Eradicating infectious disease using weakly transmissible vaccines
... disease. There are two important consequences of this result. First, if it is impossible to directly vaccinate a sufficient fraction of a population for disease eradication, whether due to limitations of public health infrastructure or prohibitive cost, vaccine transmission can tip the balance in fa ...
... disease. There are two important consequences of this result. First, if it is impossible to directly vaccinate a sufficient fraction of a population for disease eradication, whether due to limitations of public health infrastructure or prohibitive cost, vaccine transmission can tip the balance in fa ...
Infectious Disease - Boston Public Health Commission
... Hepatitis B is spread when bodily fluids from an infected person enter the body of an uninfected person. This can occur through sexual contact, mother-to-child transmission at birth, sharing of personal items that carry fluids (i.e. toothbrushes, razors, etc.), and direct contact with blood or open ...
... Hepatitis B is spread when bodily fluids from an infected person enter the body of an uninfected person. This can occur through sexual contact, mother-to-child transmission at birth, sharing of personal items that carry fluids (i.e. toothbrushes, razors, etc.), and direct contact with blood or open ...
Diphtheria Diphtheria
... most common fatal infectious disease 100 years ago. The most serious infections are linked to a toxin that some types of the bacteria produce. This toxin can spread throughout the body from the throat or skin to cause inflammation of nerves, kidneys and heart muscle and can be fatal. Since the intro ...
... most common fatal infectious disease 100 years ago. The most serious infections are linked to a toxin that some types of the bacteria produce. This toxin can spread throughout the body from the throat or skin to cause inflammation of nerves, kidneys and heart muscle and can be fatal. Since the intro ...
Oral Health and General Health - Michigan Oral Health Coalition
... • Every year in USA, 1/10 births arrive too early and too small • Preterm birth represents the major cause of neonatal mortality and among survivors, a major contributor to long term disability • African-American women have 2-3 times greater risk of having baby pre-term compared to Whites or Hispani ...
... • Every year in USA, 1/10 births arrive too early and too small • Preterm birth represents the major cause of neonatal mortality and among survivors, a major contributor to long term disability • African-American women have 2-3 times greater risk of having baby pre-term compared to Whites or Hispani ...
Managing Infectious Diseases on Dairies
... Even with the tremendous advances in vaccine technology that we have seen over the last several decades, very few vaccines are capable of preventing infection or disease development. Vaccines should be viewed more as modifiers of disease than as preventive agents. Vaccines can help an otherwise hea ...
... Even with the tremendous advances in vaccine technology that we have seen over the last several decades, very few vaccines are capable of preventing infection or disease development. Vaccines should be viewed more as modifiers of disease than as preventive agents. Vaccines can help an otherwise hea ...
Mumps ICD-10 B26 3.6.1 Identification An acute viral disease
... Symptomatic aseptic meningitis occurs in up to 10% of mumps cases; patients usually recover without complications, though many require hospitalization. Mumps encephalitis is rare (1–2/10 000 cases), but can result in permanent sequelae, such as paralysis, seizures and .hydrocephalus; the case-fatali ...
... Symptomatic aseptic meningitis occurs in up to 10% of mumps cases; patients usually recover without complications, though many require hospitalization. Mumps encephalitis is rare (1–2/10 000 cases), but can result in permanent sequelae, such as paralysis, seizures and .hydrocephalus; the case-fatali ...
Detection of American Foulbrood Disease in the Apiaries of
... honey bee Apis mellifera and occurs throughout the world wherever bees found. Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of AFB was isolated from 13 (16.2%) infected samples among 80 suspected bee combs particularly those showing the typical gross pathological symptoms of the disease. The rate of inf ...
... honey bee Apis mellifera and occurs throughout the world wherever bees found. Paenibacillus larvae, the causative agent of AFB was isolated from 13 (16.2%) infected samples among 80 suspected bee combs particularly those showing the typical gross pathological symptoms of the disease. The rate of inf ...
