Epidemics. Medical search. Frequent questions

To aid in managing and reducing the opioid epidemic, the American Nurses Association (ANA) has created a series of helpful resources outlining best practices, a more general overview of the role of ineffective pain management in fueling the opioid epidemic, and proposals for how the situation can be improved on a national level. (nursingworld.org)
WASHINGTON - In an unrelenting opioid epidemic, hepatitis C is infecting tens of thousands of mostly young, white injection drug users, with the highest prevalence in the same Appalachian, Midwestern and New England states that are seeing the steepest overdose death rates. (startribune.com)
Like the opioid epidemic that is driving it, the rate of new hepatitis C cases has spiked in the last five years. (startribune.com)
But epidemiologists agree that without quelling the opioid epidemic, or ensuring that nearly all injection drug users have access to sterile needles, hepatitis C will continue to spread. (startribune.com)
Unlike the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and previous drug epidemics, which were spawned and defeated in urban settings, this opioid epidemic is ensnaring people who live in far-flung small cities and rural communities with few public health resources and scant political will to provide sterile needles to illicit drug users. (startribune.com)
Both COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic have disrupted health care. (deloitte.com)
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, health care in the United States was already grappling with another crisis: the opioid epidemic. (deloitte.com)
As leaders continue to seek ways to address the many challenges the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic bring, they must navigate a complicated web of social, economic, and financial implications and questions related to the crises. (deloitte.com)
Health care has already started to respond to the seismic shifts patients and communities are experiencing as a result of the confluence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the opioid epidemic, implementing new technology solutions and innovative strategies to deliver care to patients, maintain continuity of operations, and mitigate the spread of COVID-19. (deloitte.com)
In this telling, the opioid epidemic is a morality tale of capitalism run amok, regulation made toothless by anti-government zealots, and uneducated populations left behind by the knowledge economy. (reason.com)
In a conversation with Nick Gillespie, Satel explains what the standard narrative of the opioid epidemic gets wrong and discusses her heterodox theories of addiction that are laid out in her article "Dark Genies, Dark Horizons: The Riddle of Addiction," which appears in the new issue of Liberties: A Journal of Politics and Culture . (reason.com)

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released information concerning the prevalence and costs of the growing epidemic of obesity in the United States. (cdc.gov)

Epidemics Act (EpidA) is a federal act of the Swiss Confederation, which aims to protect humans from infections and to prevent and control the outbreak and spread of communicable diseases. (wikipedia.org)
The outbreak of a typhus epidemic in Zermatt in 1963, with about 400 cases and several deaths, led to a total revision of the Epidemics Act of 1886. (wikipedia.org)
Immediate quarantine of exposed people in selected areas helped to make the outbreak less than a devastating epidemic. (scienceblogs.com)
In this post I want to address disease control opportunities for EIS officers, many of which are detailed in "Inside the Outbreaks: One of the first things we learned about on joining the EIS was John Snow's determination that an outbreak of cholera in London was attributable to contamination of the water from the Broad St. pump and his stopping the epidemic by removing the pump handle. (scienceblogs.com)
The mumps strain in the UK epidemic also was identified as genotype G ( 4 ), and the UK epidemic has been linked to a 2005 mumps outbreak in the United States ( 5 ). (cdc.gov)
The infection spreads like never before in Outbreak: Epidemic, the latest co-op survival horror nightmare from Dead Drop Studios. (steampowered.com)
Outbreak: Epidemic features the series classic tough-as-nails survival horror gameplay powered by the next-generation Outbreak engine across the Campaign Mode, Onslaught Mode and Experiments Mode. (steampowered.com)
Outbreak: Epidemic features the usage of numerous firearms and melee weapons to fight off undead creatures. (steampowered.com)
For this project, an epidemic or outbreak was defined as: 'A recent or sudden excess of cases of a specific disease or clinical syndrome. (cdc.gov)
Health Minister Graciela Ocana said Wednesday that a dengue outbreak in the country has worsened to an epidemic, as nearly 8,000 people are officially reported to be infected with the disease. (nbcnews.com)
Authorities say Argentina's worst outbreak since the disease reappeared in the country in 1997 is linked to an epidemic in neighboring Bolivia, which has registered 51,000 cases. (nbcnews.com)
Is the current coronavirus outbreak an epidemic or a pandemic? (rd.com)
In other words, a serious and sudden outbreak of disease would start out as an epidemic, but some may then escalate to the level of becoming a pandemic once the disease or virus has spread across countries or continents. (rd.com)
The diagnosis of epidemic typhus is suggested by the symptoms, particularly if the person has body lice or has been in an area where there was an outbreak of typhus. (msdmanuals.com)

