Chapter 22 Powerpoint Show
... arboviral encephalitis, including mode of transmission, etiology, and disease symptoms. ...
... arboviral encephalitis, including mode of transmission, etiology, and disease symptoms. ...
A cellular model for pandemic influenza outbreak simulation and
... Introduction Influenza is an airborne infectious disease which has a huge public health impact worldwide. Only in the twentieth century, there have been three pandemic outbreaks of influenza: in 1918, 1957 and 1968 causing widespread mortality especially amongst healthy people. The 1918 outbreak was ...
... Introduction Influenza is an airborne infectious disease which has a huge public health impact worldwide. Only in the twentieth century, there have been three pandemic outbreaks of influenza: in 1918, 1957 and 1968 causing widespread mortality especially amongst healthy people. The 1918 outbreak was ...
Stigmatized by viral infection Stephan Becker, Philipps
... The Marburg virus was named after the German town where it was first identified in 1967. At that time, monkeys imported from Uganda infected laboratory workers, who were hospitalized with the severe and unknown disease. Marburg virus is related to the Ebola virus, and is also responsible for outbrea ...
... The Marburg virus was named after the German town where it was first identified in 1967. At that time, monkeys imported from Uganda infected laboratory workers, who were hospitalized with the severe and unknown disease. Marburg virus is related to the Ebola virus, and is also responsible for outbrea ...
Reporting Criteria of Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome
... The main route of infection is bite by ticks carrying SFTSV. The incubation period is 6-14 days. The main symptoms are fever and gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and melena) associated occasionally with headache, myalgia, neurological symptoms, lymphadenopathy a ...
... The main route of infection is bite by ticks carrying SFTSV. The incubation period is 6-14 days. The main symptoms are fever and gastrointestinal symptoms (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and melena) associated occasionally with headache, myalgia, neurological symptoms, lymphadenopathy a ...
SIR models and CAs
... • Change in Recovered Population dR/dt = aI a is recovery rate if illness (infectious period) lasts two days, then a = 0.5/day • Change in the Susceptible Population The # of possible contacts that spread infection is SI. Without births or immigration, S can only decrease dS/dt =−rSI, r is the tra ...
... • Change in Recovered Population dR/dt = aI a is recovery rate if illness (infectious period) lasts two days, then a = 0.5/day • Change in the Susceptible Population The # of possible contacts that spread infection is SI. Without births or immigration, S can only decrease dS/dt =−rSI, r is the tra ...
Smallpox (Variola)
... • Caused by virus, therefore not curable • Patients become immune after recovery, so vaccination is possible • Highly Contagious – Spread as aerosol through tiny droplets discharged from mouth and nose – Bodily fluids and discharge ...
... • Caused by virus, therefore not curable • Patients become immune after recovery, so vaccination is possible • Highly Contagious – Spread as aerosol through tiny droplets discharged from mouth and nose – Bodily fluids and discharge ...
Infectious Disease
... – Interfere with the cellular processes of the bacteria – One antibiotic will kill many different kinds of bacteria – Examples: Penicillin, Amoxicillin ...
... – Interfere with the cellular processes of the bacteria – One antibiotic will kill many different kinds of bacteria – Examples: Penicillin, Amoxicillin ...
BTY328: Viruses
... Agglutinated RBCs coat wells evenly, in contrast to nonagglutinated cells, which form a distinct button at the bottom of the well. The HA titer, shown at the right, is the last dilution that shows complete hemagglutination activity. (From Fields Virology, 4th ed, Knipe & Howley, eds, Lippincott Will ...
... Agglutinated RBCs coat wells evenly, in contrast to nonagglutinated cells, which form a distinct button at the bottom of the well. The HA titer, shown at the right, is the last dilution that shows complete hemagglutination activity. (From Fields Virology, 4th ed, Knipe & Howley, eds, Lippincott Will ...
Infectious Disease
... against the cold or flu. Body is sending virus fighting cells & proteins throughout the body so the pathogens wont reproduce. ...
... against the cold or flu. Body is sending virus fighting cells & proteins throughout the body so the pathogens wont reproduce. ...
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)
... safeguard against outbreaks − Raising the awareness and knowledge of travellers about the potential risk of diseases; − Increasing public confidence. ...
... safeguard against outbreaks − Raising the awareness and knowledge of travellers about the potential risk of diseases; − Increasing public confidence. ...
Lab Diagnosis of viral infections
... (MEM): essential aminoacids, vitamins, salts, glucose & bicarbonate in 5% CO2 with 5% fetal calf or calf serum, antibiotics & phenol red indicator ...
... (MEM): essential aminoacids, vitamins, salts, glucose & bicarbonate in 5% CO2 with 5% fetal calf or calf serum, antibiotics & phenol red indicator ...
