• He is noted for his research in infectious diseases including tuberculosis, cholera and anthrax. (webdevelopersnotes.com)
  • The strategy is common among plants and animals, but is also used by some microbes, most notably bacteria that cause anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera. (sciencedaily.com)
  • He identified the causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax, supporting the concept of infectious diseases. (simplycharly.com)
  • [1] He is considered to be the founder of modern bacteriology and notably was able to prove the bacterial cause of anthrax, cholera, and tuberculosis. (iu.edu)
  • It diagnosed and treated cases of human H7N9 avian influenza, yellow fever, Rift Valley fever, and Zika, as well as anthrax, cholera and pneumonic plague. (nature.com)
  • During World War II, the Japanese attempted to use the plague, syphilis, and anthrax as bioweapons. (scienceabc.com)
  • 1995 ----------------------------------------------------- Anthrax - Brucellosis 65 Cholera 13 Congenital rubella syndrome 4 Diphtheria - Haemophilus influenzae * 862 Hansen Disease 100 Plague 6 Poliomyelitis, Paralytic - Psittacosis 49 Rabies, human 1 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever 424 Syphilis, congenital, age less than 1 year ** 280 Tetanus 21 Toxic shock syndrome 133 Trichinosis 24 Typhoid fever 228 ----------------------------------------------------- * Of 843 cases of known age, 202 (24%) were reported among children less than 5 years of age. (cdc.gov)
  • Zakharova noted that 30 Ukrainian laboratories in 14 villages took part in activities aimed at enhancing the stimulating properties of plague, anthrax, cholera and other deadly diseases. (sana.sy)
  • No one is certain exactly how big it is, as North Korea isn't exactly forthcoming with information, but according to testimonies from defectors, they are believed to have more than 5,000 tons of chemical weapons, including mustard gas, sarin and other nerve agents, as well as biological threats including anthrax, cholera, bubonic plague and smallpox. (arizona.edu)
  • Aside from anthrax, Daniell said he is working with tobacco-grown treatments for type 1 diabetes, hepatitis C, plague and cholera. (impactlab.com)
  • Flies can carry all kinds of terrible diseases such as Salmonella, typhoid, dysentery, cholera, and anthrax and worm parasites. (healthmad.com)
  • Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (1843-1910), German physician and microbiologist, founder of modern bacteriology, identified the specific causative agents of TB, cholera, and anthrax and gave experimental support for the concept of infectious disease basing such discoveries on animal and human experimentation (Figure 1). (embs.org)
  • The German-American physician Anton Dilger established a secret biological laboratory in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with the intent to grow the causative agents of anthrax and glanders. (medscape.com)
  • Cholera-one of the most feared infectious diseases in public health-is an acute bacterial infection of the intestine caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated by certain strains of the organism, vibrio cholerae . (africasacountry.com)
  • Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says. (bangordailynews.com)
  • Because cholera was epidemic in Naples in the autumn of 1865, Metchnikoff decided to continue his studies in Germany. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In this light, my new book, The Political Life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship , offers some insights that might be helpful for making sense of the current pandemic and its potential impact on Africa. (africasacountry.com)
  • Over the course of 10 months, the disease infected over 98,000 people, claimed over 4,000 lives, and, with an exceptionally high case-fatality rate at the peak of the epidemic, Zimbabwe's 2008 cholera outbreak has been deemed the largest and most extensive in recorded African history. (africasacountry.com)
  • During Haiti's major cholera epidemic in October 2010, Dr. Iza Ciglenecki and colleagues set-up a specialized cholera treatment unit for pregnant women inside the MSF hospital in Léogâne and analyzed routinely collected data from patient files in order to describe the pregnancy outcomes and risk factors for fetal death. (plos.org)
  • Se realizó un estudio transversal para evaluar el riesgo biológico ocupacional y las medidas de bioseguridad relacionadas con el Bacillus anthracis en pequeñas, medianas y grandes empresas curtiembres peruanas. (bvsalud.org)
  • This blog began in 2007, focusing on anthrax vaccine, and later expanded to other public health and political issues. (blogspot.com)
