Canine Distemper Virus and other Infectious Respiratory
... virus in the genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae. CDV is the causative agent in canine distemper, one of the most important infectious diseases in dogs with a worldwide mortality rate second only to rabies. Canine distemper virus causes significant disease in puppies and unvaccinated d ...
... virus in the genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae. CDV is the causative agent in canine distemper, one of the most important infectious diseases in dogs with a worldwide mortality rate second only to rabies. Canine distemper virus causes significant disease in puppies and unvaccinated d ...
Survey of C. difficile-Specific Infection Control Policies in Local Long
... diagnosis of CDI. This trend has continued and highlights the importance of understanding CDI in elderly patients and the need to determine what factors can indicate a patient at increased risk of a poor outcome. CDI, however, is not an infection exclusive to hospitalized patients. It has been repor ...
... diagnosis of CDI. This trend has continued and highlights the importance of understanding CDI in elderly patients and the need to determine what factors can indicate a patient at increased risk of a poor outcome. CDI, however, is not an infection exclusive to hospitalized patients. It has been repor ...
S Love
... Abstract: Worms are economically important, being the number one disease in sheep in Australia, and number two (after bloat) in cattle in southern temperate regions of Australia (possibly number one if liver fluke is included). Faecal worm egg counting (WEC) is still the standard diagnostic tool, wi ...
... Abstract: Worms are economically important, being the number one disease in sheep in Australia, and number two (after bloat) in cattle in southern temperate regions of Australia (possibly number one if liver fluke is included). Faecal worm egg counting (WEC) is still the standard diagnostic tool, wi ...
Infection prevention in points of dispensing
... checking temperatures,7 or a combination of these methods.2,7 Visual assessment of POD visitors should consist of identification of signs and symptoms of the causative agent/disease (if known), flu-like illness, cough, sneezing, nasal drainage, shortness of breath, obvious wound/lesion, rash, or red ...
... checking temperatures,7 or a combination of these methods.2,7 Visual assessment of POD visitors should consist of identification of signs and symptoms of the causative agent/disease (if known), flu-like illness, cough, sneezing, nasal drainage, shortness of breath, obvious wound/lesion, rash, or red ...
Disease dynamics in marine metapopulations: modelling infectious
... distributed, dynamic coral hosts, and highlights some basic differences that set many marine disease systems apart from their terrestrial counterparts. 3. The model predicts several possible long-term outcomes of disease introduction, and suggests that the consequences of disease may vary considerab ...
... distributed, dynamic coral hosts, and highlights some basic differences that set many marine disease systems apart from their terrestrial counterparts. 3. The model predicts several possible long-term outcomes of disease introduction, and suggests that the consequences of disease may vary considerab ...
Determining the Infection Status of a Herd
... Consider the following scenario: a herd of animals is to be classified as infected or noninfected based on the prior expert-elicited probability that the herd is infected and a random sample of screened animals from the herd. The reference test will typically be imperfect and we model the test accur ...
... Consider the following scenario: a herd of animals is to be classified as infected or noninfected based on the prior expert-elicited probability that the herd is infected and a random sample of screened animals from the herd. The reference test will typically be imperfect and we model the test accur ...
THE NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL JOURNAL
... of socioeconomic factors.17–22 The relatively even spread of primary care skin infection cases across the 0–4 and 5–9 year old age groups was unexpected. Previous analyses have found hospitalisation rates for serious skin infections are highest in preschool-aged children,4,5,8,9,23–26 and this distr ...
... of socioeconomic factors.17–22 The relatively even spread of primary care skin infection cases across the 0–4 and 5–9 year old age groups was unexpected. Previous analyses have found hospitalisation rates for serious skin infections are highest in preschool-aged children,4,5,8,9,23–26 and this distr ...
Lyme disease: etiology, pathogenesis, clinical courses, diagnostics
... cases Borrelia lymphoma occurs up to 10 months after the tick bite [29]. Borrelia lymphoma appears most frequently on the ear concha, nose, mamilla, aureola of the mamma, and scrotum [3]. In differential diagnosis one should take into account skin lymphoma, foreign body, sarcoidosis, neoplastic meta ...
... cases Borrelia lymphoma occurs up to 10 months after the tick bite [29]. Borrelia lymphoma appears most frequently on the ear concha, nose, mamilla, aureola of the mamma, and scrotum [3]. In differential diagnosis one should take into account skin lymphoma, foreign body, sarcoidosis, neoplastic meta ...
Populations and Infectious Diseases: Ecology or Epidemiology?
... insects with high reproductive potentials, regulation will only result if the parasite is highly pathogenic such that few hosts recover from infection. Acquired immunity in such species is usually absent, so that recovery from infection (cr)is the major determinant of regulatory impact. In the case ...
... insects with high reproductive potentials, regulation will only result if the parasite is highly pathogenic such that few hosts recover from infection. Acquired immunity in such species is usually absent, so that recovery from infection (cr)is the major determinant of regulatory impact. In the case ...
