CWD Chronic Wasting Disease
... CWD is caused by prions which are infectious proteins without associated nucleic acids. Most deer pick the disease up from wetland areas and then have the capability of transmitting it to other deer from their saliva. ...
... CWD is caused by prions which are infectious proteins without associated nucleic acids. Most deer pick the disease up from wetland areas and then have the capability of transmitting it to other deer from their saliva. ...
DDNews 1115 Randy.indd
... healthcare facilities face a constant battle to president of global product development, wasn’t surprised when I mentioned this. keep their patients clear of infections. “A lot of what we get in terms of directing our But if the ongoing conversations about vaccines are any indication, public concern ...
... healthcare facilities face a constant battle to president of global product development, wasn’t surprised when I mentioned this. keep their patients clear of infections. “A lot of what we get in terms of directing our But if the ongoing conversations about vaccines are any indication, public concern ...
Wildlife Diseases
... • Dogs and related carnivores are host to the adult tapeworm. • Eggs are passed out of the body in the feces. • Rabbits are the major intermediate host; become infected when the eat vegetation contaminated with the eggs. • In digestive tract eggs develop into parasites that penetrate the gut wall an ...
... • Dogs and related carnivores are host to the adult tapeworm. • Eggs are passed out of the body in the feces. • Rabbits are the major intermediate host; become infected when the eat vegetation contaminated with the eggs. • In digestive tract eggs develop into parasites that penetrate the gut wall an ...
Common Infectious Disease Review
... 6. An epidemic is an? An unusually high occurrence of a disease in a certain place during a certain time period ...
... 6. An epidemic is an? An unusually high occurrence of a disease in a certain place during a certain time period ...
Irritable Bowel Disease - Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital
... and wane over a period of weeks months, or years. IBD is a diagnosis of exclusion and other potential causes for the GI signs your animal is experiencing must first be ruled out. Diagnostic tests may include: bloodwork, urinalysis, fecal examination, radiographs, +/- feline viral infectious screen ( ...
... and wane over a period of weeks months, or years. IBD is a diagnosis of exclusion and other potential causes for the GI signs your animal is experiencing must first be ruled out. Diagnostic tests may include: bloodwork, urinalysis, fecal examination, radiographs, +/- feline viral infectious screen ( ...
Introduction to infectious diseases
... collaboration between students from Africa and the US is highly encouraged. Projects will be conducted under the oversight of the faculty mentors whose committments students obtained as prerequisite for acceptance to ASI, with further input from one or more of the ASI lecturers. During allotted time ...
... collaboration between students from Africa and the US is highly encouraged. Projects will be conducted under the oversight of the faculty mentors whose committments students obtained as prerequisite for acceptance to ASI, with further input from one or more of the ASI lecturers. During allotted time ...
CDHO Factsheet Mononucleosis
... healthy people. Many healthy people carry and spread the virus intermittently for life. ■ Period of communicability may be prolonged; pharyngeal excretion may persist for a year or more after infection; 15−20% of EBV antibody-positive adults are long-term oropharyngeal carriers. ■ In industrialized ...
... healthy people. Many healthy people carry and spread the virus intermittently for life. ■ Period of communicability may be prolonged; pharyngeal excretion may persist for a year or more after infection; 15−20% of EBV antibody-positive adults are long-term oropharyngeal carriers. ■ In industrialized ...
Employees with Communicable Diseases
... School officials may require an employee suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease to be examined by a physician and may exclude the employee from work, in accordance with the procedures authorized by this policy, so long as there is a substantial risk of transmission of the disease in ...
... School officials may require an employee suspected of having a contagious or infectious disease to be examined by a physician and may exclude the employee from work, in accordance with the procedures authorized by this policy, so long as there is a substantial risk of transmission of the disease in ...
Disease factsheet: Rift Valley Fever
... disease is caused by the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus, a member of the genus Phlebovirus in the family Bunyaviridae and the disease is transmitted by mosquitoes. Limited to Africa in earlier years, it causes enormous waste of livestock, especially in wet conditions. In 2001 Rift Valley Fever also o ...
... disease is caused by the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) virus, a member of the genus Phlebovirus in the family Bunyaviridae and the disease is transmitted by mosquitoes. Limited to Africa in earlier years, it causes enormous waste of livestock, especially in wet conditions. In 2001 Rift Valley Fever also o ...
