Blood thicker than water: kinship, disease prevalence and group
... born into social groups harbouring infected adults. Furthermore, within the social group a kinship structure will exist, perhaps yielding heterogeneity in contact rates at a finer scale among group members. ‘Pseudo-vertical transmission’, whereby disease transmission occurs via lactation of offsprin ...
... born into social groups harbouring infected adults. Furthermore, within the social group a kinship structure will exist, perhaps yielding heterogeneity in contact rates at a finer scale among group members. ‘Pseudo-vertical transmission’, whereby disease transmission occurs via lactation of offsprin ...
Journal of Clinical Virology The importance of being earnest
... The serological profile would be consistent with three possible scenarios: (i) early HBV infection1 ; (ii) cross-reactivity as the result of recent vaccination with recombinant HBsAg2 ; or (iii) non-specific cross-reactivity within the assay, perhaps due to the physiological state of pregnancy, as has ...
... The serological profile would be consistent with three possible scenarios: (i) early HBV infection1 ; (ii) cross-reactivity as the result of recent vaccination with recombinant HBsAg2 ; or (iii) non-specific cross-reactivity within the assay, perhaps due to the physiological state of pregnancy, as has ...
The Conservation Relevance of Epidemiological Research into
... leading to an estimate of 1000 fatalities across the entire ecosystem. The Serengeti disease outbreaks played a major role in raising awareness about the potential for disease to act as a local extinction threat (in the case of rabies in wild dogs) and as a major mortality factor in high-profile pop ...
... leading to an estimate of 1000 fatalities across the entire ecosystem. The Serengeti disease outbreaks played a major role in raising awareness about the potential for disease to act as a local extinction threat (in the case of rabies in wild dogs) and as a major mortality factor in high-profile pop ...
REPORT ON THE ANIMAL HEALTH SITUATION IN GREENLAND
... diseases are immediately reported to the O.I.E. while list B diseases are normally reported to O.I.E. once a year. LIST A DISEASES Definition according to O.I.E.: List A diseases are transmissible diseases which have the potential for very serious and rapid spread, irrespective of national borders, ...
... diseases are immediately reported to the O.I.E. while list B diseases are normally reported to O.I.E. once a year. LIST A DISEASES Definition according to O.I.E.: List A diseases are transmissible diseases which have the potential for very serious and rapid spread, irrespective of national borders, ...
COMMON ANTI-MALARIAL DRUG PRESCRIPTION AND PATIENT AFFORDABILITY IN SOKOTO NIGERIA Research Article
... to be due to malaria) was 39% higher in the poorest socioeconomic status than in the richest [12]. However, in this study, malaria was found to be higher in middle (81.5%) and lower (12.5%) socio-economic Class. The effect of combination therapy is enhanced by inclusion of an artemisinin derivative. ...
... to be due to malaria) was 39% higher in the poorest socioeconomic status than in the richest [12]. However, in this study, malaria was found to be higher in middle (81.5%) and lower (12.5%) socio-economic Class. The effect of combination therapy is enhanced by inclusion of an artemisinin derivative. ...
Pediatric Uveitis C. Stephen Foster, M.D. Uveitis is the third leading
... There are, at any one time, approximately 115,000 cases of Pediatric Uveitis in the United States, with 2,250 new cases occurring each year. Spread across the entire U.S. population, therefore, and across all offices of Ophthalmic practitioners, the likelihood that any one individual practitioner wi ...
... There are, at any one time, approximately 115,000 cases of Pediatric Uveitis in the United States, with 2,250 new cases occurring each year. Spread across the entire U.S. population, therefore, and across all offices of Ophthalmic practitioners, the likelihood that any one individual practitioner wi ...
The Role of STD Prevention and Treatment in HIV Prevention
... g How can STD treatment slow the spread of HIV infection? Evidence from intervention studies indicates that detecting and treating STDs may reduce HIV transmission. • STD treatment reduces an individual’s ability to transmit HIV. Studies have shown that treating STDs in HIVinfected individuals decr ...
... g How can STD treatment slow the spread of HIV infection? Evidence from intervention studies indicates that detecting and treating STDs may reduce HIV transmission. • STD treatment reduces an individual’s ability to transmit HIV. Studies have shown that treating STDs in HIVinfected individuals decr ...
Natural history of disease / Population screening
... treating patients? That is one of the questions posed in a provocative article this week in The New England Journal of Medicine that looks at the fallout last year after a government panel recommended that women start having mammograms later in life and less frequently.” ...
... treating patients? That is one of the questions posed in a provocative article this week in The New England Journal of Medicine that looks at the fallout last year after a government panel recommended that women start having mammograms later in life and less frequently.” ...
Encephalopathy After Whole-Cell Pertussis or Measles Vaccination
... limited by the small number of cases exposed to vaccine; only 26 of the first 1000 reported cases (2.6%) had received DTP vaccine within 7 days of the onset of the encephalopathy; 30 of 2000 controls (1.5%) had received vaccine during the equivalent period.8 Most affected children recovered without ...