Paediatric tuberculosis in Europe: lessons from Denmark and inclusive strategies to consider
... Targeted active case finding and wide-scale use of preventive therapy TB elimination is defined as the point at which less than one infectious (sputum smear positive) case per 1 000 000 inhabitants emerges annually in the general population or when the prevalence of TB in the general population is , ...
... Targeted active case finding and wide-scale use of preventive therapy TB elimination is defined as the point at which less than one infectious (sputum smear positive) case per 1 000 000 inhabitants emerges annually in the general population or when the prevalence of TB in the general population is , ...
SNAP Cats snapcats.org Provided by the Cornell Feline Health
... Vaccination is not recommended for cats with minimal to no risk of exposure, especially those older than four months of age. Because FeLV vaccines do not induce protection in all cats, avoiding exposure to infected cats remains the single best way to prevent your cat from becoming infected. Chlamydi ...
... Vaccination is not recommended for cats with minimal to no risk of exposure, especially those older than four months of age. Because FeLV vaccines do not induce protection in all cats, avoiding exposure to infected cats remains the single best way to prevent your cat from becoming infected. Chlamydi ...
Chronic Lung Disease in Children
... Specific treatment — Specific treatment is available for some ILD disorders Antimicrobials for certain infections, management of swallowing dysfunction and/or reflux in patients with chronic aspiration, avoidance of the offending antigen in hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and whole lung lavage for old ...
... Specific treatment — Specific treatment is available for some ILD disorders Antimicrobials for certain infections, management of swallowing dysfunction and/or reflux in patients with chronic aspiration, avoidance of the offending antigen in hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and whole lung lavage for old ...
HEPATITIS INFORMATION SHEET
... workplace, exposure is parenteral or by contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin, most commonly by needlestick or sharp accidents, or by contamination of unapparent breaks in the skin. Also contaminated fomites play role in HBV transmission. Approximately 0.2-0.9% of US adults and greater th ...
... workplace, exposure is parenteral or by contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin, most commonly by needlestick or sharp accidents, or by contamination of unapparent breaks in the skin. Also contaminated fomites play role in HBV transmission. Approximately 0.2-0.9% of US adults and greater th ...
Diagnosing, Treating, and Preventing Canine Leptospirosis
... Isolation and treatment of infected animals reduces the risk that they may spread the infection to contacts. Prophylactic treatment with antibiotics can be used to prevent disease in exposed animals. Environmental control measures and sanitation may also reduce the risk of infection, although their ...
... Isolation and treatment of infected animals reduces the risk that they may spread the infection to contacts. Prophylactic treatment with antibiotics can be used to prevent disease in exposed animals. Environmental control measures and sanitation may also reduce the risk of infection, although their ...
Athlete`s foot (Tinea) factsheet
... Following chickenpox infection, the virus can lay dormant in the nervous tissue for several years but may reappear following reactivation of the virus as shingles (also called herpes zoster). It is not known what causes the virus to reactivate but reactivation is usually associated with conditions t ...
... Following chickenpox infection, the virus can lay dormant in the nervous tissue for several years but may reappear following reactivation of the virus as shingles (also called herpes zoster). It is not known what causes the virus to reactivate but reactivation is usually associated with conditions t ...
Prions—Still a Mystery!
... As mentioned above, prions are unconventional infectious agents that cause rare but fatal neurological illnesses such as scrapie, kuru, CJD and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Scrapie, the disease listed by Thomas, is an infectious, neurodegenerative disorder affecting the central nervous sy ...
... As mentioned above, prions are unconventional infectious agents that cause rare but fatal neurological illnesses such as scrapie, kuru, CJD and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Scrapie, the disease listed by Thomas, is an infectious, neurodegenerative disorder affecting the central nervous sy ...
Adult-accination-Turkey-Ageing-HAyderabat-2014
... Ageing : more susceptible. New vaccines targeted at adults. Recognition of the burden of adult vaccine-preventable disease. ...
... Ageing : more susceptible. New vaccines targeted at adults. Recognition of the burden of adult vaccine-preventable disease. ...
