'High fatality rate' presentation slideshows

Pandemic Influenza

Pandemic Influenza. Influenza. Outbreaks yearly, usually in winter months Illness more severe for very young, elderly, or those with pre-existing health conditions Yearly, 5-20% of population get the flu Annually causes >200,000 hospitalizations in US 36,000 deaths yearly in US.

973 views • 64 slides

Infection

Infection. Unit 12. Understanding Microbes. Location of microbes: Skin Mouth Within our bodies (intestines) In and on food we eat (meats, condiments) On what we touch or handle (desk, doors, handrails, etc.) Nonpathogens : microbes that are useful to us. They do not cause disease.

577 views • 38 slides

Chapter 14 Cardiovascular Diseases: Understanding Risks and Measures of Prevention

Chapter 14 Cardiovascular Diseases: Understanding Risks and Measures of Prevention. Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases. More than 70 million Americans have some form. Fifty percent of all deaths in the United States each year result from cardiovascular disease.

570 views • 36 slides

CLINICAL FEATURES EPIDEMIOLOGY LAB DIAGNOSIS PROPHYLAXIS TREATMENT k.vanya

732 views • 35 slides

Food- and Waterborne diseases

Food- and Waterborne diseases. Causes Roles of microbes Contributing factors. Three overlapping groups of GI disorders. Pathogenic microbes and toxins that they form (most common) Algae and parasites Other Toxins formed from breakdown of food Toxic chemicals Allergens

1.46k views • 30 slides

Pub Health 4310 Health Hazards in Industry

Pub Health 4310 Health Hazards in Industry. John Flores Lecture 1 Introduction and History. Overview. Syllabus Lists subject matter and required readings Course Description Format Lecture, discussions Field Trips Short Reports for each field trip Exams (Four)

599 views • 28 slides

Bacterial invasion and transcytosis in transfected human brain microvascular endothelial cells

Bacterial invasion and transcytosis in transfected human brain microvascular endothelial cells. Stins MF, Badger J, Kim SK. 2001. Microbial Pathogenesis. 30:19-28. Presented by Jess Jung. General Rationale. High fatality rate of meningitis Incomplete knowledge of pathogenesis

879 views • 27 slides

Morning Report

Morning Report. December 7, 2010. Meningitis. The morbidity and mortality in the child that has bacterial meningitis has not changed in the last 15 years despite the availability of newer antibiotics and preventative strategies. Common Bacterial Pathogens. Streptococcus pneumoniae

402 views • 25 slides

A Personal View

344 views • 22 slides

Listeria, Erysipelothrix

610 views • 22 slides

Measles

Measles. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Measles_virus.JPG. Morbillivirus. Infection of the respiratory system Paramyxovirus Negative-sense single-stranded RNA Envelope virus. http://www.nature.com/nsmb/journal/v14/n12/images/nsmb1342-F1.jpg.

776 views • 21 slides

Respiratory system infections Upper, lower Severity tends to depend on: Where infection is established (and whether it

Respiratory system infections Upper, lower Severity tends to depend on: Where infection is established (and whether it spreads) Age and robustness of immune system Virulence factors of organism. Respiratory system environment is diverse. Upper respiratory system

313 views • 19 slides

Respiratory system infections Upper, lower Severity tends to depend on: Where infection is established (and whether it

Respiratory system infections Upper, lower Severity tends to depend on: Where infection is established (and whether it spreads) Age and robustness of immune system Virulence factors of organism. Respiratory system environment is diverse. Upper respiratory system

315 views • 19 slides

Tetanus

Tetanus. By: Yvonne Wu- 2 nd. What is it?. Infection of the nervous system Deadly bacteria: Clostridium tetani Lives in soil, dirt, saliva, and dust Through deep wound/cut. How dangerous is it?. Tetanus is avoidable! Take care of it, or suffer the consequences!

445 views • 7 slides