Epstein–Barr Virus
... Endemic and stable in population Burkitt’s lymphoma (B cell) endemic in central part of Africa and New Guinea, with an annual incidence of 6-7 cases per 100,000 with peak incidence at 6-7 years of age Nasopharyngeal carcinoma incidence rates are less than 1 per 100,000 except in southern China where ...
... Endemic and stable in population Burkitt’s lymphoma (B cell) endemic in central part of Africa and New Guinea, with an annual incidence of 6-7 cases per 100,000 with peak incidence at 6-7 years of age Nasopharyngeal carcinoma incidence rates are less than 1 per 100,000 except in southern China where ...
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease
... Tell a doctor if a child stops drinking due to a sore mouth as, rarely, dehydration may develop. Also, see a doctor promptly if you are concerned about any unusual symptoms that develop. ...
... Tell a doctor if a child stops drinking due to a sore mouth as, rarely, dehydration may develop. Also, see a doctor promptly if you are concerned about any unusual symptoms that develop. ...
mmwr
... 3. Go back to the CDC home page, and click the link to “Healthy Living” to find “Vaccines and Immunizations.” A. Click on Immunization Schedules and find the 2016 CDC immunization schedule recommendations (for health care professionals) for Birth – 18 Years and Catch-up. Pick a schedule under View a ...
... 3. Go back to the CDC home page, and click the link to “Healthy Living” to find “Vaccines and Immunizations.” A. Click on Immunization Schedules and find the 2016 CDC immunization schedule recommendations (for health care professionals) for Birth – 18 Years and Catch-up. Pick a schedule under View a ...
Wright_State_Final_Version_(2).doc
... butter and specific brands of prepackaged peanut butter crackers but no association with national brand jarred peanut butter sold in grocery stores. Epidemiologic and laboratory findings indicate that peanut butter and peanut paste produced at one plant are the source of the outbreak. These products ...
... butter and specific brands of prepackaged peanut butter crackers but no association with national brand jarred peanut butter sold in grocery stores. Epidemiologic and laboratory findings indicate that peanut butter and peanut paste produced at one plant are the source of the outbreak. These products ...
Introduction to Environmentally Transmitted Pathogens, Part 1
... • The logic of observation and the methods to quantify these observations in populations (groups) of individuals. • The study of the distribution of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems. • Epidemiology includes: ...
... • The logic of observation and the methods to quantify these observations in populations (groups) of individuals. • The study of the distribution of health-related states or events in specified populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems. • Epidemiology includes: ...
The Chain of Infection
... • The support of pathogen life and its reproduction depend on the degree of the host’s resistance. • Organisms with strong immune systems are better able to fend off pathogens. • Organisms with weakened immune systems are more vulnerable to the support and reproduction of pathogens. ...
... • The support of pathogen life and its reproduction depend on the degree of the host’s resistance. • Organisms with strong immune systems are better able to fend off pathogens. • Organisms with weakened immune systems are more vulnerable to the support and reproduction of pathogens. ...
Investigation of the Surgical patient
... • Investigations: -Support clinical suspicion -Refute clinical suspicion -Risk to patient -Cost ...
... • Investigations: -Support clinical suspicion -Refute clinical suspicion -Risk to patient -Cost ...
Infectious disseases in hospitals
... Developed carbolic acid spray to disinfect instruments, patient’s skin, surgeon’s skin Largely ignored by medical colleagues ...
... Developed carbolic acid spray to disinfect instruments, patient’s skin, surgeon’s skin Largely ignored by medical colleagues ...
Group A Streptococcus
... • Impetigo - mild skin infection accompanied by open, draining sores and other general symptoms of GAS infection such as fever, swollen lymph nodes and a sore throat. Anyone suspected of having an infection with Group A Streptococcus should immediately seek medical care for testing and treatment. Th ...
... • Impetigo - mild skin infection accompanied by open, draining sores and other general symptoms of GAS infection such as fever, swollen lymph nodes and a sore throat. Anyone suspected of having an infection with Group A Streptococcus should immediately seek medical care for testing and treatment. Th ...
Middle School Infectious Disease Virtual Field Trip
... Now that a portion of the group has been "infected," put students in the role of epidemiologists. Their challenge is to collect data that will help them trace the path of the epidemic and locate the original carriers. As a group, use the data to try to deduce which individual was the original carrie ...
... Now that a portion of the group has been "infected," put students in the role of epidemiologists. Their challenge is to collect data that will help them trace the path of the epidemic and locate the original carriers. As a group, use the data to try to deduce which individual was the original carrie ...
2010 Infectious Disease Report
... Lyme Disease ▪ Human Anaplasmosis ▪ Babesiosis In Minnesota, tick borne diseases are carried by the blacklegged (or 2010 Washington County Cases deer) tick. Once a tick is attached, it must remain on the host for a minimum of 12 hours in order to transmit any disease. Incidence peaks Lyme Disease: 6 ...
