Heparan sulphate mediates swine vesicular disease virus
... examples of viruses that can bypass the binding to HS by using other alternative receptors and co-receptors (Baranowski et al., 2000). Swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV) is a picornavirus of the enterovirus genus that causes an emerging disease of pigs (SVD) whose symptoms are similar to those cau ...
... examples of viruses that can bypass the binding to HS by using other alternative receptors and co-receptors (Baranowski et al., 2000). Swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV) is a picornavirus of the enterovirus genus that causes an emerging disease of pigs (SVD) whose symptoms are similar to those cau ...
The Ebola Virus and the Threat of Bioterrorism
... virus infection is dependent on direct contact. An epidemic can begin with the primary infection occurring from a zoonotic infection (transmission between different species of animals) or an exposure to a viral reservoir (pathogen-carrying host). The secondary infections are primarily dependent on p ...
... virus infection is dependent on direct contact. An epidemic can begin with the primary infection occurring from a zoonotic infection (transmission between different species of animals) or an exposure to a viral reservoir (pathogen-carrying host). The secondary infections are primarily dependent on p ...
Emerging infectious diseases - Agence de la sante publique du
... data on severe cases of EV-D68 infection in Canada requiring hospitalization. All participating PTs (n=7) agreed to use the case report form provided. An accompanying web-based electronic reporting platform (developed by CNPHI) was used to collect data. However, only four of the PTs were able to ide ...
... data on severe cases of EV-D68 infection in Canada requiring hospitalization. All participating PTs (n=7) agreed to use the case report form provided. An accompanying web-based electronic reporting platform (developed by CNPHI) was used to collect data. However, only four of the PTs were able to ide ...
EVALUATION OF VARIOUS TECHNIQUES USED FOR DIAGNOSIS
... 1982). Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is an economically important pathogen of chickens with world wide distribution. The clinical disease often occurs between 3 to 6 weeks of age. Severe outbreaks are characterized by sudden onset of depression in susceptible flocks. IBDV is hard nonenvelop ...
... 1982). Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is an economically important pathogen of chickens with world wide distribution. The clinical disease often occurs between 3 to 6 weeks of age. Severe outbreaks are characterized by sudden onset of depression in susceptible flocks. IBDV is hard nonenvelop ...
SARS Outbreak Study 2
... Hong Kong hospitals from Feb. 20 to April 15. Over all, their mortality rate was estimated to be as high as 19.9 percent. By contrast, the influenza pandemic of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people worldwide, had an estimated mortality rate, over all, of 1 percent or less. But calculating m ...
... Hong Kong hospitals from Feb. 20 to April 15. Over all, their mortality rate was estimated to be as high as 19.9 percent. By contrast, the influenza pandemic of 1918, which killed tens of millions of people worldwide, had an estimated mortality rate, over all, of 1 percent or less. But calculating m ...
protect - CMV Australia
... testing may be recommended for pregnant women who develop a viral illness or when ultrasound reveals a fetal problem. CMV testing is usually a blood test. Pregnant women and women planning a pregnancy may wish to discuss CMV testing with their doctor, particularly if they are at high risk of CMV. Wo ...
... testing may be recommended for pregnant women who develop a viral illness or when ultrasound reveals a fetal problem. CMV testing is usually a blood test. Pregnant women and women planning a pregnancy may wish to discuss CMV testing with their doctor, particularly if they are at high risk of CMV. Wo ...
Modelling the spread of American foulbrood in honeybees
... The disease we investigate here is AFB, caused by the pathogenic bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, that affects only the larval stages of honeybees, by infecting them 12 –36 h after hatching and spreading via spores after the death of the larvae [7,14]. The main mode of AFB transmission is horizontal, ...
... The disease we investigate here is AFB, caused by the pathogenic bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, that affects only the larval stages of honeybees, by infecting them 12 –36 h after hatching and spreading via spores after the death of the larvae [7,14]. The main mode of AFB transmission is horizontal, ...
Use of vaccines for prophylaxis of urinary tract infections
... – related UTIs. Fever, vaginal bleeding and rash, nausea and headache were the most frequently reported side-effects. There was no significant difference in the rate of side-effects and in the serum and vaginal levels of antibodies among the three groups.40 Similar results were reported by Uehling e ...
... – related UTIs. Fever, vaginal bleeding and rash, nausea and headache were the most frequently reported side-effects. There was no significant difference in the rate of side-effects and in the serum and vaginal levels of antibodies among the three groups.40 Similar results were reported by Uehling e ...
Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Treatment of Vaginitis and Cervicitis in
... That is an increased risk of endomerititis and salpingitis among women with BV [43].Microscpic examination of vaginal discharge in BV characteristically reveals flora of coccobacilli, Gardnerellavaginalis (formerly Haemophilusvaginalis).Although Gardner regularly produced BV by inoculating fresh vag ...
