• Ebola is a filovirus belonging to the virus family called Filoviridae
... • Border measures are in place to check people coming from affected countries as they arrive in Australia. • All people entering Australia from affected countries are provided with information about Ebola and what to do if symptoms develop. The health of all travellers returning from countries in W ...
... • Border measures are in place to check people coming from affected countries as they arrive in Australia. • All people entering Australia from affected countries are provided with information about Ebola and what to do if symptoms develop. The health of all travellers returning from countries in W ...
Chlamydia Trachomatis Kayona Greer Oklahoma City Community
... Chlamydia trachomatis has two strains, one being trachoma, which attacks epithelial cells of mucous membranes lungs, eyes, and genitourinary tract. It is also the leading cause of preventable blindness. The other strain is lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), which is more severe and systemic, invading l ...
... Chlamydia trachomatis has two strains, one being trachoma, which attacks epithelial cells of mucous membranes lungs, eyes, and genitourinary tract. It is also the leading cause of preventable blindness. The other strain is lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV), which is more severe and systemic, invading l ...
Handwashing - Advocate Health Care
... and Health (NIOSH) created by the OSH Act • Functions as a research agency focusing on occupational health and safety ...
... and Health (NIOSH) created by the OSH Act • Functions as a research agency focusing on occupational health and safety ...
An Emerging Infectious Disease
... their potential population-level consequences. Models can suggest crucial parameters to measure in the field, and help us prioritize our experimental investigations. In this paper, we describe one attempt to understand the devastating effect that chytridiomycosis is having on a once common species o ...
... their potential population-level consequences. Models can suggest crucial parameters to measure in the field, and help us prioritize our experimental investigations. In this paper, we describe one attempt to understand the devastating effect that chytridiomycosis is having on a once common species o ...
Study of TORCH profile in patients with bad obstetric history
... can produce both false-positive and falsenegative findings. We can measure the IgM levels in the blood for further confirmation of the TORCH results. Women affected with any of these diseases during pregnancy are at high risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, or for a child with serious birth defects and ...
... can produce both false-positive and falsenegative findings. We can measure the IgM levels in the blood for further confirmation of the TORCH results. Women affected with any of these diseases during pregnancy are at high risk for miscarriage, stillbirth, or for a child with serious birth defects and ...
Vulvovaginitis - Cleveland Clinic
... sexually transmitted diseases of the lower genital tract, followed by ascending infection of the upper genital tract. • 10-20% of untreated gonococcal or chlamydial infections may progress to PID. • The mechanisms by which infection and inflammation in the upper genital tract are initiated and propa ...
... sexually transmitted diseases of the lower genital tract, followed by ascending infection of the upper genital tract. • 10-20% of untreated gonococcal or chlamydial infections may progress to PID. • The mechanisms by which infection and inflammation in the upper genital tract are initiated and propa ...
Infection Control Manual for Child Care Facilities
... control outbreaks. An outbreak is an incident in which two or more persons have the same disease, have similar symptoms, or excrete the same pathogens; and there is a time, place, and person association between these persons. Policies and procedures on prevention and control of illness will vary in ...
... control outbreaks. An outbreak is an incident in which two or more persons have the same disease, have similar symptoms, or excrete the same pathogens; and there is a time, place, and person association between these persons. Policies and procedures on prevention and control of illness will vary in ...
Report of Meeting Improving the Diagnostic
... Prevention and control program of brucellosis in Jordan, Dr. Munther Al-Refai, Secretary General Assistant, MoA-Jordan Jordan has 3.5M sheep and goats and 73,000 cattle. Brucella melitensis is the only species identified in Jordan. The government runs an annual vaccination program, and last year del ...
... Prevention and control program of brucellosis in Jordan, Dr. Munther Al-Refai, Secretary General Assistant, MoA-Jordan Jordan has 3.5M sheep and goats and 73,000 cattle. Brucella melitensis is the only species identified in Jordan. The government runs an annual vaccination program, and last year del ...
Viral meningitis
... The typical viruses that cause viral meningitis can spread to close contacts, such as household members, friends and colleagues. The virus can be spread from just before an infected person gets sick; the person will then be infectious for about another week. Only some people who get infected will de ...
