Immune Globulin for Post-Exposure Infection Prevention
... Once a person receives Ig, it works quickly to ‘tag’ invading bacteria and viruses to help white blood cells ‘see’ and destroy them. This preventative treatment is also called prophylaxis. Ig is often given with an immunization to help a person’s immune system develop antibodies for longterm protect ...
... Once a person receives Ig, it works quickly to ‘tag’ invading bacteria and viruses to help white blood cells ‘see’ and destroy them. This preventative treatment is also called prophylaxis. Ig is often given with an immunization to help a person’s immune system develop antibodies for longterm protect ...
Study Guide 3
... The roles of flora in healthy people The major steps in bacterial infection Common types of toxins and their general mechanisms including: Cytotoxins, AB toxins, exotoxins, enterotoxins, and endotoxin Host immunity-you should know and understand: Physical, mechanical and chemical defenses that human ...
... The roles of flora in healthy people The major steps in bacterial infection Common types of toxins and their general mechanisms including: Cytotoxins, AB toxins, exotoxins, enterotoxins, and endotoxin Host immunity-you should know and understand: Physical, mechanical and chemical defenses that human ...
Norovirus/Winter Vomiting Bug
... Team recommend that you do not visit the Hospital unless it is necessary and generally no children are allowed during this period. Do not visit if you have been suffering from vomiting or diarrhoea in the previous 48 hours. It is very easy to bring this infection into the hospital! Please wash your ...
... Team recommend that you do not visit the Hospital unless it is necessary and generally no children are allowed during this period. Do not visit if you have been suffering from vomiting or diarrhoea in the previous 48 hours. It is very easy to bring this infection into the hospital! Please wash your ...
CHAPTER 23 INFECTIONS OF THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM
... the U.S. get new gonorrheal infections each year • Several antibiotics can successfully cure gonorrhea in adolescents and adults • Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea ...
... the U.S. get new gonorrheal infections each year • Several antibiotics can successfully cure gonorrhea in adolescents and adults • Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhea ...
Norwalk Virus (Norovirus) Fact Sheet
... Wash your hands often and always after using the washroom, changing a diaper, before preparing and eating food. If using an alcohol based hand sanitizer, be sure that it contains 60-90% alcohol Clean fruits and vegetables before eating; eat well cooked foods Clean all surfaces after an illness ...
... Wash your hands often and always after using the washroom, changing a diaper, before preparing and eating food. If using an alcohol based hand sanitizer, be sure that it contains 60-90% alcohol Clean fruits and vegetables before eating; eat well cooked foods Clean all surfaces after an illness ...
Vaccination, Environmental Health, and Polio Control
... • People ingest copepods, esp. when they drink stagnant water • Larvae migrate from the stomach through the body • Worms erupt though the skin • Putting affected areas of the body into water releases the larvae to restart the cycle • Burden of disease from secondary bacterial infections of skin lesi ...
... • People ingest copepods, esp. when they drink stagnant water • Larvae migrate from the stomach through the body • Worms erupt though the skin • Putting affected areas of the body into water releases the larvae to restart the cycle • Burden of disease from secondary bacterial infections of skin lesi ...
Lesson 1: Understanding Communicable Diseases
... spread by direct contact with an infected person or through airborne transmission. Tuberculosis. This is a bacterial disease that usually attacks the lungs. ...
... spread by direct contact with an infected person or through airborne transmission. Tuberculosis. This is a bacterial disease that usually attacks the lungs. ...
List the ways that diseases are transmitted from one person to
... This activity will simulate the spread of an infectious disease. A simulation is a simplified demonstration of a real biological process. Our simulation will show how an infectious disease can spread from one infected person to other people, who in turn infect others. ...
... This activity will simulate the spread of an infectious disease. A simulation is a simplified demonstration of a real biological process. Our simulation will show how an infectious disease can spread from one infected person to other people, who in turn infect others. ...
Unit: Universal Precautions
... • Standard precautions are the basic level of infection control that should be used when working in any capacity in the healthcare setting. • They are intended to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and nonrecognized sources of infection….which is high in a healthc ...
... • Standard precautions are the basic level of infection control that should be used when working in any capacity in the healthcare setting. • They are intended to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from both recognized and nonrecognized sources of infection….which is high in a healthc ...
Infections that are acquired as result of healthcare interventions
... less able to fight it off Illness - chronic illness can reduce the efficiency of the immune system Medicines - many medicines suppress the immune system, such as the steroids used for asthma Surgery - the skin forms a major barrier to infection but cuts and wounds from trauma or surgery enable micro ...
