Lyme Disease Presentation and Treatment in the Pediatric Population A. Hope Tobey
... Lyme Arthritis From Other Etiologies Pediatrics, Mar 2009; 123: 959 - 965. (4) Michael A. Gerber, Lawrence S. Zemel, and Eugene D. Shapiro Lyme Arthritis in Children: Clinical Epidemiology and Long-term Outcomes Pediatrics, Oct 1998; 102: 905 - 908. (5) Marietta Vázquez, Sara S. Sparrow, and Eugene ...
... Lyme Arthritis From Other Etiologies Pediatrics, Mar 2009; 123: 959 - 965. (4) Michael A. Gerber, Lawrence S. Zemel, and Eugene D. Shapiro Lyme Arthritis in Children: Clinical Epidemiology and Long-term Outcomes Pediatrics, Oct 1998; 102: 905 - 908. (5) Marietta Vázquez, Sara S. Sparrow, and Eugene ...
Final Exam
... 40. Angiocentric T-cell lymphoma usually affects the maxillofacial region. This statement is: a. True b. False 41. Agranulocytosis is usually a drug reaction or “allergy”. This statement is: a. True b. False 42. Which of the following statements is TRUE for hemophilia? a. Hemophilia A is found prim ...
... 40. Angiocentric T-cell lymphoma usually affects the maxillofacial region. This statement is: a. True b. False 41. Agranulocytosis is usually a drug reaction or “allergy”. This statement is: a. True b. False 42. Which of the following statements is TRUE for hemophilia? a. Hemophilia A is found prim ...
Parasites
... Objectives: 1. To learn the different stages, types and classes of parasites 2. To learn the host(s) of each, their life cycle, damage and symptoms 3. To learn control methods and common chemicals used for prevention ...
... Objectives: 1. To learn the different stages, types and classes of parasites 2. To learn the host(s) of each, their life cycle, damage and symptoms 3. To learn control methods and common chemicals used for prevention ...
Not Only Laughter is INFECTIOUS (direction sheet)
... 12. A person who becomes infected with the HIV virus is not able to get rid of the HIV virus. With highly effective modern medical treatment, a person may survive a long time with an HIV infection, but an untreated HIV-infected individual is very likely to develop AIDS and die. Why is a person with ...
... 12. A person who becomes infected with the HIV virus is not able to get rid of the HIV virus. With highly effective modern medical treatment, a person may survive a long time with an HIV infection, but an untreated HIV-infected individual is very likely to develop AIDS and die. Why is a person with ...
Emerging and re-emerging infections
... a person who died undiagnosed with rabies-infection has caused rabies in transplant recipients. The recent identification of several humans with vCJD associated with blood transfusion demonstrates its potential to spread iatrogenically within the human population. Human monkeypox provides a clear ex ...
... a person who died undiagnosed with rabies-infection has caused rabies in transplant recipients. The recent identification of several humans with vCJD associated with blood transfusion demonstrates its potential to spread iatrogenically within the human population. Human monkeypox provides a clear ex ...
Vaginitis and Cervicitis - Annals of Internal Medicine
... • Vaginitis can cause itching, irritation, discharge, or odor. Cervicitis may have no symptoms, or there may be abnormal bleeding, discharge, or pain, especially during sex. • Vaginitis is not serious, except if you are pregnant or having gynecologic surgery. • If cervicitis is not treated, it can l ...
... • Vaginitis can cause itching, irritation, discharge, or odor. Cervicitis may have no symptoms, or there may be abnormal bleeding, discharge, or pain, especially during sex. • Vaginitis is not serious, except if you are pregnant or having gynecologic surgery. • If cervicitis is not treated, it can l ...
Treatment
... contact with, or droplets from, infected secretions entering via skin or mucous membrane. Primary type 1 infections occur mainly in infants and young children, when they are usually minimal and often subclinical. Type 2 infections occur mainly after puberty, and are often transmitted sexually. T ...
