Tuberculosis
... • May have evolved from M bovis; acquired by humans from domesticated animals ~15,000 years ago • Endemic in humans when stable networks of 200-440 people established (villages) ~ 10,000 years ago; Epidemic in Europe after 1600 (cities) • 354-322 BC - Aristotle – “When one comes near consumptives… o ...
... • May have evolved from M bovis; acquired by humans from domesticated animals ~15,000 years ago • Endemic in humans when stable networks of 200-440 people established (villages) ~ 10,000 years ago; Epidemic in Europe after 1600 (cities) • 354-322 BC - Aristotle – “When one comes near consumptives… o ...
Asepsis - Home | Quincy College
... an infection acquired while client was in healthcare facility ex. pneumonia, urinary ...
... an infection acquired while client was in healthcare facility ex. pneumonia, urinary ...
Radiation Safety and Infection Control
... infections. Previous infection with a particular disease or vaccination against a particular disease can render an individual immune to infection. Socioeconomic status and culture also play a role in host susceptibility. Persons living in poor environments are more likely to contact some diseases ow ...
... infections. Previous infection with a particular disease or vaccination against a particular disease can render an individual immune to infection. Socioeconomic status and culture also play a role in host susceptibility. Persons living in poor environments are more likely to contact some diseases ow ...
Chapter 12 Supplement
... known as zoonoses or zoonotic diseases (see Table 11-2 in Chapter 11 in the text). Transmission from animals to humans occurs by many routes, including direct contact, scratch, bite, inhalation, contact with urine or feces, and ingestion. Fortunately, most zoonoses have no association with hospitals ...
... known as zoonoses or zoonotic diseases (see Table 11-2 in Chapter 11 in the text). Transmission from animals to humans occurs by many routes, including direct contact, scratch, bite, inhalation, contact with urine or feces, and ingestion. Fortunately, most zoonoses have no association with hospitals ...
Obesity is very widespread and detrimental to health. Obesity brings
... detrimental effects of obesity are linked to the "metabolic syndrome", a broad range of changes in metabolic processes and immune function. As a first approximation, we agree with this formulation but we will then proceed to document some of its weaknesses. (i) Crude mortality rates increase with in ...
... detrimental effects of obesity are linked to the "metabolic syndrome", a broad range of changes in metabolic processes and immune function. As a first approximation, we agree with this formulation but we will then proceed to document some of its weaknesses. (i) Crude mortality rates increase with in ...
Diseases and Disease Related Organisms
... Symptoms – evidence of disease as noted by the patient Signs – objective manifestations the doctor or other health care professionals can observe. Syndrome – a characteristic group of symptoms and signs accompanying a given disease Prognosis – a prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based ...
... Symptoms – evidence of disease as noted by the patient Signs – objective manifestations the doctor or other health care professionals can observe. Syndrome – a characteristic group of symptoms and signs accompanying a given disease Prognosis – a prediction of the probable outcome of a disease based ...
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Infection Control, Medical Asepsis, and Sterilization[1].
... 3. The peak stage – (clinical stage) the disease reaches its highest point of development. Ex. Severe aches, chills, vomiting, etc. 4. The recovery stage – symptoms have all but completely vanished; pathogen has been mostly eliminated. ...
... 3. The peak stage – (clinical stage) the disease reaches its highest point of development. Ex. Severe aches, chills, vomiting, etc. 4. The recovery stage – symptoms have all but completely vanished; pathogen has been mostly eliminated. ...
Communicable Diseases
... Incubation Period: Time between the invasion by the pathogen and the onset of symptoms. Prodromal Period: Refers to the initial stage of a disease: interval between earliest symptoms & appearance of rash or fever. Frequently children/people are contagious during this period. Symptoms are not spe ...
... Incubation Period: Time between the invasion by the pathogen and the onset of symptoms. Prodromal Period: Refers to the initial stage of a disease: interval between earliest symptoms & appearance of rash or fever. Frequently children/people are contagious during this period. Symptoms are not spe ...
DNA-viruses
... • by mid-life 90-95% of all people are infected • causes mononucleosis – sore throat, high fever, cervical lymphadenopathy ...
