ebola: facts and fiction
... The disease is transmitted through close contact with bodily fluids (e.g. blood, vomit, secretions) and can be carried by both humans and animals. While Ebola is a very dangerous disease, the MSF and other sources report that it is very hard to catch and that it cannot be transmitted until symptoms ...
... The disease is transmitted through close contact with bodily fluids (e.g. blood, vomit, secretions) and can be carried by both humans and animals. While Ebola is a very dangerous disease, the MSF and other sources report that it is very hard to catch and that it cannot be transmitted until symptoms ...
File - Phillip Wyatt
... spinal meningitis. It is a somewhat rare neurological disease that affects the lining of the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by several types of pathogens with Streptococcus pneumonia and Neisseria meningitides being the most common types. Other things that can cause spinal meningitis are fungal ...
... spinal meningitis. It is a somewhat rare neurological disease that affects the lining of the brain and spinal cord. It is caused by several types of pathogens with Streptococcus pneumonia and Neisseria meningitides being the most common types. Other things that can cause spinal meningitis are fungal ...
Vaccines on the frontline against infectious diseases
... life cycle of the malaria parasite, using novel genetic analysis to reveal the different immune responses elicited by TB, and gaining further insights into the weaknesses of HIV through basic science. While the Ebola virus and its horrific symptoms have been known since the 1970s, efforts to develop ...
... life cycle of the malaria parasite, using novel genetic analysis to reveal the different immune responses elicited by TB, and gaining further insights into the weaknesses of HIV through basic science. While the Ebola virus and its horrific symptoms have been known since the 1970s, efforts to develop ...
What You Need to Know To Administer an Injection - AAEC
... protect workers from exposure to diseases spread by blood and certain body fluids Assume all patients to be infectious for ...
... protect workers from exposure to diseases spread by blood and certain body fluids Assume all patients to be infectious for ...
Parliamentary Advisory Council on Science and Technology
... differences occur in the antigens of the influenza virus and, because the population does not have protective antibodies against these new antigens, a pandemic occurs. There are three types of influenza virus: A, B and C. Type A infects humans and other animals (especially birds). In humans it cause ...
... differences occur in the antigens of the influenza virus and, because the population does not have protective antibodies against these new antigens, a pandemic occurs. There are three types of influenza virus: A, B and C. Type A infects humans and other animals (especially birds). In humans it cause ...
PDF - Medical Journal of Australia
... vaccination is that against yellow fever, and only for entry to certain countries if you have recently been in a designated yellow fever area.4 The typhoid and cholera vaccinations have been vastly improved, are administered orally and recommended for use only where the chances of contracting the di ...
... vaccination is that against yellow fever, and only for entry to certain countries if you have recently been in a designated yellow fever area.4 The typhoid and cholera vaccinations have been vastly improved, are administered orally and recommended for use only where the chances of contracting the di ...
Viral Meningitis_final.pmd
... viral meningitis, so the manner in which the virus is spread depends on the type of virus involved. The viruses can be spread by having direct contact with respiratory secretions (saliva, sputum and nasal secretions) of an infected person and then rubbing your own nose, mouth, or eyes. The virus is ...
... viral meningitis, so the manner in which the virus is spread depends on the type of virus involved. The viruses can be spread by having direct contact with respiratory secretions (saliva, sputum and nasal secretions) of an infected person and then rubbing your own nose, mouth, or eyes. The virus is ...
Diseases
... 2. cause – virus - HIV causes AIDS – deadly disease that ___________ the body’s ability to fight ______________ a. Weakens the _______________ system and cannot fight off other diseases b. A person with AIDS usually dies from a disease that a ____________________ immune system would ______________ 3 ...
... 2. cause – virus - HIV causes AIDS – deadly disease that ___________ the body’s ability to fight ______________ a. Weakens the _______________ system and cannot fight off other diseases b. A person with AIDS usually dies from a disease that a ____________________ immune system would ______________ 3 ...
