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Yaws forms part of a group of chronic bacterial infections commonly known as the endemic treponematoses. These diseases are caused by spiral bacteria of the genus Treponema, which also includes endemic syphilis (bejel) and pinta. Yaws is the most common of these three infections.
Progress in prevention and treatment is faltering around the world, putting millions of people in grave danger. Eastern Europe and central Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa have all seen increases in annual HIV infections over several years. In Asia and the Pacific, UNAIDS da...ta now show new HIV infections are rising where they had been falling. Action to tackle the inequalities driving AIDS is urgently required to prevent millions of new HIV infections this decade and to end the AIDS pandemic
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Scabies is a contagious skin condition caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei which burrows into the skin and causes severe itching. Scabies is transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact or indirectly by contact with contaminated material (fomites). This condition is often challenging to diagnose as m...any patients may have only subtle symptoms. However, other patients may present with the classic history of exposure, severe pruritis that is worse at night, and reference to other individuals with similar symptoms. This activity reviews the evaluation and treatment of scabies and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in managing patients with this condition.
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Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease most often transmitted to people via bites from infected dogs. This course provides a general introduction to rabies, and the One Health approach currently taken to prevent it. It consists of seven video-lectures, demonstration videos, and lessons learnt from peopl...e who work at the frontline of rabies elimination programmes around the world. It targets both a general audience and those who would like to learn more about rabies and the pathway to eliminating this disease – like prospective and current public health and animal health practitioners in rabies endemic countries.
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L’échinococcose humaine est une zoonose (maladie transmise à l’homme par l’animal) causée par des parasites, à savoir des ténias du genre Echinococcus. L’échinococcose se présente sous 4 formes :
Rabies is a virus (Lyssavirus) that infects cells in the central nervous
system, causing disease in the brain and, ultimately, death. Any animal
with rabies has the ability to transmit the disease to humans or other
animals.
There is no cure for rabies, but it is 100 percent preventable through
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prompt, appropriate medical care.
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1 March 2021 This roadmap aims to define the key questions users should consider to assess indoor ventilation and the major steps needed to reach recommended ventilation levels or simply improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in order to reduce the risk of spread of COVID-19.
It also includes recommendat...ions on how to assess and measure the different parameters, specifically in health care, non-residential and residential settings whenever a person is under home care or home quarantine.
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حقائق رئيسية
إن دواء المشوكات البشري هو مرض طفيلي تتسبب به شريطيات من جنس الشريطيات المشوكة.
وأهم شكلين لهذا المرض لدى الإنسان هما داء المشوكات الكيسي ( داء التكيس ...لديداني) وداء المشوكات السنخي.
ويصاب الإنسان بالعدوى عبر ابتلاع بيوض الطفيليات في الأغذية، أو المياه، أو التربة الملوثة، أو من خلال الاحتكاك المباشر مع الحيوانات المضيفة.
وغالباً ما يكون علاج داء المشوكات مكلفاً ومعقداً، وقد يتطلب جراحة واسعة و/أو علاجاً دوائياً مطولا.
وتشمل برامج الوقاية إخضاع الكلاب لتدابير طرد الديدان، والنهوض بمعاينة الأغذية ونظافة المسالخ؛ ويجري حالياً تقييم تطعيم الحملان كتدخل إضافي.
وهناك أكثر من مليون مصاب بداء المشوكات في أي وقت من الأوقات.
ومرض داء المشوكات البشري هو مرض حيواني المصدر (أي ينتقل إلى الإنسان من الحيوان) تتسبب به طفيليات هي شريطيات من جنس المشوكات. ويظهر داء المشوكات في أربعة أشكال:
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Дракункулез редко приводит к смертельному исходу, но на много недель и месяцев нарушает нормальное функционирование пораженных инвазией лиц. Проблема затрагивае... население сельских, неблагополучных и отдаленных районов, в которых основным источником питьевой воды являются открытые водоемы со стоячей водой, в частности пруды.
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Hand Hygiene is one of the most effective actions to reduce the spread of pathogens and prevent infections, including the COVID-19 virus. This document promotes the WHO global hand hygiene campaign SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands in the context of other hand hygiene initiatives launched by WHO for COVI...D-19, and provides rapid technical guidance.
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To date, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa have reported measles cases. The outbreaks in Samoa and Tonga are caused by the D8 strain (genotype) of measles virus. Measles vaccine coverage varies in Pacific island countries and areas, ranging from 31% in Samoa to 99% in the Cook Islands, Nauru and... Niue.
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The content of the tool has been updated to reflect new WHO technical guidance and new evidence on both COVID-19 pandemic and mass gatherings, as well as feedback from end-users. This revision of the risk assessment tool was developed and reviewed by the WHO Mass Gathering Technical Expert Group wit...h input from WHO area-specific technical teams. The expanded tool includes eight tabs: 1. Instructions; 2. Assessment Overview; 3. Decision Tree; 4. Risk Evaluation; 5. Risk Mitigation; 6. Decision Matrix; 7. Risk Communication; and 8. Reviewer Sign Off. There as an additional tab with a glossary and list of abbreviations.
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The purpose of this guide is to offer recommendations for improving the implementation of non‑pharmacological public health measures during the COVID-19 response and compliance with these measures by population groups in situations of vulnerability. This requires determining the main barriers to i...mplementing these measures so that we can identify the groups and territories most affected during the different phases of the pandemic. With this objective in mind––and within the framework of an equity, human rights, and diversity approach––, policies, strategies, and interventions to accompany the implementation and flexibilization of the measures are recommended to ensure that no one is left behind.
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Human echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease (a disease that is transmitted to humans from animals) that is caused by parasites, namely tapeworms of the genus Echinococcus.
Laboratory Biossafety Manual
24 апреля 2020 г.
Рекомендации в отношении политики для Европейского региона ВОЗ
В настоящем документе описаны основные факторы, которые государствам-членам реком...ндуется
учитывать, принимая решения относительно коррекции масштабных ограничительных мер в области охраны общественного здоровья (таких как, например, ограничение свободы передвижения и повсеместное введение правила о физическом дистанцировании) и одновременного укрепления базового потенциала служб общественного здравоохранения (выявление, изоляция, тестирование и лечение всех пациентов и помещение в карантин всех лиц, с которыми они контактировали), мер личной защиты (гигиена рук и респираторный этикет) и норм личного физического дистанцирования (дистанция между людьми более одного метра). Переходный процесс должен осуществляться с учетом результатов оценки рисков, которую необходимо проводить на национальном, субнациональном и даже районном уровне, поскольку передача инфекции COVID-19
внутри одной и той же страны, как правило, носит неоднородный характер.
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