however, an epidemic began in the early 1980s, and the number of cases increased dramatically beginning in 1984. (nih.gov)

Human history is the history of the fight against outbreaks of various diseases, epidemics and pandemics. (biomedcentral.com)
Although state health departments document investigations of disease epidemics and outbreaks, there is no national system for surveillance of epidemics. (cdc.gov)
However, except for a limited set of problems (e.g., waterborne outbreaks (3)), no uniform national system of surveillance exists for epidemics. (cdc.gov)
Famous epidemics in U.S. history include the spread of smallpox in the 1600s, scarlet fever in the 1800s, polio throughout a big chunk of the early to mid-20th century, and several waves of measles outbreaks. (rd.com)
Famine-hit Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbreaks of the disease, World Health Organisation officials warned on Friday. (telegraph.co.uk)
This infection is called epidemic typhus because in the past, it has caused large outbreaks (epidemics) that killed large numbers of people. (msdmanuals.com)

But he still covers the parks, public restrooms, and drug houses of the South Bronx, Washington Heights, and Lower Manhattan as a volunteer with VOCAL-NY, a grassroots organization that grew out of the AIDS epidemic and is staying open during the lockdown. (thenation.com)
AIDS Epidemic: Is an End Possible? (livescience.com)
NEW YORK CITY - More than 30 years after the discovery of the AIDS virus, experts are optimistic that a cure for the disease will be found, and that an end to the AIDS epidemic is possible. (livescience.com)
Three methods that are being explored to end the AIDS epidemic are drugs, vaccines and gene therapy. (livescience.com)

CDC investigators combined data from the published literature and three national surveillance systems to get a snapshot of the HIV epidemic in the U.S. They estimate that in 2008, 1.2 million people in the U.S. were living with HIV infection, but only 80% had received a diagnosis. (medscape.com)
Recently, Volz [ 23 ] and Miller [ 24 ] manage to introduce a low-dimensional system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations to model susceptible-infected-recovered (SIR) epidemics on random networks assuming infection and recovery occur at constant rates. (hindawi.com)
In the present paper, we move a further step beyond this framework by considering more complex susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered (SEIR) epidemics in random networks, where an exposed period exists during which the individual has been infected but cannot transmit infection. (hindawi.com)
The epidemic of epidemic warnings can only spread the infection of unwarranted fear and anxiety. (spiked-online.com)
netic and serologic properties of the ZIKV associated with In 1977, ZIKV infection was confi rmed among 7 pa- this epidemic. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)

The purpose of the revised Epidemics Act is the rapid and unbureaucratic coordination of all infrastructures that can contribute to the goal of surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases in humans. (wikipedia.org)
Although designed principally to collect information on epidemics, the system also allowed for reporting other epidemiologically important events, including individual cases of rare diseases (e.g., botulism and human rabies) and toxic exposures without documented subsequent illness (e.g., a hazardous material spill during transport). (cdc.gov)
Editorial Note: The current national system of notifiable disease reporting (data reported weekly in MMWR Tables I, II, and III (pages 688-691)) provides surveillance data on a wide range of diseases, many of which can cause epidemics. (cdc.gov)
Epidemics - rapidly spreading infectious diseases like the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - can become global health threats. (getabstract.com)