Ishida DACS-Z Checkweigher
... Lyme disease, Ebola, West Nile virus, malaria, and rabies are well-known zoonotic diseases, maladies existing in animals that can be transmitted to humans. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) states that “more than 6 out of every 10 infectious diseases in humans are spread from animal ...
... Lyme disease, Ebola, West Nile virus, malaria, and rabies are well-known zoonotic diseases, maladies existing in animals that can be transmitted to humans. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) states that “more than 6 out of every 10 infectious diseases in humans are spread from animal ...
Measles & other rashes
... Public Health will distribute letters to parents with all children with no documented MMR vaccination to approach GPs for vaccination All children over 1 yr age and adults born after 1970 can get MMR vaccination if not been vaccinated before ...
... Public Health will distribute letters to parents with all children with no documented MMR vaccination to approach GPs for vaccination All children over 1 yr age and adults born after 1970 can get MMR vaccination if not been vaccinated before ...
INDOOR AIR QUALITY
... Morgellons & possible other tick borne protozoa Lyme Disease is now thought to be the fastest growing infectious disease in the world. ...
... Morgellons & possible other tick borne protozoa Lyme Disease is now thought to be the fastest growing infectious disease in the world. ...
Bovine Respiratory Disease - Veterinary Extension
... Disease of the respiratory tract is a major problem for cattle that continues to cause serious economic losses for producers. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) causes increased death loss as well as medication costs, labor, and lost production. Many different infectious agents may cause similar clini ...
... Disease of the respiratory tract is a major problem for cattle that continues to cause serious economic losses for producers. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) causes increased death loss as well as medication costs, labor, and lost production. Many different infectious agents may cause similar clini ...
6. common infectious diseases in farm animals
... 2) Infection of people via contact with an infected animal is impossible. 3) Salmonella can influence mortality of poultry embryos. 4) Via vertical transmission the bacterium gets into the egg. 5) Salmonella might be eradicated if all precautions were followed strictly. Salmonella in poultry product ...
... 2) Infection of people via contact with an infected animal is impossible. 3) Salmonella can influence mortality of poultry embryos. 4) Via vertical transmission the bacterium gets into the egg. 5) Salmonella might be eradicated if all precautions were followed strictly. Salmonella in poultry product ...
Title 22: HEALTH AND WELFARE
... As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [1989, c. 487, §11 (NEW).] 1. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. [ 1989, c. 487, §11 (NEW); ...
... As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [1989, c. 487, §11 (NEW).] 1. Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. [ 1989, c. 487, §11 (NEW); ...
Bloodborne Pathogens Training - University of Michigan
... specific strain that affects human beings • Spread through the direct contact of infected pig or infected person • According to the CDC, human to human transmission is not as easily spread • Symptoms are similar to those of the human flu ...
... specific strain that affects human beings • Spread through the direct contact of infected pig or infected person • According to the CDC, human to human transmission is not as easily spread • Symptoms are similar to those of the human flu ...
Notings on Chronic Diseases
... the modern trend of screening large samples of individuals in whole populations for chronic disease is creating epidemics (50% of adult population having prediabetes and 20% having diabetes, 20% having hypertension) - suggesting an overmedicalisation. On the other handmany patients are falling ill w ...
... the modern trend of screening large samples of individuals in whole populations for chronic disease is creating epidemics (50% of adult population having prediabetes and 20% having diabetes, 20% having hypertension) - suggesting an overmedicalisation. On the other handmany patients are falling ill w ...
1 Prepare for Fieldwork 2 Confirm the Existence of an Outbreak 3
... Determine what population at risk The diagnosis must be verified and cases separated from non-cases. When to use: Well defined group (ex. Case Definition Short or long term measures can be aimed at the agent, source, or reservoir. Numerator = number of cases Examples of Control Measures LABS recepti ...
