Medical Officer of Health Report January 2015
... such as cattle, sheep, cats, and dogs. The most common way for humans to become infected is by consuming raw or undercooked chicken (a particular risk when using the barbecue), but it can also be caught from contact with infected animals, drinking contaminated water, or from direct contact with anot ...
... such as cattle, sheep, cats, and dogs. The most common way for humans to become infected is by consuming raw or undercooked chicken (a particular risk when using the barbecue), but it can also be caught from contact with infected animals, drinking contaminated water, or from direct contact with anot ...
Anthropogenic factors responsible for emerging and re
... Bioterrorism has been suspected in quiet a few incidences, but biological attack to the US in 2001 is an incidence that can be documented as bioterrorism. Bacillus anthracis spores were intentionally distributed through the postal system causing 22 cases of anthrax, including five deaths9. The outbr ...
... Bioterrorism has been suspected in quiet a few incidences, but biological attack to the US in 2001 is an incidence that can be documented as bioterrorism. Bacillus anthracis spores were intentionally distributed through the postal system causing 22 cases of anthrax, including five deaths9. The outbr ...
Read Article - Arizona Dental Association
... This year, according to the CDC: • Everyone 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against the flu to be protected for the 2010-2011 season. This is the first time this recommendation has been made. The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will protect against an influenza A H3N2 virus, an influenza B vi ...
... This year, according to the CDC: • Everyone 6 months of age and older should get vaccinated against the flu to be protected for the 2010-2011 season. This is the first time this recommendation has been made. The 2010-2011 flu vaccine will protect against an influenza A H3N2 virus, an influenza B vi ...
New Emerging Diseases in the 21 Century
... Ebola virus infection was first recognized during a human outbreak in 1976 with almost simultaneous outbreaks in both the Sudan and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). It was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Peters & LeDuc, 1999) The Ebola virus is now known ...
... Ebola virus infection was first recognized during a human outbreak in 1976 with almost simultaneous outbreaks in both the Sudan and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). It was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Peters & LeDuc, 1999) The Ebola virus is now known ...
Opportunistic Central Nervous System Infections
... CMV infection during a pregnancy. 1/3 of women with primary CMV during pregnancy transmit to their fetus NO approved treatments for pregnant women whose fetuses might be infected with CMV. ...
... CMV infection during a pregnancy. 1/3 of women with primary CMV during pregnancy transmit to their fetus NO approved treatments for pregnant women whose fetuses might be infected with CMV. ...
What is a virus?
... • It is possible to study the mechanisms by which the immune system controls viruses • It is possible to study the pathology affecting multiple cell types in an organ and in situ • It is possible to study immune pathogenesis ...
... • It is possible to study the mechanisms by which the immune system controls viruses • It is possible to study the pathology affecting multiple cell types in an organ and in situ • It is possible to study immune pathogenesis ...
Infection Control - Women`s and Children`s Hospital
... prevented by good hand washing Ensure immunization status is up to date Pregnant staff should be aware that some diseases may have an impact on their pregnancy Infected child care workers may be excluded from working ...
... prevented by good hand washing Ensure immunization status is up to date Pregnant staff should be aware that some diseases may have an impact on their pregnancy Infected child care workers may be excluded from working ...
Microbial Diseases of the Nervous System
... • Cases range from subclinical to severe with symptoms of encephalitis : chills, headache, fever, and eventually coma. • Many types of arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes cause encephalitis. • The incidence of encephalitis increases in the summer months when mosquitoes are most numerous. • Horses ...
... • Cases range from subclinical to severe with symptoms of encephalitis : chills, headache, fever, and eventually coma. • Many types of arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes cause encephalitis. • The incidence of encephalitis increases in the summer months when mosquitoes are most numerous. • Horses ...
A proactive approach to infection control
... OUTBREAK - An incident in which 2 or more people, thought to have a common exposure, experience a similar illness or proven infection (at least one of them being ill). ...
... OUTBREAK - An incident in which 2 or more people, thought to have a common exposure, experience a similar illness or proven infection (at least one of them being ill). ...
Name
... 7.1.7 Differentiate between Archaebacteria and Eubacteria and their subcategories. 7.1.8 Describe how bacteria have historically been identified and classified. Contrast to current classification. (You will have to sketch out the three shapes of bacteria; also know the prefixes that can be added to ...
... 7.1.7 Differentiate between Archaebacteria and Eubacteria and their subcategories. 7.1.8 Describe how bacteria have historically been identified and classified. Contrast to current classification. (You will have to sketch out the three shapes of bacteria; also know the prefixes that can be added to ...
Medical arthropod
... life cycle, zoology, geographic distribution of medical arthropoda, and the relationship of medical arthropods with the transmission of the disease, as well as the measures for medical arthropods control. ...
... life cycle, zoology, geographic distribution of medical arthropoda, and the relationship of medical arthropods with the transmission of the disease, as well as the measures for medical arthropods control. ...
Viruses
... "This means we cannot rule out that at least some CJD may be caused by some strains of scrapie," says team member Jean-Philippe Deslys of the ...
... "This means we cannot rule out that at least some CJD may be caused by some strains of scrapie," says team member Jean-Philippe Deslys of the ...
Kineta`s Novel Broad Spectrum Antivirals Trigger Effective Natural
... when these compounds were tested against influenza and other respiratory viruses in mouse models of disease, they were well tolerated and effective with up to a 2-3 log (1001,000 fold) reduction in the amount of virus in the lungs. A significant benefit in clinical outcomes was maintained when the t ...
