Concepts of Infectious Diseases
... Latency: The pathogen remains viable but is dormant within the host. It however remains capable of causing disease at a later date (e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis or herpes viruses). The Infectious Disease Cycle: Reservoirs: Reservoirs for bacterial pathogens are generally divided into the followi ...
... Latency: The pathogen remains viable but is dormant within the host. It however remains capable of causing disease at a later date (e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis or herpes viruses). The Infectious Disease Cycle: Reservoirs: Reservoirs for bacterial pathogens are generally divided into the followi ...
SPEECH BY DR. DEO MTASIWA, DEPUTY PERMANENT
... Let me assure you that the Government of United Republic of Tanzania is very supportive of your initiative and will work closely with you in improving health and livelihoods of our citizens in the East and Southern African countries. I wish to assure you that our Government values the Science, Techn ...
... Let me assure you that the Government of United Republic of Tanzania is very supportive of your initiative and will work closely with you in improving health and livelihoods of our citizens in the East and Southern African countries. I wish to assure you that our Government values the Science, Techn ...
Infectious Disease Control in Special Situations
... • Proportional number of cases developing in the population that was exposed to an infectious agent ...
... • Proportional number of cases developing in the population that was exposed to an infectious agent ...
Disease Reporting - Northern Kentucky Health Department
... The criteria for making diseases and conditions reportable have historically been based on the link between case reports and the possibility of public health action. Consequently, the list of conditions for which routine reporting is required has undergone periodic changes. These revisions have been ...
... The criteria for making diseases and conditions reportable have historically been based on the link between case reports and the possibility of public health action. Consequently, the list of conditions for which routine reporting is required has undergone periodic changes. These revisions have been ...
Microvillus Inclusion Disease
... nutrition. Metabolic decompensation, dehydration, recurrent infections, and complications involving the liver and kidneys make long-term outcomes poor. These patients are candidates for small bowel transplantation and should be managed in centers that are equipped to perform the necessary procedures ...
... nutrition. Metabolic decompensation, dehydration, recurrent infections, and complications involving the liver and kidneys make long-term outcomes poor. These patients are candidates for small bowel transplantation and should be managed in centers that are equipped to perform the necessary procedures ...
Parasitic Diseases
... A. braziliense is the most common cause After penetrating the skin, larvae localize at the epidermal-dermal junction and migrate in this plane, moving at a rate of 1-2 cm /day erythematous, serpiginous tracks, which occasionally form bullae Intense localized pruritus, without any systemic symptoms, ...
... A. braziliense is the most common cause After penetrating the skin, larvae localize at the epidermal-dermal junction and migrate in this plane, moving at a rate of 1-2 cm /day erythematous, serpiginous tracks, which occasionally form bullae Intense localized pruritus, without any systemic symptoms, ...
Left tender Cervical Mass
... Most often unilateral; but can be bilateral; usually is 3 to 6 cm in diameter, tender, warm, nondiscrete, and poorly mobile ...
... Most often unilateral; but can be bilateral; usually is 3 to 6 cm in diameter, tender, warm, nondiscrete, and poorly mobile ...
Pathogen Wanted Poster Research Project
... For this project, you be will be researching one of the pathogens in the list below and you will produce a "Wanted Poster." In this project, you will be working individually. You will be able to choose one of the pathogens below and you will sign up for that pathogen (no two students will be researc ...
... For this project, you be will be researching one of the pathogens in the list below and you will produce a "Wanted Poster." In this project, you will be working individually. You will be able to choose one of the pathogens below and you will sign up for that pathogen (no two students will be researc ...
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... Mortality has no fixed upper limits. Thus if fertility approached its upper maximum, depopulation would still occur. ...
... Mortality has no fixed upper limits. Thus if fertility approached its upper maximum, depopulation would still occur. ...
Biography Dr Mghamba is the current Assistant Director for
... Dr Mghamba is the current Assistant Director for Epidemiology and Disease Control section, a section which oversees extensive communicable disease programs portfolio ranging from Avian Influenza, Rift Valley, Dengue, Ebola to diseases like HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis and Neglected Tropical disea ...
... Dr Mghamba is the current Assistant Director for Epidemiology and Disease Control section, a section which oversees extensive communicable disease programs portfolio ranging from Avian Influenza, Rift Valley, Dengue, Ebola to diseases like HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis and Neglected Tropical disea ...
Targeting the tick - Horizon Magazine
... arachnids, taking the opportunity to infect humans during feeding time. One such disease risk is the humble tick – an eightlegged parasite often found in Europe’s forests. If you are bitten by a tick while hill walking this summer, you will probably feel nothing. The trouble is that ticks play host ...
... arachnids, taking the opportunity to infect humans during feeding time. One such disease risk is the humble tick – an eightlegged parasite often found in Europe’s forests. If you are bitten by a tick while hill walking this summer, you will probably feel nothing. The trouble is that ticks play host ...
