"Predicated"
... the remainder injected intramuscularly away from the bite. This is much less painful compared with administering immunoglobulin through the abdominal wall with a large needle, as was done in the past. The first dose of rabies vaccine is given as soon as possible after exposure, with additional doses ...
... the remainder injected intramuscularly away from the bite. This is much less painful compared with administering immunoglobulin through the abdominal wall with a large needle, as was done in the past. The first dose of rabies vaccine is given as soon as possible after exposure, with additional doses ...
Transmissiion and pathogenesis of Tuberculosis
... Stages of TB pathogenesis (2) • This is known as the primary infection. The patient will heal and a scar will appear in the infected sites. There will also be a few viable bacilli/spores may remain in these areas (particularly in the lung). The bacteria at this time goes into a dormant state, as lo ...
... Stages of TB pathogenesis (2) • This is known as the primary infection. The patient will heal and a scar will appear in the infected sites. There will also be a few viable bacilli/spores may remain in these areas (particularly in the lung). The bacteria at this time goes into a dormant state, as lo ...
H1N1 - Sonoco
... Should I wear a mask? It is generally accepted that people who are coughing and sneezing should cover their mouth and nose. This will reduce the number of virus-containing droplets they spray onto other people and objects. Disposable tissues or a disposable face mask can be used to cover a sick pers ...
... Should I wear a mask? It is generally accepted that people who are coughing and sneezing should cover their mouth and nose. This will reduce the number of virus-containing droplets they spray onto other people and objects. Disposable tissues or a disposable face mask can be used to cover a sick pers ...
Infections in High Ear Piercings
... Benzalkoniwn chloride is active against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, but is ineffective against strains of pseudomonas as well as other spore fonning bacteria. Benzalkoniwn chloride has also been shown to become inactivated by gauze and cotton pads. Isopropyl alcohol is effective agains ...
... Benzalkoniwn chloride is active against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, but is ineffective against strains of pseudomonas as well as other spore fonning bacteria. Benzalkoniwn chloride has also been shown to become inactivated by gauze and cotton pads. Isopropyl alcohol is effective agains ...
Polio - Interhealth
... How might I become infected with polio? Polio is spread by person-to-person contact and only affects humans. Transmission most often occurs through contact with faeces from an infected person and less commonly via cough and sneeze droplets. It can be contracted by eating or drinking contaminated foo ...
... How might I become infected with polio? Polio is spread by person-to-person contact and only affects humans. Transmission most often occurs through contact with faeces from an infected person and less commonly via cough and sneeze droplets. It can be contracted by eating or drinking contaminated foo ...
ODJFS communicable disease fact sheet
... Description: This viral illness has sudden onset and begins with a small sore that becomes blister like for three or four days, then leaves a scab. Several crops of these blisters will come out over a period of days, so at any one time there will be sores in various stages of development. The rash t ...
... Description: This viral illness has sudden onset and begins with a small sore that becomes blister like for three or four days, then leaves a scab. Several crops of these blisters will come out over a period of days, so at any one time there will be sores in various stages of development. The rash t ...
Cleaning and Disinfection - International Scientific Forum on Home
... Home Hygiene means the prevention of spread of pathogens in the home to stop family members from becoming infected. Pathogens are introduced continually into the home, by people (who may have an infection, or who may be asymptomatic), by contaminated food and domestic animals, and also sometimes in ...
... Home Hygiene means the prevention of spread of pathogens in the home to stop family members from becoming infected. Pathogens are introduced continually into the home, by people (who may have an infection, or who may be asymptomatic), by contaminated food and domestic animals, and also sometimes in ...
Peripheral Nervous System Complications of Infectious
... identified as a major host, horses were commonly infected, and there were large human epidemics in Africa and the Middle East. Europe also experienced its first WNV outbreak. During the 1980s and 1990s, there were major outbreaks in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Russia, although the Romania e ...
... identified as a major host, horses were commonly infected, and there were large human epidemics in Africa and the Middle East. Europe also experienced its first WNV outbreak. During the 1980s and 1990s, there were major outbreaks in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Russia, although the Romania e ...
Potential ecological and epidemiological factors
... between piglets. Between social groups, transmission can be due to contact during the rutting season, male dispersers and establishment of new social groups (Kaden, 1999). Contact with contaminated excretions and carcasses can also contribute to the spread of CSF in the wild boar population, as the ...
... between piglets. Between social groups, transmission can be due to contact during the rutting season, male dispersers and establishment of new social groups (Kaden, 1999). Contact with contaminated excretions and carcasses can also contribute to the spread of CSF in the wild boar population, as the ...
Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 25 July 2014
... The announcement came amid what the World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling the largest outbreak ever recorded of the disease. Nancy Writebol tested positive at the same medical compound in Liberia where an American doctor became infected, said Ken Isaacs of US-based Christian relief group Samari ...