... Lyme Disease ▪ Human Anaplasmosis ▪ Babesiosis In Minnesota, tick borne diseases are carried by the blacklegged (or 2010 Washington County Cases deer) tick. Once a tick is attached, it must remain on the host for a minimum of 12 hours in order to transmit any disease. Incidence peaks Lyme Disease: 6 ...
do - Life Science Academy
... Symptoms begin with a fever, followed by three to eight days of watery diarrhea and vomiting. The infection can cause abdominal pain as well. In adults who are otherwise healthy, a rotavirus infection may cause only mild signs and symptoms — or none at all. ...
... Symptoms begin with a fever, followed by three to eight days of watery diarrhea and vomiting. The infection can cause abdominal pain as well. In adults who are otherwise healthy, a rotavirus infection may cause only mild signs and symptoms — or none at all. ...
Hand, foot and mouth disease - Child and Adolescent Health Service
... Small blisters on the inside of the mouth, the sides of the tongue, palms of the hands, fingers, soles of feet and nappy area; the blisters should not be itchy Poor appetite Lethargy Symptoms usually start three to seven days after catching the infection. Symptoms can last between seven to ten ...
... Small blisters on the inside of the mouth, the sides of the tongue, palms of the hands, fingers, soles of feet and nappy area; the blisters should not be itchy Poor appetite Lethargy Symptoms usually start three to seven days after catching the infection. Symptoms can last between seven to ten ...
Slide 1
... EIF2B genes have been reported. Mutations in the EIF2B5 gene account for more than one-half of cases . Genetic testing may be particularly important to establish the diagnosis of VWM in patients with neonatal or early infantile-onset variants, as brain MRI features in early-onset disease may be at ...
... EIF2B genes have been reported. Mutations in the EIF2B5 gene account for more than one-half of cases . Genetic testing may be particularly important to establish the diagnosis of VWM in patients with neonatal or early infantile-onset variants, as brain MRI features in early-onset disease may be at ...
Infectious Diseases
... Infectious diseases, once thought conquered by antibiotics, became a major concern again in the 1990s. New forms of tuberculosis and other diseases resistant to antibiotics spread. Concerns also arose over new or newly recognized microbes, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of acq ...
... Infectious diseases, once thought conquered by antibiotics, became a major concern again in the 1990s. New forms of tuberculosis and other diseases resistant to antibiotics spread. Concerns also arose over new or newly recognized microbes, such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the cause of acq ...
Calcium signalling in malaria parasites
... insect vector and a vertebrate host. Sexual reproduction only occurs in the insect definite host (also known as the disease vector). The disease is most common in Africa, Asia and South America. Malaria causes symptoms that include fever, fatigue, vomiting and headaches. In severe cases it can cause ...
... insect vector and a vertebrate host. Sexual reproduction only occurs in the insect definite host (also known as the disease vector). The disease is most common in Africa, Asia and South America. Malaria causes symptoms that include fever, fatigue, vomiting and headaches. In severe cases it can cause ...
Duke in Darwin
... primary vector west of the Mississippi River Transmitted via a tick bite Adult feeds for about 2 weeks R rickettsii is in the salivary glands & is reactivated & transmitted during blood meal 1/3 of patients do not recall tick bite or tick contact ...
... primary vector west of the Mississippi River Transmitted via a tick bite Adult feeds for about 2 weeks R rickettsii is in the salivary glands & is reactivated & transmitted during blood meal 1/3 of patients do not recall tick bite or tick contact ...
... cycle imply continuity or rupture? (5) What is the current significance of serological tests, and how are borderline individuals diagnosed as normal or diseased? In the following paragraphs we try to answer each of the queries listed above. (1) An extensive review of the literature shows how diagnos ...
Guns, Germs and Steel - International Livestock Research Institute
... If the rise of farming was a bonanza for our microbes, the rise of cities was a greater one . . . . Not until the beginning of the 20th century did Europe’s urban populations finally become self-sustaining: before then, constant immigration of healthy peasants from the countryside was necessary to m ...
... If the rise of farming was a bonanza for our microbes, the rise of cities was a greater one . . . . Not until the beginning of the 20th century did Europe’s urban populations finally become self-sustaining: before then, constant immigration of healthy peasants from the countryside was necessary to m ...
CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION 2
... • IG does not interfere with killed vaccines. However, IG can interfere with the immune response to measles and varicella vaccine. Depending on the dose of IG received, MMR & var vaccine should be deferred for as long as 3-11 mo. • IG is not expected to interfere with the immune response to LAIV or ...
... • IG does not interfere with killed vaccines. However, IG can interfere with the immune response to measles and varicella vaccine. Depending on the dose of IG received, MMR & var vaccine should be deferred for as long as 3-11 mo. • IG is not expected to interfere with the immune response to LAIV or ...
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.