The Basics - Lyme Disease Association of Southeastern PA
... other ticks4 and some biting insects such as mosquitoes, fleas, biting flies, and5 lice may also transmit LD.678 Babies may be born infected if the mother is infected,91011 or possibly acquire it through breast milk. A blood transfusion with Lyme-infected blood may transmit the disease to the recip ...
... other ticks4 and some biting insects such as mosquitoes, fleas, biting flies, and5 lice may also transmit LD.678 Babies may be born infected if the mother is infected,91011 or possibly acquire it through breast milk. A blood transfusion with Lyme-infected blood may transmit the disease to the recip ...
Miscellaneous Bacteria
... 1. Direct fluorescence antibody test – 50% sensitivity 2. Culture of saline nasal wash fluid 3. PCR – most sensitive 4. Serology – (+) only on third week of illness of little diagnostic value ...
... 1. Direct fluorescence antibody test – 50% sensitivity 2. Culture of saline nasal wash fluid 3. PCR – most sensitive 4. Serology – (+) only on third week of illness of little diagnostic value ...
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
... and water afterward if such handling occurred. If these nervous tissues or fluids get into a fresh open break in a person's skin or the eyes, mouth, or nose, contact the local health department to evaluate possible rabies exposure and need for testing the animal for other diseases. ...
... and water afterward if such handling occurred. If these nervous tissues or fluids get into a fresh open break in a person's skin or the eyes, mouth, or nose, contact the local health department to evaluate possible rabies exposure and need for testing the animal for other diseases. ...
CH19 IM - Mandarin High School
... developmental effects on vertebrates exposed to them. We do not know if they pose a threat to human health, even at low levels in the environment. Existing laws consider chemicals benign unless the opposite is proved. Estimating toxicity is difficult, uncertain, and expensive. 1. The toxicity of mos ...
... developmental effects on vertebrates exposed to them. We do not know if they pose a threat to human health, even at low levels in the environment. Existing laws consider chemicals benign unless the opposite is proved. Estimating toxicity is difficult, uncertain, and expensive. 1. The toxicity of mos ...
PowerPoint
... – Child: a costochondral graft to help establish a growth plate – Adult: prosthetic replacement the ...
... – Child: a costochondral graft to help establish a growth plate – Adult: prosthetic replacement the ...
Swedish Vaccination Programme
... and can infect wounds. This bacterium produces a powerful toxin that causes severe convulsions and respiratory paralysis, often with a fatal outcome. The disease is not contagious and therefore can’t be transmitted between humans. ...
... and can infect wounds. This bacterium produces a powerful toxin that causes severe convulsions and respiratory paralysis, often with a fatal outcome. The disease is not contagious and therefore can’t be transmitted between humans. ...
Infection Control (June 2008)
... just a few of the things you do. Effective infection control strategies prevent disease transmission by interrupting one or more links in the chain of infection. The problem of aerosols and splatters in the dental operatory has been well researched and documented — just google “dental aerosols” and ...
... just a few of the things you do. Effective infection control strategies prevent disease transmission by interrupting one or more links in the chain of infection. The problem of aerosols and splatters in the dental operatory has been well researched and documented — just google “dental aerosols” and ...
Outbreaks of Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease in Flocks of Battery
... thoroughly cleaned, washed, and disinfected. The second outbreak occurred in a flock of 9,000, 4-weekold brown pullets. The chicks were vaccinated against ND at days 10 and 20 of age and IBD at days 8 and 18 of age using ABIC IBD vaccines through oral and intranasal routes, respectively. During the ...
... thoroughly cleaned, washed, and disinfected. The second outbreak occurred in a flock of 9,000, 4-weekold brown pullets. The chicks were vaccinated against ND at days 10 and 20 of age and IBD at days 8 and 18 of age using ABIC IBD vaccines through oral and intranasal routes, respectively. During the ...
