EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PUBLIC HEALTH
... is marked by an itchy, boil-like lesion that eventually forms an ulcer with a black center, called an eschar. The cutaneous form responds very well to antibiotics if treatment is started soon after symptoms ...
... is marked by an itchy, boil-like lesion that eventually forms an ulcer with a black center, called an eschar. The cutaneous form responds very well to antibiotics if treatment is started soon after symptoms ...
Russia, Supercourse and bioterrorism preparedness
... They causing such diseases as AIDS, hemorrhagic fevers, antibiotic resistant bacterial strains, hepatitis C, etc., A significant part of these infectious diseases result from the ability of microorganisms to mutate and adapt to humans and their medical treatment environment of medical prophylaxes an ...
... They causing such diseases as AIDS, hemorrhagic fevers, antibiotic resistant bacterial strains, hepatitis C, etc., A significant part of these infectious diseases result from the ability of microorganisms to mutate and adapt to humans and their medical treatment environment of medical prophylaxes an ...
Clinical - epidemiological aspects and diagnosis of an outbreak of
... From The 9th Edition of the Scientific Days of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Prof Dr Matei Bals Bucharest, Romania. 23-25 October 2013 Background Anthrax is an acute disease that affects both humans and animals. Most forms of the disease are lethal. Anthrax commonly infects herbivor ...
... From The 9th Edition of the Scientific Days of the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Prof Dr Matei Bals Bucharest, Romania. 23-25 October 2013 Background Anthrax is an acute disease that affects both humans and animals. Most forms of the disease are lethal. Anthrax commonly infects herbivor ...
Other Infectious Diseases - Western Oregon University
... What disease killed 300-500 million people worldwide but has since been eradicated from the human population? ...
... What disease killed 300-500 million people worldwide but has since been eradicated from the human population? ...
bioweapons_2016 - Kenston Local Schools
... – by eating or drinking contaminated food or water – by inhaling airborne bacteria. ...
... – by eating or drinking contaminated food or water – by inhaling airborne bacteria. ...
Viruses and Bacteria
... • Have not occurred in humans before • Have occurred in humans before, but affected only small numbers of people in isolated place (AIDS, Ebola) • Due to environmental changes ...
... • Have not occurred in humans before • Have occurred in humans before, but affected only small numbers of people in isolated place (AIDS, Ebola) • Due to environmental changes ...
Infectious Diseases
... Five major types of infectious agents (microbes): bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminthes: • Bacteria: They contain no organized internal membranous structures. Most reproduce by growing and dividing into two cells in a process known as binary fission. ...
... Five major types of infectious agents (microbes): bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminthes: • Bacteria: They contain no organized internal membranous structures. Most reproduce by growing and dividing into two cells in a process known as binary fission. ...
Vocabulary Terms
... Animal Sentinels – Animals that warn of health or environmental hazards. Zoonotic diseases may make animals sick before being transferred to humans. For example, outbreaks of West Nile are usually preceded by dead birds and sick horses. ...
... Animal Sentinels – Animals that warn of health or environmental hazards. Zoonotic diseases may make animals sick before being transferred to humans. For example, outbreaks of West Nile are usually preceded by dead birds and sick horses. ...
Jeanette Henson MPH 510 Week 6 Discussion – Investigating
... testing of a total population regardless of any risk factors that may or may not be present. Selective screening looks at risk factors that make people more susceptible to a certain disease and the people with the associated risk factors are screened. Mass Health Examinations are more observations t ...
... testing of a total population regardless of any risk factors that may or may not be present. Selective screening looks at risk factors that make people more susceptible to a certain disease and the people with the associated risk factors are screened. Mass Health Examinations are more observations t ...
BIOTERRORIST AGENTS
... McGovern TW, Christopher GW, Eitzen EM. Cutaneous manifestations of biological warfare and related threat agents. Arch Dermatol;1999;135:311-322. Nierengarten MB, Lutwick LI. Vaccines for viral hemorrhagic fevers: filoviruses and arenaviruses Medscape, 2002. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/43353 ...
... McGovern TW, Christopher GW, Eitzen EM. Cutaneous manifestations of biological warfare and related threat agents. Arch Dermatol;1999;135:311-322. Nierengarten MB, Lutwick LI. Vaccines for viral hemorrhagic fevers: filoviruses and arenaviruses Medscape, 2002. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/43353 ...
Viruses and Bacteria
... Replication of Viruses • Cannot multiply outside cells • Uses cell organelles to multiply • Process is called lytic cycle ...
... Replication of Viruses • Cannot multiply outside cells • Uses cell organelles to multiply • Process is called lytic cycle ...
Cryptococcus gattii - Pierce County Health Department
... coast of Vancouver Island. Cases have also occurred on the lower BC mainland. The exact geographic distribution of the fungus is not known, and may be expanding. In Washington State, C. gattii was first identified in cats near the Canadian border in 2005; dogs and pet birds have also been infected. ...
... coast of Vancouver Island. Cases have also occurred on the lower BC mainland. The exact geographic distribution of the fungus is not known, and may be expanding. In Washington State, C. gattii was first identified in cats near the Canadian border in 2005; dogs and pet birds have also been infected. ...
#1 - School of Public Health
... Anthrax- Bacillus anthracis Botulism- Clostridium botulinum Plague- Yersinia pestis Smallpox- Variola virus Tularemia- Francisella tularensis Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses ...
... Anthrax- Bacillus anthracis Botulism- Clostridium botulinum Plague- Yersinia pestis Smallpox- Variola virus Tularemia- Francisella tularensis Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses ...