... The typical viruses that cause viral meningitis can spread to close contacts, such as household members, friends and colleagues. The virus can be spread from just before an infected person gets sick; the person will then be infectious for about another week. Only some people who get infected will de ...
01. Hepatitis(ABC)1432 - King Saud University Medical Student
... Indications of Hepatitis A Vaccine ...
... Indications of Hepatitis A Vaccine ...
INDUCTION OF SEVERE DISEASE IN HAMSTERS BY TWO
... Egypt,3 Saudi Arabia, and Yemen5 indicate that RVF probably has the potential to invade other regions of the world where cattle, sheep, goats, and mosquitoes are abundant. For this reason, and because of the ease with which RVF virus can be aerosolized, there is now concern that it could be used as ...
... Egypt,3 Saudi Arabia, and Yemen5 indicate that RVF probably has the potential to invade other regions of the world where cattle, sheep, goats, and mosquitoes are abundant. For this reason, and because of the ease with which RVF virus can be aerosolized, there is now concern that it could be used as ...
What is mumps? Mumps is a contagious viral disease that can infect
... Getting the mumps vaccine after contact with an infected person will not prevent infection from the current exposure. However, if you don’t become infected, mumps vaccine is recommended after contact to provide protection against future exposures. What can I do to prevent mumps? People born before 1 ...
... Getting the mumps vaccine after contact with an infected person will not prevent infection from the current exposure. However, if you don’t become infected, mumps vaccine is recommended after contact to provide protection against future exposures. What can I do to prevent mumps? People born before 1 ...
Surgical Site Infection: What Is It and Why Does It Happen?
... acquired infection occurs from organisms that are present in or on the body and that gain access to the surgical wound. Examples are when Staphylococcus in the nose or on the skin of a person invades a surgical wound. Exogenous SSIs result from encounters with microorganisms in the environment – suc ...
... acquired infection occurs from organisms that are present in or on the body and that gain access to the surgical wound. Examples are when Staphylococcus in the nose or on the skin of a person invades a surgical wound. Exogenous SSIs result from encounters with microorganisms in the environment – suc ...
Measles, Mumps and Rubella Infections and Encephalitis
... infected in early pregnancy. The brain injury is caused by meningoencephalitis, part of the “congenital rubella syndrome”. Rubella virus can also cause a progressive “pan-encephalitis” later in life in children who were infected in the womb and survived but remain chronically infected. Few young mot ...
... infected in early pregnancy. The brain injury is caused by meningoencephalitis, part of the “congenital rubella syndrome”. Rubella virus can also cause a progressive “pan-encephalitis” later in life in children who were infected in the womb and survived but remain chronically infected. Few young mot ...
Document
... – A strain of staphylococcus aureus - also called “staph” - MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. – The symptoms of MRSA depend on where you're infected, but most often it causes mild infections on the skin, causing pimples or boils. – It can also cause more seri ...
... – A strain of staphylococcus aureus - also called “staph” - MRSA is a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. – The symptoms of MRSA depend on where you're infected, but most often it causes mild infections on the skin, causing pimples or boils. – It can also cause more seri ...
Chapter 1
... Marginating pool: These neutrophils remain in the circulatory system searching for an area of inflammation. When inflammation is found, these neutrophils leave the circulatory system by process of diapedesis and enter surrounding tissues. Circulating pool: Leave the blood stream by random migrat ...
... Marginating pool: These neutrophils remain in the circulatory system searching for an area of inflammation. When inflammation is found, these neutrophils leave the circulatory system by process of diapedesis and enter surrounding tissues. Circulating pool: Leave the blood stream by random migrat ...
Infections and Atherosclerosis: New Clues from an Old Hypothesis?
... theory" and into the "multifactorial" (17, 18) or "black box" (40) paradigm. As a result of this change in focus, little attention was devoted to the inflammation and infectious hypotheses in subsequent decades, with only a few exceptions ( 4 1 44). Notable among these was the 1931 article by Benson ...
... theory" and into the "multifactorial" (17, 18) or "black box" (40) paradigm. As a result of this change in focus, little attention was devoted to the inflammation and infectious hypotheses in subsequent decades, with only a few exceptions ( 4 1 44). Notable among these was the 1931 article by Benson ...
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.