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6 Cards in this Set
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EID-Emerging infectious diseases
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-evolutionary changes
-spread of known disease to new regions -increased human exposure -ecological changes |
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Avian influenza A (H5N1)
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-occurs in birds worldwide
-potential for spreading to humans |
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Severe acute respriatory syndrome (SARS)
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-first appeared in China
-spread person to person -no effective treatment/5-10%death rate -fever, malaise, muscle aches, dry cough, diarrhea, chills |
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West Nile encephalitis (WNE)
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-caused by West Nile virus
-1st diagnosed Uganda/1937 -bird to bird transmit -Mosquito transmit to human/horses |
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bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)/Mad Cow
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-caused by infectious protein;prion
-cattle feed prepared from sheep -similiar to CJD |
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escherichia coli (Ecoli)
O157:H7 |
-normal inhabitant
-undercooked meat -unpasteurized beverages -fecal contamination |
