NINTH EDITION Burton’s MICROBIOLOGY FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES Paul G. Engelkirk, PhD, MT(ASCP), SM(AAM) Biomedical Educational Services (Biomed Ed) Belton, Texas Adjunct Faculty, Biology Department Temple College, Temple, TX Janet Duben-Engelkirk, EdD, MT(ASCP) Biomedical Educational Services (Biomed Ed) Belton, Texas Adjunct Faculty, Biotechnology Department Temple College, Temple, TX Acquisitions Editor: David B. Troy Product Manager: John Larkin Managing Editor: Laura S. Horowitz, Hearthside
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Measles Outbreak Communicable diseases are present in every community, city, state, village and country throughout the world. They are easily spread and, in some cases and places, easily prevented. International travel and parents not vaccinating their children are major contributors to the measles outbreak. As a nurse it is pertinent that we are educated on the signs, symptoms and the treatment of any communicable disease. It is imperative that we are also able to educate the general public
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lining the horses gastrointestinal tract and the mucosal cells of the large colon. This is what causes the inflammation, “colitis”, impaired absorption by the colon, and diarrhea. The fever in most cases are due to the body’s immune response to the infection. The incubation period which means, the time during which a disease establishes itself in the body. During this time the animal is infected with Potomac Horse Fever, but does not show clinical signs yet. The incubation period for Potomac Horse Fever
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could possibly transport into public places such as restaurants and public transit. The infection called “Clostridium difficile” (C. diff) is a good example of such a “bug.” McCaughey, who is chair of the Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths, builds her case by citing reliable sources and studies. For example, she indicates that the National Hospital Survey released in November warns that “C. Diff” infections are spreading rapidly and that “nearly half a million people a year in the U.S.” have
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through respiration, (contact from fluids of an infected person, nose and mouth either directly or through aerosol transmission) and is highly contagious -90% of people without immunity sharing living space with an infected person will catch. The infection has an average incubation period of 14 days (range 6-19days) and infectivity last from 2-4 days prior, until 2-5 days following the onset of the rash. An alternative name for measles in English- speaking countries is rubeolla, which is sometimes
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The Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, along with the CDC and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) investigated two outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis infections that were linked to raw, frozen, breaded, and pre-breaded stuffed chicken entrees. Two people were hospitalized and the investigation found that the illnesses occurred after they consumed products from Antioch Farms Brand Raw stuffed chicken breast
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Essay 1 According to some medical authorities, we are on the verge of a major health crisis: Antibiotics, a sort of panacea for bacterial infections that used to kill millions of people every year, are losing their ability to thwart disease. This means that, if the present trend continues, humanity will once again find itself facing the kinds of apocalyptic epidemics that have been man’s curse for all but the last century of history. Bacteria of many ilk, from the relatively innocuous streptococci
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Measles is an infectious viral disease typically occurring in childhood. Long ago, this disease caused great loss. Measles originated in the Middle East causing several outbreaks in schools and small communities. After being spread throughout the Middle East it eventually made it to parts of Europe and Asia. It was very easy for soldiers fighting in parts of Asia and the Middle East to bring the measles virus back home. The rapid spreading of measles throughout these parts of the world caused several
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Introduction Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases which can be transmitted from animals to man. Due to frequent contact and domestication of wildlife animals, zoonotic diseases are increasingly becoming more prevalent. Public parks and gardens are home to abundant populations of birds. One of the most frequent species known to thrive in such areas are feral pigeon (Columba livia). Although there are few reports of disease transmission between pigeons and humans, their close interaction
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the causative organism look like when gram stained? 2. What is the most likely reservoir for the causative organism in this case? 3. Why draw blood twice? 4. Why not culture the wound to look for the bacterium? 5. What are four other common infections that humans acquire from animals? 1. Based on the limited information the physician’s diagnosis is Tularemia. Humans can acquire this illness through getting a bite from an infected (blood-sucking)tick, horsefly, or mosquito, inhaling
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