Cysticercosis: eMedicine Infectious Diseases
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Cysticercosis: eMedicine Infectious Diseases
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Most Recently Shared on March 5, 2010 at 10:49 pm By:
The eMedicine article Cysticercosis has been updated. http://bit.ly/dsfKGT
Infectious Disease Article | Cysticercosis
mdlinx.com — “Public Health Implications of Cysticercosis Acquired in the United States” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Sandeep Pulim MD Doctor, Health Communicator, and Physician
Public Health Implications of Cysticercosis Acquired in the United States: Emerging Infectious Diseases http://bit.ly/dEkzoe #ID
Scurvy: eMedicine Endocrinology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Scurvy was first described in 1541 by a Dutch physician named Echthius working in Cologne, Germany. Mistakenly, he thought it was an infectious disease. In 1540, a French explorer named Jacques Cartier learned of a remedy ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 7:31 pm By:
A study by NHANES III has determined 14% of males & 10% of females were vitamin C deficient. More on scurvy. http://bit.ly/bE5yd9
CBRNE - Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of febrile illnesses caused by RNA viruses from several viral families. These highly infectious viruses lead to a potentially lethal disease syndrome characterized by fever, malaise, vomiting, mucosal and ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 5:38 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of febrile illnesses caused by RNA viruses from several viral families. http://bit.ly/bBDCwN
CBRNE - Plague: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The plague has caused more fear and terror than perhaps any other infectious disease in the history of humankind. It has laid claim to nearly 200 million lives and has brought about monumental changes such as ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on May 5, 2010 at 5:24 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
The plague has caused more fear and terror than perhaps any other infectious disease in the history of humankind. http://bit.ly/bdjvut
Salmonella Infection: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Salmonella are gram-negative facultative intracellular anaerobes causing a wide spectrum of disease. This spectrum can range from a gastroenteritis, enteric fever (caused by typhoid and paratyphoid serotypes), bacteremia, focal infections, to a convalescent lifetime carrier state. ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:50 am By:
Salmonellosis is the most common bacterial infectious cause of food-borne disease in the United States. http://bit.ly/b0ugLg
Syphilis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Syphilis is an infectious disease caused by the spirochete Treponema pallidum. Syphilis is transmissible by sexual contact with infectious lesions from mother to fetus in utero, via blood product transfusion, and occasionally through breaks in the ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:48 am By:
Many famous people throughout history are thought to have suffered from syphilis - like Vincent Van Gogh. http://bit.ly/bUteCH
Pediatrics, Mumps: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: The mumps virus is a paramyxovirus that shares various epidemiological characteristics with other well-known viral pediatric diseases, such as measles and rubella. The disease is distributed worldwide, and paramyxovirus is highly infectious to nonimmune individuals. During ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:44 am By:
The incidence of mumps has markedly declined since the introduction of the mumps vaccine for children. Learn more. http://bit.ly/aQ6mmJ
Tick-Borne Diseases, Q Fever: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: First described in 1935 by Derrick, Q fever is an acute infectious disease. Derrick investigated a cluster of febrile illnesses of unknown etiology in Australian abattoir workers and subsequently named the malady Q (for query) fever. ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:36 am By:
Susan Scroggins Health Advocate and Active Health Library
Most commonly spread by means of inhalation or ingestion, Q fever can also be tick-borne. Learn more about Q fever. http://bit.ly/dAVKNG
Pediatrics, Bronchiolitis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Bronchiolitis is an acute infectious disease of the lower respiratory tract that occurs primarily in young infants, most often in those aged 2-24 months. Pathophysiology Bronchiolitis is usually due to a viral infection of the small ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:33 am By:
Susan Scroggins Health Advocate and Active Health Library
Bronchiolitis is an acute infectious disease of the lower respiratory tract that occurs primarily in young infants. http://bit.ly/anliUp
Tick-Borne Diseases, Introduction: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: to Tick-Borne Diseases Ticks are excellent vectors for disease transmission.1 More than 800 species of these obligate blood-sucking creatures inhabit the planet. They are second only to mosquitoes as vectors of human disease, both infectious and ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:26 am By:
Susan Scroggins Health Advocate and Active Health Library
In North America, a variety of diseases are caused by tick bites. Learn more about tick-borne disease. http://bit.ly/b3bcjn
Tick-Borne Diseases, Tularemia: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: First described in Japan in 1837, tularemia is an infectious disease caused by the gram-negative pleomorphic bacterium, Francisella tularensis. The disease name relates to the description in 1911 of a plaguelike illness in ground squirrels in ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:18 am By:
Susan Scroggins Health Advocate and Active Health Library
A few hundred cases of tularemia are reported annually in the United States and the frequency is declining. http://bit.ly/cZntj9
Catscratch Disease: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Catscratch disease (CSD) is an infrequent self-limiting infectious disease classically characterized by painful regional lymphadenopathy following the scratch of a cat (typically a kitten). The first description is credited to Henri Parinaud, who referenced the condition ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 3:55 am By:
Catscratch disease is an infrequent self-limiting infectious disease following the scratch of a cat. Learn more. http://bit.ly/cwiufO
Gas Gangrene: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Gas gangrene, a subset of necrotizing myositis, is an infectious disease emergency. Organisms in the spore-forming clostridial species, including Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium septicum, and Clostridium novyi, cause most of the cases. A ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 3:07 am By:
Susan Scroggins Health Advocate and Active Health Library
Gas gangrene is an infectious disease emergency. Learn more about this condition, the causes, and symptoms. http://bit.ly/djCYUW
Impetigo: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Impetigo is a skin condition that is part of several different infectious skin diseases. This is a superficial, predominantly nonfollicular, infection. The name is believed to be derived from the Latin impetere (to assail). It exists ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 2:52 am By:
Susan Scroggins Health Advocate and Active Health Library
Impetigo is a skin condition that is part of several different infectious skin diseases. Learn more about impetigo. http://bit.ly/cAVruD
Leptospirosis in Humans: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Leptospirosis, an infectious disease that affects humans and animals, is considered the most common zoonosis in the world.1 Leptospirosis is often referred to as swineherd's disease, swamp fever, or mud fever. The organism enters the ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 2:45 am By:
Susan Scroggins Health Advocate and Active Health Library
Leptospirosis is an infectious disease that affects humans and animals. Learn more about this condition. http://bit.ly/cSePnT
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