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Creator: NETEC
Subject: Treatment & Care
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2024-03-28 by J. Mundy – not yet reviewed asset – bumping first review 1 year
Description: Lassa virus infection can result in a broad spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, from asymptomatic or very minimal symptoms to the severe manifestation, a viral hemorrhagic fever. In addition, the early symptoms of Lassa fever are similar in… -
Creator: NETEC
Subject: General
Item Type: Hyperlink
Date Last Updated: 2022-06-06
Description: This blog post covers the basics of what you need to know about Lassa Fever: Transmission, Symptoms, and Signs.Lassa fever is an animal-borne, or zoonotic, acute viral hemorrhagic illness endemic in parts of West Africa including Sierra Leone,… -
Creator: Science Working Group of the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) Special Pathogens Research Network (SPRN)
Subject: General
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2022-04-05
Description: This summary on Lassa virus (LASV) infection and Lassa fever disease (LF) was developed from a clinical perspective to provide clinicians with a condensed, accessible understanding of the current literature. The information provided highlights… -
Creator: Emory
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-12-02
Description: This printable flyer infographic has information about how masks work, including how masks filter air, why you wear a mask, fibers in a mask, masks layers, and finding the balance of breathable and filtration.Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: Emory
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Guide
Date Last Updated: 2020-07-30
Description: This printable flyer infographic provides information on how types of masks are different, what to do when, what not to do when wearing a mask, how to take your mask on and off, how to properly handle your mask, making your own mask, and on…Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.
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Creator: ChangeLab Solutions, The Public Health Law Academy, supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Subject: General
Item Type: Online Course
Date Last Updated: 2019-04-12
Description: This field of transdisciplinary public health law can help answer many important questions, such as Why does life expectancy in two neighboring counties differ? How does raising the minimum wage affect health? Are laws regulating youth sports having… -
Creator: Shenoy, Erica S., and David J. Weber.
Subject: Infection Control
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2021-01-11
Description: Delivery of care to patients with highly communicable diseases balances the potential risk of transmission from the patient-to-healthcare personnel (HCP) with the risks to the patient of delayed or reduced access to needed interventions. -
Creator: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Subject: Research
Item Type: Webinar
Date Last Updated: 2018-11-02
Description: 13th annual Philip S. Chen, Jr., Ph.D. Distinguished Lecture on Innovation and Technology Transfer. Dr. Nancy Sullivan will present “Lightning Chess: How Host Immunity Gains a Winning Position Against Ebolavirus Infection.” Dr. Sullivan is Senior… -
Creator: Ruan, Shigui.
Subject: Research
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2020-03-30
Description: A case fatality ratio of an infectious disease measures the proportion of all individuals diagnosed with a disease who will die from that disease. -
Creator: Farhad Memarzadeh, ASHE-FGI monograph
Subject: Physical Infrastructure
Item Type: Publication
Date Last Updated: 2013
Description: Current recommended ventilation rates for health care facilities are not always based on hard data, but on experience. In this joint ASHE-FGI monograph, Farhad Memarzadeh, PhD, PE, looks at research on hospitals, schools, aircraft, and other vehicles…Example only: NETEC provides this item for reference purposes but does not endorse its content. Newer versions may be in place at the providing institution.