Selected Nonvaccine Interventions to Prevent Infectious Acute ...

Antiviral medications target specific parts of the virus to stop it from ... infected, helping to prevent severe illness and death. The ...

Interventions to Prevent COVID-19 - Guide to Infection Control - ISID

Classic public health interventions, such as isolation, quarantine and social distancing are critical ways to address this pandemic. Other non- ...

Chapter: 3 Effectiveness of Non-Vaccine Control Measures

During epidemics and pandemics of respiratory viruses, non-vaccine public health control interventions have been implemented in diverse settings across the ...

The non-specific effects of vaccines and other childhood interventions

The reasons for these and other contrasts between expectations and observations are likely to be that the immune system learns more than specific prevention ...

The non-specific and sex-differential effects of vaccines - Nature

The efficacy of bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccinations for the prevention of acute upper respiratory tract infection in the elderly. Acta Med ...

Effect of Hand Hygiene on Infectious Disease Risk in the Community ...

The most beneficial intervention was hand-hygiene education with use of nonantibacterial soap. Use of antibacterial soap showed little added ...

Immunization and Infectious Diseases Workgroup - health.gov

Core objectives selected by the IID Workgroup aim to reduce the rates of infectious diseases and associated illnesses and deaths. This can be achieved by ...

Evaluation of a Handwashing Intervention to Reduce Respiratory ...

To decrease respiratory infections in senior day care, staff were educated on viral transmission and the value of hand washing.

Impact of vaccination and non-pharmacological interventions on ...

Additionally, 77.8% (14/18) of reports considered non-pharmacological countermeasures, including reducing contact (66.7%, 12/18), contact tracing (22.2%, 4/18), ...

Why vaccination is important and the safest way to protect yourself

Vaccines are the most effective way to prevent many infectious diseases. This page explains how vaccines work, what they contain and the most common side ...

Integrated management of childhood illness

... infectious diseases like pneumonia, diarrhoea, malaria, measles and meningitis, often compounded by malnutrition. Most childhood deaths can be prevented ...

Hepatitis A virus infection: Treatment and prevention - UpToDate

Tools for prevention of HAV infection include vaccination, immune globulin, and attention to hygienic practices.

Summary of evidence supporting COVID-19 public health measures

Cleaning and disinfecting surfaces that may be contaminated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus is an intervention that may reduce the risk of transmission by fomites, ...

Intervention and Infectious Disease Modelling - Telethon Kids Institute

The Intervention and Infectious Disease Modelling group informs development and implementation of drugs, medical treatments and non-medical interventions to ...

Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Japanese ...

The infection of JE begins with a non-specific febrile illness, and the incubation period of JEV in humans is 5–15 days. Non-specific ...

Impact of visitation and cohorting policies to shield residents from ...

Selected nonvaccine interventions to prevent infectious acute respiratory disease. ... Report 9: Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce ...

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... Infectious Diseases, Vol. 13, Issue. 4, p. 395 ... Selected nonvaccine interventions to prevent infectious acute ... interventions for pandemic influenza: an ...

Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions | NCRC

This section prioritizes review of novel studies using original, empirical data to understand population-level effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical ...

Award NIHR-RP-02-12-012

... interventions to reduce infectious diseases transmission 2. Describe the ... Use objectives 2 and 3 to identify specific 'pinch points' where interventions to ...

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Treatment & Management

Intensive care is indicated for patients in severe hypoxia or respiratory distress, as respiratory decompensation can rapidly require mechanical ...