Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease): A Report
... Nine year old emigrant from Sudan. Before leaving Sudan, a Dracunculus medinensis worm was extracted successfully from her right leg After arriving in the United States another worm began to emerge from her left leg She presented to a clinic in Tennessee with a secondary infection; treatment w ...
... Nine year old emigrant from Sudan. Before leaving Sudan, a Dracunculus medinensis worm was extracted successfully from her right leg After arriving in the United States another worm began to emerge from her left leg She presented to a clinic in Tennessee with a secondary infection; treatment w ...
Quick Guide for Clinicians - Communicable Disease Control and
... including making PEP recommendations for antibiotic therapy, vaccination or both. *High risk close contacts for PEP are infants <1 year old, 3rd trimester pregnant women, and persons who may expose them, including health care workers. *Clinicians may be asked to provide PEP and/or vaccinations to hi ...
... including making PEP recommendations for antibiotic therapy, vaccination or both. *High risk close contacts for PEP are infants <1 year old, 3rd trimester pregnant women, and persons who may expose them, including health care workers. *Clinicians may be asked to provide PEP and/or vaccinations to hi ...
Canine Distemper - Woodvale Park Veterinary Hospital
... • Fever—first fever occurs 3–6 days after infection, may go undetected; second fever several days later (and intermittent thereafter), usually associated with discharge from the nose and eyes, depression, and lack of appetite (known as ―anorexia‖) • Gastrointestinal and/or respiratory signs follow, ...
... • Fever—first fever occurs 3–6 days after infection, may go undetected; second fever several days later (and intermittent thereafter), usually associated with discharge from the nose and eyes, depression, and lack of appetite (known as ―anorexia‖) • Gastrointestinal and/or respiratory signs follow, ...
CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING (Pap Test) • Based on
... reproductive organs. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem. Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted dise ...
... reproductive organs. Even though symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or absent, serious complications that cause irreversible damage, including infertility, can occur "silently" before a woman ever recognizes a problem. Chlamydia is the most frequently reported bacterial sexually transmitted dise ...
7.3 Search for microbes – Further questions and answers Q1. Bk
... hepatitis C, typhoid, cholera, Ross River fever, malaria and syphilis. The management of patients suffering from a notifiable disease depends on the kind of pathogen involved. For example, if the disease is easily transmitted from one person to another it is important that the patient is isolated to ...
... hepatitis C, typhoid, cholera, Ross River fever, malaria and syphilis. The management of patients suffering from a notifiable disease depends on the kind of pathogen involved. For example, if the disease is easily transmitted from one person to another it is important that the patient is isolated to ...
Viral diseases - Austin Community College
... – Transmission: “The virus that causes SARS is thought to be transmitted most readily by respiratory droplets (droplet spread) produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Droplet spread can happen when droplets from the cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled a short distance (g ...
... – Transmission: “The virus that causes SARS is thought to be transmitted most readily by respiratory droplets (droplet spread) produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Droplet spread can happen when droplets from the cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled a short distance (g ...
The Year of Living Dangerously - Spokane Regional Health District
... contagious virus that causes an acute, often fatal hemorrhagic fever. The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting primarily Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. Apart from its devastating impacts in resource poor West Africa, Ebola strained communities from coast to coas ...
... contagious virus that causes an acute, often fatal hemorrhagic fever. The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting primarily Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in West Africa. Apart from its devastating impacts in resource poor West Africa, Ebola strained communities from coast to coas ...
(EHD) in Alberta - Alberta Environment and Parks
... Sick and dead deer often are found close to water as they try to avoid dehydration and bring their body temperature down. Visible swelling of the head, neck, and tongue also can occur, and blood may seep out of body openings. Because of the fever, carcasses decompose quickly and often are not ...
... Sick and dead deer often are found close to water as they try to avoid dehydration and bring their body temperature down. Visible swelling of the head, neck, and tongue also can occur, and blood may seep out of body openings. Because of the fever, carcasses decompose quickly and often are not ...
MICROBIOLOGY
... microbes) too small to be seen by the naked eye. i.e these microorganism are less than 1 mm in diameter and they need some form of magnification- microscope. Microbes or Microorganisms The microbes are said to be ubiquitous These are commonly referred to as “germs” or “bugs” include bacteria, ...
... microbes) too small to be seen by the naked eye. i.e these microorganism are less than 1 mm in diameter and they need some form of magnification- microscope. Microbes or Microorganisms The microbes are said to be ubiquitous These are commonly referred to as “germs” or “bugs” include bacteria, ...
BOVINE RESPIRATORY COMPLEX By VABRIELA SRL The Bovine
... As much the Pasteurella haemolytica as the Pasteurella multocida, are bacterias considered normal inhabitants of the respiratory tract and are present without causing any disease. But, when there takes place a combination of stress or viral infection they turn into terminal agents of the disease, be ...
... As much the Pasteurella haemolytica as the Pasteurella multocida, are bacterias considered normal inhabitants of the respiratory tract and are present without causing any disease. But, when there takes place a combination of stress or viral infection they turn into terminal agents of the disease, be ...
BACTERIAL DISEASES (OTHER THAN MYCOPLASMA)
... The diarrhea is usually mild, but not always, and lasts for a few days without therapy. Sometimes the infection can persist and patients may develop a reactive arthritis that is most commonly associated with patients carrying the HLAB27 antigen (Altekruse, 1999). Shigella produces an acute infectiou ...
