EBOLA VIRUS WHAT NURSES NEED TO KNOW
... WHAT NURSES NEED TO KNOW Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness that can have a fatality rate of 60-90%. Ebola outbreaks have occurred primarily in remote areas in Central and West Africa near tropical rain forests. The virus is transmitted from wild animals to people and then sp ...
... WHAT NURSES NEED TO KNOW Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal illness that can have a fatality rate of 60-90%. Ebola outbreaks have occurred primarily in remote areas in Central and West Africa near tropical rain forests. The virus is transmitted from wild animals to people and then sp ...
Infectious Disease in Out of Home Child Care, Part III
... lesions cannot be contained under a bandage that is under clothes (i.e., lesions on hands or face) 1Courtesy ...
... lesions cannot be contained under a bandage that is under clothes (i.e., lesions on hands or face) 1Courtesy ...
Introduction to Virology I All living things survive in a sea of viruses
... • We eat and breathe billions of them regularly ‐breathe 6 liters of air per minute, eat thousands of grams of food and its allied contaminants per day, touch heaven knows what and put our fingers in our eyes and mouths ‐ every milliliter of seawater has more than a million virus particles • We ...
... • We eat and breathe billions of them regularly ‐breathe 6 liters of air per minute, eat thousands of grams of food and its allied contaminants per day, touch heaven knows what and put our fingers in our eyes and mouths ‐ every milliliter of seawater has more than a million virus particles • We ...
ppt
... Petunia vein clearing virus Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus (erad.) Nemesia necrotic ring virus ...
... Petunia vein clearing virus Chrysanthemum stem necrosis virus (erad.) Nemesia necrotic ring virus ...
8.1.3.A ChickenpoxOutbreak
... number of people. Throughout history, epidemics have had dramatic effects on human political and social history. The 1918 avian flu outbreak killed an estimated 30-50 million people worldwide and may have been the most devastating shortduration epidemic in history. Other epidemics include smallpox, ...
... number of people. Throughout history, epidemics have had dramatic effects on human political and social history. The 1918 avian flu outbreak killed an estimated 30-50 million people worldwide and may have been the most devastating shortduration epidemic in history. Other epidemics include smallpox, ...
Paramyxoviruses
... Causes repeated infections throughout life, usually associated with moderate- to severe cold –like symptoms Severe lower respiratory tract disease may occur at any age, especially elderly & those with compromised cardiac, pulmonary or immune systems ...
... Causes repeated infections throughout life, usually associated with moderate- to severe cold –like symptoms Severe lower respiratory tract disease may occur at any age, especially elderly & those with compromised cardiac, pulmonary or immune systems ...
not considered life!
... Syphilis is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum ...
... Syphilis is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum ...
Viruses vs. Prokaryotes
... Mimivirus, a double-stranded DNA virus, is the largest virus yet discovered There is controversy about whether this virus evolved before or after cells ...
... Mimivirus, a double-stranded DNA virus, is the largest virus yet discovered There is controversy about whether this virus evolved before or after cells ...
What about viruses?
... Effects of infection can be mild or so severe they are lethal. Different viruses have many different points of entry into a host’s body. They can be inhaled or ingested; they can be transferred by blood transfusion, sexual contact, birth, or insect vector; etc. The death of infected cells produces ...
... Effects of infection can be mild or so severe they are lethal. Different viruses have many different points of entry into a host’s body. They can be inhaled or ingested; they can be transferred by blood transfusion, sexual contact, birth, or insect vector; etc. The death of infected cells produces ...
Viral Replication Viral Replication: Basic Concepts
... steps in replication cycle • Viruses depend on host cell machinery to complete replication cycle and must commandeer that machinery to successfully replicate ...
... steps in replication cycle • Viruses depend on host cell machinery to complete replication cycle and must commandeer that machinery to successfully replicate ...
Disease Cheat Sheet
... transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of infected Aedes or Haemagogus species mosquitoes. Mosquitoes acquire the virus by feeding on infected primates (human or nonhuman) and then can transmit the virus to other primates (human or non-human). Humans infected with yellow fever virus are in ...
... transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of infected Aedes or Haemagogus species mosquitoes. Mosquitoes acquire the virus by feeding on infected primates (human or nonhuman) and then can transmit the virus to other primates (human or non-human). Humans infected with yellow fever virus are in ...
Document
... Learning Target: Communicable Disease Chain of Infection I Can… Describe how communicable diseases are transmitted and how the chain of infection can be ...
... Learning Target: Communicable Disease Chain of Infection I Can… Describe how communicable diseases are transmitted and how the chain of infection can be ...
Mike Shaw - Institute for People and Technology
... • NA stalk deletion aa 69-73 characteristic of poultry adaptation • M1 protein: N30D and T215A – increased virulence in mice • PB2: • 89V – enhanced polymerase activity and increased virulence in mice • 627K - enhanced polymerase activity and increased virulence in mice (most human isolates; absent ...