VI. Case
... • Endophthalmitis : a serious intraocular inflammatory reaction, involving both the posterior and anterior chambers is attributable to bacterial or fungal infection, marked by inflammation of intraocular fluid and tissues. ( will Eye Manual and AAO Section 9 Intraocular inflammation and uveitis ) ...
... • Endophthalmitis : a serious intraocular inflammatory reaction, involving both the posterior and anterior chambers is attributable to bacterial or fungal infection, marked by inflammation of intraocular fluid and tissues. ( will Eye Manual and AAO Section 9 Intraocular inflammation and uveitis ) ...
Avian Influenza Facts
... viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. • Bird flu viruses do not usually infect humans, but several hundred cases of hu ...
... viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick from them. However, bird flu is very contagious among birds and can make some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them. • Bird flu viruses do not usually infect humans, but several hundred cases of hu ...
Gonorrhea - the Department of Psychology at Illinois State
... Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States, with 339,593 cases reported in 2005. Treatment is usually easy with antibiotics Drug resistance is an increasingly important concern in the treatment and prevention of gonorrhea ...
... Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported infectious disease in the United States, with 339,593 cases reported in 2005. Treatment is usually easy with antibiotics Drug resistance is an increasingly important concern in the treatment and prevention of gonorrhea ...
Hereditary Retinal Diseases
... or simply PRA, describes those degenerations in which the primary focus of disease is the photoreceptor unit. Such degenerations are characterised by a nyctalopia which progresses to total blindness and involves a high incidence of secondary cataract formation. All these diseases bar one are inherit ...
... or simply PRA, describes those degenerations in which the primary focus of disease is the photoreceptor unit. Such degenerations are characterised by a nyctalopia which progresses to total blindness and involves a high incidence of secondary cataract formation. All these diseases bar one are inherit ...
Dynamic Transmission Modeling: A Report of the ISPOR
... Indirect effects can also be observed for other large-scale population-based programs against communicable diseases, such as screening (e.g., population-based screening for chlamydia has effects in age and gender groups not screened [22,23]). Not taking these into account may lead to overly pessimis ...
... Indirect effects can also be observed for other large-scale population-based programs against communicable diseases, such as screening (e.g., population-based screening for chlamydia has effects in age and gender groups not screened [22,23]). Not taking these into account may lead to overly pessimis ...
File - Mayo Clinic Center for Tuberculosis
... In what cases should the continuation phase of TB therapy be prolonged from 4 months to 7 months? A. HIV co-infection B. Cavitary disease with positive cultures at end of initiation phase C. Initiation regimens of Isoniazid, Rifampin, and Ethambutol, without use of PZA ...
... In what cases should the continuation phase of TB therapy be prolonged from 4 months to 7 months? A. HIV co-infection B. Cavitary disease with positive cultures at end of initiation phase C. Initiation regimens of Isoniazid, Rifampin, and Ethambutol, without use of PZA ...
Modeling Ebola at the Mathematical and Theoretical Biology Institute ( PDF )
... We explore, via simulations, the role of restrictions in movement between patches. Preliminary simulations assume that the patches have equal populations, but the high-risk area is assumed to have a high population density, poor health facilities, and limited resources, while the low-risk area is as ...
... We explore, via simulations, the role of restrictions in movement between patches. Preliminary simulations assume that the patches have equal populations, but the high-risk area is assumed to have a high population density, poor health facilities, and limited resources, while the low-risk area is as ...
Requirements for Preventing Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis
... New York, and Texas-accounted for 57 percent of TB cases, but had just under 40 percent of the U.S. population. These states also account for a large proportion of people with risk factors for the disease, notably, HIV infection and immigration from countries with a high prevalence of TB. According ...
... New York, and Texas-accounted for 57 percent of TB cases, but had just under 40 percent of the U.S. population. These states also account for a large proportion of people with risk factors for the disease, notably, HIV infection and immigration from countries with a high prevalence of TB. According ...
