What is a Communicable Disease?
... Isolation of sick person e.g. TB Prophylactic treatment of contacts Early detection and treatment Direct Observed Therapy (DOT) for TB Ensures completion of therapy Reduces development of resistance to treatment ...
... Isolation of sick person e.g. TB Prophylactic treatment of contacts Early detection and treatment Direct Observed Therapy (DOT) for TB Ensures completion of therapy Reduces development of resistance to treatment ...
Zoonotic Parasites - PEER
... Spread by the “Kissing Bug,” native to South America and the southern US The bug bites the human then defecates next to the wound. Rubbing bite wound spreads parasite into the ...
... Spread by the “Kissing Bug,” native to South America and the southern US The bug bites the human then defecates next to the wound. Rubbing bite wound spreads parasite into the ...
Evaluation and Treatment of Immunocompetent Tuberculosis (TB) Contacts and TB Contacts 5 Years of Age (PDF: 21KB/1 page)
... Evaluate with physical examination and chest x-ray ...
... Evaluate with physical examination and chest x-ray ...
Bulletin on Sexually Transmitted Infections
... HPV-Infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. There are more than 100 known types of HP-virus. Transmission and Course: The main means of transmission is unprotected vaginal, anal- and oralsex. Transmission by mouth / finger / vibrator / sex toy is also possible. Some HP ...
... HPV-Infection is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. There are more than 100 known types of HP-virus. Transmission and Course: The main means of transmission is unprotected vaginal, anal- and oralsex. Transmission by mouth / finger / vibrator / sex toy is also possible. Some HP ...
Information on Staph Infections
... normally carry staph in the nose, mouth, genitals, and anal area. The foot is also very prone to pick up bacteria from the floor. The infection often begins with a little cut, which gets infected with bacteria. These staph infections range from a simple boil to antibiotic-resistant infections to fle ...
... normally carry staph in the nose, mouth, genitals, and anal area. The foot is also very prone to pick up bacteria from the floor. The infection often begins with a little cut, which gets infected with bacteria. These staph infections range from a simple boil to antibiotic-resistant infections to fle ...
2-years postdoctoral fellowship in the CIIL
... Lung inflammatory disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with an increased susceptibility to respiratory infections which trigger episodes of exacerbation, a phenomenon that is clinically of increasing importance. Our aim is to better define the molecular mecha ...
... Lung inflammatory disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with an increased susceptibility to respiratory infections which trigger episodes of exacerbation, a phenomenon that is clinically of increasing importance. Our aim is to better define the molecular mecha ...
Causes of disease
... Pathogens colonise and reproduce in tissue and body fluids causing: Physical damage to cell structure Disruption of cell metabolism and function Release of toxins ...
... Pathogens colonise and reproduce in tissue and body fluids causing: Physical damage to cell structure Disruption of cell metabolism and function Release of toxins ...
Mycoplasma gallisepticum
... directly from clinical samples, and PCR-based assays are commonly used for diagnosis. Animal inoculation, using mycoplasma-free chicken embryos or chickens, is occasionally necessary to isolate the organism if these results of other tests are not conclusive; however, animal inoculation has largely b ...
... directly from clinical samples, and PCR-based assays are commonly used for diagnosis. Animal inoculation, using mycoplasma-free chicken embryos or chickens, is occasionally necessary to isolate the organism if these results of other tests are not conclusive; however, animal inoculation has largely b ...
TUBERCULOSIS - The University of Arizona Campus Health Service
... People in close contact (family, roommates, friends, co-workers) of a person with infectious TB People with weak immune systems (HIV, organ transplant patients, etc.) Health care workers Foreign born persons from areas where TB is common -Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, Central and South America, and ...
... People in close contact (family, roommates, friends, co-workers) of a person with infectious TB People with weak immune systems (HIV, organ transplant patients, etc.) Health care workers Foreign born persons from areas where TB is common -Africa, Eastern Mediterranean, Central and South America, and ...
Chapter 26
... Nearly 40% result in miscarriage or stillbirth Begins as an early profuse nasal discharge Most children develop deformities – Hutchinson’s teeth, saddle nose, sabre shins ...
... Nearly 40% result in miscarriage or stillbirth Begins as an early profuse nasal discharge Most children develop deformities – Hutchinson’s teeth, saddle nose, sabre shins ...
STDs-v2
... (Flagyl) administered in a single 2-g dose or tinidazole in a single 2-g dose or, metronidazole 500 mg twice daily for 7 days for both male and female sexual partners ...
... (Flagyl) administered in a single 2-g dose or tinidazole in a single 2-g dose or, metronidazole 500 mg twice daily for 7 days for both male and female sexual partners ...
Leptospirosis
... Leptospirosis is caused by infection with pathogenic sprirocheate bacteria called Leptospiria species. They are, so far more than 23 serogroups/serovars and with numerous serotypes have been identified. L.interrogans , L.hadzo, L.icterrohaemorrhagica etc. are the most common pathogenic Leptospires. ...
... Leptospirosis is caused by infection with pathogenic sprirocheate bacteria called Leptospiria species. They are, so far more than 23 serogroups/serovars and with numerous serotypes have been identified. L.interrogans , L.hadzo, L.icterrohaemorrhagica etc. are the most common pathogenic Leptospires. ...
Slide 1
... • Researchers analyzed stool samples from 320 patients showing no symptoms of C. difficile at hospital admission using a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Samples from 31 of 320 patients tested positive for C. difficile, resulting in a colonization rate of 9.7 percent. The authors wan ...
