Africa, as well as Asia and South America. Around 700 million people, in more than 70 countries, live in areas where the disease is common. Schistosomiasis is second only to malaria, as a parasitic disease with the greatest economic impact. It is classified as a neglected tropical disease.