Science Media Centre Factsheet Ebola virus
... are likely to initiate via contact with animals carrying the virus. Infection has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines. Symptoms & mortality In historical outbreaks, the mortality rate has varied between 25 and ...
... are likely to initiate via contact with animals carrying the virus. Infection has been documented through the handling of infected chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelope and porcupines. Symptoms & mortality In historical outbreaks, the mortality rate has varied between 25 and ...
Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
... Vesicles (fluid-filled blisters) at site of entry ~1 week after exposure Vesicles are infectious & painful Virus is latent in sacral ganglia reactivates new vesicles Reactivations occur from stress, hormonal changes, illness ...
... Vesicles (fluid-filled blisters) at site of entry ~1 week after exposure Vesicles are infectious & painful Virus is latent in sacral ganglia reactivates new vesicles Reactivations occur from stress, hormonal changes, illness ...
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
... PPD pos. < 50% of pts with TB and FUO, sputum samples pos. ¼ of patients Abscesses usually in abdomen or pelvis with some pre-disposing cause (e.g. recent surgery, diab., biliary tract disease, etc.) other infections: osteomyelitis, endocarditis (e.g. in pts with recent antibiotic use) Mal ...
... PPD pos. < 50% of pts with TB and FUO, sputum samples pos. ¼ of patients Abscesses usually in abdomen or pelvis with some pre-disposing cause (e.g. recent surgery, diab., biliary tract disease, etc.) other infections: osteomyelitis, endocarditis (e.g. in pts with recent antibiotic use) Mal ...
Chapter 14 Study Guide Microbiology (Bauman 2007)
... * List and describe the five stages of infectious diseases. * Describe three types of reservoirs of infection in humans. * Describe the basis for each of the various classification schemes of infectious diseases. * Distinguish among acute, subacute, chronic, and latent diseases. * Distinguish among ...
... * List and describe the five stages of infectious diseases. * Describe three types of reservoirs of infection in humans. * Describe the basis for each of the various classification schemes of infectious diseases. * Distinguish among acute, subacute, chronic, and latent diseases. * Distinguish among ...
Parvovirus - Genesis Midwives
... to heat (i.e. bathing) or sunlight. It may come and go for weeks or even months. In adults (especially women), the illness may be more severe and include joint pains affecting the hands, wrists, ankles and knees which can last for months. Adults often do not have the rash at all. Between 20-25 per c ...
... to heat (i.e. bathing) or sunlight. It may come and go for weeks or even months. In adults (especially women), the illness may be more severe and include joint pains affecting the hands, wrists, ankles and knees which can last for months. Adults often do not have the rash at all. Between 20-25 per c ...
Global Health?
... still dishing up the food and doling out the money are foreigners. No Africans are involved ..” "Aid is one of the main reasons for underdevelopment in Africa." "Only Africans are capable of making a difference in Africa. Everyone else, donors and volunteers and bankers, however idealistic, were sim ...
... still dishing up the food and doling out the money are foreigners. No Africans are involved ..” "Aid is one of the main reasons for underdevelopment in Africa." "Only Africans are capable of making a difference in Africa. Everyone else, donors and volunteers and bankers, however idealistic, were sim ...
Causes of disease
... penetrating any of an organism’s interfaces with the environment. These interfaces include the digestive and gas-exchange systems. • Pathogens cause disease by damaging the cells of the host and by producing toxins. ...
... penetrating any of an organism’s interfaces with the environment. These interfaces include the digestive and gas-exchange systems. • Pathogens cause disease by damaging the cells of the host and by producing toxins. ...
Pets and Daycare Infections in the Pediatric Population
... • G. lamblia cysts ingested from unwashed hands that were in contact with infected feces • Outbreaks often human to human transmission, but can come from contaminated drinking water, pools, pets • Contagious for as long as infected person excretes cysts • Diarrhea is non-bloody, but voluminous and o ...
... • G. lamblia cysts ingested from unwashed hands that were in contact with infected feces • Outbreaks often human to human transmission, but can come from contaminated drinking water, pools, pets • Contagious for as long as infected person excretes cysts • Diarrhea is non-bloody, but voluminous and o ...
