Infection control - Hand Hygiene. Since the days of Ignaz Semmelweis, hand washing has been known to decrease the transmission of infectious diseases. see Hand washing for additional details. Infection control - Cleaning disinfection and sterilization microbiology. Infection control - Vaccination of health care workers. See also:

Infection control, Infection control - Prevention of Infection in the Health Care setting, Infection control - Hand Hygiene, Infection control - Cleaning disinfection and sterilization microbiology, Infection control - Vaccination of health care workers, Infection control - Surveillance for emerging infections, Infection control - Outbreak investigation, Infection control - Training in infection control and health care epidemiology, Infection control - Professional organizations

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Practitioners can come from several different educational streams. Many begin as nurses, some as medical technologists (particularly in clinical microbiology), and some as physicians (typically infectious disease specialists). Specialized training in infection control and health care epidemiology are offered by the professional organizations described below. Physicians who desire to become infec ...

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The current method of prevention in animal populations is to destroy infected animals, as well as animals suspected of being infected. In southeast Asia, millions of domestic birds have been slaughtered to prevent the spread of the virus. The probability of a "humanized" form of H5N1 emerging through genetic recombination in the body of a human co-infected with H5N1 and another influenza virus type (a process called reassortment) could be reduced by influenza vaccination of those at risk for infection by H5N1. It is not clear at this point whether vaccine production and i ...

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Intestinal Infections: These may only occur as part of respiratory infections, where gastrointestinal symptoms have on occasion been described. Extraintestinal Infections: L. pneumophila is specifically considered as a pathogen of the respiratory tract, where it is a cause of atypical pneumonia, also known as Legionnaires' disease. Other infections have also been reported, including haemodialysis fistulae, pericarditis and wound and skin infections. Bacteraemia is often associated with Legionnaires' disease. One species Legionella Longbeachae is cont ...

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Legionellosis, Legionellosis - Symptoms, Legionellosis - Infections, Legionellosis - Diagnosis, Legionellosis - Who gets legionellosis?, Legionellosis - Treatment, Legionellosis - How is legionellosis spread?, Legionellosis - Where is the Legionella bacterium found?, Legionellosis - Prevention, Legionellosis - World's more important outbreaks, Legionellosis - Images

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Sexually-transmitted diseases have been well-known for hundreds of years — the English language has short words for two of the most common: the "pox" (syphilis) and "the clap" (gonorrhea). Prior to the invention of modern medicines, sexually-transmitted diseases were generally incurable, and treatment was limited to treating the symptoms of the disease. The first venereal diseases clinic opened on January 31, 1747 at London Dock Hospital. The first effective treatment for a sexually-transmitted disease was salvarsan, a treatm ...

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Sexually-transmitted infection, Sexually-transmitted infection - Classification and terminology, Sexually-transmitted infection - Treatment, Sexually-transmitted infection - Types and their causative organisms, Sexually-transmitted infection - Bacterial, Sexually-transmitted infection - Viral, Sexually-transmitted infection - Parasites, Sexually-transmitted infection - Fungal, Sexually-transmitted infection - Protozoal

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Since H5N1 is an influenza virus, symptoms similar to those of the common flu, such as fever, cough, sore throat, and sore muscles, can develop in infected humans. However, in more severe cases, pneumonia and respiratory failure can develop and eventually cause death. Patients with H5N1 avian influenza have rarely had conjunctivitis[9], unlike human cases of infection by the H7 virus. Severe infection from H5N1 caused multiple lung infections (including pus, fever, cough), lung scar t ...

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Neuraminidase inhibitors are a class of drugs that includes zanamivir and oseltamivir, the latter being licensed for prophylaxis treatment in the United Kingdom. Oseltamivir inhibits the influenza virus from spreading inside the user's body [8]. It is marketed by Roche as Tamiflu. This drug has become a focus for some governments and organizations trying to be seen as making preparations for a possible H5N1 pandemic. In August 2005, Roche agreed to donate three million cou ...

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Intestinal Infections: These may only occur as part of respiratory infections, where gastrointestinal symptoms have on occasion been described. Extraintestinal Infections: L. pneumophila is specifically considered as a pathogen of the respiratory tract, where it is a cause of atypical pneumonia, also known as Legionnaires' disease. Other infections have also been reported, including haemodialysis fistulae, pericarditis and wound and skin infections. Bacteraemia is often associated with Legionnaires' disease. One species Legionella Longbeachae is contracted via inhaling infected compost or soil. An ...

