Unit 3 – Overview of TB Disease - I-Tech
... Reactivation of TB (2) • Latent infection can reactivate, causing active TB disease • Reactivation occurs when the immune system weakens and the TB bacteria multiplies • TB bacteria and dead cells in the airway will cause a person to cough • Higher proportion of smear-negative PTB in PLWHA Unit 3: ...
... Reactivation of TB (2) • Latent infection can reactivate, causing active TB disease • Reactivation occurs when the immune system weakens and the TB bacteria multiplies • TB bacteria and dead cells in the airway will cause a person to cough • Higher proportion of smear-negative PTB in PLWHA Unit 3: ...
Hepatitis B Fact Sheet - University of the Cumberlands
... Hepatitis B is a serious infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The hepatitis B virus can cause life-long infection that leads to cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, or liver failure. There is no cure for Hepatitis B, but the infection can be prevented by vaccinati ...
... Hepatitis B is a serious infectious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. The hepatitis B virus can cause life-long infection that leads to cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver, liver cancer, or liver failure. There is no cure for Hepatitis B, but the infection can be prevented by vaccinati ...
Disease factsheet: Lumpy Skin Disease
... This disease, caused by a pox virus, is an infectious, eruptive and occasionally fatal disease of cattle characterised by nodules on the skin. Cattle and water buffalo are the only livestock species affected, with high morbidity rates but low (around 1 per cent) mortality. Death rates are greater am ...
... This disease, caused by a pox virus, is an infectious, eruptive and occasionally fatal disease of cattle characterised by nodules on the skin. Cattle and water buffalo are the only livestock species affected, with high morbidity rates but low (around 1 per cent) mortality. Death rates are greater am ...
Meticillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia
... organism from the environment and in combination with the imbalance in gut flora caused by the use of antibiotics disease can develop. Unfortunately patients with diarrhoea, especially if severe or accompanied by incontinence, may unintentionally spread the infection to other patients, which may lea ...
... organism from the environment and in combination with the imbalance in gut flora caused by the use of antibiotics disease can develop. Unfortunately patients with diarrhoea, especially if severe or accompanied by incontinence, may unintentionally spread the infection to other patients, which may lea ...
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... mononuclear phagocytes is oxygenindependent and therefore not affected in the CGD patient (Murray and Cartelli, 1983). ...
... mononuclear phagocytes is oxygenindependent and therefore not affected in the CGD patient (Murray and Cartelli, 1983). ...
Infection Control
... covering their mouth and nose with a tissue and washing hands after using or disposing of tissues. Cleaning – Cleaning and disinfection materials should be readily available in the school, particularly in food preparation, first aid, and physical education areas in the event of a blood or body subst ...
... covering their mouth and nose with a tissue and washing hands after using or disposing of tissues. Cleaning – Cleaning and disinfection materials should be readily available in the school, particularly in food preparation, first aid, and physical education areas in the event of a blood or body subst ...
Causes and Spread of Infection
... consequence. To understand the difference between both infection and colonisation and pathogenic and non pathogenic organisms, the areas of infection and the types caused by different organisms. In addition the learner will understand the methods of transmission, the conditions needed for organisms ...
... consequence. To understand the difference between both infection and colonisation and pathogenic and non pathogenic organisms, the areas of infection and the types caused by different organisms. In addition the learner will understand the methods of transmission, the conditions needed for organisms ...
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... Treatment: Parasites Description: A parasite is an organism that feeds on another individual, known as the _____________ They either live on or in their host’s body. Specialization: Natural selection favors adaptations that allow a parasite to efficiently exploit its host. Parasites are usually ...
... Treatment: Parasites Description: A parasite is an organism that feeds on another individual, known as the _____________ They either live on or in their host’s body. Specialization: Natural selection favors adaptations that allow a parasite to efficiently exploit its host. Parasites are usually ...
Disease Transmission Lab In the Classroom
... 1. Click on CONTROLS. Place 15 people in the room by setting the Number of people slider to 15. Then, click on Foodborne under Allowed diseases, and uncheck Airborne and Person-to-person. 2. Click on SIMULATION, and click Play. Observe carefully (the people turn green once they are infected). 3. Wha ...