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... BOTTOMLINE: Microbiology as a basic science explores microscopic organisms including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, parasites, and some fungi and algae. These organisms lack tissue differentiation, are unicellular, and exhibit diversity of form and size. Viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites may infe ...
... BOTTOMLINE: Microbiology as a basic science explores microscopic organisms including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, parasites, and some fungi and algae. These organisms lack tissue differentiation, are unicellular, and exhibit diversity of form and size. Viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites may infe ...
Microbes and diseases: what to study-1
... • Cord factor: cell wall factor that connects cells, resists phagocytosis, toxic to host cells • Disease: cells enter lungs, infect macrophages – Cell mediated immunity fights back, walls off infection; forms tubercle (caseous necrosis occurs) – Disease remains controlled, cured, or returns • Dissem ...
... • Cord factor: cell wall factor that connects cells, resists phagocytosis, toxic to host cells • Disease: cells enter lungs, infect macrophages – Cell mediated immunity fights back, walls off infection; forms tubercle (caseous necrosis occurs) – Disease remains controlled, cured, or returns • Dissem ...
Preparing for Infectious Disease Emergencies
... Know the expected clinic/office roles and responsibilities (including who assists patients and who will account for them when leaving the building). Know clinician roles and responsibilities in a community disaster. Identify items that should be taken in an evacuation (medicine, backup data, etc.) ...
... Know the expected clinic/office roles and responsibilities (including who assists patients and who will account for them when leaving the building). Know clinician roles and responsibilities in a community disaster. Identify items that should be taken in an evacuation (medicine, backup data, etc.) ...
Neonatal Sepsis
... Occurs in high-risk newborns Pathogenesis is related to the underlying illness of the infant the flora in the NICU environment ...
... Occurs in high-risk newborns Pathogenesis is related to the underlying illness of the infant the flora in the NICU environment ...
Cardiovascular diseases
... infection; there are no “specific symptoms of viremia”. Primary and Secondary Viremia • Primary viremia << invasion of viruses into the blood from the initial site of infection. Viruses can then infect various organs, like the lymph nodes or liver, and spread into the blood again after some days or ...
... infection; there are no “specific symptoms of viremia”. Primary and Secondary Viremia • Primary viremia << invasion of viruses into the blood from the initial site of infection. Viruses can then infect various organs, like the lymph nodes or liver, and spread into the blood again after some days or ...
Lecture #25 - Suraj @ LUMS
... Fimbriae or pili are used by some bacteria to attach selectively to certain tissues. Ex: Neisseria gonorrhaea binds to genital epithelium by fimbriae. In mutant cells w/o fimbriae, infectivity and pathogenicity are lost. ...
... Fimbriae or pili are used by some bacteria to attach selectively to certain tissues. Ex: Neisseria gonorrhaea binds to genital epithelium by fimbriae. In mutant cells w/o fimbriae, infectivity and pathogenicity are lost. ...
Disease - Health Science
... Notifiable Diseases in the United States Notifiable diseases are those of considerable public health importance because of their seriousness Such diseases Cause serious morbidity or death Have the potential to spread Can be controlled with appropriate intervention ...
... Notifiable Diseases in the United States Notifiable diseases are those of considerable public health importance because of their seriousness Such diseases Cause serious morbidity or death Have the potential to spread Can be controlled with appropriate intervention ...
General Medical Conditions
... Infectious mononucleosis is an extremely common viral infection among young people in the United States. – Initial symptoms include sore throat, fever, chills, enlarged lymph glands in the neck and jaw region, and extreme fatigue. – As disease progresses, it can involve the liver and spleen. – Trans ...
... Infectious mononucleosis is an extremely common viral infection among young people in the United States. – Initial symptoms include sore throat, fever, chills, enlarged lymph glands in the neck and jaw region, and extreme fatigue. – As disease progresses, it can involve the liver and spleen. – Trans ...
The Emergence of Disease Ecology
... decades and many of these diseases 'emerge' when environmental conditions change to alter contact rates between species. While traditional disease biology or epidemiological studies strive to understand the patterns of outbreak in a single species of interest, it is increasingly evident that managem ...
... decades and many of these diseases 'emerge' when environmental conditions change to alter contact rates between species. While traditional disease biology or epidemiological studies strive to understand the patterns of outbreak in a single species of interest, it is increasingly evident that managem ...
Foot and Mouth Disease Fact Sheet, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
... Foot and mouth disease is not considered a human health threat. California has not experienced an outbreak of foot and mouth disease since 1929. Yet because of its highly contagious nature and severe economic consequences, the disease is a serious concern in international animal health and a threat ...
... Foot and mouth disease is not considered a human health threat. California has not experienced an outbreak of foot and mouth disease since 1929. Yet because of its highly contagious nature and severe economic consequences, the disease is a serious concern in international animal health and a threat ...
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.