Infectious Disease Information for Emergency Service Workers
... of infections, especially following a significant exposure. This means living for the next 6 months as if you may have the infections. This period of time is known as the window period, the time for signs of infections to show up in the blood. For the next 6 months you may be advised to: • Practice ...
... of infections, especially following a significant exposure. This means living for the next 6 months as if you may have the infections. This period of time is known as the window period, the time for signs of infections to show up in the blood. For the next 6 months you may be advised to: • Practice ...
The talk of the town: modelling the spread of
... over time. Such situations arise, for example, when behaviour depends on overall prevalence of a disease (so-called prevalence-elastic behaviour), on information which is communicated concurrently with the spread of an infection, or on extrinsic factors such as perceived adverse vaccine effects [16] ...
... over time. Such situations arise, for example, when behaviour depends on overall prevalence of a disease (so-called prevalence-elastic behaviour), on information which is communicated concurrently with the spread of an infection, or on extrinsic factors such as perceived adverse vaccine effects [16] ...
Fact Sheet: Pigeon Fever In Equine
... abscesses should be drained and regularly flushed with saline. • Surgical or deep lancing may be required, depending on the depth of the abscess or the thickness of the capsule, and should be done by your veterinarian. • Ultrasound can aid in locating deep abscesses so that drainage can be accomplis ...
... abscesses should be drained and regularly flushed with saline. • Surgical or deep lancing may be required, depending on the depth of the abscess or the thickness of the capsule, and should be done by your veterinarian. • Ultrasound can aid in locating deep abscesses so that drainage can be accomplis ...
Klinikum der Universität München • Der Vorstand • Lindwurmstr
... Worldwide 100 cases of severe secondary effects have been notices with 25 fatalities out of six hundred millions vaccinated. No fatality has been observed in Germany so far. As the risk of possibly fatal side effects is higher in persons above 60 years of age, they should only be vaccinated – accord ...
... Worldwide 100 cases of severe secondary effects have been notices with 25 fatalities out of six hundred millions vaccinated. No fatality has been observed in Germany so far. As the risk of possibly fatal side effects is higher in persons above 60 years of age, they should only be vaccinated – accord ...
M. tuberculosis
... Test for latent TB infection, specifically new infection, and treat (chemoprophylaxis) Pre-exposure drug prophylaxis (this has been proposed but will not be discussed further) ...
... Test for latent TB infection, specifically new infection, and treat (chemoprophylaxis) Pre-exposure drug prophylaxis (this has been proposed but will not be discussed further) ...
Seven Key Reasons
... Immunization is not only an effective intervention to reduce disease and death; it can be used as a strategy to help reduce inequalities in the delivery of primary health care. Efforts to reduce measles incidence contribute to Millennium Development Goal 4 to reduce child mortality, and the proporti ...
... Immunization is not only an effective intervention to reduce disease and death; it can be used as a strategy to help reduce inequalities in the delivery of primary health care. Efforts to reduce measles incidence contribute to Millennium Development Goal 4 to reduce child mortality, and the proporti ...
Lyme Disease Surveillance Case Definition
... Diseases Society of America2. Other symptoms that are, or have been suggested to be, associated with Lyme disease (including those of so-called “chronic” Lyme disease and post Lyme disease syndromes) are considered too non-specific to define cases for surveillance purposes, whether or not they may b ...
... Diseases Society of America2. Other symptoms that are, or have been suggested to be, associated with Lyme disease (including those of so-called “chronic” Lyme disease and post Lyme disease syndromes) are considered too non-specific to define cases for surveillance purposes, whether or not they may b ...
Frequently Asked Questions
... reason, infected patients receive close monitoring from medical professionals and receive laboratory tests to ensure the virus is no longer circulating in their systems before they return home. When the medical professionals determine it is okay for the patient to return home, they are no longer inf ...
... reason, infected patients receive close monitoring from medical professionals and receive laboratory tests to ensure the virus is no longer circulating in their systems before they return home. When the medical professionals determine it is okay for the patient to return home, they are no longer inf ...
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.