Influenza Series: US Flu Season News Updates
Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Influenza (Flu) • Flu season and contagious period • High-risk individuals 2. Highest Death Tolls for the Previous Winter…
Influenza Series: Canadian Flu Season News Updates
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Flu activity high in Canada for the last winter • Hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths reported • H3N2 subtype…
Influenza Series: Combating Influenza
Table of Contents I. Introduction • Overview of the impact of influenza epidemics throughout history • Emergence of novel strains and global pandemics • Notable…
Influenza Series: Evolution of screening tests
Table of Contents I. Introduction • Overview of Influenza as a Leading Cause of Mortality Globally • Impact of Influenza on Young Children, Elderly, Pregnant…
Influenza Series: Evolution of treatment options
Influenza Series: Recommendations and Actions Initiated by CDC for Influenza
Table of Contents I. Introduction • Identification of active virus as influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 • Overview of influenza as a global illness and cause of death…
Influenza Series: Vaccines Used for Treating Influenza and Flu-Related Illnesses
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Severe Illness and Death Caused by Influenza 3. Influenza Vaccination in Canada 4. Antiviral Drugs for Chemoprophylaxis and Influenza…
Influenza Series: How does Influenza virus act?
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Influenza Virus Morphology • Pleomorphic with spherical or filamentous morphology • Enveloped virus with outer lipid membrane and embedded…
STD Series: A closer look at Scabies
Table of Contents I. Introduction • Scabies as a common dermatological problem • Prevalence of Scabies infection in developing countries and globally • Vulnerability of…
STD Series: Is There Really A Threat Related To Chlamydia Infection?
Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Serious health issues related to untreated Chlamydia infection • Infertility • Ectopic pregnancy • Complications in pregnancy • Pelvic…
STD Series: Chlamydia Control
Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Diagnosis/Identification of the Infection • Detection of Chlamydia in Cell Culture • Nucleic Acid Amplification from Chlamydia Pathogen •…
STD Series: A brief overview of Chlamydia
Table of Contents 1. Introduction to Chlamydia as a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) 2. How Chlamydia spreads and who is at risk of infection…