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System and Their Impact
... emerging viruses, half of which cause serious neurological diseases [20]. Arthropod-borne viruses have been restricted in range geographically by the availability of their invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. However, modern transportation has introduced vectors that efficiently transmit arboviruses i ...
... emerging viruses, half of which cause serious neurological diseases [20]. Arthropod-borne viruses have been restricted in range geographically by the availability of their invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. However, modern transportation has introduced vectors that efficiently transmit arboviruses i ...
Infectious pancreatic necrosis - Department of Agriculture and Water
... • Virus may be spread and healthy stocks exposed via contaminated transport water, ...
... • Virus may be spread and healthy stocks exposed via contaminated transport water, ...
african horse sickness
... AHSV’s isolated from the field using type specific antisera Development of a type-specific gel-based RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR using hybridisation probes for identification and differentiation AHSV genotypes provides a rapid typing method for AHSV in tissue samples and blood. There is a good corre ...
... AHSV’s isolated from the field using type specific antisera Development of a type-specific gel-based RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR using hybridisation probes for identification and differentiation AHSV genotypes provides a rapid typing method for AHSV in tissue samples and blood. There is a good corre ...
AIDS - Home
... Treatment of HIV Infections/AIDS (1 of 3) • No cure for AIDS • Primary therapy includes use of various combinations of three different types of antiretroviral agents to maximally inhibit HIV viral replication with fewer adverse reactions • Treatment schedules revised as new drugs are developed and ...
... Treatment of HIV Infections/AIDS (1 of 3) • No cure for AIDS • Primary therapy includes use of various combinations of three different types of antiretroviral agents to maximally inhibit HIV viral replication with fewer adverse reactions • Treatment schedules revised as new drugs are developed and ...
The Immune System: Video Response Notes Part 1
... 9. What is a major role of dendritic cells in fighting the influenza-B virus? 10. Where are T-cells located? 11. What is the role of the T-cell in fighting infection? ...
... 9. What is a major role of dendritic cells in fighting the influenza-B virus? 10. Where are T-cells located? 11. What is the role of the T-cell in fighting infection? ...
Iowa Wing Bloodborne Pathogens
... HIV • Transmitted by: – Blood – Semen or Vaginal secretions – Childbirth with an infected mother – Breast-feeding – Body fluids – CSF ...
... HIV • Transmitted by: – Blood – Semen or Vaginal secretions – Childbirth with an infected mother – Breast-feeding – Body fluids – CSF ...
Risk of widespread outbreak of Rift Valley fever linked to
... goats, were identified as animal hosts in initial records of RVFV’s emergence in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya in 1931 (Daubney & Garnham, 1931). Yet the factors that lead to emergence of RVFV have yet to be identified. Why did this virus emerge in this specific area of Africa, and what caused it t ...
... goats, were identified as animal hosts in initial records of RVFV’s emergence in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya in 1931 (Daubney & Garnham, 1931). Yet the factors that lead to emergence of RVFV have yet to be identified. Why did this virus emerge in this specific area of Africa, and what caused it t ...
Autoimmune dz`s
... Macrophage is Key Player in Viral Diseases • Symptoms (fever, myalgias, arthralgias, cachexia, fatigue, headache) can all be ascribed to a single MΦ cytokine, TNF-α • Macrophage Permeability Factor (MPF) increases leakiness of blood vessels→ ↑ICP → severe HA (WNV), pulm. edema (avian flu) • Macroph ...
... Macrophage is Key Player in Viral Diseases • Symptoms (fever, myalgias, arthralgias, cachexia, fatigue, headache) can all be ascribed to a single MΦ cytokine, TNF-α • Macrophage Permeability Factor (MPF) increases leakiness of blood vessels→ ↑ICP → severe HA (WNV), pulm. edema (avian flu) • Macroph ...
Ch 6 Lifeguarding
... • Can be severe or fatal • Can be in the body for up to 6 months before symptoms appear. • Sign and symptoms: flu-like, jaundice, fatigue, joint pain, nausea, loss of appetite • There is currently a vaccine (3 doses) must be made available to all employees who have occupational exposure, including L ...
... • Can be severe or fatal • Can be in the body for up to 6 months before symptoms appear. • Sign and symptoms: flu-like, jaundice, fatigue, joint pain, nausea, loss of appetite • There is currently a vaccine (3 doses) must be made available to all employees who have occupational exposure, including L ...
Climate change impacts on West Nile virus transmission in a global
... member of the Japanese encephalitis serocomplex. The viruses can be designated into at least five phylogenetic lineages but only lineages 1 and 2 have been associated with significant disease outbreaks in humans [12,13]. The enzootic cycle is driven by continuous virus transmission to susceptible bi ...
... member of the Japanese encephalitis serocomplex. The viruses can be designated into at least five phylogenetic lineages but only lineages 1 and 2 have been associated with significant disease outbreaks in humans [12,13]. The enzootic cycle is driven by continuous virus transmission to susceptible bi ...