... The announcement came amid what the World Health Organisation (WHO) is calling the largest outbreak ever recorded of the disease. Nancy Writebol tested positive at the same medical compound in Liberia where an American doctor became infected, said Ken Isaacs of US-based Christian relief group Samari ...
Tactics for avoiding others’ germs How to reduce the chance of infection
... Tactics for avoiding others’ germs How to reduce the chance of infection Things to know about immunization Learning how to live with the microbes all around us ...
... Tactics for avoiding others’ germs How to reduce the chance of infection Things to know about immunization Learning how to live with the microbes all around us ...
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: a
... animals while the mature tick transfer infection to large animals including domestic livestock [1, 3]. Clinical features and pathogenesis ...
... animals while the mature tick transfer infection to large animals including domestic livestock [1, 3]. Clinical features and pathogenesis ...
West Nile Virus and Greater Sage-Grouse
... populations are difficult to estimate (17,18,21). For that reason, most studies instead report seroprevalence as a surrogate for infection rate (e.g., 1,2,9,11,19,28,33). Drawing inferences regarding exposure based solely on seroprevalence assumes a linear relationship between the two. However, beca ...
... populations are difficult to estimate (17,18,21). For that reason, most studies instead report seroprevalence as a surrogate for infection rate (e.g., 1,2,9,11,19,28,33). Drawing inferences regarding exposure based solely on seroprevalence assumes a linear relationship between the two. However, beca ...
Plague - Anne Arundel County Physician's Link
... Epidemiology Caused by Yersinia pestis About 10-15 cases/year U.S. Mainly SW states ...
... Epidemiology Caused by Yersinia pestis About 10-15 cases/year U.S. Mainly SW states ...
Fungal Infections in PIDD Patients
... symptoms may evolve over weeks to months, which is different from bacterial meningitis, which rapidly causes significant illness. This may present with symptoms such as headaches, personality changes or vision changes. Molds are fungi that grow as multicellular organisms that usually have branches c ...
... symptoms may evolve over weeks to months, which is different from bacterial meningitis, which rapidly causes significant illness. This may present with symptoms such as headaches, personality changes or vision changes. Molds are fungi that grow as multicellular organisms that usually have branches c ...
MRSA Parents and Schools Fact Sheet
... Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed. Avoid contact with other people’s wounds or bandages, and wash hands immediately after changing a bandage. Seek medical attention immediately if a wound does not heal properly or appears to be infected. MRSA is spread by people and ...
... Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage until healed. Avoid contact with other people’s wounds or bandages, and wash hands immediately after changing a bandage. Seek medical attention immediately if a wound does not heal properly or appears to be infected. MRSA is spread by people and ...
Trichinosis
Trichinosis, trichinellosis or trichiniasis is a parasitic disease caused by roundworms of the genus Trichinella. Several subspecies cause human disease, but T. spiralis is the most known. Infection may occur without symptoms, while intestinal invasion can cause diarrhea, abdominal pain or vomiting. Larval migration into muscle tissue (one week after being infected) can cause edema of the face or around the eyes, conjunctivitis, fever, muscle pains, splinter hemorrhages, rashes, and peripheral eosinophilia. Life-threatening cases can result in myocarditis, central nervous system involvement, and pneumonitis. Larval encystment in the muscles causes pain and weakness, followed by slow progression of symptoms.Trichinosis is mainly caused by eating undercooked meat containing encysted larval Trichinella. In the stomach the larvae are exposed to stomach acid and pepsin which releases them from their cysts. They then start invading wall of the small intestine, where they develop into adult worms. Females are 2.2 mm in length; males 1.2 mm. The life span in the small intestine is about four weeks. After 1 week, the females release more larvae that migrate to voluntarily controlled muscles where they encyst. Diagnosis is usually made based on symptoms, and is confirmed by serology or by finding encysted or non-encysted larvae in biopsy or autopsy samples.The best way to prevent trichinellosis is to cook meat to safe temperatures. Using food thermometers can make sure the temperature inside the meat is high enough to kill the parasites. The meat should not be tasted until it is completely cooked. Once infection has been verified treatment with antiparasitic drugs such as albendazole or mebendazole should be started at once. A fast response may help kill adult worms and thereby stop further release of larvae. Once the larvae have established in muscle cells, usually by 3 to 4 weeks after infection, treatment may not completely get rid of the infection or symptoms. Both drugs are considered safe but have been associated with side effects such as bone marrow suppression. Patients on longer courses should be monitored though regular blood counts to detect adverse effects quickly and then discontinue treatment. Both medicines should be treated with caution during pregnancy or children under the age of 2 years, but the WHO weighs the benefits of treatment higher than the risks. In addition to antiparasitic medication, treatment with steroids is sometimes required in severe cases.Trichinosis can be acquired by eating both domestic and wild animals, but is not soil-transmitted.