Sentences with phrase «spread of epidemic disease»

New approaches are needed to control the spread of epidemic diseases, according to the developers of a new model of the way pathogens can «cooperate».

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About 300 people have been killed by the disease, which is spread by mosquitoes and kills about 8 % of people who contract it since July 2017, causing concerns about an epidemic if the virus hits the country's densely populated cities.

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Has there been an epidemic of disease spread by the hospital lab coat?

Vaccines keep parents and children safe from preventable diseases, and help stop the spread of illnesses, such as the flu, that could turn into an epidemic or have...

Concerns over the proliferation of illegal tattoo shops and the spread of communicable diseases have increased due to the current opioid epidemic which has contributed to the spread of Hepatitis C. Legislator Burke's initiative is a common sense reform to ensure the health and safety of the residents of Erie County.

Governor's HIV / AIDS Epidemic Blueprint Improves HIV Testing, Prevents the Spread of Disease, and Provides Better Treatment

A pandemic is an epidemic (an outbreak of an infectious disease) that spreads worldwide, or at least across a large region.

West Africa's 2014 Ebola epidemic demonstrated what can happen when a contagious virus emerges amid a population served by a broken medical system, and where cultural practices, public fears and porous borders fuel the spread of disease.

Mass media coverage about an epidemic can help slow the spread of the disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of Theoretical Biology.

This, say the researchers, shows that media coverage is a powerful tool to help halt the spread of disease during an epidemic.

Other viral diseases spread by the same mosquitoes — including dengue and chikungunya — that have caused massive epidemics south of the U.S. border have triggered only small outbreaks in the United States.

Following the largest Ebola epidemic in history last year, which claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people in West Africa and ultimately spread to the U.S., public health officials remain concerned about healthcare workers contracting Ebola or other emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and pandemic influenza, says Rachael Jones, UIC associate professor of environmental and occupational and health sciences, one of four co-investigators at UIC.

Following the largest Ebola epidemic in history last year, which claimed the lives of more than 11,000 people in West Africa and ultimately spread to the U.S., public health officials remain concerned about healthcare workers contracting Ebola or other emerging infectious diseases such as SARS and pandemic influenza.

Later the sisters told us that they had read that in case of an epidemic, a cordon sanitaire had to be established to contain the spread of the disease.

«It's our mobility patterns that spread epidemics,» notes Alessandro Vespignani of Indiana University, Bloomington, who moderated an ESOF session today on how probing human movement can elucidate the dynamics of infectious diseases.

For the study, the team analyzed viral genomic sequences from 232 patient samples collected over the 7 - month spread of the disease in Sierra Leone, along with 86 genome sequences reported earlier in the epidemic.

With miniscule financial resources the group is successfully carrying out cutting - edge epidemiological research and has identified the predominant MSV genotypes that will confront MSV - resistant transgenics in different parts of the continent, has worked out the rates and pathways of virus spread throughout the continent and defined the specific regions within the continent that appear to be the cradles from which almost all new maize streak disease epidemics emerge.

The test is said to provide results in around 10 minutes, and could be instrumental in stopping the epidemic spread of diseases such as Ebola.

About 18 million people in the United States have type 2 diabetes, and the disease is spreading with the epidemic of obesity.

Western lifestyle is associated with a sustained low grade increase in inflammation - increased levels of endotoxin in the body and increased activation of Toll - like receptors and neutrophils, which leads to impaired immunity and reduced resistance to disease, changes which might explain the epidemic of chronic diseases spreading around the globe.

A few studies published in homeopathic journals suggest that nosodes may decrease the severity of active disease and possibly prevent the spread of epidemics, but these studies are not well - controlled.»

A few studies published in homeopathic journals suggest that nosodes may decrease the severity of active disease and possibly prevent the spread of epidemics, but these studies are not well controlled.

This is true of our dependence on oil, the consequences of climate change, the threat of epidemic disease, and the spread of nuclear weapons.

End the epidemics of HIV / AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases, reverse the spread of, and significantly reduce deaths from tuberculosis and malaria.