5255 Meningitis_v13.indd - National Foundation for Infectious
... N. meningitidis is epidemic; military recruits; and those with complement deficiency or functional or anatomic asplenia. In addition to these groups, all other adolescents ...
... N. meningitidis is epidemic; military recruits; and those with complement deficiency or functional or anatomic asplenia. In addition to these groups, all other adolescents ...
NEWS TERRORISM &
... Naturally occurring outbreaks of category A agents have become rare because of improved living standards, hygiene, and health services in developed nations. For example, human bubonic plague,which was transmitted by rats and fleas to humans in past centuries resulting in large losses of life, has vi ...
... Naturally occurring outbreaks of category A agents have become rare because of improved living standards, hygiene, and health services in developed nations. For example, human bubonic plague,which was transmitted by rats and fleas to humans in past centuries resulting in large losses of life, has vi ...
malaria - Sun Yat
... P. vivax, P. ovale. P. malariae P. falciparum Occur major in tropic and subtropic area All person are susceptible, and no last immunity Life cycle of plasmodium: two hosts, two types of reproduction ...
... P. vivax, P. ovale. P. malariae P. falciparum Occur major in tropic and subtropic area All person are susceptible, and no last immunity Life cycle of plasmodium: two hosts, two types of reproduction ...
Underlying Systemic Conditions for Anterior Uveitis
... may be HLA-B27 positive. • Non-granulomatous • Several autoimmune diseases collectively ...
... may be HLA-B27 positive. • Non-granulomatous • Several autoimmune diseases collectively ...
34. Sampling, shipping, organisation and testing of inactivated samples to take advantage of molecular analysis Methods
... FMD is endemic in many countries and causes significant economic losses in livestock farming despite efforts directed towards control by vaccination. Efficient vaccination for protection against FMD in such settings is often hampered by a limited access to or excessive costs of high quality vaccines ...
... FMD is endemic in many countries and causes significant economic losses in livestock farming despite efforts directed towards control by vaccination. Efficient vaccination for protection against FMD in such settings is often hampered by a limited access to or excessive costs of high quality vaccines ...
Itchy cats and skin disorders
... infestations and allergy to flea bites are a very common cause of skin disease in cats. For further information, see Veterinary Guide: Fleas and other parasites. • fungal infections – ringworm is the most common fungal cause of skin disease in cats – and is discussed in more detail later in the g ...
... infestations and allergy to flea bites are a very common cause of skin disease in cats. For further information, see Veterinary Guide: Fleas and other parasites. • fungal infections – ringworm is the most common fungal cause of skin disease in cats – and is discussed in more detail later in the g ...
Guidelines for minimising disease risks associated
... Amphibians have declined globally. In the first global amphibian assessment, at least 43% of amphibian species with sufficient data were found to have declined in recent decades, 34 species have become extinct and a further 88 are possibly extinct (Stuart et al. 2004). In 2010, approximately 30% of ...
... Amphibians have declined globally. In the first global amphibian assessment, at least 43% of amphibian species with sufficient data were found to have declined in recent decades, 34 species have become extinct and a further 88 are possibly extinct (Stuart et al. 2004). In 2010, approximately 30% of ...
Biological Attack - National Academy of Engineering
... Naturally occurring outbreaks of category A agents have become rare because of improved living standards, hygiene, and health services in developed nations. For example, human bubonic plague,which was transmitted by rats and fleas to humans in past centuries resulting in large losses of life, has vi ...
... Naturally occurring outbreaks of category A agents have become rare because of improved living standards, hygiene, and health services in developed nations. For example, human bubonic plague,which was transmitted by rats and fleas to humans in past centuries resulting in large losses of life, has vi ...
PEDIATRIC CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Fact Sheet
... Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy (a parent is blamed for fabricating the disease in the child). Progress and Recovery Children with CFS may be very ill at the onset of the disease. The diagnosis is often uncertain, because although no other illness may be found, by definition the diagnosis of CFS cann ...
... Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy (a parent is blamed for fabricating the disease in the child). Progress and Recovery Children with CFS may be very ill at the onset of the disease. The diagnosis is often uncertain, because although no other illness may be found, by definition the diagnosis of CFS cann ...
Chlamydia
... Person-to-person transmission by respiratory secretions. Risk Groups All ages at risk but most common in schoolage children. By age 20 years, 50% of population have evidence of past infection. Reinfection throughout life appears to be common. ...
... Person-to-person transmission by respiratory secretions. Risk Groups All ages at risk but most common in schoolage children. By age 20 years, 50% of population have evidence of past infection. Reinfection throughout life appears to be common. ...
ODJFS communicable disease fact sheet
... Description: AIDS is a disease caused by a virus called human immunodeficiency virus or HIV for short. The virus attacks the immune system and weakens it so the body cannot fight off infection caused by other germs. Symptoms: “AIDS” refers to “full-blown” disease. Most people who have the HIV virus ...
... Description: AIDS is a disease caused by a virus called human immunodeficiency virus or HIV for short. The virus attacks the immune system and weakens it so the body cannot fight off infection caused by other germs. Symptoms: “AIDS” refers to “full-blown” disease. Most people who have the HIV virus ...
What you need to know about vaccinations
... Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that is most common in children.24 It is spread mainly by airborne droplets of moisture coughed out by an infected person, or by touching items contaminated by such droplets.24 It is contagious for several days before and after the rash develops. 24 Sym ...
... Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that is most common in children.24 It is spread mainly by airborne droplets of moisture coughed out by an infected person, or by touching items contaminated by such droplets.24 It is contagious for several days before and after the rash develops. 24 Sym ...