CDC says flu cases have reached epidemic levels as the virus poses a new threat and takes on a new form. (go.com)

She was one of almost 3000 people who were hospitalized during 2019 and early 2020 with severe lung damage from vaping and became part of what is now known as the epidemic of e -cigarette, or v aping, product use- a ssociated l ung i njury (EVALI). (medscape.com)
Apr 26 2020 (IPS) - The number of Nepalis suffering from mental health issues is increasing with the prolonged COVID-19 lockdown, and the lack of treatment and counselling means the country may be facing an epidemic of psychosocial disorders. (ipsnews.net)

People with epidemic typhus have a fever, an intense headache, and extreme exhaustion, followed by a rash 4 to 6 days later. (msdmanuals.com)
Epidemic typhus is treated with an antibiotic. (msdmanuals.com)
The rickettsiae that cause epidemic typhus typically live in people (the host). (msdmanuals.com)
Epidemic typhus occurs throughout the world. (msdmanuals.com)
In the United States, people occasionally develop epidemic typhus after coming into contact with flying squirrels. (msdmanuals.com)
Epidemic typhus spreads most easily in crowded, unhygienic conditions as occur during war or civil unrest or in areas of extreme poverty. (msdmanuals.com)
Symptoms of epidemic typhus begin suddenly about 7 to 14 days after bacteria enter the body. (msdmanuals.com)
Untreated, epidemic typhus may be fatal, especially in people over 50. (msdmanuals.com)

The 121-city mortality surveillance system (data reported weekly in MMWR Table IV (page 692)) is used to assist in identifying epidemic influenza (2). (cdc.gov)
This association can be used to help in the prevention and mitigation of influenza epidemics. (scirp.org)
Fdez-Arroyabe, P. (2012) Influenza epidemics and Spanish climatic domains. (scirp.org)

Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) is a viral conjunctivitis caused by a group of adenoviruses. (medscape.com)
More than 50 serotypes have been isolated, and at least 19 documented serotypes cause epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC). (medscape.com)
The actual prevalence and incidence of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) in the United States are unknown, because most cases are seen by general practitioners and optometrists. (medscape.com)
Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) is a severe disease of the eye, caused by members of the Adenoviridae (Ad) family, with symptoms such as keratitis, conjunctivitis, pain, edema, and reduced vision that may last for months or years. (lu.se)

Doctors who are battling an epidemic of antibiotic-resistant superbugs in Gaza and the West Bank warn that the problem could spread beyond Palestinian borders. (thedailybeast.com)
As the epidemic spread, however, thousands-including many soldiers-died. (nationalgeographic.com)
We show that it is possible to analyze the dynamics of SEIR epidemics spread on configuration models [ 11 ] using a coupled system of only three ordinary differential equations. (hindawi.com)

The epidemic will begin as an Early Access experience where over time more content, including scenarios, game modes and more will become available. (steampowered.com)

Our need to distract ourselves from focusing on work has become epidemic in America, and it's one of six distraction "syndromes" recounted in Edward Hallowell's new book, Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive . (berkeley.edu)

However, in 2006, by March 28, a total of 219 mumps cases § had been reported in Iowa ( Figure 1 ), and an additional 14 persons with clinically compatible symptoms were being investigated in three neighboring states (11 in Illinois, two in Nebraska, and one in Minnesota) in what has become the largest epidemic of mumps in the United States since 1988 ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
This report summarizes and characterizes the ongoing mumps epidemic in Iowa, the public health response, and recommendations for preventing further transmission. (cdc.gov)
however, the United Kingdom (UK) experienced a recent mumps epidemic that peaked during 2005 with approximately 56,000 cases and a high attack rate among young adults ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
To educate health-care professionals in Iowa regarding the epidemic and mumps, information has been distributed via Iowa's Health Alert Network (HAN), in weekly electronic newsletters, and via frequent conference calls. (cdc.gov)
When the authorities warn parents that refusing the MMR triple vaccination could cause epidemics of measles and mumps, many parents simply don't believe them. (spiked-online.com)

