ebola: facts and fiction
... MSF and various other organizations argue that the mortality rate is largely determined by the quality of healthcare and level of infrastructure. MSF doctor, Tim Jagatic, claims the current, deadliest strain kills 90% of people infected but that when they provide the most basic level of care, the mo ...
... MSF and various other organizations argue that the mortality rate is largely determined by the quality of healthcare and level of infrastructure. MSF doctor, Tim Jagatic, claims the current, deadliest strain kills 90% of people infected but that when they provide the most basic level of care, the mo ...
Equine Parasites3
... • Cause damage to gut wall resulting in G.I. upset, and severe diarrhea. • Internal parasites of highest concern- encysted stage is not affected by dewormers • Very short life cycle 4 to 6 weeks ...
... • Cause damage to gut wall resulting in G.I. upset, and severe diarrhea. • Internal parasites of highest concern- encysted stage is not affected by dewormers • Very short life cycle 4 to 6 weeks ...
Expedition to Southeast Asia to Learn About Public Health
... Asia already struggle with disease outbreaks because their natural environment allows vector‐borne and waterborne illnesses to spread easily. Which of the following actions could help countries in Southeast Asia and elsewhere prepare effectively to fight the diseases we have discussed?” ...
... Asia already struggle with disease outbreaks because their natural environment allows vector‐borne and waterborne illnesses to spread easily. Which of the following actions could help countries in Southeast Asia and elsewhere prepare effectively to fight the diseases we have discussed?” ...
Progress Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
... • Schistosomiasis (snail fever) is a parasitic worm disease transmitted by freshwater snails. It causes the highest mortality among the NTDs, but can be treated by drug therapy, which reduces the severity of lesions that result in chronic and lifethreatening disease. ...
... • Schistosomiasis (snail fever) is a parasitic worm disease transmitted by freshwater snails. It causes the highest mortality among the NTDs, but can be treated by drug therapy, which reduces the severity of lesions that result in chronic and lifethreatening disease. ...
College of Medicine Microbiology
... and virus production stops. But the patients harboring the virus in their bodies (remain as carriers) without produce symptoms. 3. Slow virus infections: some infections require to long period between initial infection and onset of disease, which are usually measured in years (such as Kuru disease, ...
... and virus production stops. But the patients harboring the virus in their bodies (remain as carriers) without produce symptoms. 3. Slow virus infections: some infections require to long period between initial infection and onset of disease, which are usually measured in years (such as Kuru disease, ...
Epidemic vs Pandemic
... A flu strain can start out as an epidemic, but can become a pandemic (this is not unusual for a new virus because people’s immune systems have not been exposed to it and are not ready to fight it off). Swine flu (started in Mexico City and is now in New Zealand, Israel, Scotland and many other ...
... A flu strain can start out as an epidemic, but can become a pandemic (this is not unusual for a new virus because people’s immune systems have not been exposed to it and are not ready to fight it off). Swine flu (started in Mexico City and is now in New Zealand, Israel, Scotland and many other ...
1. How can you limit the spread of germs? Washing hands
... no scientific reason why people get sick. ...
... no scientific reason why people get sick. ...
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy - SVIMS
... product (GNP) of the nation. We have learned from the history that prions can cross the species barrier and cause disease in different species which may lead to loss of biodiversity. As beef is one of the largest consumed food in the world and there is wide spread export and import between different ...
... product (GNP) of the nation. We have learned from the history that prions can cross the species barrier and cause disease in different species which may lead to loss of biodiversity. As beef is one of the largest consumed food in the world and there is wide spread export and import between different ...
Rickettsia, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma
... major problem during WW I and WW II. After an incubation of 6-22 days, the patient experiences a headache, exhaustion, leg pains, and a high, relapsing fever. A roseolar rash occurs and the patient usually recovers. ...
... major problem during WW I and WW II. After an incubation of 6-22 days, the patient experiences a headache, exhaustion, leg pains, and a high, relapsing fever. A roseolar rash occurs and the patient usually recovers. ...
Staphylococcus aureus infection
... Staphylococcus aureus (often referred to as ‘staph’ or ‘golden staph’) is a common bacterium. About 30 percent of people carry it either on their skin or in their nose, mostly without it causing any problems. However, sometimes the bacteria get inside the body and cause infection. Staph most common ...
... Staphylococcus aureus (often referred to as ‘staph’ or ‘golden staph’) is a common bacterium. About 30 percent of people carry it either on their skin or in their nose, mostly without it causing any problems. However, sometimes the bacteria get inside the body and cause infection. Staph most common ...
ahm_module_3__part_5
... highlighted by the fact that some affected farmers in the UK in 2001 committed suicide. There are therefore ongoing initiatives to find alternative but effective ways of controlling animal disease outbreaks. These place an emphasis on vaccination as well on much more rigorous preventive measures so ...
