D17C 10/14/11 Infectious Disease (Extra credit paper) Infectious Disease - A disease caused by a microorganism or other agent‚ such as a bacterium‚ fungus‚ or virus‚ which enters the body of an organism. Chickenpox (Varicella Zoster infection) The cause of chickenpox is caused by a virus called Varicella Zoster. Varicella Zoster is one of 8 herpes viruses knows to infect people it’s common for kids but more dangerous for adults. It is known to spread mostly to kids at the age of 3-10
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of the virus and are obvious in the blood from between 4 to 12 weeks after initial infection (Seeff 92). Hepatitis C was only revealed in the 1980s so it is still a somewhat new disease; some aspects of this disease are still
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Infectious Disease Case Study Assignment After reviewing this case study‚ address these questions: 1. West Nile fever is caused by the West Nile virus. Describe the emergence of novel disease in the Western hemisphere. Provide some examples of sources of infection for novel diseases‚ including the mode of transmission for WNV. Why is this a concern? In late August of 1999‚ an unusual cluster of encephalitis cases was reported to NYC’s Department of Health. Laboratory sequencing of virus isolated from brain tissue of birds
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Kumar et al. (1986). Dey et al. (1988) also reported mass mortality of C. catla due to Myxobolus infection. Seenappa and Devaraj (1990) described Myxobolus infection in fry and fingerlings of C. catla from Karnataka. Ramakrishna (2005) recorded seven myxosporean parasites from the gills‚ fins‚ and scales of C. catla and L. rohita in fish ponds of Kolleru area of Andhra Pradesh. He observed severe infection of myxosporeans in fish less than 250 g in weight‚ especially during the winter season‚ when the
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pregnant women‚ infants and adolescents and adults‚ have a hard time fighting the infection. Due to the extreme contagious nature of the disease patient may need to limit contact with the community. Children may need to stay home from school and adults from work‚ until the sores have crusted over. After the disease has run its course‚ the virus lays dominant in the nervous system‚ and reappear as another viral infection called shingles. Shingles‚ is a red rash that turns into painful blisters‚ forming
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immunocompromised‚ and children. However‚ studies should be conducted and made public on people who were not vaccinated and their ability to fight viruses more effectively. HVP Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most commonly sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. and there are more than 100 known HPV types‚ the majority of which are not harmful. About 75% of HPVs have been associated with non-cancerous warts (papillomas) on the hands‚ chest‚ arms and feet‚ such as low-risk HPV types 6 and 11.
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Local Study “This research study aims to prevent diseases caused by Escherichia coli‚ Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella enteritidis. The study makes use of kamias (Averrhoa bilimbi) leaves and fruit extract as an antibacterial agent that is more or equally effective than the commercialized one and at the same time‚ available in our environment. Ten Replicates on ten Petri dishes were prepared for each bacteria. Pure cultures of the three bacteria were spread on the replicates. After
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and body condition‚ and decreased milk production. Animals with longterm (chronic) infections have less obvious signs of pneumonia‚ but may cough with exercise. Calves are more likely to show signs of arthritis and lameness than respiratory illness. Some infected animals may appear to recover but continue to “carry” the bacteria with few or no signs of illness. These carrier animals can serve as a source of infection to other cattle. Can I get CBPP? No. CBPP does not affect humans. Who should I contact
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doctors are making many advancements in the field of medicine‚ but one problem that has not been solved is that now people are getting many deadly diseases because they have very weak immune systems. One type of disease one could get is Aspergillosis infection. Symptoms of Aspergillosis include wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ cough‚ and fever (in rare cases). Aspergillosis is a disease caused by Aspergillus‚ a common mold (a type of fungus) that lives indoors and outdoors. Most people breathe in Aspergillus
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Community Health Care Issues Local Community Health Care Issues The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been working with state and public health departments on a multistate investigation concerning fungal meningitis and other infections among patients who received methylprednisolone acetate (MPA) injection‚ prepared by the New England Compound Center (NECC). As of November 19‚ 2012 a total of 490 cases‚ including 34 deaths have been reported in 19 states. The predominant fungus
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