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Legionellosis, Legionellosis - Symptoms, Legionellosis - Infections, Legionellosis - Diagnosis, Legionellosis - Who gets legionellosis?, Legionellosis - Treatment, Legionellosis - How is legionellosis spread?, Legionellosis - Where is the Legionella bacterium found?, Legionellosis - Prevention, Legionellosis - Frequency of Cleaning, Legionellosis - Wisconsin Protocol, Legionellosis - Design - Best Practices Guide for Cooling Towers, Legionellosis - Design - Best Practices Guide for Potable Water Systems, Legionellosis - World's more important outbreaks, Legionellosis - Philadelphia 1976, Legionellosis - Netherlands 1999, Legionellosis - Spain 2001, Legionellosis - Norway 2001, Legionellosis - United Kingdom 2002, Legionellosis - Norway 2005, Legionellosis - Toronto 2005, Legionellosis - Images

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Symptoms of URTIs include cough, rhinorrhea (running nose), sore throat, fever, pain and myalgia. Infective agents for URTIs include respiratory viruses, bacteria and fungi. The most common form of URTI by far is a viral infection, otherwise known as the common cold. Common diagnoses include the common cold, rhinitis, sinusitis, pharyngitis, Strep throat, tonsillitis, and laryngitis. Otitis media is an infection of the ear (which is part of ...

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Upper respiratory tract infection, Upper respiratory tract infection - Signs and symptoms, Upper respiratory tract infection - Treatment, Upper respiratory tract infection - Reference

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Francisella tularensis is one of the most infective bacteria known. Fewer than ten organisms have been shown to lead to severe illness. Humans are most often infected by tick bite or through handling an infected animal. Ingesting infected water, soil, or food can also cause infection. Tularemia can be acquired by inhalation; hunters are at a higher risk for this disease because of the potential of inhaling the bacteria during the skinning process. Tul ...

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Transmission is by prolonged face-to-face contact, direct contact with infected body fluids or contaminated objects, and rarely, by a virus in the air of enclosed spaces. Infection in the natural disease will be via the lungs. The incubation period to obvious disease is around 12 days. In the initial growth phase the virus seems to move from cell to cell, but around the 12th day, lysis of many infected cells occurs and the virus will be found in the bloodstream in large numbers. The initial or prodromal symptoms are essentially similar to ot ...

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Smallpox, Smallpox - Infection, Smallpox - History, Smallpox - Eurasia, Smallpox - The Americas, Smallpox - Inoculation, Smallpox - Vaccination, Smallpox - Eradication, Smallpox - Post-eradication

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Transmission is by prolonged face-to-face contact[citation needed], direct contact with infected body fluids or contaminated objects, and rarely, by a virus in the air of enclosed spaces. Infection in the natural disease will be via the lungs. The incubation period to obvious disease is around 12 days. In the initial growth phase the virus seems to move from cell to cell, but around the 12th day, lysis of many infected cells occurs and the virus will be found in the bloodstream in large numbers. The initial or prodromal sym ...

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Smallpox, Smallpox - Infection, Smallpox - History, Smallpox - Eurasia, Smallpox - The Americas, Smallpox - Inoculation, Smallpox - Vaccination, Smallpox - Eradication, Smallpox - Post-eradication

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Infection with a Campylobacter species is one of the most common causes of human bacterial gastroenteritis. In the United States, 15 out of every 100,000 people are diagnosed with campylobacteriosis every year, and with many cases going unreported, up to 0.5% of the general population may unknowingly harbor Campylobacter in their gut annually. Diarrhea, cramps, abdominal pain, and fever develop within 2–5 days of picking up a pathogenic Campylobacter species, and in most people, the illness lasts for 7–10 days. But t ...

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The term "sexually transmissible infection" is favoured over "sexually transmitted infection", as the latter is more restrictive in consideration that there are other means of transmission. For instance, meningitis is transmissible by means of sexual contact, although it is not labelled as an STI. This discrepency is addressed by the probability of infection by means other than sexual contact. In general, an STI is an infection which has a negligible probabililty of transmission by means other than sexual contact, but has a realistic ...

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Sexually-transmitted infection, Sexually-transmitted infection - Classification and terminology, Sexually-transmitted infection - Treatment, Sexually-transmitted infection - Types and their causative organisms, Sexually-transmitted infection - Bacterial, Sexually-transmitted infection - Viral, Sexually-transmitted infection - Parasites, Sexually-transmitted infection - Fungal, Sexually-transmitted infection - Protozoal

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Note: All of the diseases on this list can be transmitted sexually. Some of the diseases on this list are commonly transmitted in other ways besides sexually, for example, HIV/AIDS is also commonly transmitted through the sharing of infected needles by drug users, and candidiasis, whilst it can be sexually transmitted, is very often not associated with sexual activity. Sexually-transmitted infection - Bacterial. Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi) Chlamydia infection (Chlamydia trachom ...

