WASH and HIV: current research and opportunities
... of hospitalization, long-term illness, and death as a result of WASH-related infections • Children who are HIV+, as well as those who are HIV- but cared for by mothers that are HIV+, are at greater risk of poor nutritional status and health which can be caused or aggravated by enteric infection (Fil ...
... of hospitalization, long-term illness, and death as a result of WASH-related infections • Children who are HIV+, as well as those who are HIV- but cared for by mothers that are HIV+, are at greater risk of poor nutritional status and health which can be caused or aggravated by enteric infection (Fil ...
Wiping out trachoma River blindness
... because she can’t see. I like to fetch water for her to drink. When I grow up I want to be a farmer and work in the field. I am very happy to have treatment that will stop me going blind like my grandmother. If I was blind I know it would always be very dark and I would be frightened.” ...
... because she can’t see. I like to fetch water for her to drink. When I grow up I want to be a farmer and work in the field. I am very happy to have treatment that will stop me going blind like my grandmother. If I was blind I know it would always be very dark and I would be frightened.” ...
lcif impact
... Olympics Opening Eyes Program has screened at Special Olympics sporting events worldwide. ...
... Olympics Opening Eyes Program has screened at Special Olympics sporting events worldwide. ...
Blepharitis - The Eye Center
... potential secondary eye infection. It is more commonly seen in people who have oily skin, dandruff, or dry eyes. It can be seen in both young children and adults. Everyone has bacteria on the surface of the skin, but some people are more sensitive to it. As the bacteria replicates, it causes burning ...
... potential secondary eye infection. It is more commonly seen in people who have oily skin, dandruff, or dry eyes. It can be seen in both young children and adults. Everyone has bacteria on the surface of the skin, but some people are more sensitive to it. As the bacteria replicates, it causes burning ...
Conjunctival scarring - The College of Optometrists
... the eye and the underside of the eyelids, to become scarred. These include injury, infection, allergy and autoimmune diseases, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells or tissues. On a global scale, a major cause of conjunctival scarring and blindness is an infectious disease called t ...
... the eye and the underside of the eyelids, to become scarred. These include injury, infection, allergy and autoimmune diseases, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells or tissues. On a global scale, a major cause of conjunctival scarring and blindness is an infectious disease called t ...
The Conjunctiva
... follicles and diffuse infiltration with papillae. This is followed by chronic inflammation which eventually causes conjunctival scarring; this, in turn, may lead to trichiasis and corneal complications in older children and adults. ...
... follicles and diffuse infiltration with papillae. This is followed by chronic inflammation which eventually causes conjunctival scarring; this, in turn, may lead to trichiasis and corneal complications in older children and adults. ...
Trachoma and Conjunctivitis
... predominantly clustered in families who share communal housing of interconnecting roof spaces through which flies could freely fly. Obviously a close contact with infected ocular secretions within the family is considered to be a significant channel of trachoma transmission. Chronic infection in old ...
... predominantly clustered in families who share communal housing of interconnecting roof spaces through which flies could freely fly. Obviously a close contact with infected ocular secretions within the family is considered to be a significant channel of trachoma transmission. Chronic infection in old ...
Chlamydia trachomatis
... headache, sore throat, nausea, and vomiting Chlamydia trachomatis: Trachoma • “rough” “trachoma” granulations on conjunctiva • Serotypes A-C • Single, greatest cause blindness developing countries • Infections mainly children (reservoir), infected first three months life • Transmission eye-to-eye, d ...
... headache, sore throat, nausea, and vomiting Chlamydia trachomatis: Trachoma • “rough” “trachoma” granulations on conjunctiva • Serotypes A-C • Single, greatest cause blindness developing countries • Infections mainly children (reservoir), infected first three months life • Transmission eye-to-eye, d ...
STD Unit 46
... from other causes. Occasional painless lesions. The patient is not infectious. Syphilis can attack fetus in pregnancy & kill or seriously deform it. ...
... from other causes. Occasional painless lesions. The patient is not infectious. Syphilis can attack fetus in pregnancy & kill or seriously deform it. ...
TRACHOMA IN THE BRITISH COLONIAL EMPIRE.—ITS RELATION
... ensuing paragraph. It is also recommended for the school staff. If any pupil is considered to be suffering from established trachoma the drops are not to be used, and the following treatment is to be used instead:-Small tubes of copper citrate ointment will be supplied by the Department in Ottawa. A ...
... ensuing paragraph. It is also recommended for the school staff. If any pupil is considered to be suffering from established trachoma the drops are not to be used, and the following treatment is to be used instead:-Small tubes of copper citrate ointment will be supplied by the Department in Ottawa. A ...
Chlamydia trachomatis - Biosafety @ McMaster
... C. trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen (i.e. the bacterium lives within human cells) and can cause numerous disease states in both men and women. Both sexes can display urethritis, proctitis (rectal disease and bleeding), trachoma, and infertility. The bacterium can cause prostatitis a ...
... C. trachomatis is an obligate intracellular pathogen (i.e. the bacterium lives within human cells) and can cause numerous disease states in both men and women. Both sexes can display urethritis, proctitis (rectal disease and bleeding), trachoma, and infertility. The bacterium can cause prostatitis a ...
Chlamydia trachomatis
... reinfection results in a inflammatory response and subsequent tissue damage. ...
... reinfection results in a inflammatory response and subsequent tissue damage. ...
THE GENUS CLOSTRIDUM
... reinfection results in a inflammatory response and subsequent tissue damage. ...
... reinfection results in a inflammatory response and subsequent tissue damage. ...
chlamydia trachomatis
... • Screening women at risk for genital C. trachomatis infection has been shown to decrease the rate of pelvic inflammatory disease, thus preventing subsequent reproductive sequelae. • Demonstration of C trachomatis by smear or culture requires the collection of epithelial (not inflammatory) cells fr ...
