Notifiable Diseases Policy
... Enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever) Food poisoning Haemolyticuraemic syndrome (HUS) ...
... Enteric fever (typhoid or paratyphoid fever) Food poisoning Haemolyticuraemic syndrome (HUS) ...
Horses, humans and Hendra virus
... identified since the first description of the virus in 1994; four of these have involved horse-to-human transmission, with a total of six people having been infected to date. Hendra virus has consistently demonstrated low infectivity but high case fatality in both horses (75%) and humans (50%). All ...
... identified since the first description of the virus in 1994; four of these have involved horse-to-human transmission, with a total of six people having been infected to date. Hendra virus has consistently demonstrated low infectivity but high case fatality in both horses (75%) and humans (50%). All ...
Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Hazards for Travelers in Africa
... Further, such exports of RVF to new areas beyond Africa, with establishment of new maintenance cycles, are not unlikely. RVF may affect herdsmen, farm workers, veterinarians, and abattoir workers as an occupational hazard by direct handling of infected animals and their products. Depending on locall ...
... Further, such exports of RVF to new areas beyond Africa, with establishment of new maintenance cycles, are not unlikely. RVF may affect herdsmen, farm workers, veterinarians, and abattoir workers as an occupational hazard by direct handling of infected animals and their products. Depending on locall ...
Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease (HFMD)
... HFMD is found in the stool, nose (mucus) and throat (spit, sputum) of an infected person. You can catch it by directly or indirectly: Breathing in air contaminated with the virus after an infected person close to you has sneezed or coughed Touching the stool of an infected person (ex. changing a ...
... HFMD is found in the stool, nose (mucus) and throat (spit, sputum) of an infected person. You can catch it by directly or indirectly: Breathing in air contaminated with the virus after an infected person close to you has sneezed or coughed Touching the stool of an infected person (ex. changing a ...
Updated Infectious Disease informational letter for medical providers
... Cases of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), AIDS-related conditions, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection, perinatal exposure to HIV, and CD4 T-lymphocyte counts <200 or 14% must be reported on forms and in a manner prescribed by the Director. ...
... Cases of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), AIDS-related conditions, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) infection, perinatal exposure to HIV, and CD4 T-lymphocyte counts <200 or 14% must be reported on forms and in a manner prescribed by the Director. ...
Kennel Cough - Emerald Street Kennels
... Kennel cough is an infection of the trachea or windpipe. Because the trachea becomes irritated from the infection, it causes a cough, which can be either productive or dry. It is not a simple disease to categorize because it can be caused by a variety of disease agents including parainfluenza virus, ...
... Kennel cough is an infection of the trachea or windpipe. Because the trachea becomes irritated from the infection, it causes a cough, which can be either productive or dry. It is not a simple disease to categorize because it can be caused by a variety of disease agents including parainfluenza virus, ...
Slapped Cheek Syndrome
... virus may affect the unborn child. Most women are immune to this virus but it is best to be safe, therefore if you are pregnant try and avoid contact with people who have Slapped Cheek. If you think you may have been in contact with Slapped Cheek please contact your midwife who may need to carry out ...
... virus may affect the unborn child. Most women are immune to this virus but it is best to be safe, therefore if you are pregnant try and avoid contact with people who have Slapped Cheek. If you think you may have been in contact with Slapped Cheek please contact your midwife who may need to carry out ...
Infectious Diseases Cloze Worksheet
... Signs and Symptoms - e.g. fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, Pyrogens – Pyrogens cause fever by changing the set-point temperature of the brain’s ‘thermostat’ from the normal 37oC up to higher temperatures such as 40oC. A person with a fever will sweat more to try to body temperature. The sick perso ...
... Signs and Symptoms - e.g. fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, Pyrogens – Pyrogens cause fever by changing the set-point temperature of the brain’s ‘thermostat’ from the normal 37oC up to higher temperatures such as 40oC. A person with a fever will sweat more to try to body temperature. The sick perso ...
VirusProject
... How does that virus get into the specific targeted system AND cells of the organism. What vector does it use to get from host to host? ...
... How does that virus get into the specific targeted system AND cells of the organism. What vector does it use to get from host to host? ...
Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Essential information
... Clinical trials are underway with a potential vaccine, but at this time, no proven vaccine is available. ...
... Clinical trials are underway with a potential vaccine, but at this time, no proven vaccine is available. ...
HOST GENETIC RISK
... In this thesis I describe two viruses. In the first part I illustrate why only some of us are infected during an outbreak with norovirus, the virus causing the yearly appearing “winter vomiting disease”. I also describe a norovirus strain, which has circumvented the factor that normally prevents th ...
... In this thesis I describe two viruses. In the first part I illustrate why only some of us are infected during an outbreak with norovirus, the virus causing the yearly appearing “winter vomiting disease”. I also describe a norovirus strain, which has circumvented the factor that normally prevents th ...
Dr William Weir
... “new” meaning hitherto undiscovered, as it is fully appreciated that there are probably very many undiscovered viruses out there in the biological ecosystem, often being carried silently (ie without illness) by a large range of animals, including humans. The disease -causing potential of these virus ...
... “new” meaning hitherto undiscovered, as it is fully appreciated that there are probably very many undiscovered viruses out there in the biological ecosystem, often being carried silently (ie without illness) by a large range of animals, including humans. The disease -causing potential of these virus ...
feature feature - Laboratory Medicine
... In the spring of 2003, the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) resulted in the issuing of a clinical description and preliminary information about diagnosis and cause. The incubation period is generally 2 to 7 days, although some isolated reports suggests that incubation may require ...
... In the spring of 2003, the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) resulted in the issuing of a clinical description and preliminary information about diagnosis and cause. The incubation period is generally 2 to 7 days, although some isolated reports suggests that incubation may require ...
chapter 64d-3 control of communicable diseases and conditions which
... (bbbb) Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE). (cccc) Vibrio cholerae (T). (dddd) Vibrio Infections, other. (eeee) Viral hemorrhagic fever (includes Ebola, Marburg, Lassa and Machupo) (T). (ffff) West Nile virus disease (includes WNV encephalitis and WNV fever). (gggg) Western eguine encephalitis (WEE ...
... (bbbb) Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE). (cccc) Vibrio cholerae (T). (dddd) Vibrio Infections, other. (eeee) Viral hemorrhagic fever (includes Ebola, Marburg, Lassa and Machupo) (T). (ffff) West Nile virus disease (includes WNV encephalitis and WNV fever). (gggg) Western eguine encephalitis (WEE ...
Virus Codes Actions
... that will be potentially infected. • A virus which watches for a date is known as a TIME BOMB, and a virus which watches for an action is known as a LOGIC BOMB. ...
... that will be potentially infected. • A virus which watches for a date is known as a TIME BOMB, and a virus which watches for an action is known as a LOGIC BOMB. ...
Ebola Virus Disease : Are We Prepared?
... virus to humans occurs, remain unknown. Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola virus though 8-10 d ays is most common. Human to human transmission of the Ebola virus is through direct or indirect contact with blood and body fluids. Contact tracing is very important an ...
... virus to humans occurs, remain unknown. Symptoms may appear anywhere from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola virus though 8-10 d ays is most common. Human to human transmission of the Ebola virus is through direct or indirect contact with blood and body fluids. Contact tracing is very important an ...
Marburg virus disease
Marburg virus disease (MVD; formerly Marburg hemorrhagic fever) is a severe illness of humans and non-human primates caused by either of the two marburgviruses, Marburg virus (MARV) and Ravn virus (RAVV). MVD is a viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), and the clinical symptoms are indistinguishable from Ebola virus disease (EVD).