  • One acre of genetically engineered tobacco plants can produce enough anthrax vaccine to inoculate the entire U.S. population safely and inexpensively. (impactlab.com)
  • To create the anthrax vaccine, Daniell said he injected the vaccine gene into the chloroplast genome of tobacco cells. (impactlab.com)
  • Daniell said mice injected with his tobacco-generated vaccine in a recent National Institutes of Health trial survived an onslaught of anthrax 15 times greater than what might be experienced in an anthrax terrorist attack. (impactlab.com)
  • Daniell said his vaccine is naturally free of anthrax toxins, which have contaminated some of the military's vaccine produced by traditional fermentation methods and led to some military personnel fighting the immunization. (impactlab.com)
  • Exact figures for anthrax vaccine savings are uncertain because current costs aren't available from the military, he said. (impactlab.com)
  • The next step for the anthrax vaccine is for a human trial in which subjects' level of immunity will be tested. (impactlab.com)
  • The company also has vaccines in clinical development for cholera (Vaxchora), anthrax, HIV and hepatitis A. "This significant investment by Cerberus will allow PaxVax to eliminate debt and allow us to focus on the execution of our business plan such as growing the Vivotif business and launching Vaxchora," said PaxVax CEO Nima Farzan. (pehub.com)
  • Conversations around measles and cholera in neighbouring countries six months into the Sudan war. (who.int)
  • One case involved the infection of two animals with hog cholera, a dangerous virus eradicated from the USA in 1978. (blogspot.com)
  • Drs. Adi Gundlapalli, Damon Toth and colleagues have developed a quantitative dose-response model for inhalational anthrax that estimates the magnitude and timeline of potential public health consequences should a release occur and recommends a course of antibiotics to those potentially exposed. (plos.org)
  • The only thing unusual about the CDC's recent anthrax and bird flu lab incidents, Ebright said, is that the public found out about them. (blogspot.com)
  • The 2014 CDC anthrax event became known to the public only because the number of persons requiring medical evaluation was too high to conceal,' he said. (blogspot.com)
  • Lastly, but most important, is De's discovery of cholera toxin in 1959 in the cell-free culture filtrate of V. cholerae that stimulates a specific cellular response. (embs.org)
  • his was an independent discovery for studying cholera in a rabbit model demonstrating the association of some strains of E. coli with diarrhea. (embs.org)
  • The Model Emergency Health Powers Act was only unveiled 4 weeks after the anthrax letters emergency , a time of confusion when legislators were inclined to approve legal fixes. (blogspot.com)
  • In Peru, for the 1980s, 400 annual cases were reported in rural agricultural areas, acquired by handling cattle, which died of anthrax. (bvsalud.org)
  • Anthrax poses a potential community health risk due to accidental or intentional aerosol release. (plos.org)
  • In September 2005, 124 samples of 62 unique strains of causative agents of plague, anthrax, cholera, and other dangerous diseases were transported from Baku to the U.S. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC, where the strains will be studied jointly by U.S. Department of Defense and Azerbaijan medical researchers. (nationmaster.com)
  • With bioweapons so readily available, how can governments protect us from a terrorist armed with anthrax, smallpox or plague? (veteranstoday.com)
  • [9] Konashenkov described evidence of anthrax, plague, cholera, and tularemia bioweapons. (criticalthreats.org)
  • The first vaccine against typhoid fever was developed in 1886, the first vaccine against cholera in 1896 and the first vaccine against the plague in 1897. (springermedizin.at)
  • The eight agents are anthrax, encephalitis (the blueprint of this virus, Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, was provided by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in an agreement two years ago with the Islamic regime), yellow rain (developed with the help of North Korea), SARS, Ebola, cholera, smallpox and plague. (wnd.com)
  • There are some extremely dangerous diseases that are caused by bacillus, including the pneumonic plague, the bubonic plague and anthrax. (healthandnutritiontips.net)
  • In the early 19th Century there was focus on the elimination of diseases such as plague, smallpox and cholera. (ukessays.com)
