STIs - Pennine GP Training
... acute/subacute ; gradual worsening over days is usual Persistant pain esp needing pain relief EXPOSURE : Sexual exposure/post TOP/post ...
... acute/subacute ; gradual worsening over days is usual Persistant pain esp needing pain relief EXPOSURE : Sexual exposure/post TOP/post ...
Fever of Unknown Origin - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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CH. 21 DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT
... brain stem infected paralysis of respiratory muscles Relationship between effective sanitation measures & incidence paralytic polio: In countries with low socioeconomic conditions, poor sanitation measures children are exposed at early age abortive form permanent immunity. In countries with mo ...
... brain stem infected paralysis of respiratory muscles Relationship between effective sanitation measures & incidence paralytic polio: In countries with low socioeconomic conditions, poor sanitation measures children are exposed at early age abortive form permanent immunity. In countries with mo ...
Slide 1
... surfaces that have come into contact with someone else's infection (e.g., towels, used bandages). MRSA skin infections can occur anywhere. However, some settings have factors that make it easier for MRSA to be transmitted. These factors, referred to as the 5 C's, are as follows: Crowding, frequent s ...
... surfaces that have come into contact with someone else's infection (e.g., towels, used bandages). MRSA skin infections can occur anywhere. However, some settings have factors that make it easier for MRSA to be transmitted. These factors, referred to as the 5 C's, are as follows: Crowding, frequent s ...
4. Folliculitis
... A small red follicular papule or pustule (folliculitis) appears and is accompanied by induration. Reddening, tenderness, spontaneous pain, and localized heat sensation become marked. The pustule develops a pustular plug. The induration softens and becomes an abscess. Inflammatory symptoms quickly su ...
... A small red follicular papule or pustule (folliculitis) appears and is accompanied by induration. Reddening, tenderness, spontaneous pain, and localized heat sensation become marked. The pustule develops a pustular plug. The induration softens and becomes an abscess. Inflammatory symptoms quickly su ...
Active Immunization
... • Peak incidence is first year of life, 40% in age < 5 yrs • Risk factors include overcrowding, poverty, cigarette smoke exposure, prior respiratory infection, congenital impairment of phagocytosis • Transmission by respiratory droplets, close direct contact • Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) causes e ...
... • Peak incidence is first year of life, 40% in age < 5 yrs • Risk factors include overcrowding, poverty, cigarette smoke exposure, prior respiratory infection, congenital impairment of phagocytosis • Transmission by respiratory droplets, close direct contact • Endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide) causes e ...
B. pseudomallei
... Q. What do we need to know about this bug B. mallei as veterinary clinicians and diagnosticians? y B. mallei causes the disease “glanders” y Glanders was once a widespread disease of equids (horses, mules, ...
... Q. What do we need to know about this bug B. mallei as veterinary clinicians and diagnosticians? y B. mallei causes the disease “glanders” y Glanders was once a widespread disease of equids (horses, mules, ...
Can you get TB from animals?
... expansions of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Other countries that have known wildlife maintenance hosts of BTB include New Zealand (brushtail possum), the United Kingdom (Eurasian badger), the United States (white-tailed deer) and Spain (European wild boar). What is the scope of bovine TB i ...
... expansions of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Other countries that have known wildlife maintenance hosts of BTB include New Zealand (brushtail possum), the United Kingdom (Eurasian badger), the United States (white-tailed deer) and Spain (European wild boar). What is the scope of bovine TB i ...
Unit 3 – Overview of TB Disease - I-Tech
... Reactivation of TB (2) • Latent infection can reactivate, causing active TB disease • Reactivation occurs when the immune system weakens and the TB bacteria multiplies • TB bacteria and dead cells in the airway will cause a person to cough • Higher proportion of smear-negative PTB in PLWHA Unit 3: ...
... Reactivation of TB (2) • Latent infection can reactivate, causing active TB disease • Reactivation occurs when the immune system weakens and the TB bacteria multiplies • TB bacteria and dead cells in the airway will cause a person to cough • Higher proportion of smear-negative PTB in PLWHA Unit 3: ...
Bloodborne Pathogens - Dallas County R
... Hepatitis B is contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. It results from infection with the Hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B can be either “acute” or “chronic.” There is no cure for HBV HBV poses a greater risk than HCV ...
... Hepatitis B is contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. It results from infection with the Hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B can be either “acute” or “chronic.” There is no cure for HBV HBV poses a greater risk than HCV ...
SAFETY BULLETIN “Ticks and Lyme Disease” March 30, 2012 What
... headache, fever, and achy muscles and joints. Later symptoms may include arthritis, neurologic problems, and heart problems. How soon do symptoms appear? The early symptoms of Lyme disease usually occur within the first month after the tick bite. Later symptoms can occur several weeks to several mon ...
... headache, fever, and achy muscles and joints. Later symptoms may include arthritis, neurologic problems, and heart problems. How soon do symptoms appear? The early symptoms of Lyme disease usually occur within the first month after the tick bite. Later symptoms can occur several weeks to several mon ...
Bloodborne Pathogens
... Most Hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease and liver failure There is no vaccine for Hepatitis C ...
... Most Hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease and liver failure There is no vaccine for Hepatitis C ...
Trichinosis
Trichinosis, trichinellosis or trichiniasis is a parasitic disease caused by roundworms of the genus Trichinella. Several subspecies cause human disease, but T. spiralis is the most known. Infection may occur without symptoms, while intestinal invasion can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain or vomiting. Larval migration into muscle tissue (one week after being infected) can cause edema of the face or around the eyes, conjunctivitis, fever, muscle pains, splinter hemorrhages, rashes, and peripheral eosinophilia. Life-threatening cases can result in myocarditis, central nervous system involvement, and pneumonitis. Larval encystment in the muscles causes pain and weakness, followed by slow progression of symptoms.Trichinosis is mainly caused by eating undercooked meat containing encysted larval Trichinella. In the stomach the larvae are exposed to stomach acid and pepsin which releases them from their cysts. They then start invading wall of the small intestine, where they develop into adult worms. Females are 2.2 mm in length; males 1.2 mm. The life span in the small intestine is about four weeks. After 1 week, the females release more larvae that migrate to voluntarily controlled muscles where they encyst. Diagnosis is usually made based on symptoms, and is confirmed by serology or by finding encysted or non-encysted larvae in biopsy or autopsy samples.The best way to prevent trichinellosis is to cook meat to safe temperatures. Using food thermometers can make sure the temperature inside the meat is high enough to kill the parasites. The meat should not be tasted until it is completely cooked. Once infection has been verified treatment with antiparasitic drugs such as albendazole or mebendazole should be started at once. A fast response may help kill adult worms and thereby stop further release of larvae. Once the larvae have established in muscle cells, usually by 3 to 4 weeks after infection, treatment may not completely get rid of the infection or symptoms. Both drugs are considered safe but have been associated with side effects such as bone marrow suppression. Patients on longer courses should be monitored though regular blood counts to detect adverse effects quickly and then discontinue treatment. Both medicines should be treated with caution during pregnancy or children under the age of 2 years, but the WHO weighs the benefits of treatment higher than the risks. In addition to antiparasitic medication, treatment with steroids is sometimes required in severe cases.Trichinosis can be acquired by eating both domestic and wild animals, but is not soil-transmitted.