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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_8_4.txt | , the flushing action of tears, and the trapping action of mucus are the first host obstacles to infection. For example, wound infection and secondary sepsis are serious complications of severe burns which remove the skin barrier to microbial entry. Lysozyme, secreted in saliva, tears, milk, sweat, and mucus, and gastr... |
cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_87_28.txt | raw-Hill; New York: 1965. Preventive Medicine for the Doctor in His Community; an Epidemiologic Approach [by] Hugh Rodman Leavell, E. Gurney Clark, and Twenty-Three Contributors. [Google Scholar]
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_39_0.txt | Immunologic assays are also used to look for evidence that an agent-specific immune response has occurred in an exposed or potentially exposed individual. Serologic tests detect pathogen-specific B cell–secreted antibodies in serum or other body fluids. Some serologic assays simply detect the ability of host antibodies... |
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_34_0.txt | Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
An important public health consequence of herd immunity is that immunization coverage does not need to be 100% for immunization programs to be successful. The equation R = R0(1 − x) (where x equals the immune portion of the population) indicates the... |
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_76_0.txt | Category Method Chagas disease Dengue Trypanosomiasis Japanese encephalitis Leishmaniasis Lymphatic filariasis Malaria Onchocerciasis Schistosomiasis Trachoma
Environmental Source reduction + + + +
Habitat manipulation + + +
Irrigation management and design + + + +
Proximity of livestock + |
cancer_not_communicable/communicablediseases_73_0.txt | A person can catch TB by inhaling tiny droplets or “aerosols” from the cough
or sneeze of a person who has the infection. |
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cancer_not_communicable/NBK470303_93_0.txt | * Confirmed HAV: Supportive and conservative management |
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_37_2.txt | ic acid–based tests often make use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify agent DNA or complementary DNA (cDNA) synthesized from messenger RNA (mRNA). The ability of pathogen-specific PCR primers to generate an amplification product can confirm or rule out involvement of a specific pathogen. Sequencing of am... |
cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_27_0.txt | The duration of disease stages is unique for each type of infection and it can vary widely for a given type of infection depending upon agent, host, and environmental factors that affect, for example, dose of the inoculated agent, route of exposure, host susceptibility, and agent infectivity and virulence. Knowledge of... |
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cancer_not_communicable/communicablediseases_108_0.txt | Bacterial infections can range from mild to life threatening. A person who has
a bacterial infection may require a course of [ antibiotics
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infection. These medications can help to kill bacteria or slow them down so
the immune system can counteract t... |
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_9_3.txt | ically distinct from that causing initial dengue infection (Screaton et al., 2015). |
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_2_0.txt | Keywords: Control, Environment, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Host, Infection, Infectious disease, One health, Outbreak, Prevention, Public health, Reservoir, Transmission, Vector, Zoonosis
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An infectious disease can be defined as an illness due to a pathogen or its toxic product, which arises through tran... |
cancer_not_communicable/viruseshtml_387_0.txt | ## Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) |
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_61_0.txt | Targeting Directly Transmitted Infectious Diseases Case finding and contact tracing are public health prevention and control activities aimed at stopping the spread of infectious diseases transmitted by either direct contact or direct spread of droplets. Once identified, further activities to limit transmission to susc... |
cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_81_0.txt | Targeting the Susceptible Host Important prevention and control interventions that target the susceptible host include both those that address determinants of susceptibility in the host (e.g., immunoprophylaxis, provision of adequate nutrition, treatment of underlying diseases) and those that target an infecting agent ... |
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cancer_not_communicable/viruseshtml_451_0.txt | Chen T, Hedman L, Mattila PS, Serological evidence of Merkel cell polyomavirus
primary infections in childhood. _J Clin Virol._ 2011;50:125−129. |
cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_51_0.txt | For some infectious diseases, infection can naturally occur as a result of contact with more than one type of bodily fluid, each of which uses a different portal of exit. While infection with the SARS virus most frequently occurred via contact with respiratory secretions, a large community outbreak was caused by the sp... |
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_50_0.txt | Portal of Exit
Infectious agents exit human and animal reservoirs and sources via one of several routes which often reflect the primary location of disease; respiratory disease agents (e.g., influenza virus) usually exit within respiratory secretions, whereas gastrointestinal disease agents (e.g., rotavirus, Cryptospor... |
cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_88_3.txt | aneous mucormycosis after a tornado in Joplin, Missouri, in 2011. N. Engl. J. Med. 2012;367:2214–2225. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_61_1.txt | the spread of some infectious diseases, particularly respiratory diseases.
Central to prevention of transplacental and perinatal infectious disease transmission is avoidance of maternal infection and provision of early diagnosis and treatment of infected women prior to or during pregnancy. For example, public health e... |
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cancer_not_communicable/viruseshtml_393_0.txt | If an infection is found, treatment and preventive measures can be used to
slow liver damage and reduce cancer risk. Both hepatitis B and C infections
can be treated with drugs. Treating chronic hepatitis C infection with a
combination of drugs for at least a few months can get rid of HCV in many
people. A number of dr... |
cancer_not_communicable/communicablediseases_117_0.txt | There are steps a person can take to reduce their risk of contracting and
transmitting disease-causing pathogens. These include receiving available
vaccinations, practicing regular handwashing, and maintaining good hygiene at
home. |
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_84_2.txt | pox; Tetanus; Tuberculosis Epidemiology; Typhoid Fever; Viral Infections, an Overview with a Focus on Prevention of Transmission; Waterborne Diseases. |
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cancer_not_communicable/communicablediseases_165_0.txt | [ Septicemic plague occurs when plague-causing bacteria directly cause
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cancer_not_communicable/PMC7150340_37_0.txt | Broadly, laboratory diagnosis of infectious diseases is based on tests that either directly identify an infectious agent or provide evidence that infection has occurred by documenting agent-specific immunity in the host (Figure 5 ). Identification of an infecting agent involves either direct examination of host specime... |
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cancer_not_communicable/communicablediseases_96_0.txt | * direct contact with a person carrying the pathogen
* contact with bodily fluids containing pathogens
* inhaling pathogen-containing droplets from another person’s cough or sneeze
* receiving a bite from an animal or insect carrying the pathogen
* consuming contaminated water or foods |
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cancer_not_communicable/communicablediseases_9_0.txt | A communicable disease is one that spreads from one person or animal to
another or from a surface to a person. They are the result of pathogens, such
as viruses and bacteria. Communicable diseases include colds and flu. |
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