... 1. Click on CONTROLS. Place 15 people in the room by setting the Number of people slider to 15. Then, click on Foodborne under Allowed diseases, and uncheck Airborne and Person-to-person. 2. Click on SIMULATION, and click Play. Observe carefully (the people turn green once they are infected). 3. Wha ...
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... AURIs are the most frequently occurring illness in children. On average, children acquire three to eight AURIs every year. AURIs are generally caused by the viruses. There are little difference in the incidence of colds by sex, race, or geograhpic region. Environmental factors that increase the like ...
... AURIs are the most frequently occurring illness in children. On average, children acquire three to eight AURIs every year. AURIs are generally caused by the viruses. There are little difference in the incidence of colds by sex, race, or geograhpic region. Environmental factors that increase the like ...
History of Microbiology
... can become quite aware of every sensation and every stimulus that you usually would miss or overlook. • There is an intense joy and renewed vigor that comes just from living through it. Time and again you hear how those that live through a near-death experience are re-awakened to the ability to appr ...
... can become quite aware of every sensation and every stimulus that you usually would miss or overlook. • There is an intense joy and renewed vigor that comes just from living through it. Time and again you hear how those that live through a near-death experience are re-awakened to the ability to appr ...
CASE PRESENTATION
... bloody, (+) mucus x4/day x2-3/day vomiting after feeds for about 3-4 weeks No fever Recently less active, sleepy but sometimes irritable No URI symptoms Decrease UOP (last 5 days x1 wet diaper/day but mother does not know if he passes urine with diarrhea) No travel hx or sick contacts ...
... bloody, (+) mucus x4/day x2-3/day vomiting after feeds for about 3-4 weeks No fever Recently less active, sleepy but sometimes irritable No URI symptoms Decrease UOP (last 5 days x1 wet diaper/day but mother does not know if he passes urine with diarrhea) No travel hx or sick contacts ...
Disease Transmission Lab
... 1. Click on CONTROLS. Place 15 people in the room by setting the Number of people slider to 15. Then, click on Foodborne under Allowed diseases, and uncheck Airborne and Person-to-person. 2. Click on SIMULATION, and click Play. Observe carefully (the people turn green once they are infected). 3. Wha ...
... 1. Click on CONTROLS. Place 15 people in the room by setting the Number of people slider to 15. Then, click on Foodborne under Allowed diseases, and uncheck Airborne and Person-to-person. 2. Click on SIMULATION, and click Play. Observe carefully (the people turn green once they are infected). 3. Wha ...
Internal Medicine Board Review: Infectious Diseases
... PLUS levofloxacin or gentamicin PLUS linezolid or vancomycin (if MRSA suspected) ...
... PLUS levofloxacin or gentamicin PLUS linezolid or vancomycin (if MRSA suspected) ...
Management of fever on the ward
... -specific cytokines produced on activation of TLR -cytokines are proteins that regulate immune, inflammatory and hematopoietic processes -IL-1, IL-6, TNF, IFN-alpha All end up increasing production of PGE2 ...
... -specific cytokines produced on activation of TLR -cytokines are proteins that regulate immune, inflammatory and hematopoietic processes -IL-1, IL-6, TNF, IFN-alpha All end up increasing production of PGE2 ...
A Confirmed Case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome(MERS)
... network among nations to trace the route of virus infection and to prevent the spread of the disease from one country to another. In addition, the KCDC noted that the patient is getting better, and although some of the family members of the patient are developing similar symptoms of the disease, all ...
... network among nations to trace the route of virus infection and to prevent the spread of the disease from one country to another. In addition, the KCDC noted that the patient is getting better, and although some of the family members of the patient are developing similar symptoms of the disease, all ...
New Study Ties West Nile Virus to Risk of Shorter Life Span
... WNV during the 10-year period, a 13 percent fatality rate. That’s much higher than the 4 percent national fatality rate for WNV recorded between 1999 and 2015 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), though those statistics accounted only for deaths that occurred during the acut ...
... WNV during the 10-year period, a 13 percent fatality rate. That’s much higher than the 4 percent national fatality rate for WNV recorded between 1999 and 2015 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), though those statistics accounted only for deaths that occurred during the acut ...
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.