EVD - EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE West Africa
... What are the signs and symptoms if someone is infected with EBOLA ? A sudden onset with early flu-like symptoms: fever intense weakness / fatigue sore throat joint and muscle aches headache Followed by symptoms of the organ system: stomach pain vomiting diarrhea measles like rash ...
... What are the signs and symptoms if someone is infected with EBOLA ? A sudden onset with early flu-like symptoms: fever intense weakness / fatigue sore throat joint and muscle aches headache Followed by symptoms of the organ system: stomach pain vomiting diarrhea measles like rash ...
Pig Health - Porcine Parvovirus Pig Health - Porcine
... vary. If infection is spread into the uterus (either by the oral or venereal route) around the serving period, total loss of embryos can occur resulting in normal 3-week return to service. Slightly later infection will destroy early embryos, wholly or partially within the litter; this can produce ...
... vary. If infection is spread into the uterus (either by the oral or venereal route) around the serving period, total loss of embryos can occur resulting in normal 3-week return to service. Slightly later infection will destroy early embryos, wholly or partially within the litter; this can produce ...
CH. 9 PREVENTING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
... HIV/AIDS 3rd leading cause of death among AA between 25-34 and 6th leading cause of death for whites and Hispanics in this age group. AA women make up 13% of female population of U.S. but account for 67% of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases. Teenage girls vulnerable to HIV because the immature ce ...
... HIV/AIDS 3rd leading cause of death among AA between 25-34 and 6th leading cause of death for whites and Hispanics in this age group. AA women make up 13% of female population of U.S. but account for 67% of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases. Teenage girls vulnerable to HIV because the immature ce ...
Fifth Disease
... Guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals have been published for Fifth Disease, but recent information suggests that these guidelines should be modified. Most patients with Fifth Disease are past their period of infectiousness and do not present a risk for further transmission; thus, isolat ...
... Guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals have been published for Fifth Disease, but recent information suggests that these guidelines should be modified. Most patients with Fifth Disease are past their period of infectiousness and do not present a risk for further transmission; thus, isolat ...
Avian Diseases Transmissible to Humans - EDIS
... disease is also referred to as parrot fever when it occurs in psittacine birds (psittacine refers to parrot-like birds). It is referred to as ornithosis in other birds. Chlamydiosis is primarily transmitted by the inhalation of contaminated fecal dust and is spread by carrier birds that act as the m ...
... disease is also referred to as parrot fever when it occurs in psittacine birds (psittacine refers to parrot-like birds). It is referred to as ornithosis in other birds. Chlamydiosis is primarily transmitted by the inhalation of contaminated fecal dust and is spread by carrier birds that act as the m ...
3. List differential diagnoses for the neck swelling in this patient
... lymphoma, is the result of change or mutation in infection-fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are stored in the lymph glands. This change results in an uncontrolled growth of cancer cells, which develop into malignant tumors in the lymph glands. Hodgkin's disease can also develop i ...
... lymphoma, is the result of change or mutation in infection-fighting white blood cells called lymphocytes, which are stored in the lymph glands. This change results in an uncontrolled growth of cancer cells, which develop into malignant tumors in the lymph glands. Hodgkin's disease can also develop i ...
Bloodborne Pathogens
... You can be exposed to BBP at work if blood or other infectious material contacts your broken skin or mucous membranes. Feces, urine & vomit can put you at risk of exposure to BBP whether or not they contain visible blood. ...
... You can be exposed to BBP at work if blood or other infectious material contacts your broken skin or mucous membranes. Feces, urine & vomit can put you at risk of exposure to BBP whether or not they contain visible blood. ...
PowerPoint for Communicable Diseases
... Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS The only way to tell if infected is through a blood test There is no vaccine to prevent infection of HIV and no cure for AIDS Carriers appear healthy but can pass HIV to others ...
... Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS The only way to tell if infected is through a blood test There is no vaccine to prevent infection of HIV and no cure for AIDS Carriers appear healthy but can pass HIV to others ...
SARS: Epidemiology in Action
... Yellow Fever; and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named). ...
... Yellow Fever; and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (Lassa, Marburg, Ebola, Crimean-Congo, South American, and others not yet isolated or named). ...
Pathology of Henipavirus infection in humans and
... severe human and animal disease. Studies in both humans and animals suggest that both viral infections are associated with similar pathologies. This is probably related to the common viral receptors that henipaviruses employ to infect the cell. The blood vessels and central nervous system tissues we ...
... severe human and animal disease. Studies in both humans and animals suggest that both viral infections are associated with similar pathologies. This is probably related to the common viral receptors that henipaviruses employ to infect the cell. The blood vessels and central nervous system tissues we ...
