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... Consider yourself as the local county health inspector. On the 21st of March you were informed that 5 patients with Legionnaires disease were admitted in the Local county hospital. When you checked on the 23rd of March you found out that the number of patients admitted with Legionnaires disease is 1 ...
... Consider yourself as the local county health inspector. On the 21st of March you were informed that 5 patients with Legionnaires disease were admitted in the Local county hospital. When you checked on the 23rd of March you found out that the number of patients admitted with Legionnaires disease is 1 ...
The overarching research objective of the Sellati laboratory is to
... With an infectious dose requiring as few as 10 individual bacteria Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative facultative intracellular pathogen, can cause a lethal vector-borne pulmonary disease in humans known as tularemia. These features, coupled with its ability to contaminate food and water and th ...
... With an infectious dose requiring as few as 10 individual bacteria Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative facultative intracellular pathogen, can cause a lethal vector-borne pulmonary disease in humans known as tularemia. These features, coupled with its ability to contaminate food and water and th ...
Epidemiology
... – determining etiology of infectious disease – reservoirs of disease – disease transmission – identifying patterns associated with outbreaks – outlining diagnostic tools and treatment options ...
... – determining etiology of infectious disease – reservoirs of disease – disease transmission – identifying patterns associated with outbreaks – outlining diagnostic tools and treatment options ...
Microbiology of acute pyogenic meningitis
... Transmitted by inhalation of aerosolized droplets & close contact. Common in children < 6 years Risk factor: susceptible individuals. Serotypes: B,C,Y,W135 cause isolated ,sporadic small epidemics in close population. Serotype A has an epidemic potential in subSaharan Africa (meningitis belt). ...
... Transmitted by inhalation of aerosolized droplets & close contact. Common in children < 6 years Risk factor: susceptible individuals. Serotypes: B,C,Y,W135 cause isolated ,sporadic small epidemics in close population. Serotype A has an epidemic potential in subSaharan Africa (meningitis belt). ...
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B (Hib, H flu)
... exposed should consult their physicians. Persons who have had casual contact such as occurs in a regular classroom, office or factory setting do not need treatment. How can the spread of Hib disease be prevented? Vaccines are available to protect against Hib disease. The vaccine series should be giv ...
... exposed should consult their physicians. Persons who have had casual contact such as occurs in a regular classroom, office or factory setting do not need treatment. How can the spread of Hib disease be prevented? Vaccines are available to protect against Hib disease. The vaccine series should be giv ...
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. ...
Beriberi, White Rice and Vitamin B: A Disease, a Cause and a Cure
... the ideas earlier advocated by the Dutch. The emergence of international collaboration and the entry of US researchers into the field is assessed in Chapter 6. The focus them moves firmly into the laboratory and efforts to isolate and synthesise vitamin B. The final five chapters contain little of i ...
... the ideas earlier advocated by the Dutch. The emergence of international collaboration and the entry of US researchers into the field is assessed in Chapter 6. The focus them moves firmly into the laboratory and efforts to isolate and synthesise vitamin B. The final five chapters contain little of i ...
Chapter 27 Nervous System Infections
... meningitidis. The meningococcus . A gramnegative diplococcus. There are 13 antigenic groups of N.meningitidis. Most serious infections are due to A,B,C,Y, and W135. incubation period: 1 to 7 days ...
... meningitidis. The meningococcus . A gramnegative diplococcus. There are 13 antigenic groups of N.meningitidis. Most serious infections are due to A,B,C,Y, and W135. incubation period: 1 to 7 days ...
What Drug Treatment Centers Can do to Prevent Tuberculosis
... drugs that kill TB germs. But TB germs are strong. It takes at least six to nine months of medication to wipe them all out. It is very important that you take all your medication. • If you stop taking medication too soon, it is a big problem. The TB germs that are still alive ...
... drugs that kill TB germs. But TB germs are strong. It takes at least six to nine months of medication to wipe them all out. It is very important that you take all your medication. • If you stop taking medication too soon, it is a big problem. The TB germs that are still alive ...
Employee Immunization Exemption Form
... HEPATITIS B VACCINATION DECLINATION I understand that due to my occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials I may be at risk of acquiring Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. I have been given the opportunity to be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine, at no cost to myself. ...
... HEPATITIS B VACCINATION DECLINATION I understand that due to my occupational exposure to blood or other potentially infectious materials I may be at risk of acquiring Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. I have been given the opportunity to be vaccinated with hepatitis B vaccine, at no cost to myself. ...
here - Harvard Graduate School of Design
... postsecondary institution (e.g., colleges) who will be living in a dormitory or other congregate housing licensed or approved by the secondary school or institution to: 1. receive quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide or conjugate vaccine to protect against serotypes A, C, W and Y or 2. fall wit ...
... postsecondary institution (e.g., colleges) who will be living in a dormitory or other congregate housing licensed or approved by the secondary school or institution to: 1. receive quadrivalent meningococcal polysaccharide or conjugate vaccine to protect against serotypes A, C, W and Y or 2. fall wit ...
Presenting problems in infectious diseases
... It is associated with parasite infections and any patients with eosinophil count more than 400 cell/ml. should be investigated for possible parasitic infection which include: Strongyloidosis, Hook warm, Ascariasis, Schistosomiasis, Cysticercosis, hydatid disease,…… ...
