No 11 - 2010 - EPI-NEWS - Statens Serum Institut
... diagnoses in persons presenting with symptoms consistent with Qfever, who have visited Holland. It is particularly important if such persons have stayed in Noord Brabant. Qfever may present in the form of influenzalike symptoms, pneumonia, hepatitis or endocarditis in those who have a predisposit ...
... diagnoses in persons presenting with symptoms consistent with Qfever, who have visited Holland. It is particularly important if such persons have stayed in Noord Brabant. Qfever may present in the form of influenzalike symptoms, pneumonia, hepatitis or endocarditis in those who have a predisposit ...
Pediatric Pathogens and Impact on the Adult Population
... breath clinging in the midst of his jaws. …” DeBaillou describing the first documented whooping cough epidemic in 1578 ...
... breath clinging in the midst of his jaws. …” DeBaillou describing the first documented whooping cough epidemic in 1578 ...
Infectious Diseases
... are typically spread through unprotected sex, IV drug use and needles contaminated with infected blood or body fluids. In schools, HIV and hepatitis can be spread when students, staff or volunteers touch blood or body fluids from an infected person. ...
... are typically spread through unprotected sex, IV drug use and needles contaminated with infected blood or body fluids. In schools, HIV and hepatitis can be spread when students, staff or volunteers touch blood or body fluids from an infected person. ...
15 steps you can take to reduce your risk of a hospital infection
... 1] Studies show that, nearly three quarters of patients' rooms are contaminated with MRSA and 69% with VRE. In one study, 42% of gloves worn by hospital personnel who had no direct patient contact but who touched contaminated surfaces became contaminated. Boyce JM et al., "Environmental contaminatio ...
... 1] Studies show that, nearly three quarters of patients' rooms are contaminated with MRSA and 69% with VRE. In one study, 42% of gloves worn by hospital personnel who had no direct patient contact but who touched contaminated surfaces became contaminated. Boyce JM et al., "Environmental contaminatio ...
Acute vs. Chronic Presentation of Visceral Pain
... Visceral pain may take many different forms, and so processes that may be associated with life-threatening or readily reversible conditions need to be considered with all presentations. However, isolated events with an acute presentation and spontaneous resolution are not uncommon. The level of inve ...
... Visceral pain may take many different forms, and so processes that may be associated with life-threatening or readily reversible conditions need to be considered with all presentations. However, isolated events with an acute presentation and spontaneous resolution are not uncommon. The level of inve ...
1a-Infection-and
... 2. Procedural modifications / modifications of technique • Use of lighter-than-normal pressure • Avoiding percussion or joint mobilizations • Assisting the client on or off the massage table (blood pressure medication, pregnancy, elderly, or frail) ...
... 2. Procedural modifications / modifications of technique • Use of lighter-than-normal pressure • Avoiding percussion or joint mobilizations • Assisting the client on or off the massage table (blood pressure medication, pregnancy, elderly, or frail) ...
kennel cough - Kipling Veterinary Hospital
... however, it and other bacteria may cause secondary infections after viral injury to the respiratory tract. Stress, improper nutrition, and extremes of ventilation, temperature, and humidity can increase susceptibility to and severity of the disease. There is usually a history of recent contact with ...
... however, it and other bacteria may cause secondary infections after viral injury to the respiratory tract. Stress, improper nutrition, and extremes of ventilation, temperature, and humidity can increase susceptibility to and severity of the disease. There is usually a history of recent contact with ...
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacilli (MTB) Rapid and specific testing
... Investment in the tuberculosis diagnostics pipeline should remain a major priority for funders and researchers. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacilli (MTB) kills 1.5 million people every year, and is the major killer of people living with HIV because of their weakened immune system. The TB disease is d ...
... Investment in the tuberculosis diagnostics pipeline should remain a major priority for funders and researchers. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Bacilli (MTB) kills 1.5 million people every year, and is the major killer of people living with HIV because of their weakened immune system. The TB disease is d ...
TRAVEL - Cromwell Vets
... Starting with hair loss, fever, weight loss and skin sores, the disease progresses to cause multiple organ damage. It is an incurable disease, complex to treat and fatal without attention, so prevention is the best way. Heartworm - As the name suggests, this is a parasitic worm which lives in the he ...
