Production and evaluation of FMDV stabilised capsids as potent, rapidly deployable vaccines, B. Charleston
... Stabilised empty capsids - Improved storage characteristics: vaccine ready for deployment, less reliant on cold chain - Safe production: no live virus required, enhanced production capacity - Vaccine can be produced to new virus variants: no need to isolate virus and adapt to tissue culture, sequen ...
... Stabilised empty capsids - Improved storage characteristics: vaccine ready for deployment, less reliant on cold chain - Safe production: no live virus required, enhanced production capacity - Vaccine can be produced to new virus variants: no need to isolate virus and adapt to tissue culture, sequen ...
Peripheral Nervous System Complications of Infectious
... West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne RNA flavivirus and human neuropathogen, was first isolated from a febrile woman in the West Nile region of Uganda, Africa, in 1937. During the 1940s and 1950s, transmission of WNV by mosquitoes was demonstrated, the close antigenic relationship with flavivirus ...
... West Nile virus (WNV), a mosquito-borne RNA flavivirus and human neuropathogen, was first isolated from a febrile woman in the West Nile region of Uganda, Africa, in 1937. During the 1940s and 1950s, transmission of WNV by mosquitoes was demonstrated, the close antigenic relationship with flavivirus ...
Treatment
... contact with, or droplets from, infected secretions entering via skin or mucous membrane. Primary type 1 infections occur mainly in infants and young children, when they are usually minimal and often subclinical. Type 2 infections occur mainly after puberty, and are often transmitted sexually. T ...
... contact with, or droplets from, infected secretions entering via skin or mucous membrane. Primary type 1 infections occur mainly in infants and young children, when they are usually minimal and often subclinical. Type 2 infections occur mainly after puberty, and are often transmitted sexually. T ...
Name: Activity 8.1.1 Vital Signs: Temperature List the four main vital
... Vaccination decreases the number of people infected with the virus and decreases the spread of the virus. ...
... Vaccination decreases the number of people infected with the virus and decreases the spread of the virus. ...
Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) in Poultry
... The virus is inactivated more quickly when exposed to sunlight or disinfectants. ...
... The virus is inactivated more quickly when exposed to sunlight or disinfectants. ...
EPB PHC 6000 EPIDEMIOLOGY FALL, 1997
... Unique Features of Infectious Diseases 2. Some people may be immune: For most non-infectious risk factors (e.g. toxins or radiation), there will be levels when all exposed will become ill. However, for some infectious diseases, such as measles, once a person has had the disease, he/she will never g ...
... Unique Features of Infectious Diseases 2. Some people may be immune: For most non-infectious risk factors (e.g. toxins or radiation), there will be levels when all exposed will become ill. However, for some infectious diseases, such as measles, once a person has had the disease, he/she will never g ...
complete list as PDF
... air-‐purifying respirators (PAPRs) are recommended for use. Cold-‐adapted, live attenuated H2N2 vaccine strains may continue to be worked with at BSL-‐2. BSL-‐2 for diagnostic, research and production activities ...
... air-‐purifying respirators (PAPRs) are recommended for use. Cold-‐adapted, live attenuated H2N2 vaccine strains may continue to be worked with at BSL-‐2. BSL-‐2 for diagnostic, research and production activities ...
herpes simplex virus
... 10 h), and microwave heating for 4 min. HSV-2 is more thermolabile than HSV-1. SURVIVAL OUTSIDE HOST: HSV virus survives for short periods of time outside the host. It can survive on dry inanimate surfaces (survival ranges from few hours to 8 weeks). They survive longer at lower humidity. ...
... 10 h), and microwave heating for 4 min. HSV-2 is more thermolabile than HSV-1. SURVIVAL OUTSIDE HOST: HSV virus survives for short periods of time outside the host. It can survive on dry inanimate surfaces (survival ranges from few hours to 8 weeks). They survive longer at lower humidity. ...
Pathology of SARS-CoV in Ferrets preliminary
... Genomic RNA is infectious (1 million times less infectious than particles) ...
... Genomic RNA is infectious (1 million times less infectious than particles) ...
Communications Department - Royal Berkshire Hospital
... Serologic tests lack both sensitivity and specificity. Positive serologic results do not always differentiate current from past infection. Serologic tests have poor clinical diagnostic and prognostic value for management of patients with respiratory tract infections and generally provide a retrospec ...
... Serologic tests lack both sensitivity and specificity. Positive serologic results do not always differentiate current from past infection. Serologic tests have poor clinical diagnostic and prognostic value for management of patients with respiratory tract infections and generally provide a retrospec ...
Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers
... thousand cases are thought to occur each year in these endemic countries. Imported cases are rare, but have occurred in Europe, North America and elsewhere, almost exclusively in persons with high-risk occupations such as medical or other aid workers. • Lujo virus: This has been recently described f ...
... thousand cases are thought to occur each year in these endemic countries. Imported cases are rare, but have occurred in Europe, North America and elsewhere, almost exclusively in persons with high-risk occupations such as medical or other aid workers. • Lujo virus: This has been recently described f ...