... when these compounds were tested against influenza and other respiratory viruses in mouse models of disease, they were well tolerated and effective with up to a 2-3 log (1001,000 fold) reduction in the amount of virus in the lungs. A significant benefit in clinical outcomes was maintained when the t ...
Possible mechanisms of viral-bacterial interaction in swine
... in viral-bacterial interactions in swine. The conditions for viral enhancement of bacterial superinfections have to be appropriate and several important factors such as strain virulence, viral dose, and health status of the pigs must be taken into account. Viral-bacterial interactions do not always ...
... in viral-bacterial interactions in swine. The conditions for viral enhancement of bacterial superinfections have to be appropriate and several important factors such as strain virulence, viral dose, and health status of the pigs must be taken into account. Viral-bacterial interactions do not always ...
Namibia and the Ebola Scenario
... A) Ebola, unlike influenza or tuberculosis, is NOT airborne and can only be spread through direct contact with infected body fluids (blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids), all very unlikely to happen to the average traveler. B) Ebola only spreads through human-to-human transmission via d ...
... A) Ebola, unlike influenza or tuberculosis, is NOT airborne and can only be spread through direct contact with infected body fluids (blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids), all very unlikely to happen to the average traveler. B) Ebola only spreads through human-to-human transmission via d ...
T Cells and the Regulation of Herpes Simplex Virus Latency and
... involved in suppressing reactivation. The assumption is that this will involve the local action of cytokines (IFN-␥, TNF-␣, and IL-6, all of which are elevated during latency and reactivation), rather than cytolytic mechanisms (17, 18). The nature of the cytokines involved could be defined by blocki ...
... involved in suppressing reactivation. The assumption is that this will involve the local action of cytokines (IFN-␥, TNF-␣, and IL-6, all of which are elevated during latency and reactivation), rather than cytolytic mechanisms (17, 18). The nature of the cytokines involved could be defined by blocki ...
Detect Dengue-Zika White Paper
... take several days before IgM antibodies reach detectable levels within a patient; in addition, antibodies may still be at appreciable levels months following viral clearance, and serological cross-reactivity with similar viruses can occur11,13,16-18. For example, in the detection of DENV, serologica ...
... take several days before IgM antibodies reach detectable levels within a patient; in addition, antibodies may still be at appreciable levels months following viral clearance, and serological cross-reactivity with similar viruses can occur11,13,16-18. For example, in the detection of DENV, serologica ...
Outbreak of Febrile Acute Gastroenteritis at Delmas, Haiti, May 2016.
... o Implementation of preventive measure Case-control study : ratio 1/2 matched by age and address ...
... o Implementation of preventive measure Case-control study : ratio 1/2 matched by age and address ...
Information on the Survivability of the Ebola Virus in
... adenovirus, poliovirus) can be used to disinfect environmental surfaces in rooms of patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus infection. Please see EPA’s Disinfectants for Use Against the Ebola Virus. ...
... adenovirus, poliovirus) can be used to disinfect environmental surfaces in rooms of patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus infection. Please see EPA’s Disinfectants for Use Against the Ebola Virus. ...
Appendix A: Disease-Specific Chapters
... Viral hemorrhagic fevers are associated with an acute onset of fever, severe illness and hemorrhagic symptoms including hemorrhagic or purpuric rash, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, blood in stool and other hemorrhagic symptoms.2 In the case of dengue fever, clinical presentation is mild in comp ...
... Viral hemorrhagic fevers are associated with an acute onset of fever, severe illness and hemorrhagic symptoms including hemorrhagic or purpuric rash, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, blood in stool and other hemorrhagic symptoms.2 In the case of dengue fever, clinical presentation is mild in comp ...
Rift Valley Fever
... What needs to be done to address the threat of RVF? A number of challenges remain for the control and prevention of RVF. Knowledge regarding how the virus is transmitted among mosquitoes and the role of vertebrates in propagating the virus must be answered to predict and control future outbreaks of ...
... What needs to be done to address the threat of RVF? A number of challenges remain for the control and prevention of RVF. Knowledge regarding how the virus is transmitted among mosquitoes and the role of vertebrates in propagating the virus must be answered to predict and control future outbreaks of ...
Dengue – An Overview
... One of the following: One of the following: 1. IgM + in a single serum1. PCR + NS1 + 2. Virus culture + sample 2. IgG + in a single serum3. IgM seroconversion in sample with a HI titre of paired sera 4. IgG seroconversion in 1280 or greater paired sera or fourfold IgG titer increase in paired sera ...
... One of the following: One of the following: 1. IgM + in a single serum1. PCR + NS1 + 2. Virus culture + sample 2. IgG + in a single serum3. IgM seroconversion in sample with a HI titre of paired sera 4. IgG seroconversion in 1280 or greater paired sera or fourfold IgG titer increase in paired sera ...
meningococcal disease and hepatitis b
... Meningococcal disease is contagious and progresses very rapidly. The bacteria are spread person-to-person through the air by respiratory droplets (e.g., coughing, sneezing). The bacteria can also be transmitted through direct contact with an infected person, such as kissing. If not treated early, me ...
... Meningococcal disease is contagious and progresses very rapidly. The bacteria are spread person-to-person through the air by respiratory droplets (e.g., coughing, sneezing). The bacteria can also be transmitted through direct contact with an infected person, such as kissing. If not treated early, me ...