... It is associated with parasite infections and any patients with eosinophil count more than 400 cell/ml. should be investigated for possible parasitic infection which include: Strongyloidosis, Hook warm, Ascariasis, Schistosomiasis, Cysticercosis, hydatid disease,…… ...
THE SKRLJEVO DISEASE - ENDEMIC SYPHILIS
... Slovenia. The vectors for the Treponema pallidum were most probably soldiers and merchants coming from Turkey. They also brought it to Croatia and Bosnia, while it probably spread to the former Carniola along merchant routes. The Archives of Slovenia hold the original, still unpublished collection o ...
... Slovenia. The vectors for the Treponema pallidum were most probably soldiers and merchants coming from Turkey. They also brought it to Croatia and Bosnia, while it probably spread to the former Carniola along merchant routes. The Archives of Slovenia hold the original, still unpublished collection o ...
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... months of age. In 2010, California reported the largest outbreak in over 50 years, with 10 infant deaths in the first 10 months of the year. Mothers are the source of nearly one-third of whooping cough cases in infants. • Adults under age 65 who have never gotten tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap) ...
... months of age. In 2010, California reported the largest outbreak in over 50 years, with 10 infant deaths in the first 10 months of the year. Mothers are the source of nearly one-third of whooping cough cases in infants. • Adults under age 65 who have never gotten tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis (Tdap) ...
Diseases and Disease Related Organisms
... Diagnosis – Identification of an illness Symptoms – evidence of disease as noted by the patient Signs – objective manifestations the doctor or other health care professionals can observe. Syndrome – a characteristic group of symptoms and signs accompanying a given disease Prognosis – a prediction of ...
... Diagnosis – Identification of an illness Symptoms – evidence of disease as noted by the patient Signs – objective manifestations the doctor or other health care professionals can observe. Syndrome – a characteristic group of symptoms and signs accompanying a given disease Prognosis – a prediction of ...
Vocabulary:
... The two major classifications of disease are non-infectious and infectious. Non-infectious diseases include those that are either related to genetics (sickle-cell anemia or ALS) or environment (allergies or obesity) Infectious diseases are those that are caused by a pathogen which is typically an or ...
... The two major classifications of disease are non-infectious and infectious. Non-infectious diseases include those that are either related to genetics (sickle-cell anemia or ALS) or environment (allergies or obesity) Infectious diseases are those that are caused by a pathogen which is typically an or ...
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... Decline (Control) of Incidence • How can an epidemic be contained or disease incidence return to expected levels? • Natural Process: “Herd Immunity” ...
... Decline (Control) of Incidence • How can an epidemic be contained or disease incidence return to expected levels? • Natural Process: “Herd Immunity” ...
Tuberculosis
... People who live or work in residential facilities Health care professionals The elderly ...
... People who live or work in residential facilities Health care professionals The elderly ...
polio presentation - Home - KSU Faculty Member websites
... - The virus is fairly stable and can survive for long periods outside the host (e.g. in water, milk or food) - It is also resistant to acid and bile (i.e. fully adapted to GIT). ...
... - The virus is fairly stable and can survive for long periods outside the host (e.g. in water, milk or food) - It is also resistant to acid and bile (i.e. fully adapted to GIT). ...
ADULT IMMUNIZATION An Unexploited Opportunity for Prevention
... • 2 HPV strains cause 70% of cervical PAPILLOMAVIRUS cancers and most anal, head and (HPV) neck cancers ...
... • 2 HPV strains cause 70% of cervical PAPILLOMAVIRUS cancers and most anal, head and (HPV) neck cancers ...
Disease spectrum - Medical Biostatistics
... for chronic diseases as well so long as the meaning is explained. Division of cases into such spectrum can be a big help in choosing treatment strategies and in prognostic assessments. Disease spectrum is likely to be very different during the times of epidemics than in normal times. Epidemic is sai ...
... for chronic diseases as well so long as the meaning is explained. Division of cases into such spectrum can be a big help in choosing treatment strategies and in prognostic assessments. Disease spectrum is likely to be very different during the times of epidemics than in normal times. Epidemic is sai ...
Meningococcal disease
Meningococcal disease describes infections caused by the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (also termed meningococcus). It carries a high mortality rate if untreated but is a vaccine-preventable disease. While best known as a cause of meningitis, widespread blood infection can result in sepsis, which is a more damaging and dangerous condition. Meningitis and meningococcemia are major causes of illness, death, and disability in both developed and under-developed countries.There are approximately 2,600 cases of bacterial meningitis per year in the United States, and on average 333,000 cases in developing countries. The case fatality rate ranges between 10 and 20 percent. The incidence of endemic meningococcal disease during the last 13 years ranges from 1 to 5 per 100,000 in developed countries, and from 10 to 25 per 100,000 in developing countries. During epidemics the incidence of meningococcal disease approaches 100 per 100,000. Meningococcal vaccines have sharply reduced the incidence of the disease in developed countries.The disease's pathogenesis is not fully understood. The pathogen colonises a large number of the general population harmlessly, but in some very small percentage of individuals it can invade the blood stream, and the entire body but notably limbs and brain, causing serious illness. Over the past few years, experts have made an intensive effort to understand specific aspects of meningococcal biology and host interactions, however the development of improved treatments and effective vaccines is expected to depend on novel efforts by workers in many different fields.While meningococcal disease is not as contagious as the common cold (which is spread through casual contact), it can be transmitted through saliva and occasionally through close, prolonged general contact with an infected person.