Current Trends in the Diagnosis of Equine Infectious Diseases
... in the 1960's in France, and in the 1970's in South Africa. However during the last six years many reports about West Nile virus have been published, because of outbreaks occurring in Romania, Morocco, Italy, Russia, Israel, France… but more especially with the discovery of the virus in NorthAmerica ...
... in the 1960's in France, and in the 1970's in South Africa. However during the last six years many reports about West Nile virus have been published, because of outbreaks occurring in Romania, Morocco, Italy, Russia, Israel, France… but more especially with the discovery of the virus in NorthAmerica ...
a. Herpes Simplex Type 1
... ii. Recurrent episodes common; may involve shedding without lesions c. Neonatal Herpes 1. Transmission of virus during delivery through infected genital secretions from the mother 2. Severe neonatal herpes is associated with primary infection of a seronegative woman at or near the time of delivery 3 ...
... ii. Recurrent episodes common; may involve shedding without lesions c. Neonatal Herpes 1. Transmission of virus during delivery through infected genital secretions from the mother 2. Severe neonatal herpes is associated with primary infection of a seronegative woman at or near the time of delivery 3 ...
Scientists: This swine flu relatively mild in comparison to `regular` flu
... Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. When the current virus was first identified, the similarities between it and the 1918 flu seemed ominous. Both arose in the spring at the tail end of the flu season. Both seemed to strike people who were young and healthy instead of the elderly and infants. Both w ...
... Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. When the current virus was first identified, the similarities between it and the 1918 flu seemed ominous. Both arose in the spring at the tail end of the flu season. Both seemed to strike people who were young and healthy instead of the elderly and infants. Both w ...
H.D.Hepatitis.spring.10 hepatitis1
... Abdominal pain or nausea Vomiting or diarrhea Headache ...
... Abdominal pain or nausea Vomiting or diarrhea Headache ...
Intestinal Pathogens Flyer - Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
... non-spore forming, Gram-negative microaerophilic, bacteria commonly found in animal feces. C. jejuni is the most commonly reported bacterial cause of food borne infection in the United States with an estimated 2.1 to 2.4 million cases of human campylobacteriosis occurring each year with illnesses ra ...
... non-spore forming, Gram-negative microaerophilic, bacteria commonly found in animal feces. C. jejuni is the most commonly reported bacterial cause of food borne infection in the United States with an estimated 2.1 to 2.4 million cases of human campylobacteriosis occurring each year with illnesses ra ...
Emerging Vector-borne Diseases in a Changing Environment
... discovered the Ventao region of northern Italy. More recently, Ochlerotatus japonicus, an Asian mosquito, has been reported from Normandy, France where it was found breeding in tires, like the above Aedes species (12). The establishment of exotic mosquitoes in Australia and New Zeland was viewed as ...
... discovered the Ventao region of northern Italy. More recently, Ochlerotatus japonicus, an Asian mosquito, has been reported from Normandy, France where it was found breeding in tires, like the above Aedes species (12). The establishment of exotic mosquitoes in Australia and New Zeland was viewed as ...
upper resp tract infection pper Respiratory Tract Infection
... children is group A Streptococci (S.pyogenes). The next most common causes of pharyngitis are: • In Oropharynx: o EBV, adenoviruses and enteroviruses: Coxsackievirus group A causes herpangina (small vesicles on the mucus membrane of throat) and hand, foot and mouth disease. ...
... children is group A Streptococci (S.pyogenes). The next most common causes of pharyngitis are: • In Oropharynx: o EBV, adenoviruses and enteroviruses: Coxsackievirus group A causes herpangina (small vesicles on the mucus membrane of throat) and hand, foot and mouth disease. ...
Economic crisis and communicable diseases in Greece
... Source: Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS surveillance in Greece, data reported through 31/12/2013. ...
... Source: Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS surveillance in Greece, data reported through 31/12/2013. ...
UVU Ebola FAQ
... person by way of broken skin or mucous membranes (eyes, nose, and mouth). The virus can be located on objects (needles/syringes) as well. The people at the highest risk of getting sick are those caring for the sick person and coming in contact with infected blood or body fluids. ...
... person by way of broken skin or mucous membranes (eyes, nose, and mouth). The virus can be located on objects (needles/syringes) as well. The people at the highest risk of getting sick are those caring for the sick person and coming in contact with infected blood or body fluids. ...
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause
... In many developed countries (e.g. those in western Europe and North America), patterns of transmission are different than those mentioned above. Today, the majority of infections in these countries are transmitted during young adulthood by sexual activity and injecting drug use. HBV is a major infec ...
... In many developed countries (e.g. those in western Europe and North America), patterns of transmission are different than those mentioned above. Today, the majority of infections in these countries are transmitted during young adulthood by sexual activity and injecting drug use. HBV is a major infec ...