... • Screening women at risk for genital C. trachomatis infection has been shown to decrease the rate of pelvic inflammatory disease, thus preventing subsequent reproductive sequelae. • Demonstration of C trachomatis by smear or culture requires the collection of epithelial (not inflammatory) cells fr ...
ACUTE BACTERIAL CONJUNCTIVITIS
... Mild conjunctivitis is rarely investigated and is usually treated empirically. Microscopic examination of a stained smear or culture of the discharge is required to differentiate bacterial from viral or allergic conjunctivitis. Swabs should be taken for culture and PCR testing when serious bacterial ...
... Mild conjunctivitis is rarely investigated and is usually treated empirically. Microscopic examination of a stained smear or culture of the discharge is required to differentiate bacterial from viral or allergic conjunctivitis. Swabs should be taken for culture and PCR testing when serious bacterial ...
Unexplained Benefits of Antibiotics in Childhood
... if such drugs are administered without adequate precautions . . . toxic symptoms will occur.” They were prescient: current guidelines do not recommend antibiotics for the prevention of traveler’s diarrhea because of the adverse effects of these drugs, and concern about selecting resistant bacteria [ ...
... if such drugs are administered without adequate precautions . . . toxic symptoms will occur.” They were prescient: current guidelines do not recommend antibiotics for the prevention of traveler’s diarrhea because of the adverse effects of these drugs, and concern about selecting resistant bacteria [ ...
Eradicating preventable blindness – Vision 2020
... eyelashes irritate and then scar the cornea. The most important risk factor that leads to loss of vision is repetitive infection. The disease can be spread within the same individual, from infected to non-infected tissue, through sexual intercourse, during passage through the birth canal during deli ...
... eyelashes irritate and then scar the cornea. The most important risk factor that leads to loss of vision is repetitive infection. The disease can be spread within the same individual, from infected to non-infected tissue, through sexual intercourse, during passage through the birth canal during deli ...
Optic Herpes
... Treatment depends on the severity of the infection. It can be treated with topical and sometimes oral anti-viral medications. The doctor may chose to scrap the affected areas of the cornea to remove the diseased cells. If the patient experiences permanent corneal scarring as a result of severe and r ...
... Treatment depends on the severity of the infection. It can be treated with topical and sometimes oral anti-viral medications. The doctor may chose to scrap the affected areas of the cornea to remove the diseased cells. If the patient experiences permanent corneal scarring as a result of severe and r ...
Knowledge, practices and perception(2)
... Knowledge of signs and symptoms of trachoma among the respondents in our study was low where 26.5% of child caretakers did not know signs and symptoms of trachoma. However, majority of the respondents (70%) had a local name (Enkoe) for the infection and about half of them (46%) of the respondents kn ...
... Knowledge of signs and symptoms of trachoma among the respondents in our study was low where 26.5% of child caretakers did not know signs and symptoms of trachoma. However, majority of the respondents (70%) had a local name (Enkoe) for the infection and about half of them (46%) of the respondents kn ...
Neglected Tropical Diseases: an Overview
... bone, eyes, and other tissues. Limb amputations may be needed to save a patient's life. ...
... bone, eyes, and other tissues. Limb amputations may be needed to save a patient's life. ...
Chlamydia and Chlamydophila species1.14 MB
... • Acquired from the mother during birth. • If untreated the infection usually resolves, but a substantial proportion of these infants develop chlamydial pneumonia about 6 weeks after birth ...
... • Acquired from the mother during birth. • If untreated the infection usually resolves, but a substantial proportion of these infants develop chlamydial pneumonia about 6 weeks after birth ...
39. Diseases of Poor Hygiene and Environmental Health: Trachoma
... direct mother-to-newborn transmission can occur during birth if the mother has Chlamydia bacteria in her birth canal. These bacteria can live in the genitals of males and females, causing a sexually transmitted infection, which can get into the eyes of the baby as it is born. This is why tetracyclin ...
... direct mother-to-newborn transmission can occur during birth if the mother has Chlamydia bacteria in her birth canal. These bacteria can live in the genitals of males and females, causing a sexually transmitted infection, which can get into the eyes of the baby as it is born. This is why tetracyclin ...
Trachoma
Trachoma, also called granular conjunctivitis, Egyptian ophthalmia, and blinding trachoma is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. The infection causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids. This roughening can lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and possibly to blindness.The bacteria that cause the disease can be spread by both direct and indirect contact with an affected person's eyes or nose. Indirect contact includes through clothing or flies that have come into contact with an affected person's eyes or nose. Many infections are usually needed over a period of years before scarring of the eyelid becomes so great that the eyelashes begin to rub against the eye. Children spread the disease more often than adults. Poor sanitation, crowded living conditions, and not enough clean water and toilets also increase spread.Efforts to prevent the disease include improving access to clean water and decreasing the number of people infected by treatment with antibiotics. This may include treating, all at once, whole groups of people in whom the disease is known to be common. Washing by itself is not enough to prevent disease but may be useful with other measures. Treatment options include oral azithromycin or topical tetracycline. Azithromycin is preferred because it can be used as a single oral dose. After scarring of the eyelid has occurred surgery may be required to correct the position of the eyelashes and prevent blindness.Globally, about 80 million people have an active infection. In some areas infections may be present in as many as 60–90% of children and more commonly affects women than men likely due to their closer contact with children. The disease is the cause of a poor ability to see in 2.2 million people of which 1.2 million are completely blind. It commonly occurs in 53 countries of Africa, Asia, Central and South America with about 230 million people at risk. It results in 8 billion USD of economic losses a year. It belongs to a group of diseases known as neglected tropical diseases.