File - Working Toward Zero HAIs
... HIV Diagnosis in U.S. • The annual HIV diagnosis rate in the U.S. decreased more than 30 percent from 2002-2011, with declines observed in several key populations, although increases were found among certain age groups of men who have sex with men, especially young men. There has been increasing emp ...
... HIV Diagnosis in U.S. • The annual HIV diagnosis rate in the U.S. decreased more than 30 percent from 2002-2011, with declines observed in several key populations, although increases were found among certain age groups of men who have sex with men, especially young men. There has been increasing emp ...
Serial TB Screening Tool for Health Care Workers
... Note: If TB symptoms are present, promptly refer HCW for a chest X-ray and medical evaluation before starting work. Do not wait for the TST or TB blood test result. HCW’s history (circle response) Have you ever had a positive reaction to a TB skin test or TB blood test? Yes No If yes: Date__________ ...
... Note: If TB symptoms are present, promptly refer HCW for a chest X-ray and medical evaluation before starting work. Do not wait for the TST or TB blood test result. HCW’s history (circle response) Have you ever had a positive reaction to a TB skin test or TB blood test? Yes No If yes: Date__________ ...
EPB PHC 6000 EPIDEMIOLOGY FALL, 1997
... Unique Features of Infectious Diseases 2. Some people may be immune: For most non-infectious risk factors (e.g. toxins or radiation), there will be levels when all exposed will become ill. However, for some infectious diseases, such as measles, once a person has had the disease, he/she will never g ...
... Unique Features of Infectious Diseases 2. Some people may be immune: For most non-infectious risk factors (e.g. toxins or radiation), there will be levels when all exposed will become ill. However, for some infectious diseases, such as measles, once a person has had the disease, he/she will never g ...
A 6-Year-Old Male with Daily Fever Accompanied by Nausea and
... by nausea, abdominal pain, phonophobia, and photophobia. He was admitted to an outside hospital where an abdominal X-ray was notable for heavy stool burden. He underwent an intestinal “clean out,” which resulted in improved abdominal pain, and he was discharged home. Because of persistent headaches, ...
... by nausea, abdominal pain, phonophobia, and photophobia. He was admitted to an outside hospital where an abdominal X-ray was notable for heavy stool burden. He underwent an intestinal “clean out,” which resulted in improved abdominal pain, and he was discharged home. Because of persistent headaches, ...
Vulvovaginitis in Young Girls
... legs. There is of ten a yellow or green vaginal discharge which may stain the pants. The condition is commonest between the ages of 3 to 10 years. It will often improve by itself and always improves at puberty but usually resolves quite quickly. ...
... legs. There is of ten a yellow or green vaginal discharge which may stain the pants. The condition is commonest between the ages of 3 to 10 years. It will often improve by itself and always improves at puberty but usually resolves quite quickly. ...
Preventable Canine Diseases
... vomiting and diarrhea. It is often fatal, especially in young or debilitated dogs. There are several strains that affect the gastrointestinal tract and one that causes inflammation of the heart. ...
... vomiting and diarrhea. It is often fatal, especially in young or debilitated dogs. There are several strains that affect the gastrointestinal tract and one that causes inflammation of the heart. ...
Protecting Healthcare Workers from an Airborne Respiratory Event
... From Central Supply: • Brands of masks regularly ordered • Sizes of masks regularly ordered • Location of mask use in hospital • Manner of distribution in hospital • Number and sizes of masks in emergency stockpile • Mask recalls with reason and action taken ...
... From Central Supply: • Brands of masks regularly ordered • Sizes of masks regularly ordered • Location of mask use in hospital • Manner of distribution in hospital • Number and sizes of masks in emergency stockpile • Mask recalls with reason and action taken ...
comp11_unit3_1a_lecture
... – 10 cases of meningitis assessed by physician experts and MYCIN; output judged by other physician experts – Recommendations of experienced physicians judged acceptable 4363% of the time, compared with 65% of the time for MYCIN – In no cases did MYCIN fail to recommend an antibiotic that would cover ...
... – 10 cases of meningitis assessed by physician experts and MYCIN; output judged by other physician experts – Recommendations of experienced physicians judged acceptable 4363% of the time, compared with 65% of the time for MYCIN – In no cases did MYCIN fail to recommend an antibiotic that would cover ...
Engels - Logo Antwerpen
... Tuberculosis is almost exclusively transmitted by air. People with infectious or active (open) tuberculosis of the lung expel tubercle bacilli into the air when they cough, talk or sneeze. People in the vicinity may breathe in these bacilli. If they do and the bacilli penetrate into the lungs, they ...
... Tuberculosis is almost exclusively transmitted by air. People with infectious or active (open) tuberculosis of the lung expel tubercle bacilli into the air when they cough, talk or sneeze. People in the vicinity may breathe in these bacilli. If they do and the bacilli penetrate into the lungs, they ...
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) - San Francisco Department of Public
... • Your clinician may perform an exam to look at your vagina, cervix (opening to the uterus), ovaries, tubes, and bladder to check for signs of infection. • The vaginal discharge may be looked at under the microscrope. • If your tests show trichomonas, gonorrhea, or chlamydia, your recent sex partner ...
... • Your clinician may perform an exam to look at your vagina, cervix (opening to the uterus), ovaries, tubes, and bladder to check for signs of infection. • The vaginal discharge may be looked at under the microscrope. • If your tests show trichomonas, gonorrhea, or chlamydia, your recent sex partner ...
Tyzzer`s Disease - Potomac Wildlife!
... Tyzzer’s disease has been reported in North America and Australia. The disease has been reported in muskrats in Connecticut, Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Idaho, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon in the United States, and Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in Canada. Tyzze ...
... Tyzzer’s disease has been reported in North America and Australia. The disease has been reported in muskrats in Connecticut, Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, Michigan, Idaho, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Montana, and Oregon in the United States, and Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in Canada. Tyzze ...
Claudio Viscoli is Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of
... chapters and monographs in Italian, English and Spanish, mainly in the field of infection in immunocompromised hosts, including the chapter on empirical therapy of febrile neutropenia in the 6th , 7th and 8th edition of the Principle and Practice of Infectious Diseases textbook (Mandell, Douglas & B ...
... chapters and monographs in Italian, English and Spanish, mainly in the field of infection in immunocompromised hosts, including the chapter on empirical therapy of febrile neutropenia in the 6th , 7th and 8th edition of the Principle and Practice of Infectious Diseases textbook (Mandell, Douglas & B ...
prevalence of streptococcus a tonsillitis and rheumatic fever among
... Health Science University of Mongolia, UB, Mongolia During the 1960s, the incidence of acute rheumatic fever ranged from 23 to 55 per 100,000 urban children aged from 2 to 14 years in the United States.Currently, it is less than 2 per 100,000 with a prevalence of rheumatic heart diseases of less tha ...
... Health Science University of Mongolia, UB, Mongolia During the 1960s, the incidence of acute rheumatic fever ranged from 23 to 55 per 100,000 urban children aged from 2 to 14 years in the United States.Currently, it is less than 2 per 100,000 with a prevalence of rheumatic heart diseases of less tha ...
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.