... The diarrhea is usually mild, but not always, and lasts for a few days without therapy. Sometimes the infection can persist and patients may develop a reactive arthritis that is most commonly associated with patients carrying the HLAB27 antigen (Altekruse, 1999). Shigella produces an acute infectiou ...
Chapter Eighteen
... have been infected with HIV • By 2004, it is estimated that 1 million Americans are living with HIV • HIV infection continues to spread, even though death rates have declined among Americans, however, a cure has not been discovered ...
... have been infected with HIV • By 2004, it is estimated that 1 million Americans are living with HIV • HIV infection continues to spread, even though death rates have declined among Americans, however, a cure has not been discovered ...
Answers to Chapter Review Questions
... Sign: an objectively observable indication of a disease disorder Symptom: a subjective experience relating to a disease or disorder Syndrome: a collection of signs and symptoms associated with a disease process 2. What is an epidemic? An epidemic is a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease 3. N ...
... Sign: an objectively observable indication of a disease disorder Symptom: a subjective experience relating to a disease or disorder Syndrome: a collection of signs and symptoms associated with a disease process 2. What is an epidemic? An epidemic is a widespread outbreak of a contagious disease 3. N ...
Should Vaccinations be required for students?
... However, I don’t agree with children being required to have all vaccinations. As a parent, I would be completely against my daughter having no choice but to receive the HPV vaccination at 11 years of age. Also, I’m willing to bet that those who are in favor of mandating law(s) requiring all vaccines ...
... However, I don’t agree with children being required to have all vaccinations. As a parent, I would be completely against my daughter having no choice but to receive the HPV vaccination at 11 years of age. Also, I’m willing to bet that those who are in favor of mandating law(s) requiring all vaccines ...
Raccoons are a menace to more than just your garbage can
... The ocular form can be diagnosed by visualization of larvae in the eye. The presence of diffuse deep white matter changes on brain MRI may be suggestive of infection. Additional information about diagnostic testing is available at www.cdc.gov/parasites/baylisascaris. The MMWR article summarizes seve ...
... The ocular form can be diagnosed by visualization of larvae in the eye. The presence of diffuse deep white matter changes on brain MRI may be suggestive of infection. Additional information about diagnostic testing is available at www.cdc.gov/parasites/baylisascaris. The MMWR article summarizes seve ...
manual for infectious diseases` prevention at school
... The infectious diseases can spread rapidly and differently according to the infectious agent; the child’s removal from the school can restrict both the direct and indirect transmission of the agent. Parents must not bring the child at school when he/she shows the first emergence of symptoms of disea ...
... The infectious diseases can spread rapidly and differently according to the infectious agent; the child’s removal from the school can restrict both the direct and indirect transmission of the agent. Parents must not bring the child at school when he/she shows the first emergence of symptoms of disea ...
diseasesinpondfishes
... off most forms of infectious diseases. Conversely, fish subjected to stress are often unable to maintain their natural defenses against infectious diseases such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or protozoan parasites. Stress may result from a variety of conditions, including overcrowding, handling stress ...
... off most forms of infectious diseases. Conversely, fish subjected to stress are often unable to maintain their natural defenses against infectious diseases such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or protozoan parasites. Stress may result from a variety of conditions, including overcrowding, handling stress ...
What is Immunity?
... to a person from the blood of another person or animal. This immunity only lasts for a short period of time. ex: Breastfeeding mothers pass antibodies to their children through the milk. ...
... to a person from the blood of another person or animal. This immunity only lasts for a short period of time. ex: Breastfeeding mothers pass antibodies to their children through the milk. ...
Healthcare and Emergencies Policy
... Hand hygiene: Hand hygiene is a term that applies to the cleaning of ones hands to prevent to spread of disease. Human-to-human transmission: Human-to-human transmission refers to the ability of an infectious disease to be passed continuously from one person to another. Some viruses can be transmitt ...
... Hand hygiene: Hand hygiene is a term that applies to the cleaning of ones hands to prevent to spread of disease. Human-to-human transmission: Human-to-human transmission refers to the ability of an infectious disease to be passed continuously from one person to another. Some viruses can be transmitt ...
Bacterial Infection and Immunity
... Virulence: The quantitative ability of an agent to cause disease. Virulent agents cause disease ...
... Virulence: The quantitative ability of an agent to cause disease. Virulent agents cause disease ...
How do we fight disease?
... • T-Cells- identify the pathogens • B-Cells- produce antibodies in response to the antigens on the pathogen to fight each different type of pathogen • Go to p. 571 sketch the diagram in your book explaining how the T cells and the B cells fight off infection. (yes, I want you to copy the exact diagr ...
... • T-Cells- identify the pathogens • B-Cells- produce antibodies in response to the antigens on the pathogen to fight each different type of pathogen • Go to p. 571 sketch the diagram in your book explaining how the T cells and the B cells fight off infection. (yes, I want you to copy the exact diagr ...
Common Infectious Diseases
... often when the specific type of fungus comes into contact with skin that is warm and moist. With fungal infections, the skin can become itchy and red and lesions may appear. • The best way to prevent fungal infections is to keep clothing, such as socks and underwear, dry and to maintain good persona ...
... often when the specific type of fungus comes into contact with skin that is warm and moist. With fungal infections, the skin can become itchy and red and lesions may appear. • The best way to prevent fungal infections is to keep clothing, such as socks and underwear, dry and to maintain good persona ...
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.