... contact with, or droplets from, infected secretions entering via skin or mucous membrane. Primary type 1 infections occur mainly in infants and young children, when they are usually minimal and often subclinical. Type 2 infections occur mainly after puberty, and are often transmitted sexually. T ...
The Chain of Infection
... of exit, the mode of transmission and the portal of entry. For this reason, frequent and effective hand hygiene is the best way to keep oneself and others healthy. ...
... of exit, the mode of transmission and the portal of entry. For this reason, frequent and effective hand hygiene is the best way to keep oneself and others healthy. ...
The Middle East Consortium on Infectious Disease Surveillance
... Each of the participating countries gave a brief presentation on their country’s experience of the previous year dealing with avian influenza. Avian and Pandemic Influenza: International Health Regulations Participants separated into two groups, each of which chose several sections of the Internatio ...
... Each of the participating countries gave a brief presentation on their country’s experience of the previous year dealing with avian influenza. Avian and Pandemic Influenza: International Health Regulations Participants separated into two groups, each of which chose several sections of the Internatio ...
Foot and Mouth Disease Fact Sheet, March 2002
... There have never been reported human cases of FMD linked to eating contaminated foods. Adequate cooking of meat or other animal product will destroy any infectious agents, including the FMD virus. FMD virus has not been detected in the United States and meat from areas of the world where FMD is pres ...
... There have never been reported human cases of FMD linked to eating contaminated foods. Adequate cooking of meat or other animal product will destroy any infectious agents, including the FMD virus. FMD virus has not been detected in the United States and meat from areas of the world where FMD is pres ...
Plague Information for the Public
... fleas. Plague may be transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected flea. Use of plague as a biological weapon would most likely be as an aerosol of the bacteria, entering the body through the lungs, resulting in what is known as pneumonic plague. ...
... fleas. Plague may be transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected flea. Use of plague as a biological weapon would most likely be as an aerosol of the bacteria, entering the body through the lungs, resulting in what is known as pneumonic plague. ...
How Does Infection Occur?/The Chain of Infection
... Some of these substances can be used on the skin. 2. Disinfectant: substances or practices that cannot be used on the skin. This includes chemicals and boiling. 3. Sterile: absence of all microorganisms B. Surgical asepsis: the use of sterile technique to handle equipment, maintain sterile fields, c ...
... Some of these substances can be used on the skin. 2. Disinfectant: substances or practices that cannot be used on the skin. This includes chemicals and boiling. 3. Sterile: absence of all microorganisms B. Surgical asepsis: the use of sterile technique to handle equipment, maintain sterile fields, c ...
tb rabbit island
... what happened to Edward Livingston Trudeau. A few years earlier, he had nursed a brother who ultimately died of the disease. Now, he had a fresh doctor’s degree, a young wife, a new baby, and a terrible problem—a diagnosis that, in his time and place, was often a death sentence. Dr. Trudeau knew all ...
... what happened to Edward Livingston Trudeau. A few years earlier, he had nursed a brother who ultimately died of the disease. Now, he had a fresh doctor’s degree, a young wife, a new baby, and a terrible problem—a diagnosis that, in his time and place, was often a death sentence. Dr. Trudeau knew all ...
Preventing disease spread within your farm
... • Clinically sick animals: A clinically sick animal is one that is showing visible signs of illness. Identifying these animals is often the first sign of a disease problem in the herd. These clinically sick animals often produce large amounts of the infectious agent, potentially spreading it to oth ...
... • Clinically sick animals: A clinically sick animal is one that is showing visible signs of illness. Identifying these animals is often the first sign of a disease problem in the herd. These clinically sick animals often produce large amounts of the infectious agent, potentially spreading it to oth ...
40-60 Immune Compromised Clients
... Management of immune compromised clients can present complex issues for healthcare workers. This policy will help guide you in defining immune compromised, assessing client risk for communicable disease, determining client placement and what provision of the protective ...