CMV Mononucleosis
... • Effected fetus may develop hepatosplenomegaly to death • 80-90% of infected infants will develop complications within 2 years: hearing loss, visual impairment, mental retardation cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cmv.htm ...
... • Effected fetus may develop hepatosplenomegaly to death • 80-90% of infected infants will develop complications within 2 years: hearing loss, visual impairment, mental retardation cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cmv.htm ...
Infectious diseases
... strain from the community and one circulating endemically or causing an outbreak within the hospital. The prevention and control strategies are different in each case, and thus it is important to make a distinction between them. A second application of molecular tools in surveillance is to identify ...
... strain from the community and one circulating endemically or causing an outbreak within the hospital. The prevention and control strategies are different in each case, and thus it is important to make a distinction between them. A second application of molecular tools in surveillance is to identify ...
Foresight Infectious Diseases: preparing for the future
... disease is a particular problem where environmental conditions favour the intermediate host, lymnaeid snails. These conditions include low lying wet pasture, areas subject to periodic flooding, and temporary or permanent bodies of water (Hall, 1988). African horse sickness (AHS), a lethal infectious ...
... disease is a particular problem where environmental conditions favour the intermediate host, lymnaeid snails. These conditions include low lying wet pasture, areas subject to periodic flooding, and temporary or permanent bodies of water (Hall, 1988). African horse sickness (AHS), a lethal infectious ...
African trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) - UNC
... deaths per year has increased to 50,000 or as high as 100,000. http://www.dcp2.org/pubs/DCP/23/Section/3154 ...
... deaths per year has increased to 50,000 or as high as 100,000. http://www.dcp2.org/pubs/DCP/23/Section/3154 ...
C. Managing Special Situations - Mitchell County Home Health Care
... The role that child care centers play in the transmission of enteric diseases has been well documented. Because toddlers lack hygiene skills and are highly mobile, they serve as very efficient "spreaders" of enteric organism. Child care employees may also contribute to the spread of enteric diseases ...
... The role that child care centers play in the transmission of enteric diseases has been well documented. Because toddlers lack hygiene skills and are highly mobile, they serve as very efficient "spreaders" of enteric organism. Child care employees may also contribute to the spread of enteric diseases ...
15. Gram positive cocci
... the enzyme that degrades many, but not all, penicillins. Some strains of S. aureus are resistant to the -lactamase-resistant penicillins, such as methicillin and nafcillin, by virtue of changes in the penicillin-binding protein in their cell membrane. These strains are commonly known as methicillin- ...
... the enzyme that degrades many, but not all, penicillins. Some strains of S. aureus are resistant to the -lactamase-resistant penicillins, such as methicillin and nafcillin, by virtue of changes in the penicillin-binding protein in their cell membrane. These strains are commonly known as methicillin- ...
Nematode Burdens in Rana muscosa Kevin Gin
... specimens of R. muscosa were analyzed. Specimens in this sample were collected during the summer months of 2004 at three separate locations, Cow Creek, Sixty Lake basin in King’s Canyon National Park and Milestone basin situated at the heart of Sequoia National Park. Juvenile and adult specimens wer ...
... specimens of R. muscosa were analyzed. Specimens in this sample were collected during the summer months of 2004 at three separate locations, Cow Creek, Sixty Lake basin in King’s Canyon National Park and Milestone basin situated at the heart of Sequoia National Park. Juvenile and adult specimens wer ...
Proportion of the population living in crowded housing, 2006
... Household crowding* has for a long time been an important issue among policy makers seeking to reduce inequalities and ill-health among deprived social groups. Historically, large public health gains have been made through improved housing conditions such as reductions in crowding, insulation and sa ...
... Household crowding* has for a long time been an important issue among policy makers seeking to reduce inequalities and ill-health among deprived social groups. Historically, large public health gains have been made through improved housing conditions such as reductions in crowding, insulation and sa ...
- Australian Pork
... occur earlier, but may go unnoticed due to the small size of the foetuses. Abortions may follow placental infections (e.g. Leptospirosis), or may occur when micro-organisms enter the blood stream of the sow, resulting in blood poisoning and fever (e.g. erysipelas). Abortion occurs as a result of pro ...
... occur earlier, but may go unnoticed due to the small size of the foetuses. Abortions may follow placental infections (e.g. Leptospirosis), or may occur when micro-organisms enter the blood stream of the sow, resulting in blood poisoning and fever (e.g. erysipelas). Abortion occurs as a result of pro ...
FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS (FIP)
... The first references to the fact that cats infected by this virus developed disease were described as early as 1960. However, it was not until 1966 that FIP was described as a distinct clinical entity and the infectious nature of the disease was described. And 25 years later, the first (and still on ...
... The first references to the fact that cats infected by this virus developed disease were described as early as 1960. However, it was not until 1966 that FIP was described as a distinct clinical entity and the infectious nature of the disease was described. And 25 years later, the first (and still on ...
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.