... highlighted by the fact that some affected farmers in the UK in 2001 committed suicide. There are therefore ongoing initiatives to find alternative but effective ways of controlling animal disease outbreaks. These place an emphasis on vaccination as well on much more rigorous preventive measures so ...
Hollyhock Rust - Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
... everywhere they are grown. The rust also occurs on mallow (Malva rotundifolia), a common weed, which can serve as a disease reservoir for the fungus and contribute to infection of hollyhocks. ...
... everywhere they are grown. The rust also occurs on mallow (Malva rotundifolia), a common weed, which can serve as a disease reservoir for the fungus and contribute to infection of hollyhocks. ...
Pathology of Infectious Diseases I
... Slide 2: The microbiology class is focusing on the bacteria/viruses that cause infectious diseases; this pathology lecture series will focus on the host and it response to these microorganisms, including the lesions produced and the mechanisms by which the diseases develop. Slide 3: Notice that the ...
... Slide 2: The microbiology class is focusing on the bacteria/viruses that cause infectious diseases; this pathology lecture series will focus on the host and it response to these microorganisms, including the lesions produced and the mechanisms by which the diseases develop. Slide 3: Notice that the ...
additional information
... rhythms in host organisms, pathogens, and disease vectors (such as mosquitoes) interact to effect infection and disease transmission. ...
... rhythms in host organisms, pathogens, and disease vectors (such as mosquitoes) interact to effect infection and disease transmission. ...
B. anthracis
... hours. The papule rapidly changes into a vesicle, then a pustule, and finally a necrotic eschar. The infection may disseminate, giving rise to septicemia. Inhalation anthrax (wool-sorters’ disease): long incubation time (2 months or more). Mediastinitis (enlargement of mediastinal lymph nodes), seps ...
... hours. The papule rapidly changes into a vesicle, then a pustule, and finally a necrotic eschar. The infection may disseminate, giving rise to septicemia. Inhalation anthrax (wool-sorters’ disease): long incubation time (2 months or more). Mediastinitis (enlargement of mediastinal lymph nodes), seps ...
医学史简论 A Brief History of Medicine
... Disease changed human itself － Impact on human genes In sub-Saharan Africa the incidence of sickle cell anamia as high as 1/400, Heterozygote--carriers of a single sickle cell allele are 810% The sickle cells have protection from malaria (plasmodium can not parasite), it may be the results of evolu ...
... Disease changed human itself － Impact on human genes In sub-Saharan Africa the incidence of sickle cell anamia as high as 1/400, Heterozygote--carriers of a single sickle cell allele are 810% The sickle cells have protection from malaria (plasmodium can not parasite), it may be the results of evolu ...
About the Institute for OneWorld Health (iOWH):
... In its flagship program, iOWH completed a Phase 3 clinical study in India for Paromomycin IM injection as a new treatment for visceral leishmaniasis. In August 2006, Paromomycin IM injection received regulatory approval by the Drug-Controller General of India, and in May 2007, the drug was designate ...
... In its flagship program, iOWH completed a Phase 3 clinical study in India for Paromomycin IM injection as a new treatment for visceral leishmaniasis. In August 2006, Paromomycin IM injection received regulatory approval by the Drug-Controller General of India, and in May 2007, the drug was designate ...
Pediatric Infectious Diseases brochure
... We also participate in the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Program, established by the federal government to help provide care for people with HIV or AIDS who lack adequate health insurance. We are part of California’s Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) newborn screening p ...
... We also participate in the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Program, established by the federal government to help provide care for people with HIV or AIDS who lack adequate health insurance. We are part of California’s Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) newborn screening p ...
Endolimax nana
... Faecal-oral transmission; contaminated food and water Intestine None Stool Worldwide, primarily human-to-human transmission Improved hygiene, adequate disposal of faecal waste, adequate washing of caontaminated fruits and vegetables The standard O&P examination is recommended for recovery and identi ...
... Faecal-oral transmission; contaminated food and water Intestine None Stool Worldwide, primarily human-to-human transmission Improved hygiene, adequate disposal of faecal waste, adequate washing of caontaminated fruits and vegetables The standard O&P examination is recommended for recovery and identi ...
Illness and Communicable Diseases Policy
... After a confirmed case, students may be sent home if they are showing symptoms of the same illness. They should be tested and kept home until they are able to produce a doctor’s note stating the test was negative or until they have been treated if the test is positive. PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH) Mus ...
... After a confirmed case, students may be sent home if they are showing symptoms of the same illness. They should be tested and kept home until they are able to produce a doctor’s note stating the test was negative or until they have been treated if the test is positive. PERTUSSIS (WHOOPING COUGH) Mus ...
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.