For General Healthcare Settings in West Africa
Education and information about Chagas Disease, Triatomine bugs, Kissing Bugs, fact sheets, information for special groups,
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prevention and control, epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment for Health Professionals.
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For use with travelers who might have been exposed to patients with Ebola and are sick with symptoms consistent with Ebola infection and require fu
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rther evaluation
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Testing Guidance and Interpretation of Results for Healthcare Providers Dengue and Zika Virus
These posters can be used to help educate people about good hygiene practices, methods for disinfecting water, and caring for family members who ma
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y be at risk of contracting cholera. They are designed for all audiences and the graphics have been made regionally specific.
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Testing Guidance and Interpretation of Results for Healthcare providers
For US Healthcare Settings
Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS) (sometimes known as radiation
toxicity or radiation sickness) is an acute illness caused by
irradiation of the entire body (or most of the body) by a high dose
of penetrating radiation in a very short period of time (usually
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a
matter of minutes). The major cause of this syndrome is depletion
of immature parenchymal stem cells in specific tissues. Examples of
people who suffered from ARS are the survivors of the Hiroshima
and Nagasaki atomic bombs, the firefighters that first responded
after the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant event in 1986, and some
unintentional exposures to sterilization irradiators.
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Website last accessed on 24.03.2023
A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host. Parasites can cause disease in humans.
Key messages for professionals working at hospitals and other healthcare settings: managers/administrators, infectious disease specialists, infecti
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on prevention and control professionals, epidemiologists, prescribers, junior doctors and students, pharmacists, nurses, clinical microbiologists, and professionals in emergency departments, in intensive care units, and in long-term care facilities.
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"Explosions can produce unique patterns of injury seldom seen outside combat.
When they do occur, they have the potential to inflict multi-system life-threatening injuries
on many persons simultaneously. The injury patterns following such events are a product of
the composition
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and amount of the materials involved, the surrounding environment,
delivery method (if a bomb), the distance between the victim and the blast, and any
intervening protective barriers or environmental hazards. Because explosions are relatively
infrequent, blast-related injuries can present unique triage, diagnostic, and management
challenges to providers of emergency care. "
accessed 2018/03/29
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Guidance and tools to help administrators of correctional and detention facilities make decisions and protect
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and communicate with staff, people who are incarcerated, and their communities.
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