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Sexually-transmitted infection, Sexually-transmitted infection - Classification and terminology, Sexually-transmitted infection - Treatment, Sexually-transmitted infection - Types and their causative organisms, Sexually-transmitted infection - Bacterial, Sexually-transmitted infection - Viral, Sexually-transmitted infection - Parasites, Sexually-transmitted infection - Fungal, Sexually-transmitted infection - Protozoal

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Note: All of the diseases on this list can be transmitted sexually. Some of the diseases on this list are commonly transmitted in other ways besides sexually; for example, HIV/AIDS is also commonly transmitted through the sharing of infected needles by drug users, and candidiasis, while it can be sexually transmitted, is very often not associated with sexual activity. Sexually-transmitted infection - Bacterial. Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi) Chlamydia infection (Chlamydia trachoma ...

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Sexually-transmitted infection, Sexually-transmitted infection - Classification and terminology, Sexually-transmitted infection - Treatment, Sexually-transmitted infection - Types and their causative organisms, Sexually-transmitted infection - Bacterial, Sexually-transmitted infection - Viral, Sexually-transmitted infection - Parasites, Sexually-transmitted infection - Fungal, Sexually-transmitted infection - Protozoal

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The T-Virus is like any other virus. It is a protein crystal with a DNA core. As the crystal makes contact with a cell's membrane, it destroys it and inserts its DNA into the cell. The cell absorbs the viral genome into its own DNA, which takes over the cell's functions. The cell begins to produce offspring of the original virus. The new viruses are then released from the host cell and infect the neighboring ...

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T-Virus, T-Virus - History, T-Virus - Effects of Infection, T-Virus - The Movies, T-Virus - Means of Infection, T-Virus - Known Antigens, T-Virus - Trivia

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As the valves of the heart do not actually receive any blood supply of their own, which may be surprising given their location, defense mechanisms (such as white blood cells) cannot enter. So if an organism (such as bacteria) establish hold on the valves, the body cannot get rid of them. Normally, blood flows pretty smoothly through these valves. If they have been damaged (for instance in rheumatic fever) bacteria have a chance to take hold. ...

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Endocarditis, Endocarditis - Infective endocarditis, Endocarditis - Classification, Endocarditis - Aetiology and pathogenesis, Endocarditis - Clinical and pathological features, Endocarditis - Micro-organisms responsible, Endocarditis - Treatment, Endocarditis - Non-infective endocarditis

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The term sexually-transmissible infection is favoured over sexually-transmitted disease, as the latter is more restrictive in consideration that there are other means of transmission. For instance, meningitis is transmissible by means of sexual contact, although it is not labelled as an STI. This discrepency is addressed by the probability of infection by means other than sexual contact. In general, an STI is an infection that has a negligible probabililty of transmission by means other than sexual contact, but has a rea ...

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Sexually-transmitted infection, Sexually-transmitted infection - Classification and terminology, Sexually-transmitted infection - Treatment, Sexually-transmitted infection - Types and their causative organisms, Sexually-transmitted infection - Bacterial, Sexually-transmitted infection - Viral, Sexually-transmitted infection - Parasites, Sexually-transmitted infection - Fungal, Sexually-transmitted infection - Protozoal

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Common organisms that cause UTIs include: Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus saprophyticus. Less common organisms include Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterococcus spp. A mnemonic that can be used to remember the bacteria that cause UTIs is SEEK PP (Staph saprophyticus, E. coli, Enterococcus, Klebsiella, Proteus, Pseudomonas). ...

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Urinary tract infection, Urinary tract infection - Symptoms & Signs, Urinary tract infection - Diagnosis, Urinary tract infection - Causative agents, Urinary tract infection - Prevention, Urinary tract infection - Epidemiology, Urinary tract infection - Treatment

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Dogs that have become infected show symptoms of the illness within 7 to 10 days. The symptoms are lethargy, vomiting, and diarrhea (usually bloody). After a dog is infected, there is no cure. The virus itself does not kill the dog: diarrhea and vomiting result in dehydration and secondary infections set in. The virus attacks the lymph nodes, intestines, and the bone marrow. Bacteria that normally live in the intestines then leak into the bloodstream and cause septicemia. Due to dehydration, the dog's electrolyte balance is destroyed. Normally 80% of the body is composed of water and, when the body lose ...

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Canine parvovirus, Canine parvovirus - History, Canine parvovirus - Varieties, Canine parvovirus - Infection, Canine parvovirus - Prevention and contamination

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