... Determine what population at risk The diagnosis must be verified and cases separated from non-cases. When to use: Well defined group (ex. Case Definition Short or long term measures can be aimed at the agent, source, or reservoir. Numerator = number of cases Examples of Control Measures LABS recepti ...
Infectious diseases of specific relevance to newly arrived
... Poor living conditions, crowded shelters, detention centres and refugee camps may increase the risk of lice and/or fleas spreading and in rare cases these lice or fleas can carry diseases (e.g. louse-borne diseases such as relapsing fever due to Borrelia recurrentis, trench fever due to Bartonella q ...
... Poor living conditions, crowded shelters, detention centres and refugee camps may increase the risk of lice and/or fleas spreading and in rare cases these lice or fleas can carry diseases (e.g. louse-borne diseases such as relapsing fever due to Borrelia recurrentis, trench fever due to Bartonella q ...
VHPB - Malta 22-23 October 2001
... – most cost-effective medical and public health intervention against infectious diseases – hepatitis B vaccine: one of the safest and most effective vaccines ever developed ...
... – most cost-effective medical and public health intervention against infectious diseases – hepatitis B vaccine: one of the safest and most effective vaccines ever developed ...
Adult Vaccination - Primary Healthcare Conferences
... adults with any of the preceding indications who are 55 years old and younger; (55 & ) meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine is preferred for adults 56 years and older (56 7 ) -Single dose every 3 years for meningococcal poly saccharide quadrivalent -Administer 2 doses of meningococcal conjugate v ...
... adults with any of the preceding indications who are 55 years old and younger; (55 & ) meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine is preferred for adults 56 years and older (56 7 ) -Single dose every 3 years for meningococcal poly saccharide quadrivalent -Administer 2 doses of meningococcal conjugate v ...
Kawasaki Disease
... and DIC May be carried asymptomatically for months in upper respiratory tract; 1% of carriers develop disease Classified serologically by groups based on capsular polysaccharide; systemic disease usually caused by: A, B (1/3 of cases), C (25%), Y (25%), W-135 (15%) May produce isolated infection to ...
... and DIC May be carried asymptomatically for months in upper respiratory tract; 1% of carriers develop disease Classified serologically by groups based on capsular polysaccharide; systemic disease usually caused by: A, B (1/3 of cases), C (25%), Y (25%), W-135 (15%) May produce isolated infection to ...
Active Immunization
... The parents of a two-month-old girl want to know why their child has to be immunized. None of their friends, family members, or neighbors has ever had ...
... The parents of a two-month-old girl want to know why their child has to be immunized. None of their friends, family members, or neighbors has ever had ...
Meningococcal disease
Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also termed meningococcus). It carries a high mortality rate if untreated but is a vaccine-preventable disease. While best known as a cause of meningitis, widespread blood infection can result in sepsis, which is a more damaging and dangerous condition. Meningitis and meningococcemia are major causes of illness, death, and disability in both developed and under-developed countries.There are approximately 2,600 cases of bacterial meningitis per year in the United States, and on average 333,000 cases in developing countries. The case fatality rate ranges between 10 and 20 percent. The incidence of endemic meningococcal disease during the last 13 years ranges from 1 to 5 per 100,000 in developed countries, and from 10 to 25 per 100,000 in developing countries. During epidemics the incidence of meningococcal disease approaches 100 per 100,000. Meningococcal vaccines have sharply reduced the incidence of the disease in developed countries.The disease's pathogenesis is not fully understood. The pathogen colonises a large number of the general population harmlessly, but in some very small percentage of individuals it can invade the blood stream, and the entire body but notably limbs and brain, causing serious illness. Over the past few years, experts have made an intensive effort to understand specific aspects of meningococcal biology and host interactions, however the development of improved treatments and effective vaccines is expected to depend on novel efforts by workers in many different fields.While meningococcal disease is not as contagious as the common cold (which is spread through casual contact), it can be transmitted through saliva and occasionally through close, prolonged general contact with an infected person.