Occupational Hazards of Health Care Personnel-I
... – Education to reduce risk behaviors among persons with chronic HBV infection ...
... – Education to reduce risk behaviors among persons with chronic HBV infection ...
Chronic Otitis Media/Cholesteatoma
... As noted earlier, the longterm prevention of cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media and the maintenance of hearing stability may depend of effective eustachian tube function as well as the extent of disease destruction at the time of surgery. The eustachian tube normally provides aeration of the mi ...
... As noted earlier, the longterm prevention of cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media and the maintenance of hearing stability may depend of effective eustachian tube function as well as the extent of disease destruction at the time of surgery. The eustachian tube normally provides aeration of the mi ...
Sheep Abortion Booklet 048564
... unnoticed, is “latency”. When a ewe aborts she sheds large numbers of the EAE organism. These can infect any ewe or lamb that comes into contact with them. However, these newly infected sheep will not show any signs of EAE straight away and there is no test to identify them. The organism remains dor ...
... unnoticed, is “latency”. When a ewe aborts she sheds large numbers of the EAE organism. These can infect any ewe or lamb that comes into contact with them. However, these newly infected sheep will not show any signs of EAE straight away and there is no test to identify them. The organism remains dor ...
M. tuberculosis
... The syndrome produced an ulcer, subsequently named the “Bairnsdale ulcer,” or “Buruli ulcer,” that was characterized by a chronic progressive ulceration of the skin (Fig. 10). Although no bacteria have been cultivated from environmental sources, the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has identif ...
... The syndrome produced an ulcer, subsequently named the “Bairnsdale ulcer,” or “Buruli ulcer,” that was characterized by a chronic progressive ulceration of the skin (Fig. 10). Although no bacteria have been cultivated from environmental sources, the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has identif ...
Mekong Malaria & Filariasis
... • Predict when and where transmission may occur and how intense it may be ...
... • Predict when and where transmission may occur and how intense it may be ...
Horse sickness fever
... population can act as a reservoir for virus. It has also been suggested that donkeys may play a similar role in parts of Africa where there are large donkey populations. In view of the high mortality rate in horses, this species is regarded as an accidental or indicator host. Horses that have recove ...
... population can act as a reservoir for virus. It has also been suggested that donkeys may play a similar role in parts of Africa where there are large donkey populations. In view of the high mortality rate in horses, this species is regarded as an accidental or indicator host. Horses that have recove ...
African trypanosomiasis
African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei. There are two types that infect humans, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (T.b.g) and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T.b.r.). T.b.g causes over 98% of reported cases. Both are usually transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly and are most common in rural areas.Initially, in the first stage of the disease, there are fevers, headaches, itchiness, and joint pains. This begins one to three weeks after the bite. Weeks to months later the second stage begins with confusion, poor coordination, numbness and trouble sleeping. Diagnosis is via finding the parasite in a blood smear or in the fluid of a lymph node. A lumbar puncture is often needed to tell the difference between first and second stage disease.Prevention of severe disease involves screening the population at risk with blood tests for T.b.g. Treatment is easier when the disease is detected early and before neurological symptoms occur. Treatment of the first stage is with the medications pentamidine or suramin. Treatment of the second stage involves: eflornithine or a combination of nifurtimox and eflornithine for T.b.g. While melarsoprol works for both it is typically only used for T.b.r. due to serious side effects.The disease occurs regularly in some regions of sub-Saharan Africa with the population at risk being about 70 million in 36 countries. As of 2010 it caused around 9,000 deaths per year, down from 34,000 in 1990. An estimated 30,000 people are currently infected with 7000 new infections in 2012. More than 80% of these cases are in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Three major outbreaks have occurred in recent history: one from 1896 to 1906 primarily in Uganda and the Congo Basin and two in 1920 and 1970 in several African countries. Other animals, such as cows, may carry the disease and become infected.