In 1988, a 5-month pilot project to assess the feasibility and utility of a standard computerized surveillance system for epidemics was conducted by state epidemiology programs in Maryland, New York, Oklahoma, and Washington, and by the Epidemiology Program Office, CDC. (cdc.gov)
From June through October, 1988, the four participating state epidemiology offices used a uniform data collection system to record reported epidemics investigated by their staffs or by other agencies in their states. (cdc.gov)

The Epidemiological Well-Being international conference, which will draw attention to the need for stronger health systems and preparedness against epidemics in the light of the colliding COVID-19 and HIV pandemics, opened today in Moscow, Russian Federation. (unaids.org)
The epidemic preparedness and response capacity to COVID-19 are enhanced by the provision of technical assistance to MoHW at all levels of the health system. (who.int)

Responding effectively to the needs of the disaster- dead bodies pose a risk for epidemics after natural disas- affected population requires an accurate communicable ters ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)

We find that probability of an epidemic and the expected fraction of a population infected during an epidemic can be different in semi-directed networks, in contrast to the routine assumption that these two quantities are equal. (santafe.edu)
Some quantities of interest such as epidemic probability and mean final size of epidemics have been precisely solved in random networks with specified degree distributions (configuration models) using ideas drawn from percolation theory [ 9 , 10 , 15 ]. (hindawi.com)

Furthermore, in the current environment of rampant physical inactivity, ready access to highly processed and calorie-dense foods, and epidemic rates of childhood and adult obesity, the best thing parents can do to help set their children on the path to maximal health and well-being-which includes eating healthfully and engaging in physical activity on a regular basis-is to model healthy behaviors. (acefitness.org)
This result has implications for our understanding of the kinds of societal changes that have really had an impact on individual decision making and thereby caused the obesity epidemic. (lu.se)
Plausible explanations for the obesity epidemic must be consistent with universal trends and should not affect particular socioeconomic groups only. (lu.se)
Finally, the fourth study continues the discussion about decision making and explanations for the obesity epidemic. (lu.se)

Epidemic vs. Pandemic: What's the Difference? (rd.com)
Here's what you need to know about an epidemic versus a pandemic-not just for this latest health crisis but for any others that pop up in the future. (rd.com)
What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? (rd.com)
Although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, there is technically a difference between an epidemic and a pandemic. (rd.com)
There's some dispute about what qualifies as the world's "first" pandemic, partly because there is disagreement regarding which cases would be considered an epidemic versus a pandemic. (rd.com)

Typical mathematical representation of an epidemic assumes that the host populations are fully mixed (mass-action approximation) [ 1 , 2 ], that is, every individual has an equal opportunity to infect others and the underlying network topology is modelled as a fully connected graph. (hindawi.com)

In this paper, we develop a low-dimensional system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations to model the susceptible-exposed-infectious-recovered (SEIR) epidemics on random network with arbitrary degree distributions. (hindawi.com)

Imminent threats of epidemics remain a recur- of crowding, the underlying health status of the population, ring theme of media reports from areas recently affected by and the availability of healthcare services all interact within the context of the local disease ecology to infl uence the disasters, despite attempts to dispel these myths ( 2 , 3 , 7 ). (cdc.gov)
The Epidemic Information Exchange ( Epi-X ) is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's secure, web-based communications network that serves as a powerful communications exchange between CDC, state and local health departments, poison control centers, and other public health professionals. (cdc.gov)
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Many governments are woefully unprepared for an epidemic of dementia currently affecting 44 million people worldwide and set to more than treble to 135 million people by 2050, health experts and campaigners said on Thursday. (yahoo.com)
The UN on Monday launched a global effort to forge a landmark treaty curbing plastic pollution -- an "epidemic" with escalating costs for the environment and human health. (ibtimes.com)

