Environmental and Global Health EEEeeCommunity Health Nursing EE Community Health Nursing Environmental and Global Health-‐HAT Task #3 Lynn Senfelds Western Governor’s University Environmental and Global Health Task A-‐1 The Communicable Disease Outbreak of Avian Influenza 2 Communicable diseases
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Bacterial Diseases of Fish by Robert B. Moeller Jr.‚ DVM California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System University of California Aeromonas hydrophila (Bacterial Hemorrhagic Septicemia) 1. Gram negative motile rods 2. Effects many freshwater species and usually is associated with stress and overcrowding. 3. The clinical signs and lesions are variable. The most common finding is hemorrhage in skin‚ fins‚ oral cavity and muscles with superficial ulceration of the
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Role for verotoxin receptor (Gb3) in B cell adhesion. Presented at the American Society of Microbiology Meeting‚ Miami‚ May 1997. Vines A‚ Swaminathan B‚ Schuchat A. Heterogeneity in the structural genes encoding listeriolysin O in three serotypes of Listeria monocytogenes that cause human disease. Presented at the American Society of Microbiology Meeting‚ Dallas‚ Texas‚ May 1991. Vines A‚ Reeves MW‚ Hunter S‚ Swaminathan B. Restriction fragment length polymorphism
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TUBERCULOSIS Causative agents: Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium bovis TETANUS or LOCKJAW Etiologic Agent: Clostridium Tetani Exotoxins STAPHYLOCOCCAL Causative agent: Staphylococcal Most common cause of food poisoning Mode of transmission Common vehicle is Custard pastries‚ Processed ham and milk Eggs FUNGI Fungal cell Tinea Pedis (Athlete’s Foot) PROTOZOA Flagellates (e.g.‚ Giardia lamblia) Giardia lives inside the intestines of infected humans or other animals. Individuals
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PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION What is PD 223? * The creation of the Professional Regulation Commission What is the date of approval? * June 22‚1973 What amended PD 223? * PD 223 was amended by PD 657 What is RA 8981? * The PRC Modernization Act of 2000 What is the composition of the PRC? * One full-time Chairperson * Two full-time commissioners What are the qualifications of commissioner of PRC? * At least 40 years of age * Holding a valid certificate of registration
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some that infect only mammals‚ some that infect primarily humans‚ and a few that will affect both animals and man. [1] Transmission: While G. intestinalis “can live in the intestines of animals and people” it is very rare for a human to acquire such an infection from their cat or dog. [4]‚ [1] The Giardia parasite can survive in “soil‚ food‚ and water.” [3] Transmission most frequently occurs when one ingests untreated water that has been contaminated by animal waste. It can also be contracted
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VACOMYCIN-RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCI (VRE) IN THE AUSTRALIAN HEALTH-CARE SECTOR This essay will look at Vancomycin-resistant enterococci and what it is. Why has Vancomycin become resistant? Vancomycin use of for medical treatment‚ transmission of and risks to acquiring VRE infections in the Australian health-care sector. Recommended precautionary measures used to prevent the spread of VRE amongst patients and health-care workers in the workplace. Why is it becoming more prevalent in Australian health-care
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Somalia‚ Africa in 1977 • The last outbreak in the United States was in 1949 Transmission & Life cycle •Transmission of smallpox was person to person contact or by inhalation of the particles in the air of infected people or through the sharing of bedding /clothes • Viral multiplication is through transcriptase where the components of the virus are
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Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist Chapter 16 Additional Duties of the Phlebotomist providing instructions and materials for specimen collection Collecting throat and nasopharyngeal swabs Performing sweat electrolyte collection Assisting physicians in bone marrow aspiration Interviewing blood donors Blood donor collection Transporting/receiving non-blood samples Delivery of samples to appropriate sections/shipment to reference lab Use of laboratory information system Patient Instruction
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in the winter. A study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology shows that it can survive in the ground for months‚ even years‚ after the bats have left the cave. “We have found that caves and mines‚ which remain cool year-round‚ can serve as reservoirs for the fungus‚ so bats entering previously infected sites may contract White-nose Syndrome from that environment. This represents an important and adverse transmission route.” –Jeff Lorch (Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology
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