Infectious calf diarrhea
... dehydration, which results whether the cause of the diarrhea is infectious or nutritional. Therefore, rehydration by oral and/or parental means is the basis of the treatment of calf diarrhea • In young calves, death caused by diarrhea is mainly attributed to fluid losses, electrolyte imbalances, and ...
... dehydration, which results whether the cause of the diarrhea is infectious or nutritional. Therefore, rehydration by oral and/or parental means is the basis of the treatment of calf diarrhea • In young calves, death caused by diarrhea is mainly attributed to fluid losses, electrolyte imbalances, and ...
Cytomegalovirus infection in non– human immunodeficiency virus
... treated with chemotherapy, treatment with lymphoablative drugs, and organ transplantations including hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although reinfection with a CMV strain different from the endogenous latent strain in seropositive subjects is also possible, there is differentiation ...
... treated with chemotherapy, treatment with lymphoablative drugs, and organ transplantations including hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Although reinfection with a CMV strain different from the endogenous latent strain in seropositive subjects is also possible, there is differentiation ...
Annual Bloodborne Pathogen Inservice School Year
... • Some drugs are available to treat chronic Hepatitis C, are used in combination with each other, and are not always effective. ...
... • Some drugs are available to treat chronic Hepatitis C, are used in combination with each other, and are not always effective. ...
Title: Blood thicker than water: Kinship, disease prevalence and
... All data used in these analyses were collected from the long-term capture-mark-recapture study at Woodchester Park in Gloucestershire. Badgers from this study population have been routinely trapped, up to four times a year, since 1976 [33]. Trapped badgers are brought back to a sampling facility, a ...
... All data used in these analyses were collected from the long-term capture-mark-recapture study at Woodchester Park in Gloucestershire. Badgers from this study population have been routinely trapped, up to four times a year, since 1976 [33]. Trapped badgers are brought back to a sampling facility, a ...
Control of Communicable Diseases Manual
... Intestinal (infant) botulism is the most common form of botulism in the USA; it results from ingestion of Clostridium botulinum spores with subsequent outgrowth and in-vivo toxin production in the large intestine. It affects infants under 1 year of age almost exclusively, but can affect adults who h ...
... Intestinal (infant) botulism is the most common form of botulism in the USA; it results from ingestion of Clostridium botulinum spores with subsequent outgrowth and in-vivo toxin production in the large intestine. It affects infants under 1 year of age almost exclusively, but can affect adults who h ...
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) and Gastrointestinal
... cleaning and disinfection [31]. Variant CJD The situation in vCJD is different. Animal models show that the lymphoreticular system throughout the body contains the mutated prion protein (PrPsc) for most of the incubation period [19]. There are moderately high levels of PrPsc in the tonsils and other ...
... cleaning and disinfection [31]. Variant CJD The situation in vCJD is different. Animal models show that the lymphoreticular system throughout the body contains the mutated prion protein (PrPsc) for most of the incubation period [19]. There are moderately high levels of PrPsc in the tonsils and other ...
Feline Spongiform Encephalopathy - The Center for Food Security
... none of 192 cats had histopathological evidence of this disease, and prions were found in only one of 173 cases examined for these proteins. A similar retrospective study revealed no evidence of FSE in 286 cats that died of neurological disorders before 1990. As of September 2007, 22 cases of FSE ha ...
... none of 192 cats had histopathological evidence of this disease, and prions were found in only one of 173 cases examined for these proteins. A similar retrospective study revealed no evidence of FSE in 286 cats that died of neurological disorders before 1990. As of September 2007, 22 cases of FSE ha ...
Infectious Disease Exposure Control Plan
... A. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -Aids is a virus that attacks a person's immune system and reduces the ability to fight other diseases. This makes the infected person vulnerable to life threatening illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis, and cancer. 1. AIDS may be transmitted from one ...
... A. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -Aids is a virus that attacks a person's immune system and reduces the ability to fight other diseases. This makes the infected person vulnerable to life threatening illnesses such as pneumonia, meningitis, and cancer. 1. AIDS may be transmitted from one ...
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Bangalore
... as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. In humans, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in con ...
... as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. In humans, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in con ...
(MRSA) Skin Infections in Athletes - Tacoma
... camp counselors were treated for “spider bites” in the year prior to the outbreak. ...
... camp counselors were treated for “spider bites” in the year prior to the outbreak. ...
Ophthalmic, hematologic and serologic findings in dogs with
... The serological titers obtained by DBELIA varied widely so that correlation between the titers and the ocular damage could not be established. It has been previously reported that humoral antibody does not necessarily influence the intensity of infection (Nyindo et al., 1980), and the results of thi ...
... The serological titers obtained by DBELIA varied widely so that correlation between the titers and the ocular damage could not be established. It has been previously reported that humoral antibody does not necessarily influence the intensity of infection (Nyindo et al., 1980), and the results of thi ...
Toxoplasmosis risk in eastern Romania
... Institute of Public Health, Iasi, Laboratory of Parasitology Abstract. Toxoplasma gondii, the obligate intracellular protozoan, infects humans and any other warm-blooded animal. Toxoplasmosis is probably one of the most common human infection and becomes a lifethreatening disease in case of congenit ...
... Institute of Public Health, Iasi, Laboratory of Parasitology Abstract. Toxoplasma gondii, the obligate intracellular protozoan, infects humans and any other warm-blooded animal. Toxoplasmosis is probably one of the most common human infection and becomes a lifethreatening disease in case of congenit ...
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.