  • His isolation of the causal agents of anthrax, tuberculosis, and cholera brought him worldwide acclaim as well as leadership of the German school of bacteriology. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Robert Koch was a pioneer in medical microbiology and worked on cholera, anthrax and tuberculosis. (citizendium.org)
  • The prestigious award is named for the German scientist who isolated the anthrax, cholera, and tuberculosis bacteria and established the germ theory of disease. (harvardmagazine.com)
  • CDC partners with the Ministry of Health (MOH) to focus on national responses to HIV, tuberculosis, diarrheal diseases and cholera, Ebola preparedness, measles, polio, and COVID-19. (cdc.gov)
  • Robert Koch realised very early that diseases such as anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera are infectious and played a huge role in establishing the validity of the germ theory. (lindau-nobel.org)
  • After his initial triumph with anthrax, in the 1880s Koch turned his considerable talents and energies to perhaps the greatest scourge of public health in his time: tuberculosis. (lindau-nobel.org)
  • As the founder of modern bacteriology, he identified the specific causative agents of tuberculosis, cholera, and anthrax and gave experimental support for the concept o. (timelineindex.com)
  • Soviet scientists who have prepared weapons-grade anthrax and smallpox are known to have emigrated, possibly to well-funded terrorist groups like the one run by Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. (veteranstoday.com)
  • More than 25 new vaccine descriptors were added to D24 including Anthrax Vaccines, Cholera Vaccines, Diphtheria-Tetanus-acelluar Pertussis Vaccines , and others. (nih.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several health professional organizations state that vaccines given to a nursing mother do not affect the safety of breastfeeding for mothers or infants and that breastfeeding is not a contraindication to cholera vaccine. (nih.gov)
  • Vaxchora: A Single-Dose Oral Cholera Vaccine. (nih.gov)
  • Anthrax Vaccine. (nih.gov)
  • Most of the country's limited stock of anthrax vaccine has already been given to soldiers. (veteranstoday.com)
  • Anthrax Vaccine -- posts by Meryl Nass, M.D. (blogspot.com)
  • This blog began in 2007, focusing on anthrax vaccine, and later expanded to other public health and political issues. (blogspot.com)
  • Through rigorous and meticulous work involving large numbers of autopsies and tracing of the patterns of cases, Koch again succeeded in identifying the comma-shaped bacterium that was responsible for causing cholera - Vibrio cholerae - and discovered that individuals who were susceptible to the disease were becoming infected through the ingestion of contaminated water. (lindau-nobel.org)
  • This was the world's largest anthrax outbreak, which occurred during Rhodesia's civil war. (blogspot.com)
  • The importance of water filtration was again demonstrated during an outbreak of cholera in northern Germany some years later, and indeed, provision of safe water remains a cornerstone of efforts to prevent and control cholera to this day . (lindau-nobel.org)
  • In the years after 1970 vaccines against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae type B , anthrax and cholera were developed. (springermedizin.at)
  • The only thing unusual about the CDC's recent anthrax and bird flu lab incidents, Ebright said, is that the public found out about them. (blogspot.com)
  • At the behest of the German authorities, in 1883 he travelled to Egypt and then to Calcutta, India to investigate outbreaks of cholera , a dreaded disease characterised by diarrhea and dehydration that was to be stopped from spreading to Europe at all costs. (lindau-nobel.org)
  • did everything from exploding bombs laced with anthrax next to prisoners who were tied to steaks in a field. (archive.org)
  • A November, 2001 Congressional testimony in response to the anthrax letters may also be of interest. (blogspot.com)
  • Cholera, a disease thought to have been eradicated in Haiti for at least a century, broke out in October 2010, after the country's devastating earthquake in January of that year. (medscape.com)
  • Koch's first major contribution to bacteriology and disease involved uncovering the cause of the fatal disease anthrax. (lindau-nobel.org)
  • Below is a list of microbiome research studies that have used List Labs' research reagents such as Athrax, Pertussis, Cholera and Difficile Toxins. (listlabs.com)
  • A terrorist who plans to drop anthrax over San Francisco tomorrow can count on causing the murder and mayhem described in the first scenario-at least according to the simulation that generated these scenarios last year. (veteranstoday.com)