Immunity From Disease Name: Disease Disease
... ______________________ was killing millions of people ...
... ______________________ was killing millions of people ...
Disease/Public Health PPT
... • There were about 198 million cases of malaria in 2013 and an estimated 584 000 deaths • Most deaths occur among children living in Africa where a child dies every minute from malaria • world’s worst tropical and subtropical disease • vector-borne disease – caused by plasmodium parasites that are t ...
... • There were about 198 million cases of malaria in 2013 and an estimated 584 000 deaths • Most deaths occur among children living in Africa where a child dies every minute from malaria • world’s worst tropical and subtropical disease • vector-borne disease – caused by plasmodium parasites that are t ...
Newcastle Disease
... The neurotropic velogenic form of ND has been reported mainly in the United States. In chickens, it is marked by sudden onset of severe respiratory disease followed a day or two later by neurologic signs. Egg production falls dramatically, but diarrhea is usually absent. Morbidity may reach 100%. Mo ...
... The neurotropic velogenic form of ND has been reported mainly in the United States. In chickens, it is marked by sudden onset of severe respiratory disease followed a day or two later by neurologic signs. Egg production falls dramatically, but diarrhea is usually absent. Morbidity may reach 100%. Mo ...
Terms in Epidemiology
... What is Epidemiology? Study of distribution and determinants of health- related events and application of this study to control health problems. ...
... What is Epidemiology? Study of distribution and determinants of health- related events and application of this study to control health problems. ...
Communicable Diseases - Hatboro
... Pathogens • AKA—GERMS! • Harmful micro-organisms that cause disease • Disease results ONLY when the growth of a pathogen begins to injure the cells and tissues of an infected person ...
... Pathogens • AKA—GERMS! • Harmful micro-organisms that cause disease • Disease results ONLY when the growth of a pathogen begins to injure the cells and tissues of an infected person ...
WELLNESS Part 2
... associated with a number of disabling and potentially fatal conditions and diseases. “Dieting” is not part of a fit and well lifestyle. Why? ...
... associated with a number of disabling and potentially fatal conditions and diseases. “Dieting” is not part of a fit and well lifestyle. Why? ...
HONG KONG—A Chinese health expert has suggested that hand
... effective treatment to children who are already infected, or whom you suspect may already be infected.” In a statement, the Heze municipal government in China’s eastern Shandong province said emergency health teams from the Health Ministry in Beijing would be working in more than 600 villages around ...
... effective treatment to children who are already infected, or whom you suspect may already be infected.” In a statement, the Heze municipal government in China’s eastern Shandong province said emergency health teams from the Health Ministry in Beijing would be working in more than 600 villages around ...
Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies
... • Normal nerve cells contain the normal prion protein, a glycoprotein called PrPc formed by the Prnp gene. • TSE-infected cells contain the abnormal form of the protein, called PrPsc. This differs from the normal protein by having beta-sheets instead of alpha-helices ...
... • Normal nerve cells contain the normal prion protein, a glycoprotein called PrPc formed by the Prnp gene. • TSE-infected cells contain the abnormal form of the protein, called PrPsc. This differs from the normal protein by having beta-sheets instead of alpha-helices ...
The RESPIRATORY System
... • Identify and kill pathogens and tumor cells. • Produces white blood cells and antibodies. • Filters out organisms that cause disease. ...
... • Identify and kill pathogens and tumor cells. • Produces white blood cells and antibodies. • Filters out organisms that cause disease. ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease,all types
... abnormalities, dementia, and variable other symptoms such as ataxia and myoclonus. Classic CJD can be sporadic (sCJD), familial or iatrogenic. Variant CJD (vCJD) is another category described in 1996 and associated with ingesting meat from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) infected cattle. ...
... abnormalities, dementia, and variable other symptoms such as ataxia and myoclonus. Classic CJD can be sporadic (sCJD), familial or iatrogenic. Variant CJD (vCJD) is another category described in 1996 and associated with ingesting meat from bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) infected cattle. ...
Environmental Health
... In the past, health organizations used death as a measure of world health Now use disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) to measure health – Recognizes that illness or disabilities lead to loss of a healthy life ...
... In the past, health organizations used death as a measure of world health Now use disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) to measure health – Recognizes that illness or disabilities lead to loss of a healthy life ...
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.