Infections
... There are ways to treat these infections. Ways to treat yeast include creams or salves. There are medicines (called “suppositories”) that can be placed in the vagina. But, if your blood sugar stays high, the infection might come back. Your doctor may give you medicine (called “antibiotics”) to fight ...
... There are ways to treat these infections. Ways to treat yeast include creams or salves. There are medicines (called “suppositories”) that can be placed in the vagina. But, if your blood sugar stays high, the infection might come back. Your doctor may give you medicine (called “antibiotics”) to fight ...
Ebola outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
... precautions (contact and droplet). The risk of infection is extremely low unless there is direct exposure to the body fluids of an infected person. Seek urgent advice from infectious diseases / clinical microbiology. Urgent notification to the Communicable Disease Control Branch on 1300 232 272. ...
... precautions (contact and droplet). The risk of infection is extremely low unless there is direct exposure to the body fluids of an infected person. Seek urgent advice from infectious diseases / clinical microbiology. Urgent notification to the Communicable Disease Control Branch on 1300 232 272. ...
Human to Human Transmission of Infectious Diseases
... Related to leprosy Very hard to kill Can lay dormant for decades Can affect any organ system Dangerous when it is pulmonary - you cough up the bugs and spread them ...
... Related to leprosy Very hard to kill Can lay dormant for decades Can affect any organ system Dangerous when it is pulmonary - you cough up the bugs and spread them ...
Overview of the Second Havemeyer EHV
... identify vaccination technologies that can protect against the more important pathological sequelae to infection. For the first time there was a major discussion of the use of antiviral agents, in both experimental and clinical studies. The workshop participants agreed to participate in a multi-auth ...
... identify vaccination technologies that can protect against the more important pathological sequelae to infection. For the first time there was a major discussion of the use of antiviral agents, in both experimental and clinical studies. The workshop participants agreed to participate in a multi-auth ...
SPLENOMEGALY and LYMPHADENOPATHIES
... in diameter (tend to be larger in adolescence than later in life) • Lymph nodes are often palpable in the inguinal region in healthy people, may also be papable in the neck (particularly submandibular) ; because chronic trauma and infection is more common in these regions ...
... in diameter (tend to be larger in adolescence than later in life) • Lymph nodes are often palpable in the inguinal region in healthy people, may also be papable in the neck (particularly submandibular) ; because chronic trauma and infection is more common in these regions ...
Kennel Cough - Emerald Street Kennels
... bronchiseptica, making your pet more sick. Kennel cough is a disease in which the dog can get better without treatment, though antibiotics often speed up recovery. It can progress to pneumonia, in which the dog gets a fever, stops eating and becomes severely ill. These cases need to be hospitalized ...
... bronchiseptica, making your pet more sick. Kennel cough is a disease in which the dog can get better without treatment, though antibiotics often speed up recovery. It can progress to pneumonia, in which the dog gets a fever, stops eating and becomes severely ill. These cases need to be hospitalized ...
Timely identification of optimal control strategies for emerging
... other travelers in their Hong Kong hotel. On returning home to Singapore, Taiwan, Toronto, and Vietnam, they transmitted the pathogen causing the disease, later named severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), to local residents. Global spread of this hitherto unknown pathogen led WHO to issue travel ...
... other travelers in their Hong Kong hotel. On returning home to Singapore, Taiwan, Toronto, and Vietnam, they transmitted the pathogen causing the disease, later named severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), to local residents. Global spread of this hitherto unknown pathogen led WHO to issue travel ...
Cornelius J. Clancy, MD
... 5) Evaluation of novel antibiotics (currently in Phase 2-3 clinical trials) against carbepenem-resistant Gram negative. Drugs in the pipeline include imipenem-relabactam, meropenem-vaborbactam, etc. 6) Induction of resistance to novel antibiotics in vitro against CRE, and evaluation of mechanisms of ...
... 5) Evaluation of novel antibiotics (currently in Phase 2-3 clinical trials) against carbepenem-resistant Gram negative. Drugs in the pipeline include imipenem-relabactam, meropenem-vaborbactam, etc. 6) Induction of resistance to novel antibiotics in vitro against CRE, and evaluation of mechanisms of ...
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.