CNS Infections
... Definitions of WHO Bacterial meningitis • Clinical description – Acute onset of fever (usually >38.5 rectal, >38 axillary) – Headache and – One of the following signs: neck stiffness, altered consciousness or other meningeal signs ...
... Definitions of WHO Bacterial meningitis • Clinical description – Acute onset of fever (usually >38.5 rectal, >38 axillary) – Headache and – One of the following signs: neck stiffness, altered consciousness or other meningeal signs ...
Prophylaxis and treatment of viral infections in HSCT
... RTI, gastro-enteritis, kerato-conjunctivitis Highly resistant to inactivation Nosocomial outbreaks HSCT: Horizontal acquisition or reactivation Children>> adults First 100 days Disseminated infection: -preceded by viraemia Pneumonia, enteritis, myocarditis, encephalitis ...
... RTI, gastro-enteritis, kerato-conjunctivitis Highly resistant to inactivation Nosocomial outbreaks HSCT: Horizontal acquisition or reactivation Children>> adults First 100 days Disseminated infection: -preceded by viraemia Pneumonia, enteritis, myocarditis, encephalitis ...
CDC Immunization Guide - Winona State University
... Why was it so feared? V. major (smallpox) kills about 33% of adults and over 80% of children who contracted it. Long-term complications of V. major infection include characteristic scars, commonly on the face, which occur in 65–85% of survivors. Smallpox was responsible for an estimated 300–500 mill ...
... Why was it so feared? V. major (smallpox) kills about 33% of adults and over 80% of children who contracted it. Long-term complications of V. major infection include characteristic scars, commonly on the face, which occur in 65–85% of survivors. Smallpox was responsible for an estimated 300–500 mill ...
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... Symptoms occur 2-30 days after infection Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters Symptoms: fever, muscle pain, tender lymph nodes Avoid sexually activity when show symptoms Transmitted ...
... Symptoms occur 2-30 days after infection Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms from HSV-1 or HSV-2 infection When signs do occur, they typically appear as one or more blisters Symptoms: fever, muscle pain, tender lymph nodes Avoid sexually activity when show symptoms Transmitted ...
Infections in Healthcare and Medical Asepsis Infection Infection
... • That proper measures are taken to prevent infection • Provide a margin of safety, • Ensure that a medical facility meets at least ...
... • That proper measures are taken to prevent infection • Provide a margin of safety, • Ensure that a medical facility meets at least ...
Will/Grundy Bloodborne Pathogen CME 2010
... personal medical records from treating hospital and forward to occupational health or personal physician. This form is not a permanent part of the medical record. EMS shall forward a copy of this form to SCH QRM Infection Control ...
... personal medical records from treating hospital and forward to occupational health or personal physician. This form is not a permanent part of the medical record. EMS shall forward a copy of this form to SCH QRM Infection Control ...
(OSHA) Orientation - La Salle University
... Sexual contact with HIV-infected person: anal, genital, oral, and other Blood to blood: injecting drug use, transfusion of blood or blood products Perinatally from HIV-infected mother to infant before, during or after birth ...
... Sexual contact with HIV-infected person: anal, genital, oral, and other Blood to blood: injecting drug use, transfusion of blood or blood products Perinatally from HIV-infected mother to infant before, during or after birth ...
Burkholderia Mallei
... infected animals. Cases of human to human transmission have been reported through sexual transmission, close family contacts, and caregivers of patients. Because so few organisms are required to cause disease, the organism is considered a potential agent for biological warfare and terrorism. Burkhol ...
... infected animals. Cases of human to human transmission have been reported through sexual transmission, close family contacts, and caregivers of patients. Because so few organisms are required to cause disease, the organism is considered a potential agent for biological warfare and terrorism. Burkhol ...
BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS
... “Standard Precautions” - All human blood, any body fluid containing blood, or any other body fluid should be treated as if they are known to be infectious. In other words, treat all used needles or other sharp instruments, soiled tissues, bandages and open wounds as potentially hazardous. Many indiv ...
... “Standard Precautions” - All human blood, any body fluid containing blood, or any other body fluid should be treated as if they are known to be infectious. In other words, treat all used needles or other sharp instruments, soiled tissues, bandages and open wounds as potentially hazardous. Many indiv ...
Preview Sample 3
... 2. Botulism toxin binds to presynaptic neuron cytoplasmic membranes, blocking the release of acetylcholine and thereby preventing contraction of the postsynaptic muscle. 3. As sprouting of new neuron terminals occurs, a functional synapse is reestablished and the clinical effect of Botox subsides. T ...
... 2. Botulism toxin binds to presynaptic neuron cytoplasmic membranes, blocking the release of acetylcholine and thereby preventing contraction of the postsynaptic muscle. 3. As sprouting of new neuron terminals occurs, a functional synapse is reestablished and the clinical effect of Botox subsides. T ...