Dr. Hiroshi Nishiura, Editor-in-Chief of Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling , discusses what the current biggest epidemics are, where the next big epidemic will come from and how we will cope with it and if we will be able to successfully predict and prevent epidemics in the future. (biomedcentral.com)

But sensationalist newspapers are not the only ones in the grip of epidemic fever. (spiked-online.com)

Accurately modelling the network through which a disease epidemic spreads is difficult in almost any setting. (nature.com)

The findings could be a warning about an impending epidemic of psychiatric problems as the lockdown and its impact is felt across society. (ipsnews.net)

Consequently, neither CDC nor state epidemiology programs have access to uniform, comparable surveillance data for monitoring temporal and geographic trends of epidemics or for providing national estimates of the frequency of epidemics. (cdc.gov)

The CDC defines an epidemic as "an increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area. (rd.com)
And a disease, moreover, of epidemic proportions. (spiked-online.com)

Although most states maintain written records for epidemic surveillance, many do not routinely computerize these data. (cdc.gov)

This in turn originated from the Federal Law of July 2, 1886, concerning measures against epidemics dangerous to the public. (wikipedia.org)
The authors reviewed available literature on Acanthamoeba keratitis from 1973 to the present, with emphasis on the history of the epidemic and its association with contact lenses, identification of risk factors, preventive measures, and current diagnostic techniques. (nih.gov)

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. , Jan. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- After years of putting the spotlight on the epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse, the Waismann Method® is pleased by recent numbers revealing opiate addiction decline. (prnewswire.com)
As the nation's opioid addiction epidemic expands, older adults in Maine and other states face mounting barriers to getting help for abuse of alcohol and opioid painkillers - not the least of which is finding they are squeezed out of scarce treatment facilities by younger people with prescription drug or heroin habits. (governing.com)
Many older Americans are reluctant to ask for it out of shame of being an addict at this point in their lives - creating what addiction experts call a silent epidemic. (governing.com)
The silent epidemic also distorts the true toll that addiction has on the nation. (governing.com)

To review from a historical perspective the recent epidemic of Acanthamoeba keratitis and its association with the use of contact lenses and to provide a summary of recent techniques that have allowed earlier diagnosis and treatment. (nih.gov)

Network epidemic models make use of network topology of potential contacts instead of assuming that contact is possible with the total population. (hindawi.com)

Pyongyang, June 22 (KCNA) -- Officials and working people in different parts of the DPRK render their sincere assistance to the epidemic-ridden areas of South Hwanghae Province, in response to the ardent call of the Party Central Committee giving top priority to the people's life and security. (globalsecurity.org)

During a regional UNAIDS HIV estimates workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, groups gathered around laptops to discuss national insights, including the growing HIV infections among gay men and men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Philippines, the high mother-to-child transmission rate in India, and the expansion of the epidemic among some more at-risk groups. (unaids.org)

The growing HIV epidemic and several waves of migration and refugee crises in the region require urgent and considerable efforts to ensure access to essential HIV services for all people in need. (unaids.org)
Listening to the alarmist discussion about epidemics, you would never suspect that people are living longer and healthier lives. (spiked-online.com)

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To prepare for future epidemics, we need to fully understand the rise and fall of previous epidemics. (biomedcentral.com)

In addition, a good deal of effort has been devoted to simulation-based studies of epidemic dynamics [ 20 - 22 ]. (hindawi.com)
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne fl avivirus fi rst studies in the absence of epidemics ( 6 - 8 ). (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)

But his misuse of the term does confirm that we are in the grip of a dangerous epidemic of epidemics. (spiked-online.com)

I believe it was only the second time case-control methods were used in a CDC epidemic investigation. (scienceblogs.com)

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