Unit 6: Bioterrorism and Infectious Diseases
... Information presented to NSC members, 22 December 2002 (13 days into the epidemic). A total of 16,000 smallpox cases have been reported in 25 states (14,000 within the past 24 hours). One thousand people have died. Ten other countries report cases of smallpox believed to have been caused by internat ...
... Information presented to NSC members, 22 December 2002 (13 days into the epidemic). A total of 16,000 smallpox cases have been reported in 25 states (14,000 within the past 24 hours). One thousand people have died. Ten other countries report cases of smallpox believed to have been caused by internat ...
Investigation of nasal disease in dogs and cats
... • FHV-1 and FCV most prevalent and virulent (80-90% URT infections in cats) • Chlamydia psittaci (obligate anaerobe) • Secondary bacterial infection is common • Up to 80% of cats with acute viral URTI may become chronic carriers ...
... • FHV-1 and FCV most prevalent and virulent (80-90% URT infections in cats) • Chlamydia psittaci (obligate anaerobe) • Secondary bacterial infection is common • Up to 80% of cats with acute viral URTI may become chronic carriers ...
Environmental Determinants of Leishmaniasis in Syria
... CL is found in most countries of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world 90% of all cases occur in only six countries: Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Syria ...
... CL is found in most countries of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world 90% of all cases occur in only six countries: Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Peru, Saudi Arabia, and Syria ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Recommendations for
... BSE was first identified in 1986 in the United Kingdom, and by November 2000, ∼180,000 cattle had been infected [10]. BSE appeared to have resulted from the exposure of cattle to meat and bone meal that was produced by a new rendering process in which the temperature was reduced and the hydrocarbon ...
... BSE was first identified in 1986 in the United Kingdom, and by November 2000, ∼180,000 cattle had been infected [10]. BSE appeared to have resulted from the exposure of cattle to meat and bone meal that was produced by a new rendering process in which the temperature was reduced and the hydrocarbon ...
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (Hantaviruses)
... and lymphocyte cells.4 There are over 40 Hantavirus species currently known and 22 of them are considered pathogenic for human.1,2 HISTORY In the past century, some outbreaks occurred that lead to the discovery of Hantaviruses. Between 1900 and 1950, diseases named as trench nephritis, hemorrhagic n ...
... and lymphocyte cells.4 There are over 40 Hantavirus species currently known and 22 of them are considered pathogenic for human.1,2 HISTORY In the past century, some outbreaks occurred that lead to the discovery of Hantaviruses. Between 1900 and 1950, diseases named as trench nephritis, hemorrhagic n ...
Eosinophilic Meningitis.
... Eosinophilic meningitis due to parasites is most often seen as sporadic cases in Southeast Asia, South Pacific and the Caribbean. The most widely reported cause is Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The larvae of this rat lung nematode are ingested in undercooked seafood such as crabs, prawns and snails. ...
... Eosinophilic meningitis due to parasites is most often seen as sporadic cases in Southeast Asia, South Pacific and the Caribbean. The most widely reported cause is Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The larvae of this rat lung nematode are ingested in undercooked seafood such as crabs, prawns and snails. ...
Common Pediatric Infections - Continuing Medical Education
... • UK‐for 5 days • Or in other countries until symptomatic improvement occurs • Also more judicious about antibiotic use • Comment by Michael E Pichichero, Pediatric News, Jan 2016 ...
... • UK‐for 5 days • Or in other countries until symptomatic improvement occurs • Also more judicious about antibiotic use • Comment by Michael E Pichichero, Pediatric News, Jan 2016 ...
Facts About Chickenpox and Shingles for Adults
... Chickenpox can be prevented by vaccination. Children who have never had chickenpox should get two doses of chickenpox vaccine, with the 1st dose administered at 12 – 15 months of age and the 2nd at 4-6 years of age. Two doses, administered 4-8 weeks apart, are also recommended for people 13 years of ...
... Chickenpox can be prevented by vaccination. Children who have never had chickenpox should get two doses of chickenpox vaccine, with the 1st dose administered at 12 – 15 months of age and the 2nd at 4-6 years of age. Two doses, administered 4-8 weeks apart, are also recommended for people 13 years of ...
HIV, Hepatitis and Other Blood-borne Pathogens
... • Keep up-to-date so you can – Identify symptoms that may indicate that a patient has a blood-borne disease – Identify habits of your patients that increase risk of spreading the disease – Educate patients to limit risks of contracting ...