... • by mid-life 90-95% of all people are infected • causes mononucleosis – sore throat, high fever, cervical lymphadenopathy ...
Infectious disease epidemiology
... An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission …. from an ...
... An illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products that arises through transmission …. from an ...
Bloodborne Pathogens
... weeks and then gradually improves in most affected people. A few patients may have more severe liver disease and may die as a result of it. The infection may be entirely asymptomatic and may go unrecognized. ...
... weeks and then gradually improves in most affected people. A few patients may have more severe liver disease and may die as a result of it. The infection may be entirely asymptomatic and may go unrecognized. ...
Chapter 22: The Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Defenses
... 1) The most common Helminth infection in the U.S. 2) Transmission is fecal-oral route and occasional airborne 3) Females emerge from the anus to lay eggs a) This usually causes itchiness which is often the most common symptom of the infection B) Trichuris trichiura – “whipworm” 1) Common in tropical ...
... 1) The most common Helminth infection in the U.S. 2) Transmission is fecal-oral route and occasional airborne 3) Females emerge from the anus to lay eggs a) This usually causes itchiness which is often the most common symptom of the infection B) Trichuris trichiura – “whipworm” 1) Common in tropical ...
Lung Disease
... sneezes, laughing or even talking. • M. tuberculosis is very resistant and can survive for several weeks once the droplets have dried. • TB can be spread from cows to humans as M.bovis infects cattle and can be passed on in milk. ...
... sneezes, laughing or even talking. • M. tuberculosis is very resistant and can survive for several weeks once the droplets have dried. • TB can be spread from cows to humans as M.bovis infects cattle and can be passed on in milk. ...
Southern Europe
... the skin. Pertussis or whooping cough (known as the 100 day cough in Chinese) is a highly infectious respiratory infection responsible for over 300,000 deaths annually, mainly in children. These three illnesses are preventable and covered in the same vaccine. ...
... the skin. Pertussis or whooping cough (known as the 100 day cough in Chinese) is a highly infectious respiratory infection responsible for over 300,000 deaths annually, mainly in children. These three illnesses are preventable and covered in the same vaccine. ...
Infectious Diseases
... ▪ Tuberculosis- pathogen become resistant to antibiotics ▪ Malaria – vector mosquito that carries the pathogen become ...
... ▪ Tuberculosis- pathogen become resistant to antibiotics ▪ Malaria – vector mosquito that carries the pathogen become ...
MISSION BRIEFING: Vocabulary Terms
... is typically contained within a cell wall. Found as spherical, rod, and spiral shapes. Bacteria can spread through direct contact, indirect contact, food, water, air and animals. ...
... is typically contained within a cell wall. Found as spherical, rod, and spiral shapes. Bacteria can spread through direct contact, indirect contact, food, water, air and animals. ...
CHAPTER 23 INFECTIONS OF THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM
... Primary syphilis can cause enlargement of lymph nodes of the groin. Also known as disseminated syphilis Develops 2-8 weeks after the chancre disappears. Characterized by papular rash on the face, trunk, and extremities including the palms of the hands and soles of feet, fever, malaise. ...
... Primary syphilis can cause enlargement of lymph nodes of the groin. Also known as disseminated syphilis Develops 2-8 weeks after the chancre disappears. Characterized by papular rash on the face, trunk, and extremities including the palms of the hands and soles of feet, fever, malaise. ...
Notification of Infectious Diseases Form
... Requirements and Instructions for Notifying Cases of Infectious Diseases within Victoria Infectious diseases still occur frequently throughout the world, so constant vigilance is required to prevent the reappearance of diseases thought to have been conquered. Changes in lifestyle have also led to t ...
... Requirements and Instructions for Notifying Cases of Infectious Diseases within Victoria Infectious diseases still occur frequently throughout the world, so constant vigilance is required to prevent the reappearance of diseases thought to have been conquered. Changes in lifestyle have also led to t ...
Skin and Soft Tissue: Diabetic Foot Infections
... Inflammatory Response Syndrome; spp= species; WBC= white blood cell * Refer to Table of Contents for section on Vancomycin Dosing and Monitoring in Adult Patients ...