... limited by the small number of cases exposed to vaccine; only 26 of the first 1000 reported cases (2.6%) had received DTP vaccine within 7 days of the onset of the encephalopathy; 30 of 2000 controls (1.5%) had received vaccine during the equivalent period.8 Most affected children recovered without ...
an overview of community-acquired respiratory tract infections
... studies have demonstrated that it accounts for 6% to 20% of these pneumonias, it is more likely to cause acute tracheobronchitis or chronic bronchitis than pneumonitis.18,20 Indeed, chronic infection by C pneumoniae has been found to be common in chronic bronchitis.18,24 This chronic infection may c ...
... studies have demonstrated that it accounts for 6% to 20% of these pneumonias, it is more likely to cause acute tracheobronchitis or chronic bronchitis than pneumonitis.18,20 Indeed, chronic infection by C pneumoniae has been found to be common in chronic bronchitis.18,24 This chronic infection may c ...
Are We There Yet? Laboratory Preparedness for
... disease, how do clinical laboratories balance the risks to patients and the risk to laboratory workers? Eileen Burd: Outbreak situations generate a certain amount of fear among hospital and laboratory staff. Having emerging infectious disease protocols in place helps lessen that fear. Individuals ca ...
... disease, how do clinical laboratories balance the risks to patients and the risk to laboratory workers? Eileen Burd: Outbreak situations generate a certain amount of fear among hospital and laboratory staff. Having emerging infectious disease protocols in place helps lessen that fear. Individuals ca ...
Syphilis in Pregnancy and the Newborn
... For patients with a history of penicillin hypersensitivity, a penicillin desensitisation protocol can be found in Australian Therapeutic Guidelines, version 15, 2014 For patients who are hypersensitive to penicillin and where desensitisation is not possible, discuss with a Clinical Microbiologist or ...
... For patients with a history of penicillin hypersensitivity, a penicillin desensitisation protocol can be found in Australian Therapeutic Guidelines, version 15, 2014 For patients who are hypersensitive to penicillin and where desensitisation is not possible, discuss with a Clinical Microbiologist or ...
Interstitial Pneumonia - NSUCOMEMS Home
... In neonates: usually present with resp distress. Tx with pneumonia until you can prove otherwise. Most common cause of pneumonia/sepsis is group B hemolytic strep. Rule out TTP/HMD and tx for pneumonia. In afebrile/well: Always suspect Bordetella pertussis/Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma. Very yo ...
... In neonates: usually present with resp distress. Tx with pneumonia until you can prove otherwise. Most common cause of pneumonia/sepsis is group B hemolytic strep. Rule out TTP/HMD and tx for pneumonia. In afebrile/well: Always suspect Bordetella pertussis/Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma. Very yo ...
1 Why research infectious diseases of poverty?
... malaria is the leading cause of mortality in children under five years of age in Africa, constituting one tenth of the continent’s overall disease burden. In areas with high malaria transmission it accounts for 40% of public health expenditure, 30–50% of inpatient admissions and up to 50% of outpati ...
... malaria is the leading cause of mortality in children under five years of age in Africa, constituting one tenth of the continent’s overall disease burden. In areas with high malaria transmission it accounts for 40% of public health expenditure, 30–50% of inpatient admissions and up to 50% of outpati ...
Syphilis Information Sheet - United Blood Services for Hospitals
... A reactive MHA-TP test result and a reactive (positive) Syphilis-G EIA may indicate recent, past or treated syphilis, and the donor is permanently deferred from donating. The donor is advised to consult with his or her physician, because diagnosis should not be made on a positive test result without ...
... A reactive MHA-TP test result and a reactive (positive) Syphilis-G EIA may indicate recent, past or treated syphilis, and the donor is permanently deferred from donating. The donor is advised to consult with his or her physician, because diagnosis should not be made on a positive test result without ...
Section of Neuro-Infectious Disease Strategic Plan
... enlarge the knowledge base of the specialty as a whole • Annually promote scientific and clinical discussion of neurological infections at the AAN meeting and at the business meeting of the Section of Neuro-Infectious Diseases (SNID). • Annually identify a slate of objectives to be solved or investi ...
... enlarge the knowledge base of the specialty as a whole • Annually promote scientific and clinical discussion of neurological infections at the AAN meeting and at the business meeting of the Section of Neuro-Infectious Diseases (SNID). • Annually identify a slate of objectives to be solved or investi ...
Acute Fever - PEMCincinnati
... Fever is a common, yet frightening, physiologic response that has been the source of great consternation throughout the history of medicine. Hippocrates believed that illness was caused by imbalance of the four humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) and that fever “cooked” the excess hu ...
... Fever is a common, yet frightening, physiologic response that has been the source of great consternation throughout the history of medicine. Hippocrates believed that illness was caused by imbalance of the four humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) and that fever “cooked” the excess hu ...
