Malaria in the Immune System
... - People who get effected by malaria in a “risk zone” and then leave, are more apt to get it when they return to a risk zone - Immune system needs the parasites to be in the body for an amount of time so that they can produce antibodies and combating cells to fight of the disease - Risk Zones includ ...
... - People who get effected by malaria in a “risk zone” and then leave, are more apt to get it when they return to a risk zone - Immune system needs the parasites to be in the body for an amount of time so that they can produce antibodies and combating cells to fight of the disease - Risk Zones includ ...
Pediatric Infections
... o Steroids to treat chorioretinitis or high CSF protein levels o Need a lot of monitoring during therapy (platelet count, neutrophil count etc.) ...
... o Steroids to treat chorioretinitis or high CSF protein levels o Need a lot of monitoring during therapy (platelet count, neutrophil count etc.) ...
A Case of Atypical Urticaria
... to diagnose clinically because of the overlapping features with infectious, neoplastic, and rheumatologic conditions. Thus, it is crucial that these other conditions be excluded before considering AOSD, as there is still no specific marker for this disease. The most widely used classification criter ...
... to diagnose clinically because of the overlapping features with infectious, neoplastic, and rheumatologic conditions. Thus, it is crucial that these other conditions be excluded before considering AOSD, as there is still no specific marker for this disease. The most widely used classification criter ...
MSc. TID - University of Nairobi Institute of Tropical and Infectious
... diseases have emerged, some of which cause epidemics complicating further the situation in resource-limited countries. Bacterial and viral meningitis, yellow fever, rift valley fever and other viral haemorrhagic infections (Ebola and Marburg), and more recently in Kenya the swamp fever (leptospirosi ...
... diseases have emerged, some of which cause epidemics complicating further the situation in resource-limited countries. Bacterial and viral meningitis, yellow fever, rift valley fever and other viral haemorrhagic infections (Ebola and Marburg), and more recently in Kenya the swamp fever (leptospirosi ...
Tuberculosis - American Thoracic Society
... The first major breakthrough in controlling the terrible scourge of TB was identifying that it was contagious and caused by bacteria, which led to public health measures. Discovering ways to grow the bacteria in the laboratory, the development of the tuberculin skin test, and x-ray imaging were gian ...
... The first major breakthrough in controlling the terrible scourge of TB was identifying that it was contagious and caused by bacteria, which led to public health measures. Discovering ways to grow the bacteria in the laboratory, the development of the tuberculin skin test, and x-ray imaging were gian ...
TRAVEL - Cromwell Vets
... diseases that aren’t present in the UK. British animals appear to be more susceptible to these diseases, as unlike their foreign counterparts, they have not developed any kind of natural resistance in the population. Rabies - This extremely dangerous virus is transmitted though a bite from an infect ...
... diseases that aren’t present in the UK. British animals appear to be more susceptible to these diseases, as unlike their foreign counterparts, they have not developed any kind of natural resistance in the population. Rabies - This extremely dangerous virus is transmitted though a bite from an infect ...
What is Toxoplasmosis?
... presence of antibodies to the organism, whether a cat has been exposed to the organism. But these tests do not necessarily mean that Toxoplasma is the cause of any disease since most exposed cats do not develop disease. When Toxoplasmosis is suspected in a cat, it is usually treated with a course of ...
... presence of antibodies to the organism, whether a cat has been exposed to the organism. But these tests do not necessarily mean that Toxoplasma is the cause of any disease since most exposed cats do not develop disease. When Toxoplasmosis is suspected in a cat, it is usually treated with a course of ...
Microbial Pathogenesis and infection
... contaminated water or food. Skin : any small break, abrasion, and wound in skin that permit initial entry. The transmission may occur through direct contact(such as handshaking, kissing)with infected person or infected animal or during handling of fomites of patients, or the organism is transmitte ...
... contaminated water or food. Skin : any small break, abrasion, and wound in skin that permit initial entry. The transmission may occur through direct contact(such as handshaking, kissing)with infected person or infected animal or during handling of fomites of patients, or the organism is transmitte ...
Concept Sheet: Bacteria, Viruses, and the Immune
... 1. Explain how the two groups of prokaryotes differ. 2. Describe the factors that are used to identify prokaryotes. 3. Explain why bacteria are vital to maintaining the living world. 4. Describe the structure of a virus. 5. Explain how viruses cause infection. 6. Explain how bacteria cause disease. ...
... 1. Explain how the two groups of prokaryotes differ. 2. Describe the factors that are used to identify prokaryotes. 3. Explain why bacteria are vital to maintaining the living world. 4. Describe the structure of a virus. 5. Explain how viruses cause infection. 6. Explain how bacteria cause disease. ...
Climate Change as a Driver for Vector
... predicting and averting future epidemics of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases ...
... predicting and averting future epidemics of vector-borne and zoonotic diseases ...
File - Groby Bio Page
... Malaria affects around 300 million people a year, of which it kills around 3 million. Malaria occurs wherever its vector (Anopheles) lives. Anopheles currently lives in tropical regions, but rising global temperatures means that soon it may even be able to survive in Europe. ...
... Malaria affects around 300 million people a year, of which it kills around 3 million. Malaria occurs wherever its vector (Anopheles) lives. Anopheles currently lives in tropical regions, but rising global temperatures means that soon it may even be able to survive in Europe. ...
Tuberculosis – Old Disease, New Disease
... consumptives… one does contract their disease… The reason is that the breath is bad and heavy…In approaching the consumptive, one breathes this pernicious air. One takes the disease because in this air there is something disease producing.” ...
