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Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain usually caused by
Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain usually caused by a direct viral infection or a hypersensitivity reaction to a virus or foreign protein Brain inflammation caused by a bacterial infection is sometimes called cerebritis
Encephalitis is an acute inflammatory process that affects brain
Encephalitis is an acute inflammatory process that affects brain tissue and is almost always accompanied by inflammation of the adjacent meninges tissues lining the brain There are many types of encephalitis most of which are caused by viral infections
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and aches but progresses with internal and external bleeding and subsequent organ failure Mortality can be 50 to 80 percent Viral Encephalitis can cause inflammation of the brain with fever headache vomiting neck stiffness and seizures
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and aches but progresses with internal and external bleeding and subsequent organ failure Mortality can be 50 to 80 percent Viral Encephalitis can cause inflammation of the brain with fever headache vomiting neck stiffness and seizures
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may also occur Merck Manual Mortality can be high but with current vaccination and antibiotics it would be expected to be lower Smallpox is caused by the Variola virus and is an acute sometimes fatal disease It causes high fever and a distinctive progressive skin rash along with fatigue
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fluids or droplets of saliva for instance or from contaminated objects such as bedding or clothing The incubation period in smallpox is from 7 to 17 days followed by red lesions that form pustules then crust after two more weeks Mortality can be up to 30
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disease It can infect the skin lungs or rarely the digestive tract When it affects the skin symptoms may appear 12 hours to 5 days after exposure to the bacteria A skin infection begins as a red brown bump that enlarges with considerable swelling at the edges The bump blisters and hardens then
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dogs and other animals and causes acute fever with subsequent relapsing stages It has a low mortality but can be chronic Q Fever is caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii which lives in domestic and wild animals and ticks It can be contracted by
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receive this vaccination However in an exposure situation there are no contraindications and everyone should be vaccinated After vaccination care must be taken with the single pustule on the arm so as not to spread the vaccinia virus which could be harmful to the eyes
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swollen lymph nodes and profound systemic symptoms such as pneumonia Mortality can be 30 60 if untreated Ebola or Hemorragic Fever is a filovirus that can cause severe often fatal disease It has an unknown host in nature but can spread rapidly from man to man
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Public Health Preparedness What is it
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related virus called vaccinia which can protect against actual smallpox with usually only one pustule at the vaccination site on the arm Unlike most vaccinations involving an injection the smallpox vaccine is applied with a bifurcated needle which holds a tiny droplet of the vaccine between the
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The incubation period in smallpox is from 7 to 17 days followed by red lesions that form pustules then crust after two more weeks Mortality can be up to 30
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It causes enlarged lymph nodes fever and pneumonia and can have a mortality of up to 60 if left untreated by antibiotics Tularemia is an acute infectious disease that causes local ulcerative lesions such as the hands or fingers swollen lymph nodes and profound systemic symptoms
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What can your Health Department do Your county Health Department is in touch with all the medical doctors in a community and these doctors also report back to the Health
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Ebola or Hemorragic Fever is a filovirus that can cause severe often fatal disease It has an unknown host in nature but can spread rapidly from man to man
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dressings are to be kept over the site and a strict do not touch rule should be observed until the scab is completely gone Plague is an old disease caused by a bacteria found in rodents It can spread to man by flea bites from infected animals and then from person to
Mad Scientists of Etsy MSOE monthly challenge Louis Pasteur
This month s challenge was a creation inspired by the theme quot Louis Pasteur quot Louis Pasteur December 27 1822 September 28 1895 was a French chemist and microbiologist best known for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and prevention of disease One of his great achievements was that he created the first vaccine for rabies Warning Science talk now Rabies From Latin rabies madness rage fury Also known as hydrophobia is a viral zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that causes acute encephalitis inflammation of the brain in mammals It is most commonly caused by a bite from an infected animal but occasionally by other forms of contact If left untreated in humans it is almost invariably fatal P S better pics will come after New Year once I get home to my camera and photo studio
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Encephalitis is an inflammation of the brain There are many types of encephalitis most of which are caused by viral infection Symptoms include sudden fever severe headache vomiting
Moira s Fund
Late in December 2006 as many of us were preparing to celebrate the New Year our friend Moira Shaughnessy Executive Director of The Ardmore Initiative began a fight for her life Shortly before the New Year Moira was struck by the often deadly and extremely debilitating condition Viral Encephalitis Viral Encephalitis is a condition which causes an acute inflammation of the brain It is a rare disease that literally occurs in 0 5 per 100 000 people Today we are grateful that our friend Moira is alive but she struggles to accomplish everyday tasks most of us take for granted The disease has left her robbed of so much and she now requires long term cognitive and rehabilitative care The costs are extraordinarily prohibitive and we are asking for any donation large or small to help Moira s family offset the costs involved with her ongoing care A trust has been set up by the Shaughnessy family and fundraising efforts will be ongoing Moira is one of those rare individuals you meet in your life that is so unique special and caring Her illness reminds us of the very literal fragility of life and how in an instant everything can change Contributions also may be made to the Moira Shaughnessy Medical Fund at TD BankNorth 551 W Lancaster Ave Haverford Pa 19041 Please see this article in The Philadelphia Inquirer <a href= http www philly com mld inquirer 16710939 htm >www philly com mld inquirer 16710939 htm< a>
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