... That is an increased risk of endomerititis and salpingitis among women with BV [43].Microscpic examination of vaginal discharge in BV characteristically reveals flora of coccobacilli, Gardnerellavaginalis (formerly Haemophilusvaginalis).Although Gardner regularly produced BV by inoculating fresh vag ...
Pertussis - Children`s Minnesota
... communicability can persist for 3 weeks after the cough begins. Milder symptoms do not preclude transmission of pertussis. Individuals who don’t realize that they are infected may spread disease to vulnerable contacts – especially to infants who are not old enough to have been vaccinated. Anti ...
... communicability can persist for 3 weeks after the cough begins. Milder symptoms do not preclude transmission of pertussis. Individuals who don’t realize that they are infected may spread disease to vulnerable contacts – especially to infants who are not old enough to have been vaccinated. Anti ...
Data needs for evidence-based decisions: a tuberculosis modeler`s
... Figure 3 Sensitivity and uncertainty of model outcomes with parameter variation. Bars represent the change in steady-state TB incidence in a simplified model of TB transmission (Figure 1) that would occur with specified increases (black bars) and decreases (white bars) in model parameters. The model ...
... Figure 3 Sensitivity and uncertainty of model outcomes with parameter variation. Bars represent the change in steady-state TB incidence in a simplified model of TB transmission (Figure 1) that would occur with specified increases (black bars) and decreases (white bars) in model parameters. The model ...
Hepatitis A Post-exposure Prophylaxis
... Protocol provides case and contact management advice for reportable diseases in Ontario. The Hepatitis A virus (HAV) chapter within Appendix A provides post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) recommendations under the section titled ‘Management of Contacts’.1 The PEP recommendations cite the 2006 Canadian I ...
... Protocol provides case and contact management advice for reportable diseases in Ontario. The Hepatitis A virus (HAV) chapter within Appendix A provides post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) recommendations under the section titled ‘Management of Contacts’.1 The PEP recommendations cite the 2006 Canadian I ...
Infection Control and Extracorporeal Life Support
... In examining the length of ECMO runs (days on ECMO) in “infected” versus “non-‐infected” patients, the runs were far longer in the “infected” groups in all age groups and categories. Specifically in ...
... In examining the length of ECMO runs (days on ECMO) in “infected” versus “non-‐infected” patients, the runs were far longer in the “infected” groups in all age groups and categories. Specifically in ...
Guidance note for funeral directors/embalmers handling potentially
... Embalming aims to prevent the spread of infectious agents both before and after burial. The nature of an embalmer’s work is such that they may come into contact with potentially infectious human remains - embalming being an exposure-prone activity - with transmission of infectious agents being possi ...
... Embalming aims to prevent the spread of infectious agents both before and after burial. The nature of an embalmer’s work is such that they may come into contact with potentially infectious human remains - embalming being an exposure-prone activity - with transmission of infectious agents being possi ...
Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention
... Post-exposure Evaluation (Click CTRL and Link to access document) According to the NIOSH Alert Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings, it is estimated that 600,000 to 800,000 needlestick injuries (NSIs) and other percutaneous injuries (PIs) occur annually among health care workers. ...
... Post-exposure Evaluation (Click CTRL and Link to access document) According to the NIOSH Alert Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings, it is estimated that 600,000 to 800,000 needlestick injuries (NSIs) and other percutaneous injuries (PIs) occur annually among health care workers. ...
3HPN
... ESPEN-HAN survey sepsis 2002 • 12 centres, 447 patients, a total of 110869 catheter days ...
... ESPEN-HAN survey sepsis 2002 • 12 centres, 447 patients, a total of 110869 catheter days ...
Uganda National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines 2013
... Medical transmission of HIV, Hepatitis and other blood borne pathogens commonly occur through unsafe injections, sharps injury and other unsafe medical practices. Whenever clinical procedures are conducted, patients are at risk of Nosocomial infections either during, immediately or long after the pr ...
... Medical transmission of HIV, Hepatitis and other blood borne pathogens commonly occur through unsafe injections, sharps injury and other unsafe medical practices. Whenever clinical procedures are conducted, patients are at risk of Nosocomial infections either during, immediately or long after the pr ...
Full Text - Oxford Academic
... Figure 1. Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). Mild infection: for purulent SSTI, incision and drainage is indicated. Moderate infection: patients with purulent infection with systemic signs of infection. Severe infection: patients who have failed incision and drainage plus oral antibi ...
... Figure 1. Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). Mild infection: for purulent SSTI, incision and drainage is indicated. Moderate infection: patients with purulent infection with systemic signs of infection. Severe infection: patients who have failed incision and drainage plus oral antibi ...
