Safety, Asepsis, Hygiene
... • Using Medical Asepsis • Using Isolation and Barrier Techniques for Infection Prevention and Control • Reporting An Accidental Exposure • Using the Infection Control Nurse ...
... • Using Medical Asepsis • Using Isolation and Barrier Techniques for Infection Prevention and Control • Reporting An Accidental Exposure • Using the Infection Control Nurse ...
Avian Influenza - Boston Public Health Commission
... What is avian influenza? Avian influenza (commonly called bird flu) is a disease caused by viruses found in wild aquatic birds and domestic poultry. What is the difference between influenza, avian influenza and pandemic influenza? Influenza (often called “flu”) is an illness caused by the influenza ...
... What is avian influenza? Avian influenza (commonly called bird flu) is a disease caused by viruses found in wild aquatic birds and domestic poultry. What is the difference between influenza, avian influenza and pandemic influenza? Influenza (often called “flu”) is an illness caused by the influenza ...
Hepatitis B among Asian Americans
... Interpretations of this finding are limited by the small sample size of the studied group ...
... Interpretations of this finding are limited by the small sample size of the studied group ...
presentation
... with peg-IFN+RBV, protease inhibitor monotherapy, and triple combination therapy, in patients with little or no prior treatment. • With a very small estimated ED50, MK-7009 BID administered with Peg-IFN and RBV is predicted to sharply improve SVR over Peg-IFN and RBV alone. • Simulations show that p ...
... with peg-IFN+RBV, protease inhibitor monotherapy, and triple combination therapy, in patients with little or no prior treatment. • With a very small estimated ED50, MK-7009 BID administered with Peg-IFN and RBV is predicted to sharply improve SVR over Peg-IFN and RBV alone. • Simulations show that p ...
New strategies for control, prevention and treatment of ISA virus in
... salmon, although it has been observed in other salmonid species [7]. It has been described to attack the circulatory system, primarily the endothelial cells and kidney tissue macrophages [8]. The clinical and pathological signs of the disease resulting in a terminal state include a severe case of an ...
... salmon, although it has been observed in other salmonid species [7]. It has been described to attack the circulatory system, primarily the endothelial cells and kidney tissue macrophages [8]. The clinical and pathological signs of the disease resulting in a terminal state include a severe case of an ...
Guidelines for Research Involving Viral Vectors
... University of Kentucky Department of Biological Safety Most viral vectors used today are disabled such that replication competent viruses are not readily formed by any biological process that might occur in normal hosts. The Department of Biosafety encourages the use of such vectors in all relevant ...
... University of Kentucky Department of Biological Safety Most viral vectors used today are disabled such that replication competent viruses are not readily formed by any biological process that might occur in normal hosts. The Department of Biosafety encourages the use of such vectors in all relevant ...
Safety and immunogenicity of myxoma virus as a new viral vector for
... inoculation before it possibly disseminates to other peripheral tissues. Thus, we investigated the infection of primary ovine dermal fibroblasts. We infected both RK13 and ovine primary fibroblasts with recombinant T1-TK : : lacZ virus expressing the lacZ gene under the control of the late P11 promo ...
... inoculation before it possibly disseminates to other peripheral tissues. Thus, we investigated the infection of primary ovine dermal fibroblasts. We infected both RK13 and ovine primary fibroblasts with recombinant T1-TK : : lacZ virus expressing the lacZ gene under the control of the late P11 promo ...
Editable Lecture PowerPoint
... The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa, causing more than 8,000 deaths. ...
... The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history, affecting multiple countries in West Africa, causing more than 8,000 deaths. ...
Bacteria Department
... recall antigen activation induces prompt release of CCR5 ligands from peripheral blood mononuclear cells: implication in memory responses and immunization ...
... recall antigen activation induces prompt release of CCR5 ligands from peripheral blood mononuclear cells: implication in memory responses and immunization ...
resources and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and
... • HCP who develop sudden onset of fever, intense weakness or muscle pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or any signs of hemorrhage after an unprotected exposure (i.e. not wearing recommended PPE at the time of patient contact or through direct contact to blood or body fluids) to a patient with Ebola HF shou ...
... • HCP who develop sudden onset of fever, intense weakness or muscle pains, vomiting, diarrhea, or any signs of hemorrhage after an unprotected exposure (i.e. not wearing recommended PPE at the time of patient contact or through direct contact to blood or body fluids) to a patient with Ebola HF shou ...
Slow Virus Replication: the Role of Macrophages in the Persistence
... (GSM) are used routinely to propagate the goat field virus. These latter cells have macrophage-like properties in early subculture being phagocytic (Narayan et al., 1980) and susceptible to carageenan toxicity (O. Narayan et al., unpublished results). Multiple subcultivation of these cells gives ris ...
... (GSM) are used routinely to propagate the goat field virus. These latter cells have macrophage-like properties in early subculture being phagocytic (Narayan et al., 1980) and susceptible to carageenan toxicity (O. Narayan et al., unpublished results). Multiple subcultivation of these cells gives ris ...
Emerging pathogens: the epidemiology and evolution of species
... (e.g. potato late blight in the cultivated potato) and in wild plant species (e.g. the near extinction of American chestnut trees by chestnut blight) [7–9]. ...
... (e.g. potato late blight in the cultivated potato) and in wild plant species (e.g. the near extinction of American chestnut trees by chestnut blight) [7–9]. ...
Blood Borne Pathogens training document
... Hepatitis B is a highly infectious virus that infects the liver. While there are several different types of Hepatitis, Hepatitis B is transmitted primarily through "blood to blood" contact. Hepatitis B initially causes inflammation of the liver, but it can lead to more serious conditions such as cir ...