... Inflammatory Response Syndrome; spp= species; WBC= white blood cell * Refer to Table of Contents for section on Vancomycin Dosing and Monitoring in Adult Patients ...
College of Medicine Microbiology
... hypersensitivity and autoimmune. Outcome of infection: If the host defenses overcome the virulent virus in first step, the disease is not occurring. If viral pathogens overcome the defenses of infected individual, the disease resulted and it may progress to cause death of infected host. If the ...
... hypersensitivity and autoimmune. Outcome of infection: If the host defenses overcome the virulent virus in first step, the disease is not occurring. If viral pathogens overcome the defenses of infected individual, the disease resulted and it may progress to cause death of infected host. If the ...
Prof Andrew Leisewitz
... His interest is in disease mechanisms of infectious diseases. Particular interests include the use of animal models of human disease to advance global health. His PhD examined the immune response to blood stage malaria infection in a murine model system and was completed at the Weatherall Institute ...
... His interest is in disease mechanisms of infectious diseases. Particular interests include the use of animal models of human disease to advance global health. His PhD examined the immune response to blood stage malaria infection in a murine model system and was completed at the Weatherall Institute ...
Mycoplasma Infection - Boston Public Health Commission
... can cause an upper respiratory infection (such as a cold) or mild form of pneumonia, sometimes called “walking pneumonia.” Who gets mycoplasma infection? Anyone can get the illness, but it is more common in older children and young adults. It is the leading cause of pneumonia in school age children ...
... can cause an upper respiratory infection (such as a cold) or mild form of pneumonia, sometimes called “walking pneumonia.” Who gets mycoplasma infection? Anyone can get the illness, but it is more common in older children and young adults. It is the leading cause of pneumonia in school age children ...
Medical Officer of Health Report January 2015
... such as cattle, sheep, cats, and dogs. The most common way for humans to become infected is by consuming raw or undercooked chicken (a particular risk when using the barbecue), but it can also be caught from contact with infected animals, drinking contaminated water, or from direct contact with anot ...
... such as cattle, sheep, cats, and dogs. The most common way for humans to become infected is by consuming raw or undercooked chicken (a particular risk when using the barbecue), but it can also be caught from contact with infected animals, drinking contaminated water, or from direct contact with anot ...
Hematologic Infections
... masses may result. Microscopically, the lesions are characterized by proliferation of small blood vessels lined by very, plump, almost carcinomatous-appearing endothelial cells that are stuffed with myriad's of the bacilli. The term for this condition is bacillary angiomatosis. A related condition c ...
... masses may result. Microscopically, the lesions are characterized by proliferation of small blood vessels lined by very, plump, almost carcinomatous-appearing endothelial cells that are stuffed with myriad's of the bacilli. The term for this condition is bacillary angiomatosis. A related condition c ...
Oesophagostomum
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Oesophagostomum is a genus of free-living nematodes of the family Strongyloidae. These worms occur in Africa, Brazil, China, Indonesia and the Philippines. The majority of human infection with Oesophagostomum is localized to northern Togo and Ghana. Because the eggs may be indistinguishable from those of the hookworms (which are widely distributed and can also rarely cause helminthomas), the species causing human helminthomas are rarely identified with accuracy. Oesophagostomum, especially O. bifurcum, are common parasites of livestock and animals like goats, pigs and non-human primates, although it seems that humans are increasingly becoming favorable hosts as well. The disease they cause, oesophagostomiasis, is known for the nodule formation it causes in the intestines of its infected hosts, which can lead to more serious problems such as dysentery. Although the routes of human infection have yet to be elucidated sufficiently, it is believed that transmission occurs through oral-fecal means, with infected humans unknowingly ingesting soil containing the infectious filariform larvae.Oesophagostomum infection is largely localized to northern Togo and Ghana in western Africa where it is a serious public health problem. Because it is so localized, research on intervention measures and the implementation of effective public health interventions have been lacking. In recent years, however, there have been advances in the diagnosis of Oesophagostomum infection with PCR assays and ultrasound and recent interventions involving mass treatment with albendazole shows promise for controlling and possibly eliminating Oesophagostomum infection in northern Togo and Ghana.