... • Keep up-to-date so you can – Identify symptoms that may indicate that a patient has a blood-borne disease – Identify habits of your patients that increase risk of spreading the disease – Educate patients to limit risks of contracting ...
Combatting Vector-Borne Disease - Southern Ontario Model United
... three distinctive phenomena. First, the vectors of most of these pathogens are arthropods, which are ectothermic.10 Since the metabolic rates of these species are sensitive to abiotic conditions (especially temperature), demographic processes are strongly influenced by the environment, leading to ma ...
... three distinctive phenomena. First, the vectors of most of these pathogens are arthropods, which are ectothermic.10 Since the metabolic rates of these species are sensitive to abiotic conditions (especially temperature), demographic processes are strongly influenced by the environment, leading to ma ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is an infectious, progressive
... face, or neck; and trauma to other parts of the body as risk factors for contracting CJD.15 Recently, a new variant of CJD unique to Great Britain was identified. The 10 infected individuals were unusually young (16 to 39 years) when symptoms developed and their electroencephalograms were not typica ...
... face, or neck; and trauma to other parts of the body as risk factors for contracting CJD.15 Recently, a new variant of CJD unique to Great Britain was identified. The 10 infected individuals were unusually young (16 to 39 years) when symptoms developed and their electroencephalograms were not typica ...
Host–Pathogen Evolution, Biodiversity, and
... In light of potential costs of host resistance, inducible defenses that are activated only after parasite infection may be beneficial when the risk of infection is rare or unpredictable (Harvell, 1990). Such defenses include antibody-mediated responses in vertebrates, antimicrobial proteins in inver ...
... In light of potential costs of host resistance, inducible defenses that are activated only after parasite infection may be beneficial when the risk of infection is rare or unpredictable (Harvell, 1990). Such defenses include antibody-mediated responses in vertebrates, antimicrobial proteins in inver ...
Respiratory disease in calves: Microbiological investigations on
... animals compared to the clinically healthy animals, however this difference was only significant for M. dispar and M. bovirhinis. M. bovis was not detected in any of the samples. BRSV was detected in diseased calves in two herds but not in the clinically healthy animals. Among the diseased calves in ...
... animals compared to the clinically healthy animals, however this difference was only significant for M. dispar and M. bovirhinis. M. bovis was not detected in any of the samples. BRSV was detected in diseased calves in two herds but not in the clinically healthy animals. Among the diseased calves in ...
Approach to the Patient with Lymphadenopathy
... Lymphadenopathy in this region most often results from repeated minor trauma and infections in manual laborers. In gardeners, sporotrichosis is a consideration. This infection is classically caused by traumatic inoculation with soil or organic matter contaminated with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii ...
... Lymphadenopathy in this region most often results from repeated minor trauma and infections in manual laborers. In gardeners, sporotrichosis is a consideration. This infection is classically caused by traumatic inoculation with soil or organic matter contaminated with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii ...
CONTENT
... cases or clinical outbreaks of Newcastle disease, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, Fowl cholera, Fowl Pox, Fowl Typoid, Avian Mycoplasmosis (M. gallipsepticum), Avian chlamydiosis, EDS’76, Avian encephalomyelitis, Swollen head syndrome, and Infectious coryza has not been diagnosed in the establishment ...
... cases or clinical outbreaks of Newcastle disease, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, Fowl cholera, Fowl Pox, Fowl Typoid, Avian Mycoplasmosis (M. gallipsepticum), Avian chlamydiosis, EDS’76, Avian encephalomyelitis, Swollen head syndrome, and Infectious coryza has not been diagnosed in the establishment ...
Chapter 03 - HIV_Hepatitis and Other Blood Borne Pathogens
... • Keep up-to-date so you can – Identify symptoms that may indicate that a patient has a blood-borne disease – Identify habits of your patients that increase risk of spreading the disease – Educate patients to limit risks of contracting ...
... • Keep up-to-date so you can – Identify symptoms that may indicate that a patient has a blood-borne disease – Identify habits of your patients that increase risk of spreading the disease – Educate patients to limit risks of contracting ...
HIV, Hepatitis and Other Blood-borne Pathogens
... • Keep up-to-date so you can – Identify symptoms that may indicate that a patient has a blood-borne disease – Identify habits of your patients that increase risk of spreading the disease – Educate patients to limit risks of contracting ...