... Hepatitis B is a highly infectious virus that infects the liver. While there are several different types of Hepatitis, Hepatitis B is transmitted primarily through "blood to blood" contact. Hepatitis B initially causes inflammation of the liver, but it can lead to more serious conditions such as cir ...
Guzman
... caused by Toxoplasma gondii. It can affect most warm blood animals, including humans. Toxoplasmosis can affect the fetus while the mother is pregnant (called congenital Toxoplasmosis) and people who have weakened immune systems. Humans become infected by ingesting uncooked meat with the parasite, to ...
... caused by Toxoplasma gondii. It can affect most warm blood animals, including humans. Toxoplasmosis can affect the fetus while the mother is pregnant (called congenital Toxoplasmosis) and people who have weakened immune systems. Humans become infected by ingesting uncooked meat with the parasite, to ...
We have two types
... - One or more round patches of scaly skin where the hair has broken off at or just above the scalp. - Patches that slowly expand or enlarge. - Scaly, gray or reddened areas. - Patches that have small black dots where the hair has broken off at the scalp. - Brittle or fragile hair that easily pulls o ...
... - One or more round patches of scaly skin where the hair has broken off at or just above the scalp. - Patches that slowly expand or enlarge. - Scaly, gray or reddened areas. - Patches that have small black dots where the hair has broken off at the scalp. - Brittle or fragile hair that easily pulls o ...
Document
... using a killed virus vaccine. (A) log10 titer versus number of previous boosters. (B) Proportion with protective titers (⬎1.9 log10) versus number of previous boosters. ...
... using a killed virus vaccine. (A) log10 titer versus number of previous boosters. (B) Proportion with protective titers (⬎1.9 log10) versus number of previous boosters. ...
Useful Facts about TB Infection
... recommended TB infection controls during transport. • A patient is considered infectious for the 3 month period preceding their diagnosis or beginning with their symptom onset date, whichever is earlier. • Although the overall risk is low, documented transmission of TB has occurred in EMS occupation ...
... recommended TB infection controls during transport. • A patient is considered infectious for the 3 month period preceding their diagnosis or beginning with their symptom onset date, whichever is earlier. • Although the overall risk is low, documented transmission of TB has occurred in EMS occupation ...
Answers to those burning questions - 8/2/2012
... MSM who had receptive anal intercourse during the preceding year Yearly screening for pharyngeal GC for MSM who have had receptive oral intercourse during the preceding year. Screening is recommended regardless of history of condom use during exposure. ...
... MSM who had receptive anal intercourse during the preceding year Yearly screening for pharyngeal GC for MSM who have had receptive oral intercourse during the preceding year. Screening is recommended regardless of history of condom use during exposure. ...
Laboratory Diagnostics, Specimen Collection, and Biosafety
... •Transport to laboratory as soon as possible •Within 48 hours store at 4 °C to 8 °C •Beyond 48 hours store at -70 °C to -80 °C •Do not use standard freezer; keep on ice or in ...
... •Transport to laboratory as soon as possible •Within 48 hours store at 4 °C to 8 °C •Beyond 48 hours store at -70 °C to -80 °C •Do not use standard freezer; keep on ice or in ...
US Scientists See Long Fight Against Ebola
... Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the W.H.O., which has stood by its lower projections of the toll of the Ebola outbreak. Credit Martial Trezzini/KEYSTONE, via Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declined to comment on the projections. A spokesman, Tom Skinner, said ...
... Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the W.H.O., which has stood by its lower projections of the toll of the Ebola outbreak. Credit Martial Trezzini/KEYSTONE, via Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declined to comment on the projections. A spokesman, Tom Skinner, said ...
Infectious disease dynamics: what characterizes a successful invader?
... (1930) `net reproductive value' for the organism. For microparasitic infections (sensu Anderson & May 1979), which broadly are those where the host population can be partitioned into susceptibles, infectives and recovered-and-immune (or more general compartmental models), R0 is more precisely de¢ned ...
... (1930) `net reproductive value' for the organism. For microparasitic infections (sensu Anderson & May 1979), which broadly are those where the host population can be partitioned into susceptibles, infectives and recovered-and-immune (or more general compartmental models), R0 is more precisely de¢ned ...
Immunological tolerance of Bhutanese native chicken to Infectious
... However, no outbreak of IBD is reported in Bhutanese native chickens till date . Therefore, this study assessed the tolerance of Bhutanese native chicken to IBD infection through analysis of mortality rates and serum antibody titres of chicken from IBD outbreak areas in Tsirang district, Bhutan. The ...
... However, no outbreak of IBD is reported in Bhutanese native chickens till date . Therefore, this study assessed the tolerance of Bhutanese native chicken to IBD infection through analysis of mortality rates and serum antibody titres of chicken from IBD outbreak areas in Tsirang district, Bhutan. The ...
Health Care Associated Infections on the NICU (aka Nosocomial
... Infection can be passed to the infant during vaginal delivery Symptoms usually occur between 2-5 years of age – Respiratory tract – Mouth – Eye Difficult to treat -- vaccine might prevent ...
... Infection can be passed to the infant during vaginal delivery Symptoms usually occur between 2-5 years of age – Respiratory tract – Mouth – Eye Difficult to treat -- vaccine might prevent ...
Herpes
... What causes herpes? Herpes is caused by a virus. There are eight known herpes viruses. Type I and Type II Herpes viruses can be found as both oral or genital herpes. Varicella causes chicken pox and herpes zoster causes shingles. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) cause infectious mo ...
... What causes herpes? Herpes is caused by a virus. There are eight known herpes viruses. Type I and Type II Herpes viruses can be found as both oral or genital herpes. Varicella causes chicken pox and herpes zoster causes shingles. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) cause infectious mo ...