Infectious Diseases
The Infectious diseases topic features the latest news, guidelines, education, EMS training and tips related to infection control and EMS role in prevention the transmission of and caring for patients with infectious diseases.
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The ambulance will have a team of specially trained medics on board; the vehicle will pick up patients from anywhere in the state
The fetus had an abnormally small brain that lacked neural folds
The money would be used to expand mosquito control programs and speed development of a vaccine, among other things
The patient was charged with reckless conduct for attacking the EMT
Florida’s climate makes it vulnerable to the virus, which is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito
Experts still stress that mosquitoes are the main culprit in the Zika epidemic menacing Latin America and looming over the United States
It is the first case of the illness being transmitted within the United States
The World Health Organization estimates there could be up to 4 million cases of Zika in the Americas in the next year
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EMS organizations and personnel should use this as an opportunity to review infection control and ambulance disinfection procedures
One WHO scientist said the Americas could see up to 4 million cases of Zika in the next year
There are vaccines in various stages of development for other viruses in the same family
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The mosquito-borne Zika virus usually causes a mild illness but is now suspected in an unusual birth defect
A baby born in a Hawaii hospital is the first in the U.S. with a birth defect linked to the Zika virus
After two deaths in 2015, the local health department is paying $20 to anyone who comes in for a blood test
17,000 survivors are trying to resume their lives though many battle mysterious, lingering side effects
The public health department is sending additional nurses and TB investigators to find patients with tuberculosis
The hospital said it would be providing testing and preventative daily treatments for the infants
The woman had to undergo emergency surgery to prevent sepsis
Quantitative waveform capnography can be a reliable surrogate for lactate monitoring in detecting metabolic distress in sepsis patients
Health officials have identified nearly 160 people who might be at risk of being infected with the disease, including eight health care workers
A new program coordinates EMS and clinical efforts to lower sepsis mortality rates
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The new case was confirmed two months after the country was declared Ebola-free for a second time
The bugs infect people with a parasite that causes Chagas disease, a disease typically found in the tropics
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