... • Keep up-to-date so you can – Identify symptoms that may indicate that a patient has a blood-borne disease – Identify habits of your patients that increase risk of spreading the disease – Educate patients to limit risks of contracting ...
HEPATITIS A
... N.B. Occasionally non-responders show no or unnotable titres (lower than 10 IU/ml) after the complete vaccination series of 3 injections. In that case one can follow a revaccination scheme as advised by the High Health Council. This can be done either by a complete new scheme (for example 0,1,6 mont ...
... N.B. Occasionally non-responders show no or unnotable titres (lower than 10 IU/ml) after the complete vaccination series of 3 injections. In that case one can follow a revaccination scheme as advised by the High Health Council. This can be done either by a complete new scheme (for example 0,1,6 mont ...
Clostridium difficile (C. diff) Infection
... Disease Society of America IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines, and American College of Gastroenterology AJG Guidelines, this CPM provides best-practice recommendations for diagnosis and management of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in adults, including guidance for when and which antibioti ...
... Disease Society of America IDSA Clinical Practice Guidelines, and American College of Gastroenterology AJG Guidelines, this CPM provides best-practice recommendations for diagnosis and management of Clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections in adults, including guidance for when and which antibioti ...
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Dealing with the Threat of Potential
... information. Make sure that all of the child’s physicians and healthcare providers are aware of the child’s immunization status. This is especially important if an outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases occurs. Physicians and other healthcare professionals can take steps to help protect the child ...
... information. Make sure that all of the child’s physicians and healthcare providers are aware of the child’s immunization status. This is especially important if an outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases occurs. Physicians and other healthcare professionals can take steps to help protect the child ...
Major Functions of the Lymphatic System
... significant swelling of tissues (edema). Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and a tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system. Lymphedema can be primarily caused genetically or secondarily due to injury or obstruction of lymphatic vessels. It is most frequently seen ...
... significant swelling of tissues (edema). Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and a tissue swelling caused by a compromised lymphatic system. Lymphedema can be primarily caused genetically or secondarily due to injury or obstruction of lymphatic vessels. It is most frequently seen ...
Effects of Host Diversity on Infectious Disease
... pathogens. But differences between species are expected to be larger than those within a species. Both theoretical and empirical treatments of the effects of changes in species diversity on disease dynamics have tended to explore dynamics in a single-host system and then ask how disease dynamics cha ...
... pathogens. But differences between species are expected to be larger than those within a species. Both theoretical and empirical treatments of the effects of changes in species diversity on disease dynamics have tended to explore dynamics in a single-host system and then ask how disease dynamics cha ...
Vaccine-preventable Diseases in Colorado`s Children, 2014
... 81.2% of Colorado’s 19-36 month-old children had received the full DTaP series, and 82.8% had received the full HiB series. Coverage with any MMR vaccine was only 86%, well below the 92-95% levels, which are required to protect a population against outbreaks of measles 1. Furthermore, Colorado’s ove ...
... 81.2% of Colorado’s 19-36 month-old children had received the full DTaP series, and 82.8% had received the full HiB series. Coverage with any MMR vaccine was only 86%, well below the 92-95% levels, which are required to protect a population against outbreaks of measles 1. Furthermore, Colorado’s ove ...
Andrew Kim 7790-7232 The Effects of FV3 Ranavirus on the
... that infection was found in 83% of his 33 sample ponds. (Hoverman et al. 2011) FV3 is capable of surviving outside of a host in an aquatic environment for extended periods of time and remains virulent during this time. (Blaustein et al. 2012) A bullfrog that is swimming in water contaminated by an ...
... that infection was found in 83% of his 33 sample ponds. (Hoverman et al. 2011) FV3 is capable of surviving outside of a host in an aquatic environment for extended periods of time and remains virulent during this time. (Blaustein et al. 2012) A bullfrog that is swimming in water contaminated by an ...
Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Vaginitis and Cervicitis in
... douching to BV [45].Women who have BV are at increased risk for development of infection with herpes simplex virus type2,N.gonorrhoae and C.trachomatis [46,5]. Diagnosis of BV:The patient is most likely to complain of odor and of discharge which tends to be gray and homogenous. Theodor is best descr ...
... douching to BV [45].Women who have BV are at increased risk for development of infection with herpes simplex virus type2,N.gonorrhoae and C.trachomatis [46,5]. Diagnosis of BV:The patient is most likely to complain of odor and of discharge which tends to be gray and homogenous. Theodor is best descr ...
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.