... less able to fight it off Illness - chronic illness can reduce the efficiency of the immune system Medicines - many medicines suppress the immune system, such as the steroids used for asthma Surgery - the skin forms a major barrier to infection but cuts and wounds from trauma or surgery enable micro ...
INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY …
... In general, the prevention of intestinal protozoal infectionsis largely a problem of sanitation and hygiene. Infections can be reduced or even eliminated in a community by: (1) sanitary disposal of fecal wastes; (2) the protection of susceptible individuals, (3) treatment of infected individuals; (4 ...
... In general, the prevention of intestinal protozoal infectionsis largely a problem of sanitation and hygiene. Infections can be reduced or even eliminated in a community by: (1) sanitary disposal of fecal wastes; (2) the protection of susceptible individuals, (3) treatment of infected individuals; (4 ...
We are Not Alone
... infection to fatal paralysis. The virus can affect the motor nerve cells and cause paralysis to various parts of the body. Only about 10% of infected people develop identifiable symptoms, and researchers report that paralysis probably affects fewer than 1% of those infected with the poliovirus. • Po ...
... infection to fatal paralysis. The virus can affect the motor nerve cells and cause paralysis to various parts of the body. Only about 10% of infected people develop identifiable symptoms, and researchers report that paralysis probably affects fewer than 1% of those infected with the poliovirus. • Po ...
Tuberculosis What is Tuberculosis?
... invade the lungs and slowly multiply. At this stage, the body’s own defences may fight off the infection. This often happens during childhood in countries where TB is common. Such TB infection may cause no symptoms or result in no more than mild “flu” like illness. Only 10-20% of people infected in ...
... invade the lungs and slowly multiply. At this stage, the body’s own defences may fight off the infection. This often happens during childhood in countries where TB is common. Such TB infection may cause no symptoms or result in no more than mild “flu” like illness. Only 10-20% of people infected in ...
• IgM anti-HBc: When this is positive or reactive, it indicates recent
... B. These drugs should not be used by pregnant women. Drinking alcohol can make your liver disease worse. PREVENTION Hepatitis B vaccine is the best protection. Safe and effective Hepatitis B vaccines have been available since 1982. o A combined vaccine for hepatitis A and B is available for those ov ...
... B. These drugs should not be used by pregnant women. Drinking alcohol can make your liver disease worse. PREVENTION Hepatitis B vaccine is the best protection. Safe and effective Hepatitis B vaccines have been available since 1982. o A combined vaccine for hepatitis A and B is available for those ov ...
Surgical-Infections
... • Used Carbolic Acid (Phenol) to clean hands, instruments and wipe on surgical wounds drastically decreased infections. ...
... • Used Carbolic Acid (Phenol) to clean hands, instruments and wipe on surgical wounds drastically decreased infections. ...
The Chain of Infection
... • Fungi - Plant-like organisms that live on dead organic matter (yeasts and molds – e.g., thrush) • Rickettsiae (parasitic organisms – fleas, ticks, mites – e.g., Lyme disease) • Viruses - smallest microbes (HIV, Hepatitis B and C) • Helmiths - parasitic worms ...
... • Fungi - Plant-like organisms that live on dead organic matter (yeasts and molds – e.g., thrush) • Rickettsiae (parasitic organisms – fleas, ticks, mites – e.g., Lyme disease) • Viruses - smallest microbes (HIV, Hepatitis B and C) • Helmiths - parasitic worms ...
“BIRD FLU THREAT: HOW CLOSE ARE WE”?
... come, fears of a new pandemic, which could claim millions of lives. WHO experts point out that cross-infection to humans is still relatively rare. Most human cases of H5N1 virus infection are thought to have occurred during direct contact with sick or dead infected poultry. Other avian influenza A s ...
... come, fears of a new pandemic, which could claim millions of lives. WHO experts point out that cross-infection to humans is still relatively rare. Most human cases of H5N1 virus infection are thought to have occurred during direct contact with sick or dead infected poultry. Other avian influenza A s ...
Sore Throat (acute)
... Can also be caused by infections or structural problems Generally follows a bout with the common cold Symptoms: nasal congestion, pressure above the nose or in the forehead, feeling of headache or toothache Facial swelling and tenderness common Discharge appears opaque with a green or yellow co ...
... Can also be caused by infections or structural problems Generally follows a bout with the common cold Symptoms: nasal congestion, pressure above the nose or in the forehead, feeling of headache or toothache Facial swelling and tenderness common Discharge appears opaque with a green or yellow co ...
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.