scholarly journals The Global Infectious Diseases Epidemic Information Monitoring System—a tool for travel health management (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiling Dong ◽  
Jianan He ◽  
Jie Sun ◽  
Xin Shi ◽  
Ying Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Web Crawler ◽  
Travel Health ◽  
Information Monitoring

BACKGROUND Obtaining comprehensive epidemic information for the targeted global infection disease is crucial for travel health. However, different infectious disease information websites may have various purposes which may lead misunderstanding for travelers and travel health staff for the accurate epidemic control and managmement. OBJECTIVE Developed A Global Infectious Diseases Epidemic Information Monitoring System (GIDEIMS)，in order to get comprehensive and timely global epidemic information. METHODS Distributed web crawler and cloud agent acceleration technology are used to automatically collect epidemic information for more than 200 infectious diseases from 26 established epidemic websites and Baidu news. Natural language processing and in-depth learning technology have been developed to intelligently process epidemic information collected in 28 languages. Currently, the GIDEIMS presents world epidemic information using a geographical map, including date, disease name and reported cases of different countries , epidemic situations in China, etc. RESULTS In order to make a practical assessment of the GIDEIMS, on July 16, 2019, We checked infectious disease data collected from GIDEIMS and other websites. Compared with the Global Incident Map and Outbreak News Today, GIDEIMS provided more comprehensive information on human infectious diseases. GIDEIMS is currently used in the Health Quarantine Department of Shenzhen Customs District (Shenzhen, China), and is recommended to the Health Quarantine Administrative Department of the General Administration of Customs (China) and travel health-related departments. CONCLUSIONS GIDEIMS provides a helpful tool for travelers and travel health management staff with travel health management.

scholarly journals International infectious disease surveillance during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012: process and outcomes

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Jones ◽  
J Lawrence ◽  
L Payne Hallström ◽  
J Mantero ◽  
H Kirkbride ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Infectious Disease Surveillance ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Travel Health ◽  
And Control ◽  
Paralympic Games

Surveillance for possible international infectious disease threats to the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London, United Kingdom, was conducted from 2 July to 12 September 2012 by a collaborative team comprising representatives from the Health Protection Agency (Public Health England since April 2013), the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the National Travel Health Network and Centre. Team members enhanced their usual international surveillance activities and undertook joint risk assessments of incidents identified as relevant through an agreed set of criteria designed for the Games and using tools developed for this purpose. Although team members responded to a range of international disease incidents as part of their routine roles during this period, no incident was identified that represented a threat to the Games. Six incidents were highlighted by the team that were likely to attract media attention and hence could generate political and public concern. Responding to such concern is an important aspect of the overall public health management of mass gathering events. The lessons learned about the process and outcomes of the enhanced international surveillance will help inform planning by future hosts of similar events.

scholarly journals Infectious Diseases and Methods of Manage it within the Internal Medicine departments   - Case study -  Shifa Medical Complex: الأمراض المعدية وطرق إدارتها داخل أقسام مستشفى الباطنة دراسة حالة- مجمع الشفاء الطبي

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hamdi El-ramlawi, Labeeb Abed Badia Hemaid, Nizam M. E
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Infection Control ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Adequate Knowledge

  The study aimed to identifying methods and ways of managing infectious diseases and controlling infection within the Internal Medicine departments in Shifa Medical Complex and working on improving them on scientific and practical bases , Due to the importance of the study and the attempt to collect all data, a descriptive and analytical approach was adopted in order to reach the results of the study, Where the researchers made several field visits within the corridors of the Internal Medicine Hospital departments in order to know the ways of management of infectious diseases and deal with them, and was the work of several interviews with stakeholders and competence in subject of the study, Accordingly, the study reached many results and the most important is: The level of awareness and scientific and practical knowledge of health staff about management of infectious diseases and infection control in the event of a pandemic or disease is not at the required level, This is due to the lack of experience and adequate knowledge to manage infectious diseases and the lack of available resources, It was found that most of the obstacles that hinder infectious disease management process is: The acute shortage of necessary protective equipment, supplies and tools, The design of the internal environment of the Internal Medicine departments is not suitable for the management of infectious diseases but contributes to their spread, and lack of a clear protocol for proper handling of infectious diseases, Accordingly, a set of recommendations was developed based on the findings of this study and the most important is: conducting scientific and practical training and educational courses periodically specializes in the field of infectious disease management and infection control for all health staff within the hospital departments, Providing an appropriate working environment that contributes to reducing the spread of infection.    

scholarly journals HLA and Infectious Diseases

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 370-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenefer M. Blackwell ◽  
Sarra E. Jamieson ◽  
David Burgner
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Leukocyte Antigen ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Selective Pressure ◽  
Human Leukocyte ◽  
Acquired Immunity ◽  
Leukocyte Antigen ◽  
Extreme Variability ◽  
Classical Human Leukocyte Antigen

