Sexually Transmitted Diseases
... of HSV-2 infection are subclinical, manifesting as truly asymptomatic or symptomatic but unrecognized infections. These subclinical infections can occur in people who have never had a symptomatic outbreak or between recognized clinical recurrences. Up to 70% of genital herpes cases are spread throug ...
... of HSV-2 infection are subclinical, manifesting as truly asymptomatic or symptomatic but unrecognized infections. These subclinical infections can occur in people who have never had a symptomatic outbreak or between recognized clinical recurrences. Up to 70% of genital herpes cases are spread throug ...
Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet (PDF)
... How is it spread? Crypto can be found in water, food, soil, or surfaces that have been contaminated with the feces of infected humans or animals. Crypto can survive outside the body and in the environment for long periods of time, even in swimming pools with adequate levels of chlorine. You can beco ...
... How is it spread? Crypto can be found in water, food, soil, or surfaces that have been contaminated with the feces of infected humans or animals. Crypto can survive outside the body and in the environment for long periods of time, even in swimming pools with adequate levels of chlorine. You can beco ...
Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Fact Sheet
... EEE occurs in the eastern United States from Canada to Florida and all areas east of the Mississippi River. The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) reports about 5 human cases of EEE per year in the United States. The virus is normally maintained in nature in a bird-mosquito cycle. Dis ...
... EEE occurs in the eastern United States from Canada to Florida and all areas east of the Mississippi River. The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention (CDC) reports about 5 human cases of EEE per year in the United States. The virus is normally maintained in nature in a bird-mosquito cycle. Dis ...
Patient and Health Care worker Safety
... workplace as a potential carcinogen and set an employee exposure standard for formaldehyde that limits an 8-hour time-weighted average exposure concentration of 0.75 ppm. ...
... workplace as a potential carcinogen and set an employee exposure standard for formaldehyde that limits an 8-hour time-weighted average exposure concentration of 0.75 ppm. ...
Active Immunization
... • Peak incidence is first year of life, 40% in age < 5 yrs • Risk factors include overcrowding, poverty, cigarette smoke exposure, prior respiratory infection, congenital impairment of phagocytosis • Transmission by respiratory droplets, close direct contact • Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) causes e ...
... • Peak incidence is first year of life, 40% in age < 5 yrs • Risk factors include overcrowding, poverty, cigarette smoke exposure, prior respiratory infection, congenital impairment of phagocytosis • Transmission by respiratory droplets, close direct contact • Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) causes e ...
Methicillin Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)
... What types of infections does it cause? MSSA usually cause skin infections, but can also cause pneumonia, and other serious types of infections. MSSA skin infections most frequently present as pimples, boils, abscesses or infected cuts. ...
... What types of infections does it cause? MSSA usually cause skin infections, but can also cause pneumonia, and other serious types of infections. MSSA skin infections most frequently present as pimples, boils, abscesses or infected cuts. ...
This is an official CDC HEALTH ADVISORY
... cases and 729 deaths (case fatality 55-60%) had been reported across the three affected countries. This is the largest outbreak of EVD ever documented and the first recorded in West Africa. EVD is characterized by sudden onset of fever and malaise, accompanied by other nonspecific signs and symptoms ...
... cases and 729 deaths (case fatality 55-60%) had been reported across the three affected countries. This is the largest outbreak of EVD ever documented and the first recorded in West Africa. EVD is characterized by sudden onset of fever and malaise, accompanied by other nonspecific signs and symptoms ...
COPD/Asthma - Nursing Home Help
... New onset of painful, warm and/or swollen/indurated skin infection requiring oral or parenteral antibiotic therapy. If associated with a skin ulcer or wound there is an acute change in condition with HCPCS CODE: signs of infection such as purulence, exudate, fever, new onset of pain, and/or ICD-10 C ...
... New onset of painful, warm and/or swollen/indurated skin infection requiring oral or parenteral antibiotic therapy. If associated with a skin ulcer or wound there is an acute change in condition with HCPCS CODE: signs of infection such as purulence, exudate, fever, new onset of pain, and/or ICD-10 C ...
12. Management of the infected vascular access
... explantation of all graft material with drainage is usually necessary. ...
... explantation of all graft material with drainage is usually necessary. ...
Diseases that Cause Concern
... Diseases that Cause Concern • As of 2002, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 816,000 reported cases of people with AIDS in the US, and an estimated 5 million people were infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) worldwide. • In the US, H ...
... Diseases that Cause Concern • As of 2002, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 816,000 reported cases of people with AIDS in the US, and an estimated 5 million people were infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) worldwide. • In the US, H ...
Transmission of Pathogens Throughout Healthcare Facilities
... cause disease in healthy individuals. Conditional pathogens can cause disease in people by direct implementation to the tissue or in individuals with reduced resistance to infection such as those who have an increased use of antibiotics, the elderly, and newborn infants. Conditional pathogens includ ...
... cause disease in healthy individuals. Conditional pathogens can cause disease in people by direct implementation to the tissue or in individuals with reduced resistance to infection such as those who have an increased use of antibiotics, the elderly, and newborn infants. Conditional pathogens includ ...
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
... is the second most commonly identified cause of pediatric lower respiratory illness, behind only RSV. Infection with human metapneumovirus tends to occur in slightly older children and to produce disease that is less severe. However, small children, elderly and immunocompromised individuals are at r ...