... Management of immune compromised clients can present complex issues for healthcare workers. This policy will help guide you in defining immune compromised, assessing client risk for communicable disease, determining client placement and what provision of the protective ...
Animal and Human Bites of the Hand
... Treatment of animal bites Your doctor will examine the wound and ask about contributing factors to the injury. A complete history of the bite, including the type of animal and its status (general health, rabies vaccine, behavior), the time and location of the event, circumstances of the bite, wherea ...
... Treatment of animal bites Your doctor will examine the wound and ask about contributing factors to the injury. A complete history of the bite, including the type of animal and its status (general health, rabies vaccine, behavior), the time and location of the event, circumstances of the bite, wherea ...
Reality Check: At Risk for Preventable Diseases
... Germs from one person’s feces find their way into another person’s mouth, are swallowed and get into the digestive system Most common way is when hands are not washed after toileting, before eating, or food preparation Water tables are another method Hand washing is major deterrent to spread ...
... Germs from one person’s feces find their way into another person’s mouth, are swallowed and get into the digestive system Most common way is when hands are not washed after toileting, before eating, or food preparation Water tables are another method Hand washing is major deterrent to spread ...
Summary of disease report for August 2016
... Africa. Animals that become infected, may take up to three years to react to tests but will remain a danger to cattle and people on the farm. If one animal in your herd tests positive for brucellosis, the whole herd is considered infected and can be placed under quarantine. This is due to the chroni ...
... Africa. Animals that become infected, may take up to three years to react to tests but will remain a danger to cattle and people on the farm. If one animal in your herd tests positive for brucellosis, the whole herd is considered infected and can be placed under quarantine. This is due to the chroni ...
Bugs, Drugs, and Thugs
... D) the perceived high incidence of reactions to the vaccine make it very unpopular. Answer C) the lowest socioeconomic classes have the poorest vaccination rates They often "fall through the cracks," as it were. They either have not been taught that vaccinations are important, they don't know where ...
... D) the perceived high incidence of reactions to the vaccine make it very unpopular. Answer C) the lowest socioeconomic classes have the poorest vaccination rates They often "fall through the cracks," as it were. They either have not been taught that vaccinations are important, they don't know where ...
Press Release
... The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that Hepatitis C is four times more frequent than HIV and AIDS and Hepatitis B is up to 100 times more contagious. According to the WHO, there are 500 million people throughout the world that live with chronic hepatitis. Out of this group, million and a ...
... The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that Hepatitis C is four times more frequent than HIV and AIDS and Hepatitis B is up to 100 times more contagious. According to the WHO, there are 500 million people throughout the world that live with chronic hepatitis. Out of this group, million and a ...
Gram Positive Bacilli
... Rare in US due to control in animals Enzootic in middle east Transmitted by contact with animal products eschar Spores remain infectious for years Usually cutaneous inoculation - slow healing ulcer, bacilli spread to lymphatics and bloodstream – 20% mortality if untreated – Respiratory anthrax is us ...
... Rare in US due to control in animals Enzootic in middle east Transmitted by contact with animal products eschar Spores remain infectious for years Usually cutaneous inoculation - slow healing ulcer, bacilli spread to lymphatics and bloodstream – 20% mortality if untreated – Respiratory anthrax is us ...
DISEASES OF FIELD CASH CROPS AND THEIR MANAGEMENT
... The Corynespora fungus perpetuates in infected soybean debris and seeds and can survive in fallow soil for more than two years. In coolhumid weather, the fungus sporulates abundantly on the cotyledons, stems, and leaves as violet brown lesions producing masses of conidiophores and conidia. The micro ...
... The Corynespora fungus perpetuates in infected soybean debris and seeds and can survive in fallow soil for more than two years. In coolhumid weather, the fungus sporulates abundantly on the cotyledons, stems, and leaves as violet brown lesions producing masses of conidiophores and conidia. The micro ...
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.