... • Researchers analyzed stool samples from 320 patients showing no symptoms of C. difficile at hospital admission using a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Samples from 31 of 320 patients tested positive for C. difficile, resulting in a colonization rate of 9.7 percent. The authors wan ...
Classification
... glands enfolded in pockets of skin. When this occurs near the scrotum it is sometimes called hanging groin, and severe cases are classified as slight elephantiasis. The most detrimental complications of this infection occur when it affects the eyes. Ocular symptoms only occur in about 5% of affecte ...
... glands enfolded in pockets of skin. When this occurs near the scrotum it is sometimes called hanging groin, and severe cases are classified as slight elephantiasis. The most detrimental complications of this infection occur when it affects the eyes. Ocular symptoms only occur in about 5% of affecte ...
Microorganisms causing abortion By Dr. Sahar Zakaria
... Antigenic structure is unknown. Stimulates the formation of two types of antibodies: (1) A treponemal antibody → reacts with treponema suspensions. (2) A second antibody (reagin) → reacts with a non-specific antigen (cardiolipin). ...
... Antigenic structure is unknown. Stimulates the formation of two types of antibodies: (1) A treponemal antibody → reacts with treponema suspensions. (2) A second antibody (reagin) → reacts with a non-specific antigen (cardiolipin). ...
The importance of reemerging infectious diseases and migration
... with T. cruzi and 17,390 may develop Chagas disease. Further, it was estimated that 24–92 newborns delivered by South American T. cruzi infected mothers in Spain may have been congenitally infected with T. cruzi in 2007. In the USA we estimated that 1.9% of approximately 13 million Latin American im ...
... with T. cruzi and 17,390 may develop Chagas disease. Further, it was estimated that 24–92 newborns delivered by South American T. cruzi infected mothers in Spain may have been congenitally infected with T. cruzi in 2007. In the USA we estimated that 1.9% of approximately 13 million Latin American im ...
Coccidiosis in Dogs - Kingsbrook Animal Hospital
... Are the coccidial parasites of my dog infectious to humans? "The most common coccidia found in dogs do not have any affect on humans." The most common coccidia found in dogs do not have any affect on humans. However, less common types of coccidia are potentially infectious to humans. One parasite, c ...
... Are the coccidial parasites of my dog infectious to humans? "The most common coccidia found in dogs do not have any affect on humans." The most common coccidia found in dogs do not have any affect on humans. However, less common types of coccidia are potentially infectious to humans. One parasite, c ...
Pinworms Division of Disease Control What Do I Need To Know?
... Symptoms usually are noticed one to two months after infection. How are pinworms spread? Humans are the only known source of pinworms; pets and other animals do not have pinworms. People become infected when they eat the eggs of the worm. The worm matures inside the person and the adult female crawl ...
... Symptoms usually are noticed one to two months after infection. How are pinworms spread? Humans are the only known source of pinworms; pets and other animals do not have pinworms. People become infected when they eat the eggs of the worm. The worm matures inside the person and the adult female crawl ...
SIR models - UNM Computer Science
... 1. There are no births. 2. The only deaths are because of SARS. 3. The number of contacts of an infected individual with a susceptible person is constant and does not depend on the population density. 4. For susceptible individuals with exposure to the disease, the quarantine proportion (q) is the s ...
... 1. There are no births. 2. The only deaths are because of SARS. 3. The number of contacts of an infected individual with a susceptible person is constant and does not depend on the population density. 4. For susceptible individuals with exposure to the disease, the quarantine proportion (q) is the s ...
Blood Borne Pathogens, Universal Precautions Document
... body’s immune system, leaving it open to life-threatening infections and malignancies. The virus may also directly attack the central nervous system. Persons infected with HIV often have no apparent symptoms which make it’s transfer difficulty to predict. There is still no cure for this illness. Hep ...
... body’s immune system, leaving it open to life-threatening infections and malignancies. The virus may also directly attack the central nervous system. Persons infected with HIV often have no apparent symptoms which make it’s transfer difficulty to predict. There is still no cure for this illness. Hep ...
Surgical Infections
... Syphilis is a systemic sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum. Stages of syphilis: 1-Primary Stage One or more chancres (usually firm, round,small, and painless) appear at the site of infection (most often the genital area) 10 to 90 days after infection .The ...
... Syphilis is a systemic sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum. Stages of syphilis: 1-Primary Stage One or more chancres (usually firm, round,small, and painless) appear at the site of infection (most often the genital area) 10 to 90 days after infection .The ...
Poultry Chronic respiratory disease FVSU
... CRD can be triggered by Newcastle disease or infectious bronchitis. These maladies allow the MG to gain hold within the body and create longer term inflammation. Respiratory signs are often mild and referable to the upper respiratory tract, with nasal discharge, sni ...
... CRD can be triggered by Newcastle disease or infectious bronchitis. These maladies allow the MG to gain hold within the body and create longer term inflammation. Respiratory signs are often mild and referable to the upper respiratory tract, with nasal discharge, sni ...
Norovirus/Winter Vomiting Bug
... Instructions for Visitors The Infection Prevention & Control Team recommend that you do not visit the Hospital unless it is necessary and generally no children are allowed during this period. Do not visit if you have been suffering from vomiting or diarrhoea in the previous 48 hours. It is very easy ...
... Instructions for Visitors The Infection Prevention & Control Team recommend that you do not visit the Hospital unless it is necessary and generally no children are allowed during this period. Do not visit if you have been suffering from vomiting or diarrhoea in the previous 48 hours. It is very easy ...
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.