... consumptives… one does contract their disease… The reason is that the breath is bad and heavy…In approaching the consumptive, one breathes this pernicious air. One takes the disease because in this air there is something disease producing.” ...
Lyme Disease
... Anyone can get whooping cough, but it is more common in infants and children. It's especially dangerous in infants. The coughing spells can be so bad that it is hard for infants to eat, drink or breathe. Before there was a vaccine, whooping cough was one of the most common childhood diseases and a m ...
... Anyone can get whooping cough, but it is more common in infants and children. It's especially dangerous in infants. The coughing spells can be so bad that it is hard for infants to eat, drink or breathe. Before there was a vaccine, whooping cough was one of the most common childhood diseases and a m ...
sheep and goat pox - European Association of Zoo and Wildlife
... Virus can survive for many years in dried scabs at ambient temperatures, remains viable in wool for 2 months. Zoonotic potential None of the viruses have been associated with human disease. Distribution Middle East, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, parts of people's republic of Chi ...
... Virus can survive for many years in dried scabs at ambient temperatures, remains viable in wool for 2 months. Zoonotic potential None of the viruses have been associated with human disease. Distribution Middle East, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, parts of people's republic of Chi ...
Infectious diseases
... is 10 to 21 days. There is universal susceptibility to the virus in those not previously infected. Most children have been infected with the virus by the age of 10. After infection, lifelong immunity against recurrent infection is usually present. However, a person with a history of chickenpox may d ...
... is 10 to 21 days. There is universal susceptibility to the virus in those not previously infected. Most children have been infected with the virus by the age of 10. After infection, lifelong immunity against recurrent infection is usually present. However, a person with a history of chickenpox may d ...
Infectious Bursal Disease
... • The bursa of Fabricius is an immune organ that produces B lymphocytes which migrate to secondary immune organs (cecal tonsil, Harderian gland, etc.) for the purpose of antibody production. • Embryos are immunocompetent by 18 days and B-cells begin to leave the bursa at this time. However, full B-c ...
... • The bursa of Fabricius is an immune organ that produces B lymphocytes which migrate to secondary immune organs (cecal tonsil, Harderian gland, etc.) for the purpose of antibody production. • Embryos are immunocompetent by 18 days and B-cells begin to leave the bursa at this time. However, full B-c ...
Epidemiology
... health problems , protect and promote the health of battered woman , or reduced the number of automobile crash injuries and fatalities at specific intersection, epidemiologic data essential. Epidemiology concerned with the study of epidemics of infectious disease. In this term that use in past widel ...
... health problems , protect and promote the health of battered woman , or reduced the number of automobile crash injuries and fatalities at specific intersection, epidemiologic data essential. Epidemiology concerned with the study of epidemics of infectious disease. In this term that use in past widel ...
FACTSHEET: Tuberculosis Vaccines Vaccinating animals
... considered for use as a vaccine. The weakened strain was carefully subcultured every three weeks for many years, throughout World War 1, until 1919 when the now avirulent bacteria were unable to cause TB in research animals. The BCG vaccine is in fact several vaccines, as it became apparent that the ...
... considered for use as a vaccine. The weakened strain was carefully subcultured every three weeks for many years, throughout World War 1, until 1919 when the now avirulent bacteria were unable to cause TB in research animals. The BCG vaccine is in fact several vaccines, as it became apparent that the ...
West Nile - Felicia Henderson
... Rash Sore throat Swollen lymph nodes Vomiting These symptoms usually last for 3 - 6 days, but may last a month. ...
... Rash Sore throat Swollen lymph nodes Vomiting These symptoms usually last for 3 - 6 days, but may last a month. ...
Page - Legionnaires` disease outbreak investigation
... Legionnaires' disease is an atypical form of pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella [1; 2; 3]. The majority of cases are reported as single (sporadic) cases which can occur throughout the year, with most cases occuring in late summer early and autumn [3; 4; 5]. Clusters (cases associat ...
... Legionnaires' disease is an atypical form of pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus Legionella [1; 2; 3]. The majority of cases are reported as single (sporadic) cases which can occur throughout the year, with most cases occuring in late summer early and autumn [3; 4; 5]. Clusters (cases associat ...
Intestinal Parasites of Cats - Cat Health Information from the Winn
... become infected with Isospora in their lifetime. These protozoan parasites primarily inhabit the small intestine of cats and most infections cause no clinical signs of illness. Kittens are most likely to show signs of diarrhea (sometimes with blood or mucus), and in rare cases, may die. Clinical sig ...
... become infected with Isospora in their lifetime. These protozoan parasites primarily inhabit the small intestine of cats and most infections cause no clinical signs of illness. Kittens are most likely to show signs of diarrhea (sometimes with blood or mucus), and in rare cases, may die. Clinical sig ...
Synopsis - Web Adventures
... Personal Interview: Hello, there. Don’t waste time with the other infectious agents. If you want to see something new, talk to me. I am a prion, discovered in the 1980s. There is no cure for the diseases such as scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), and mad cow disease that we prions cause. Does ...
... Personal Interview: Hello, there. Don’t waste time with the other infectious agents. If you want to see something new, talk to me. I am a prion, discovered in the 1980s. There is no cure for the diseases such as scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), and mad cow disease that we prions cause. Does ...
The history of woolsorters’ disease: a Yorkshire beginning
... Required carrying of anthrax warning cards ...
... Required carrying of anthrax warning cards ...
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.