SUMMARY Following their discovery in the early 1970s, classical human leukocyte antigen (HLA) loci have been the prototypical candidates for genetic susceptibility to infectious disease. Indeed, the original hypothesis for the extreme variability observed at HLA loci (H-2 in mice) was the major selective pressure from infectious diseases. Now that both the human genome and the molecular basis of innate and acquired immunity are understood in greater detail, do the classical HLA loci still stand out as major genes that determine susceptibility to infectious disease? This review looks afresh at the evidence supporting a role for classical HLA loci in susceptibility to infectious disease, examines the limitations of data reported to date, and discusses current advances in methodology and technology that will potentially lead to greater understanding of their role in infectious diseases in the future.

scholarly journals Drivers of Infectious Disease Seasonality: Potential Implications for COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 074873042098732
Author(s):  
N. Kronfeld-Schor ◽  
T. J. Stevenson ◽  
S. Nickbakhsh ◽  
E. S. Schernhammer ◽  
X. C. Dopico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Epidemiological Evidence ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Human Coronaviruses ◽  
Induced Changes ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Timing Phase

Not 1 year has passed since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Since its emergence, great uncertainty has surrounded the potential for COVID-19 to establish as a seasonally recurrent disease. Many infectious diseases, including endemic human coronaviruses, vary across the year. They show a wide range of seasonal waveforms, timing (phase), and amplitudes, which differ depending on the geographical region. Drivers of such patterns are predominantly studied from an epidemiological perspective with a focus on weather and behavior, but complementary insights emerge from physiological studies of seasonality in animals, including humans. Thus, we take a multidisciplinary approach to integrate knowledge from usually distinct fields. First, we review epidemiological evidence of environmental and behavioral drivers of infectious disease seasonality. Subsequently, we take a chronobiological perspective and discuss within-host changes that may affect susceptibility, morbidity, and mortality from infectious diseases. Based on photoperiodic, circannual, and comparative human data, we not only identify promising future avenues but also highlight the need for further studies in animal models. Our preliminary assessment is that host immune seasonality warrants evaluation alongside weather and human behavior as factors that may contribute to COVID-19 seasonality, and that the relative importance of these drivers requires further investigation. A major challenge to predicting seasonality of infectious diseases are rapid, human-induced changes in the hitherto predictable seasonality of our planet, whose influence we review in a final outlook section. We conclude that a proactive multidisciplinary approach is warranted to predict, mitigate, and prevent seasonal infectious diseases in our complex, changing human-earth system.

scholarly journals Application of 3D bioprinting in the prevention and the therapy for human diseases

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Gyeong Yi ◽  
Hyeonji Kim ◽  
Junyoung Kwon ◽  
Yeong-Jin Choi ◽  
Jinah Jang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
In Vitro Models ◽  
Delivery Systems ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
3D Bioprinting ◽  
Disease Research ◽  
Infectious Disease Research

AbstractRapid development of vaccines and therapeutics is necessary to tackle the emergence of new pathogens and infectious diseases. To speed up the drug discovery process, the conventional development pipeline can be retooled by introducing advanced in vitro models as alternatives to conventional infectious disease models and by employing advanced technology for the production of medicine and cell/drug delivery systems. In this regard, layer-by-layer construction with a 3D bioprinting system or other technologies provides a beneficial method for developing highly biomimetic and reliable in vitro models for infectious disease research. In addition, the high flexibility and versatility of 3D bioprinting offer advantages in the effective production of vaccines, therapeutics, and relevant delivery systems. Herein, we discuss the potential of 3D bioprinting technologies for the control of infectious diseases. We also suggest that 3D bioprinting in infectious disease research and drug development could be a significant platform technology for the rapid and automated production of tissue/organ models and medicines in the near future.

scholarly journals Wearable Wireless Physiological Monitoring System Based on Multi-Sensor

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 986
Author(s):  
Hongru Li ◽  
Guiling Sun ◽  
Yue Li ◽  
Runzhuo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Monitoring System ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Wearable Technology ◽  
Physiological Monitoring ◽  
Motion Data ◽  
Low Load ◽  
Measure Heart Rate ◽  
Body Surface Temperature ◽  
Continuous Work

The purpose of wearable technology is to use multimedia, sensors, and wireless communication to integrate specific technology into user clothes or accessories. With the help of various sensors, the physiological monitoring system can collect, process, and transmit physiological signals without causing damage. Wearable technology has been widely used in patient monitoring and people’s health management because of its low-load, mobile, and easy-to-use characteristics, and it supports long-term continuous work and can carry out wireless transmissions. In this paper, we established a Wi-Fi-based physiological monitoring system that can accurately measure heart rate, body surface temperature, and motion data and can quickly detect and alert the user about abnormal heart rates.

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