... is the second most commonly identified cause of pediatric lower respiratory illness, behind only RSV. Infection with human metapneumovirus tends to occur in slightly older children and to produce disease that is less severe. However, small children, elderly and immunocompromised individuals are at r ...
Norovirus News What`s the Diagnosis?
... vaccination up to age 21, and may be given up to age 26.1 The vaccine is approved by the FDA for use in boys and men ages 9-26 for the prevention of anal cancer caused by HPV types 16 and 18, genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11, and for anal intraepithelial neoplasia grades 1, 2 and 3 caused ...
... vaccination up to age 21, and may be given up to age 26.1 The vaccine is approved by the FDA for use in boys and men ages 9-26 for the prevention of anal cancer caused by HPV types 16 and 18, genital warts caused by HPV types 6 and 11, and for anal intraepithelial neoplasia grades 1, 2 and 3 caused ...
Dr orish verner ndudiri MBBS, DTM(RCSI), MPHIL
... The parasite feeds on the hemoglobin Structural changes in the red blood cell Red cell looses its ability to perform its ...
... The parasite feeds on the hemoglobin Structural changes in the red blood cell Red cell looses its ability to perform its ...
Diseases Communicable From Animals to Humans
... some important exceptions. Infections of animals may, on some occasions, produce significant disease in people. These infections are called zoonotic diseases. They are communicated from animals to humans. In many cases, the animals show little, if any, sign of illness. A bacterium in the normal flor ...
... some important exceptions. Infections of animals may, on some occasions, produce significant disease in people. These infections are called zoonotic diseases. They are communicated from animals to humans. In many cases, the animals show little, if any, sign of illness. A bacterium in the normal flor ...
Announcement of a new collaborative project with DNDi
... Chagas disease is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by the kinetoplastid protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T.cruzi). It is primarily transmitted by large, blood-sucking reduviid insects widely known as “the kissing bugs”. This neglected tropical disease is endemic in 21 Latin American coun ...
... Chagas disease is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by the kinetoplastid protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi (T.cruzi). It is primarily transmitted by large, blood-sucking reduviid insects widely known as “the kissing bugs”. This neglected tropical disease is endemic in 21 Latin American coun ...
A1.4.3.Epidemiologist
... A group of scientists, doctors, and public health professionals touch down in Central Africa. Pulling respirators down over their faces, they make one last check of their protective suits. Even a tiny tear in the fabric could prove disastrous. Years of training have not prepared them for what they a ...
... A group of scientists, doctors, and public health professionals touch down in Central Africa. Pulling respirators down over their faces, they make one last check of their protective suits. Even a tiny tear in the fabric could prove disastrous. Years of training have not prepared them for what they a ...
Recognizing and Preventing Marek`s Disease in Small Flocks
... best to purchase birds from a hatchery that can vaccinate the chicks prior to shipping, but if you do choose to vaccinate, check with your veterinarian and make sure to follow the vaccine label to insure good results. For more information on vaccines for your birds see http://www.extension.org/pages ...
... best to purchase birds from a hatchery that can vaccinate the chicks prior to shipping, but if you do choose to vaccinate, check with your veterinarian and make sure to follow the vaccine label to insure good results. For more information on vaccines for your birds see http://www.extension.org/pages ...
updates from the field News
... • Avoid confining cattle in dusty yards for long periods. • Avoid grazing paddocks with heavy infestations of thistles and sharp, dry stubble. • If mustering a mob to treat pink eye, water down dusty yards, or isolate and treat individual animals to avoid spread. • Consider fly control. Applying an ...
... • Avoid confining cattle in dusty yards for long periods. • Avoid grazing paddocks with heavy infestations of thistles and sharp, dry stubble. • If mustering a mob to treat pink eye, water down dusty yards, or isolate and treat individual animals to avoid spread. • Consider fly control. Applying an ...
an intro to dermatiology
... Connective tissue diseases Erythema nodosum & multiforme Cutaneous marker of systemic disease Severe pre-existing skin disease ...
... Connective tissue diseases Erythema nodosum & multiforme Cutaneous marker of systemic disease Severe pre-existing skin disease ...
Different Types of Dog Worms
... from the "worming" medications can hatch and infect a puppy. Once eggs are swallowed by a dog, they penetrate into the intestinal mucosa. Infections can occur during 2-1/3 to 3 weeks of life. When the worms hatch they become larvae and at last become capable of laying their own eggs. Eggs are then ...
... from the "worming" medications can hatch and infect a puppy. Once eggs are swallowed by a dog, they penetrate into the intestinal mucosa. Infections can occur during 2-1/3 to 3 weeks of life. When the worms hatch they become larvae and at last become capable of laying their own eggs. Eggs are then ...
PDF printable version of Appendix 5: Glossary of technical terms of
... other industrialised countries is DTPa, which contains an acellular pertussis component made of refined pertussis extracts instead of inactivated whole pertussis bacteria (DTPw). The acronym DTPa, using capital letters, signifies child formulations of diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis-cont ...
... other industrialised countries is DTPa, which contains an acellular pertussis component made of refined pertussis extracts instead of inactivated whole pertussis bacteria (DTPw). The acronym DTPa, using capital letters, signifies child formulations of diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis-cont ...
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.