Biological Agents
... A deliberate release of germs or other biological substances that can make people sick Usually enter the body through inhalation or ingestion. Absorption and injection is possible but less likely means of entry The initial response will most likely be made by direct patient care providers and the pu ...
... A deliberate release of germs or other biological substances that can make people sick Usually enter the body through inhalation or ingestion. Absorption and injection is possible but less likely means of entry The initial response will most likely be made by direct patient care providers and the pu ...
Influenza epidemic spread simulation for Poland a large
... using Bernoulli trials Choice of start and end points – Start point is home, destinations are randomly chosen from the distribution of all agents' geo-locations. choice of transfer cities – Shortest paths chosen using Dijkstra’s. choice of co-travellers - random number taken from the uniform p ...
... using Bernoulli trials Choice of start and end points – Start point is home, destinations are randomly chosen from the distribution of all agents' geo-locations. choice of transfer cities – Shortest paths chosen using Dijkstra’s. choice of co-travellers - random number taken from the uniform p ...
What is an infectious disease?
... Carrier: infected by pathogens but show no symptoms of the disease BUT can pass the disease to others. ...
... Carrier: infected by pathogens but show no symptoms of the disease BUT can pass the disease to others. ...
Speed: A Necessity for EHV-1 Diagnosis
... The standard for clearing a horse free of EHV-1 active infection is that the horse has been 21 days without clinical signs including fever AND to have each horse tested with nasal swabs PCR and buffy coat PCR to confirm the absence of virus. It is imperative to maintain the quarantine for the full t ...
... The standard for clearing a horse free of EHV-1 active infection is that the horse has been 21 days without clinical signs including fever AND to have each horse tested with nasal swabs PCR and buffy coat PCR to confirm the absence of virus. It is imperative to maintain the quarantine for the full t ...
What could have caused this?
... the body. having killed more people history than How disease. can we protect ourselves? any other infectious ...
... the body. having killed more people history than How disease. can we protect ourselves? any other infectious ...
Chap 40 infect disease SG
... 10. Is the following sentence true or false? Most of the bacteria and yeast that are found in false ...
... 10. Is the following sentence true or false? Most of the bacteria and yeast that are found in false ...
biological agents
... Effects: Inhalation and intestinal anthrax frequently kill their victims. Untreated skin anthrax can lead to blood poisoning, which can also kill. Symptoms: Inhalation anthrax has flu-like symptoms, intestinal anthrax has symptoms similar to food poisoning, skin anthrax starts with lesions. Lethal A ...
... Effects: Inhalation and intestinal anthrax frequently kill their victims. Untreated skin anthrax can lead to blood poisoning, which can also kill. Symptoms: Inhalation anthrax has flu-like symptoms, intestinal anthrax has symptoms similar to food poisoning, skin anthrax starts with lesions. Lethal A ...
Greg Gray`s final slides - 2
... may also have severe abdominal pain and delirium. Soon there after a maculopapular rash develops first on the oral mucosa, face, forearms, trunk and legs. – Within 1-2 days the rash becomes vesicular and later pustular. Crusts begin to form about the 8th days of rash. – Severe forms (hemorrhagic and ...
... may also have severe abdominal pain and delirium. Soon there after a maculopapular rash develops first on the oral mucosa, face, forearms, trunk and legs. – Within 1-2 days the rash becomes vesicular and later pustular. Crusts begin to form about the 8th days of rash. – Severe forms (hemorrhagic and ...
Prescriptive Protocol (Example #1)
... EXAMPLE #1 (This is only an example compiled from various specialties. The APRN and collaborating physician should review the prescribing protocols to ensure that they are relevant to the patient population and the APRN’s education and certification.) ...
... EXAMPLE #1 (This is only an example compiled from various specialties. The APRN and collaborating physician should review the prescribing protocols to ensure that they are relevant to the patient population and the APRN’s education and certification.) ...
Infectious Diseases
... Five major types of infectious agents (microbes): bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminthes: • Bacteria: They contain no organized internal membranous structures. Most reproduce by growing and dividing into two cells in a process known as binary fission. ...
... Five major types of infectious agents (microbes): bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and helminthes: • Bacteria: They contain no organized internal membranous structures. Most reproduce by growing and dividing into two cells in a process known as binary fission. ...
Outbreak Investigation and Response
... with reliable data. In the relatively short time that state public health has been formally engaged, infection rates have shown promising reductions. Food Safety: Foodborne Illness The United States needs an integrated national food monitoring system that has robust capacity at both the federal and ...
... with reliable data. In the relatively short time that state public health has been formally engaged, infection rates have shown promising reductions. Food Safety: Foodborne Illness The United States needs an integrated national food monitoring system that has robust capacity at both the federal and ...
Data Standardization Strategies Producing Rapid International Disease Surveillance and Intervention: The Challenge and Solution
... measles, and HIV/AIDS that account for half of all premature deaths from infectious disease in the world. Numerous diseases, once thought eliminated, are returning at an alarming rate, and in the last 20 years over 30 new diseases have emerged: hantavirus, diphtheria, meningitis, cholera, dengue, pl ...
... measles, and HIV/AIDS that account for half of all premature deaths from infectious disease in the world. Numerous diseases, once thought eliminated, are returning at an alarming rate, and in the last 20 years over 30 new diseases have emerged: hantavirus, diphtheria, meningitis, cholera, dengue, pl ...
Bioterrorism
Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the intentional release or dissemination of biological agents. These agents are bacteria, viruses, or toxins, and may be in a naturally occurring or a human-modified form. For the use of this method in warfare, see biological warfare.