Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases & Bloodborne Pathogens
... • If unable to clear virus within six months patient is considered chronically infected and a carrier of HCV • Disease may progress over a period of 10 - 40 years • 20% will develop cirrhosis of the liver (liver slowly deteriorates) – 25% of these will develop liver failure • Can unknowingly pass HC ...
... • If unable to clear virus within six months patient is considered chronically infected and a carrier of HCV • Disease may progress over a period of 10 - 40 years • 20% will develop cirrhosis of the liver (liver slowly deteriorates) – 25% of these will develop liver failure • Can unknowingly pass HC ...
Common Infectious Diseases
... impossible to avoid them. • Although the young and the elderly are most susceptible to infectious diseases, we are all capable of being infected. • Our best defense against pathogens is to avoid behaviors that increase our chances of becoming infected. ...
... impossible to avoid them. • Although the young and the elderly are most susceptible to infectious diseases, we are all capable of being infected. • Our best defense against pathogens is to avoid behaviors that increase our chances of becoming infected. ...
Biosecurity & Disaster Preparedness
... Don’t leave out details. Hold regular exercises. Communicate. Keep situation reports and activity logs of past scenarios. ...
... Don’t leave out details. Hold regular exercises. Communicate. Keep situation reports and activity logs of past scenarios. ...
Viruses
... "This means we cannot rule out that at least some CJD may be caused by some strains of scrapie," says team member Jean-Philippe Deslys of the ...
... "This means we cannot rule out that at least some CJD may be caused by some strains of scrapie," says team member Jean-Philippe Deslys of the ...
Infectious Diseases of the GI Tract
... involve the lungs, heart, kidneys, and placenta. The oral form of the disease with ulcerative pseudomembranous inflammation of the mouth, extending sometimes to the oesophagus and stomach is seen infrequently in dogs and cats. Histoplasmosis is caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. The route of infection ...
... involve the lungs, heart, kidneys, and placenta. The oral form of the disease with ulcerative pseudomembranous inflammation of the mouth, extending sometimes to the oesophagus and stomach is seen infrequently in dogs and cats. Histoplasmosis is caused by Histoplasma capsulatum. The route of infection ...
presentation source
... 2 weeks ago but has good appetite Weight loss (how much, since when?) 1 month Hx of general malaise Occasional headache with vertigo after walking a certain distance, last incident a week ago, had to keep his head up to prevent from fainting, passed out once few months before developed cough ...
... 2 weeks ago but has good appetite Weight loss (how much, since when?) 1 month Hx of general malaise Occasional headache with vertigo after walking a certain distance, last incident a week ago, had to keep his head up to prevent from fainting, passed out once few months before developed cough ...
meningococcal disease and hepatitis b
... South Carolina law requires all public institutions to inform entering college students about the risks of meningococcal disease and Hepatitis B. Clemson University requires the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra, Menveo) after the 16th birthday for all entering students age 21 or younger. If ...
... South Carolina law requires all public institutions to inform entering college students about the risks of meningococcal disease and Hepatitis B. Clemson University requires the meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Menactra, Menveo) after the 16th birthday for all entering students age 21 or younger. If ...
Lyme Disease
... fatigue, stiff neck, muscle and/or joint pain may be present. These may last for several weeks. If left untreated, within a few weeks to months after the rash onset, complications such as meningitis, facial palsy or heart abnormalities may occur. Swelling and pain in the large joints may recur over ...
... fatigue, stiff neck, muscle and/or joint pain may be present. These may last for several weeks. If left untreated, within a few weeks to months after the rash onset, complications such as meningitis, facial palsy or heart abnormalities may occur. Swelling and pain in the large joints may recur over ...
Chapter 19, Section 1 Infectious Disease
... • You can become infected by a pathogen in one of several ways: – Person to person transfer – Contaminated objects – Animal bites – Pathogens from the environment ...
... • You can become infected by a pathogen in one of several ways: – Person to person transfer – Contaminated objects – Animal bites – Pathogens from the environment ...
doc ENVR 202
... 1. Description of symptoms etc (Chronic Wasting Disease 530-549) v. Brief possible effects of global warming and habitat loss 1. Consequences of these on the host-disease relationship a. Further spread of deer population, but also of CWD, spread to other animals + humans? III. Body 2 a. What effect ...
... 1. Description of symptoms etc (Chronic Wasting Disease 530-549) v. Brief possible effects of global warming and habitat loss 1. Consequences of these on the host-disease relationship a. Further spread of deer population, but also of CWD, spread to other animals + humans? III. Body 2 a. What effect ...
Pets and Daycare Infections in the Pediatric Population
... of age • Best way to prevent – proper hand hygiene, prohibition of sale of pet turtles and restricting sale of other reptiles • Do not keep reptiles or wash cages near areas where food is prepared or where others bathe (unless cleaned with bleach afterwards) • Kids do not need to be kept out of scho ...
... of age • Best way to prevent – proper hand hygiene, prohibition of sale of pet turtles and restricting sale of other reptiles • Do not keep reptiles or wash cages near areas where food is prepared or where others bathe (unless cleaned with bleach afterwards) • Kids do not need to be kept out of scho ...
Who owns animal health
... Farmers work in isolation and take their own decisions about their farms every day but regulation of animal health is decided by government and imposed on them. Farmers shouldn’t tolerate disease spread by poor practice in the industry. Neither should the public tolerate risky practices such as ille ...
... Farmers work in isolation and take their own decisions about their farms every day but regulation of animal health is decided by government and imposed on them. Farmers shouldn’t tolerate disease spread by poor practice in the industry. Neither should the public tolerate risky practices such as ille ...
Request for Exemption from MMR Vaccination Requirement
... in one out of every 1,000 cases; one in ten of such complicated cases will result in death. 2. Mumps is a contagious viral illness best known for the swelling of the cheeks and jaw that it causes. It can occasionally cause serious complications such as inflammation of the testicles (orchitis) which ...
... in one out of every 1,000 cases; one in ten of such complicated cases will result in death. 2. Mumps is a contagious viral illness best known for the swelling of the cheeks and jaw that it causes. It can occasionally cause serious complications such as inflammation of the testicles (orchitis) which ...
Brucellosis
Brucellosis, Bang's disease, Crimean fever, Gibraltar fever, Malta fever, Maltese fever, Mediterranean fever, rock fever, or undulant fever, is a highly contagious zoönosis caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected animals or close contact with their secretions.Brucella species are small, Gram-negative, nonmotile, nonspore-forming, rod-shaped (coccobacilli) bacteria. They function as facultative intracellular parasites, causing chronic disease, which usually persists for life. Four species infect humans: B. melitensis, B. abortus, B. suis, and B. canis. B. melitensis is the most virulent and invasive species; it usually infects goats and occasionally sheep. B. abortus is less virulent and is primarily a disease of cattle. B. suis is of intermediate virulence and chiefly infects pigs. B. canis affects dogs. Symptoms include profuse sweating and joint and muscle pain. Brucellosis has been recognized in animals and humans since the 20th century.