... Starting with hair loss, fever, weight loss and skin sores, the disease progresses to cause multiple organ damage. It is an incurable disease, complex to treat and fatal without attention, so prevention is the best way. Heartworm - As the name suggests, this is a parasitic worm which lives in the he ...
Full Text - Archives of Clinical Infectious Diseases
... that detects both Aspergillus and Candida species is an attractive approach. A positive result of the screening test may trigger further investigations and preemptive antifungal therapy. The results suggest that BG may fulfill this goal. Although BG does not differentiate IA from IC, combination of ...
... that detects both Aspergillus and Candida species is an attractive approach. A positive result of the screening test may trigger further investigations and preemptive antifungal therapy. The results suggest that BG may fulfill this goal. Although BG does not differentiate IA from IC, combination of ...
Diapositiva 1
... Measles, for example, has occurred in children who came into a physician’s office after a child with measles had left, because the measles virus remained suspended in the air. ...
... Measles, for example, has occurred in children who came into a physician’s office after a child with measles had left, because the measles virus remained suspended in the air. ...
Rotavirus Rotavirus
... affecting mainly children under two years of age although older age groups can also be affected. It is possible to be infected more than once but repeat infections are usually less severe. In the NT, 90% of the known rotavirus cases are in children under the age of five years. Very young children ar ...
... affecting mainly children under two years of age although older age groups can also be affected. It is possible to be infected more than once but repeat infections are usually less severe. In the NT, 90% of the known rotavirus cases are in children under the age of five years. Very young children ar ...
Gastroenterology - Cardinal Health
... Gastroenterology is the study of the digestive track and its disorders. The digestive tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus, including all other organs that help the body break down and absorb food. The digestive tract organs consist of the mou ...
... Gastroenterology is the study of the digestive track and its disorders. The digestive tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus, including all other organs that help the body break down and absorb food. The digestive tract organs consist of the mou ...
Childhood Infectious Illnesses (Communicable Disease
... infectious to others when they have active disease of the lungs or throat ...
... infectious to others when they have active disease of the lungs or throat ...
“BIRD FLU THREAT: HOW CLOSE ARE WE”?
... Bird flu (avian flu) has been spreading across the world since 2003, killing millions of birds and over 200 human beings, mostly in South East Asia. Yet there is fear of worse to come, fears of a new pandemic, which could claim millions of lives. WHO experts point out that cross-infection to humans ...
... Bird flu (avian flu) has been spreading across the world since 2003, killing millions of birds and over 200 human beings, mostly in South East Asia. Yet there is fear of worse to come, fears of a new pandemic, which could claim millions of lives. WHO experts point out that cross-infection to humans ...
Disease epidemiology
... TO ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE THAN TO THE OPERATION OF NATURAL ECOLOGICAL LAWS ...
... TO ADVANCES IN MEDICAL SCIENCE THAN TO THE OPERATION OF NATURAL ECOLOGICAL LAWS ...
Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC)
... Symptoms include diarrhea, which often becomes bloody, and stomach cramps. A slight fever may be present. In some people, particularly children under five years of age, the infection can cause a complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a serious disease in which red blood cells ar ...
... Symptoms include diarrhea, which often becomes bloody, and stomach cramps. A slight fever may be present. In some people, particularly children under five years of age, the infection can cause a complication called hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a serious disease in which red blood cells ar ...
MMWR in Review: Mouse infestation likely source of lymphocytic
... Project identified antibodies to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) by immunofluorescence assay in serum collected on hospital day four. The CDC's Viral Special Pathogens Branch subsequently performed serologic testing by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, which demonstrated an immunoglobulin ...
... Project identified antibodies to lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) by immunofluorescence assay in serum collected on hospital day four. The CDC's Viral Special Pathogens Branch subsequently performed serologic testing by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, which demonstrated an immunoglobulin ...
Management of common bacterial skin infections
... remain. Most patients are treated empirically at presentation, pending culture results if taken. The empiric choice of antibiotic treatment must cover the most likely organism. Thus it is important to consider where and how the infection was acquired and the correct clinical diagnosis. Uncomplicated ...
... remain. Most patients are treated empirically at presentation, pending culture results if taken. The empiric choice of antibiotic treatment must cover the most likely organism. Thus it is important to consider where and how the infection was acquired and the correct clinical diagnosis. Uncomplicated ...
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.