FeLV - National Veterinary Laboratory
... early stage, FeLV spreads to the bone marrow where it replicates to high titers in all nucleated myeloid and erythroid cells. The virus spreads throughout the cat's body in infected leukocytes and platelets released from the infected bone marrow, or as whole virus in the plasma (105 infectious FeLV ...
... early stage, FeLV spreads to the bone marrow where it replicates to high titers in all nucleated myeloid and erythroid cells. The virus spreads throughout the cat's body in infected leukocytes and platelets released from the infected bone marrow, or as whole virus in the plasma (105 infectious FeLV ...
H1N1 Influenza Fact Sheet
... No. H1N1 flu viruses are not transmitted by food. You cannot get H1N1 flu from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills all viruses and other food-borne pathogens. How serious is H1N1 flu i ...
... No. H1N1 flu viruses are not transmitted by food. You cannot get H1N1 flu from eating pork or pork products. Eating properly handled and cooked pork and pork products is safe. Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160°F kills all viruses and other food-borne pathogens. How serious is H1N1 flu i ...
Immunisation of immunosuppressed patients with rheumatic
... Diseases such as SLE and RA may also be associated with defective immune responses to infection: some mechanisms underlying these defects are clear, such as complement depletion and functional hyposplenism in patients with SLE, but other more subtle immunological defects may also be present in RA an ...
... Diseases such as SLE and RA may also be associated with defective immune responses to infection: some mechanisms underlying these defects are clear, such as complement depletion and functional hyposplenism in patients with SLE, but other more subtle immunological defects may also be present in RA an ...
Transmission Based Precautions Procedure March 2015 UHB
... Rooms with controlled ventilation will be available in some facilities. These rooms are designed to prevent transmission of infection via the airborne route; from the room occupant to others outside the room. Where these facilities exist they must be prioritised for patients with infectious agents s ...
... Rooms with controlled ventilation will be available in some facilities. These rooms are designed to prevent transmission of infection via the airborne route; from the room occupant to others outside the room. Where these facilities exist they must be prioritised for patients with infectious agents s ...
Communicable Disease Control: Introduction
... Knowledge of communicable diseases is fundamental to the practice of community health nursing because: 1. these diseases typically spread through communities of people. 2. Understanding of the basic concepts of communicable disease control, as well as the numerous issues arising in this area, helps ...
... Knowledge of communicable diseases is fundamental to the practice of community health nursing because: 1. these diseases typically spread through communities of people. 2. Understanding of the basic concepts of communicable disease control, as well as the numerous issues arising in this area, helps ...
Landscape Epidemiology of Vector
... nidus, of transmission may be characterized by vegetation as well as by climate, latitude, elevation, and geology. The ecological complexity, dimensions, and temporal stability of the nidus are determined largely by pathogen natural history and vector bionomics. Host populations, transmission efficie ...
... nidus, of transmission may be characterized by vegetation as well as by climate, latitude, elevation, and geology. The ecological complexity, dimensions, and temporal stability of the nidus are determined largely by pathogen natural history and vector bionomics. Host populations, transmission efficie ...
Bacterial Sepsis following Pregnancy
... Infection must also be suspected and actively ruled out when a recently delivered woman has persistent vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. If there is any concern, the woman must be referred back to the maternity unit as soon as possible.1 The speed of onset or deterioration in symptoms and signs i ...
... Infection must also be suspected and actively ruled out when a recently delivered woman has persistent vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. If there is any concern, the woman must be referred back to the maternity unit as soon as possible.1 The speed of onset or deterioration in symptoms and signs i ...
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting primarily the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The infection is often asymptomatic, but chronic infection can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis, which is generally apparent after many years. In some cases, those with cirrhosis will go on to develop liver failure, liver cancer, or life-threatening esophageal and gastric varices.HCV is spread primarily by blood-to-blood contact associated with intravenous drug use, poorly sterilized medical equipment, and transfusions. An estimated 150–200 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis C. The existence of hepatitis C – originally identifiable only as a type of non-A non-B hepatitis – was suggested in the 1970s and proven in 1989. Hepatitis C infects only humans and chimpanzees. It is one of five known hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D, and E.The virus persists in the liver in about 85% of those infected. This chronic infection can be treated with medication: the standard therapy is a combination of peginterferon and ribavirin, with either boceprevir or telaprevir added in some cases. Overall, 50–80% of people treated are cured. Those who develop cirrhosis or liver cancer may require a liver transplant. Hepatitis C is the leading reason for liver transplantation, though the virus usually recurs after transplantation. No vaccine against hepatitis C is available. About 343,000 deaths due to liver cancer from hepatitis C occurred in 2013, up from 198,000 in 1990. An additional 358,000 in 2013 occurred due to cirrhosis.