... • NA stalk deletion aa 69-73 characteristic of poultry adaptation • M1 protein: N30D and T215A – increased virulence in mice • PB2: • 89V – enhanced polymerase activity and increased virulence in mice • 627K - enhanced polymerase activity and increased virulence in mice (most human isolates; absent ...
Biohazard Sorting Application Form This form must be filled out
... origin? Is there a known infectious agent involved? If a cell line is involved, what is its origin and how long has it been in culture? Are there any known transforming agents involved (e.g., viruses such as EBV, SV-40 or vectors carrying known oncogenes)? ...
... origin? Is there a known infectious agent involved? If a cell line is involved, what is its origin and how long has it been in culture? Are there any known transforming agents involved (e.g., viruses such as EBV, SV-40 or vectors carrying known oncogenes)? ...
8_Infectious_Diseases_
... membranes of the nose and throat Common effects of the cold sore throat, runny nose, fever, etc. ...
... membranes of the nose and throat Common effects of the cold sore throat, runny nose, fever, etc. ...
LUMPY SKIN DISEASE (LSD)
... Currently, LSD is present in sub-Saharan Africa and Egypt. Transmission Transmission is mainly indirect through insects such as Stomoxys calcitrans and Musca confiscata The main vectors are still unknown. Direct transmission is also possible through saliva, milk, sperm, or through contact with lesio ...
... Currently, LSD is present in sub-Saharan Africa and Egypt. Transmission Transmission is mainly indirect through insects such as Stomoxys calcitrans and Musca confiscata The main vectors are still unknown. Direct transmission is also possible through saliva, milk, sperm, or through contact with lesio ...
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... many illnesses for which bacterial agents could not be found. These included serious diseases such as smallpox, polio, rabies and influenza, as well as less serious maladies such as the common cold. These diseases, and many more, are caused by viruses. Viruses are infectious agents which are betwe ...
... many illnesses for which bacterial agents could not be found. These included serious diseases such as smallpox, polio, rabies and influenza, as well as less serious maladies such as the common cold. These diseases, and many more, are caused by viruses. Viruses are infectious agents which are betwe ...
What causes a cold and the flu?
... inside the cells of animals or humans. One of the differences between a cold and the flu is the kind of virus that causes each. The flu, medically known as influenza, is always caused by one of the influenza viruses. Colds (also known as viral rhinitis, nasopharyngitis, or nonspecific upper respirat ...
... inside the cells of animals or humans. One of the differences between a cold and the flu is the kind of virus that causes each. The flu, medically known as influenza, is always caused by one of the influenza viruses. Colds (also known as viral rhinitis, nasopharyngitis, or nonspecific upper respirat ...
Virus PPT
... 1.The immune system identifies these foreign substances (viruses and bacteria), also known as antigens. 2.Once antigens are identified, the immune system develops proteins that circulate in the blood. These proteins are called antibodies. They fight the infection by killing the antigens. Antibodies ...
... 1.The immune system identifies these foreign substances (viruses and bacteria), also known as antigens. 2.Once antigens are identified, the immune system develops proteins that circulate in the blood. These proteins are called antibodies. They fight the infection by killing the antigens. Antibodies ...
Transmission of Diseases via Animals and Insects Zoonotic infections
... • Plague is a disease caused by germs called bacteria, Yersinia pestis • It is usually passed between rodents, such as rats, mice, and squirrels, by the bite of an infected flea. The disease may be passed to people and cats by flea bites. People and cats may also get plague by coming in conta ...
... • Plague is a disease caused by germs called bacteria, Yersinia pestis • It is usually passed between rodents, such as rats, mice, and squirrels, by the bite of an infected flea. The disease may be passed to people and cats by flea bites. People and cats may also get plague by coming in conta ...
The immune system project - Town of Mansfield, Connecticut
... becoming infected with muscle aches, rash, red and itchy the virus: eyes, vomiting blood, stomach pain, bloody diarrhea fatigue, diarrhea Within one week of chest pain, shock, becoming infected with and death the virus: ...
... becoming infected with muscle aches, rash, red and itchy the virus: eyes, vomiting blood, stomach pain, bloody diarrhea fatigue, diarrhea Within one week of chest pain, shock, becoming infected with and death the virus: ...
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Sexual Health College Students[1]
... Vaginal membranes are very similar to mucus membranes Come in different flavors Difficult to find Cannot be used for penetrative sex ...
... Vaginal membranes are very similar to mucus membranes Come in different flavors Difficult to find Cannot be used for penetrative sex ...
Horses, humans and Hendra virus
... it and the subsequently identified Nipah virus (which shares >90% amino acid homology) were subsequently allotted to a new genus, Henipavirus, in the subfamily Paramyxovirinae. Eleven attributed bat-to-horse spillover events have been identified since the first description of the virus in 1994; four ...
... it and the subsequently identified Nipah virus (which shares >90% amino acid homology) were subsequently allotted to a new genus, Henipavirus, in the subfamily Paramyxovirinae. Eleven attributed bat-to-horse spillover events have been identified since the first description of the virus in 1994; four ...