Challenge Biomedical Science – Immunology
... using your knowledge of infectious diseases. If the disease cannot be identified the situation may become much more serious and develop into a pandemic. In order to prevent this, the disease must be treated and stopped from spreading. The folder contains Jackie Montgomery’s medical notes and some in ...
... using your knowledge of infectious diseases. If the disease cannot be identified the situation may become much more serious and develop into a pandemic. In order to prevent this, the disease must be treated and stopped from spreading. The folder contains Jackie Montgomery’s medical notes and some in ...
Lymphadenopathy
... constitutional symptoms or signs, if persists for three to four weeks or high risk for malignancy or serious illness should undergo a biopsy. Note: Patients with probable viral illness biopsy should be avoided because lymph node pathology in these patients may sometimes simulate lymphoma and lead to ...
... constitutional symptoms or signs, if persists for three to four weeks or high risk for malignancy or serious illness should undergo a biopsy. Note: Patients with probable viral illness biopsy should be avoided because lymph node pathology in these patients may sometimes simulate lymphoma and lead to ...
hepatitis B
... Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Anyone who comes in contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person is at risk for hepatitis B. Certain behaviors can increase the risk, including unprotected sex (vaginal, anal, and oral); contact sports (sports during which players may be exposed to each ot ...
... Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Anyone who comes in contact with the blood or body fluids of an infected person is at risk for hepatitis B. Certain behaviors can increase the risk, including unprotected sex (vaginal, anal, and oral); contact sports (sports during which players may be exposed to each ot ...
Tuberculosis Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Infection Control
... Patients with suspected TB should be referred for The article first reviews the medical evaluation and possible treatment. transmission, pathogenesis, epidemiology and diagnosis of Patients with suspected or confirmed TB should TB. It then presents the chief have all non-urgent dental treatment post ...
... Patients with suspected TB should be referred for The article first reviews the medical evaluation and possible treatment. transmission, pathogenesis, epidemiology and diagnosis of Patients with suspected or confirmed TB should TB. It then presents the chief have all non-urgent dental treatment post ...
4/4/12 Epidemiology and Transmission
... 32.2 The Vocabulary of Epidemiology • A disease outbreak occurs when a number of cases of a disease are reported in a short period of time • Mortality is the incidence of death in a population • Morbidity of a disease refers to the incidence of disease including fatal and nonfatal diseases • Reserv ...
... 32.2 The Vocabulary of Epidemiology • A disease outbreak occurs when a number of cases of a disease are reported in a short period of time • Mortality is the incidence of death in a population • Morbidity of a disease refers to the incidence of disease including fatal and nonfatal diseases • Reserv ...
HANDOUTS 6 year program of medical studies Program of medical
... 3. The genera of Streptococcus and Enterococcus. The most important species include: Streptococcus pyogenes, S. pneumoniae, S. agalactiae, Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium. The streptococci are facultatively aerobic, catalase-negative, Gram-positive cocci that grow in pairs or chains. Virtually ...
... 3. The genera of Streptococcus and Enterococcus. The most important species include: Streptococcus pyogenes, S. pneumoniae, S. agalactiae, Enterococcus faecalis and E. faecium. The streptococci are facultatively aerobic, catalase-negative, Gram-positive cocci that grow in pairs or chains. Virtually ...
Outbreak Management - International Federation of Infection Control
... • Many investigations do not reach this stage • Investigation may end with descriptive epidemiology and then the problem goes away without intervention or does not require a special study ...
... • Many investigations do not reach this stage • Investigation may end with descriptive epidemiology and then the problem goes away without intervention or does not require a special study ...
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Essential information
... well understood. It is known that people that die from EVD have not developed a significant immune response to the virus, but the factors influencing this are not well understood. Clinical trials are underway with a potential vaccine, but at this time, no proven vaccine is available. ...
... well understood. It is known that people that die from EVD have not developed a significant immune response to the virus, but the factors influencing this are not well understood. Clinical trials are underway with a potential vaccine, but at this time, no proven vaccine is available. ...
ecol409.2008.lecture1 - The Department of Ecology and
... immune system The first defense molecules in evolutionary terms were probably antimicrobial peptides, produced by plants and animals ...
... immune system The first defense molecules in evolutionary terms were probably antimicrobial peptides, produced by plants and animals ...
Clinical management of scarlet fever and invasive S. pyogenes
... – Most experts will include clindamycin in the antibiotic regimen. – Linezolid can be considered as an alternative treatment in face of clindamycin resistance. – Vancomycin should be considered if MRSA is suspected according to clinical setting (e.g. hospital acquired infection, prolonged ICU admiss ...
... – Most experts will include clindamycin in the antibiotic regimen. – Linezolid can be considered as an alternative treatment in face of clindamycin resistance. – Vancomycin should be considered if MRSA is suspected according to clinical setting (e.g. hospital acquired infection, prolonged ICU admiss ...
Infectious diseases
... episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. Cryptosporidium – do not use public pool for 2 weeks after symptoms have stopped. Salmonella - Discuss exclusion of cases and contacts with public health service. ...
... episode of diarrhoea or vomiting. Cryptosporidium – do not use public pool for 2 weeks after symptoms have stopped. Salmonella - Discuss exclusion of cases and contacts with public health service. ...
Mouse Parvo
... generally result in no overt clinical disease or pathology. Viral replication occurs in the pancreas, small intestine, lymphoid organs, and liver that persists for several weeks after infection. MVM also replicates in the kidneys. Experimental infection with MVM will result in severe damage to multi ...
... generally result in no overt clinical disease or pathology. Viral replication occurs in the pancreas, small intestine, lymphoid organs, and liver that persists for several weeks after infection. MVM also replicates in the kidneys. Experimental infection with MVM will result in severe damage to multi ...
Chapter 29
... 19- Identify the benefits of setting personal goals for maintaining a healthy body 10- Recognize that sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, are communicable diseases and that abstinence is the sure method of prevention ...
... 19- Identify the benefits of setting personal goals for maintaining a healthy body 10- Recognize that sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, are communicable diseases and that abstinence is the sure method of prevention ...
Name_____________________ Period
... 4. which stage of syphilis is characterized by the appearance of a chancre? 5. When should a person seek treatment for STIs? 6. Which of the STIs that you learned about in this section can be treated but not cured? Which can be cured if treated early? Treated, not cured— ...
... 4. which stage of syphilis is characterized by the appearance of a chancre? 5. When should a person seek treatment for STIs? 6. Which of the STIs that you learned about in this section can be treated but not cured? Which can be cured if treated early? Treated, not cured— ...
Management
... soils for up to 10 years. • When soils are saturated and cool (54‐57°F), oospores can germinate and form zoosporangia that release motile zoospores that swim through soil water to infect seedling roots to cause systemic infections. • Those surviving plants will then exhibit signs and sympt ...
... soils for up to 10 years. • When soils are saturated and cool (54‐57°F), oospores can germinate and form zoosporangia that release motile zoospores that swim through soil water to infect seedling roots to cause systemic infections. • Those surviving plants will then exhibit signs and sympt ...
Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases
... No preventive vaccine or specific treatment for chikungunya fever; care is based on symptoms. Chikungunya fever is not usually fatal. ...
... No preventive vaccine or specific treatment for chikungunya fever; care is based on symptoms. Chikungunya fever is not usually fatal. ...
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.