Acute and chronic diarrhoea in childhood Diarrhoea, vomiting
... infectious - if acute then management of hydration and metabolites is key If chronic: assess whether failure to thrive or not – if chronic then management of weight and ...
... infectious - if acute then management of hydration and metabolites is key If chronic: assess whether failure to thrive or not – if chronic then management of weight and ...
EpSTEIN-BARR VIRUS
... EBV differential diagnosis and staging of the infection Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a member of the herpes virus family and is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis. In children the disease is often subclinical and indistinguishable from other mild diseases of childhood; in adults, the ill ...
... EBV differential diagnosis and staging of the infection Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a member of the herpes virus family and is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis. In children the disease is often subclinical and indistinguishable from other mild diseases of childhood; in adults, the ill ...
What can modeling tell us about the threat of antiviral drug resistance?
... briefly discuss antiviral resistance for HSV-2 and influenza. Recent studies indicate that for HSV-2 and influenza drug resistance is not likely to become a major public health problem. However, for HIV the situation is very different. Results from several studies predict that a high prevalence of d ...
... briefly discuss antiviral resistance for HSV-2 and influenza. Recent studies indicate that for HSV-2 and influenza drug resistance is not likely to become a major public health problem. However, for HIV the situation is very different. Results from several studies predict that a high prevalence of d ...
Tuberculosis in domestic animal species (PDF Available)
... Goats affected with TB may initially show dry coughing, progressive emaciation, occasional diarrhoea and death (Bezos et al., 2012). Post mortem examination of animals infected with M. bovis frequently reveals circumscribed pale yellow, white, caseous or caseocalcareus lesions of various sizes, ofte ...
... Goats affected with TB may initially show dry coughing, progressive emaciation, occasional diarrhoea and death (Bezos et al., 2012). Post mortem examination of animals infected with M. bovis frequently reveals circumscribed pale yellow, white, caseous or caseocalcareus lesions of various sizes, ofte ...
Case Study HERPES ZOSTER OF RIGHT MAXILLARY DIVISION OF
... Herpes zoster in the oral cavity results from the involvement of second and third branch of the trigeminal nerve. It develops 2-4 days after prodromal period, manifesting itself with general symptoms, such as fever, weakness, fatigue and neck stiffness. Paresthesia and burning sensation in the regio ...
... Herpes zoster in the oral cavity results from the involvement of second and third branch of the trigeminal nerve. It develops 2-4 days after prodromal period, manifesting itself with general symptoms, such as fever, weakness, fatigue and neck stiffness. Paresthesia and burning sensation in the regio ...
RSV - CHEO
... expert clinicians in RSV prophylaxis • These requests must state the patient’s specific medical illness, include a letter from the requesting physician detailing the clinical rationale, AND a supporting letter from either an infectious disease specialist or a neonatologist or a respirologist ...
... expert clinicians in RSV prophylaxis • These requests must state the patient’s specific medical illness, include a letter from the requesting physician detailing the clinical rationale, AND a supporting letter from either an infectious disease specialist or a neonatologist or a respirologist ...
IV. PARASITES A. Protozoa
... with chloroquine (for merozoites in blood) plus primaquine (for latent organisms in liver)—beware pts with G6PDH deficiency, in whom quinine-derivatives cause dangerous hemolytic anemia b) P. falciparum and Quartan fever: if P. falciparum or malariae proven or suspected, treat with chloroquine alone ...
... with chloroquine (for merozoites in blood) plus primaquine (for latent organisms in liver)—beware pts with G6PDH deficiency, in whom quinine-derivatives cause dangerous hemolytic anemia b) P. falciparum and Quartan fever: if P. falciparum or malariae proven or suspected, treat with chloroquine alone ...
Infectious Mononucleosis
... seroprevalence and the protective effect of passively transferred maternal antibodies. In developing countries and lower socioeconomic groups, most EBV infections occur in early childhood. Primary infections in young children are often manifested as nonspecific illnesses; typical symptoms of infecti ...
... seroprevalence and the protective effect of passively transferred maternal antibodies. In developing countries and lower socioeconomic groups, most EBV infections occur in early childhood. Primary infections in young children are often manifested as nonspecific illnesses; typical symptoms of infecti ...
Pandemic
A pandemic (from Greek πᾶν pan ""all"" and δῆμος demos ""people"") is an epidemic of infectious disease that has spread through human populations across a large region; for instance multiple continents, or even worldwide. A widespread endemic disease that is stable in terms of how many people are getting sick from it is not a pandemic. Further, flu pandemics generally exclude recurrences of seasonal flu. Throughout history there have been a number of pandemics, such as smallpox and tuberculosis. More recent pandemics include the HIV pandemic as well as the 1918 and 2009 H1N1 pandemics. The Black Death was a devastating pandemic, killing over 75 million people.