Transmission and Testing MRSA
MRSA lives on the skin and is transmitted though hand contact. A sample from the wound is inoculated and incubated to determine the strain of MRSA.
Transmission of Cultural Identity
The work of Franz Boas can provide a great deal of information, but many cultural traditions have been handed down from one generation to the next. During his visits to Fort Rupert Boas became aware of the importance of language.
Human-to-Human Transmission
-to-human transmission. His case may mark a shift in the H5N1 virus that signals the early stages of a pandemic.
Unit 2: Epidemiology-Part II
Epidemiological concepts, disease transmission and the chain of infection
The Silent Killer: SARS
February 21, 2003, was just a normal day at Hotel Metropole in Hong Kong—until a guest, infected with SARS, became patient zero for an epidemic that rapidly infected people in dozens of countries around the world. This program—part dramatization...
Subject: Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Transcript: NEEDED TO BREAK THIS CHAIN OF TRANSMISSION. MY FEAR WOULD HAVE BEEN, WHAT IF THIS DISEASE HAD GOT TO AFRICA? WHAT IF THIS DISEASE HAD GOTTEN INTO THE
The Modern Plague: Fear Among Healthcare Providers; Public Complacency
of these patients. Initially the public was complacent, lulled by the fact that many people considered the virus a gay disease.
Subject: transmission of virus
Transcript: me That i had the worst possible disease, horribly stigmatized. People were terrified of being around a person With aids back then, and i was left
Risky Business: Impact of HIV, The
specialists and public health experts talk about the disease, its victims, and ways to protect yourself against the disease.
Subject: transmission of HIV
Transcript: don't fit the stereotyped high-risk population. [levine:] at the beginning of the epidemic, It was almost unheard of for a woman to have this disease
Risky Business: Worldwide Effort to Educate People about Their Contraceptive Options
unwanted pregnancies and the transmission of STDs.
Subject: preventing transmission of STDs
Transcript: against sexually transmitted diseases. [davis:] a lot of these young women, Because they have multiple sexual partners, A lot of them are prostitutes. We
Pneumococcal disease
Although it is rarely fatal in wealthy countries, pneumonia kills more children each year than any other infectious disease. This program explains
Series: Unseen Enemies: A Close-up Look At The World's Deadliest Diseases
Subject: Diseases
Transcript: ( theme music playing ) Narrator: OF ALL THE GROUPS IN SOCIETY, IT IS CHILDREN WHO ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO DISEASE. GLOBALLY, 10.8 MILLION WILL