PPT-PLAGUE Dr. Reshma Reghu

Assistant Professor Dept of Community medicine INTRODUCTION Plague is primarily and basically a zoonoses caused by Yersinia pestis It exists in natural foci and is transmitted by infected flea bites to humans . It was the worst of times…. It was…well, . the worst of times. .. How so, you ask…. Whitechurch:. . - John . le Strange . died. . on 20th August . 1349. . . . - His . oldest son, Fulk, . died. It was the worst of times…. It was…well, . the worst of times. .. How so, you ask…. Whitechurch:. . - John . le Strange . died . - . 20th . August . 1349. . . . - His . oldest son, Fulk, died . Exodus 6: 1-8. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.”. Eleriin Müüripeal. 2013. Charles II. 1630-1685 (reigned 1660-1685). Exile and regaining of the throne. Power severely limited by Parliament. Cavaliers and Roundheads => The Tory and The Whig parties. . . 7.41 Trace the emergence of a modern economy, including the growth of banking, technological and agricultural improvements, commerce, towns, and a merchant class . . . . . . Ravaged through Europe between 1347-1352.. Wiped out nearly 1/3 of Europe’s total population!. Where did it start? How did it begin? What exactly was the disease? Were there any treatments?. The Orient Rat Flea. Ecological Niche models of plague in Uzbekistan : extracting biological information from multiple-species models vs. species specific models to understand hosts and vectors Jason K. Blackburn, PhD, 11 What is Plague -Plague is a disease caused by Yersinia pestis a bacterium found in rodents and their fleas in many areas around the world 2 Why are we concerned Plague as a bioweapon If Y pestis is disease. caused by . Yersinia. . pestis. involving rodents and . fleas. First recorded in China in 224 BCE. Black death. : 14. th. century in Europe; 50 million deaths. Transmitted by infected flea bites to humans. Assistant Professor. AIDS. , the . a. cquired . i. mmuno. -. d. eficiency . s. yndrome (sometimes . called "slim disease") . It is . a fatal illness caused by . a retrovirus . known as the . h. uman . DEPT OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE. HOST OF INFECTION. AGENT FACTORS. Echinococcus. species are small tapeworms, rarely . more than . 7 mm in length. The . scolex. bears four suckers, . and there . are two rows of hooks, one small and one large on . The “Black Plague”, also known as the bubonic plague, reached Italy, from the east, in the spring of 1348 and spread through Europe over the next three years, killing between 25 and 50% of t that. Blood . pressure should be recorded in the sitting position of the . patient.. Only . one arm (either right or left) to be used consistently. . The . reading at which ‘. Korotkoff. sound’ is first heard is considered as systolic pressure and at which the K-sound disappears, as diastolic pressure. . Assistant Professor. Dept of Community medicine. INTRODUCTION. Occasionally . transmitted to man . by direct . or indirect contact with infected animals. . Caused. . by . different species of the . brucella.