Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Viral Diseases and its control measure

List of Epidemic Viral Diseases of Man
Following is the list of such important disease of man that appears in epidemic form:

Disease

Pathogen

Infection Sources

Reservoirs

Control Measures

German Measles

Rubella virus

Human cases

Humans

Immunization; avoid contact between infected individuals and pregnant women

Influenza

Influenza virus

Human cases

Humans, animals

Immunization

Measles

Measles virus

Human cases

humans

Immunization

Acquired immuno deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV)

Infected body fluids, especially blood and semen

Humans

Treatment with reverse transcriptase inhibitors, protease inhibitors (not curative)

Rabies

Rabies virus

Bite by carnivores

Wild and domestic carnivores

Avoid animal bites; immunization of animals handlers and exposed individuals

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Hantavirus

Inhalation of contaminated fecal matter; contact

Rodents

Control of rodent population and exposure

Hemorrhagic fever

Ebola virus

Infected body fluids

Unknown fluids

Quarantine of active cases

Hepatitis

Hepatitis A,B,C,D,E

Infected humans

Humans

Decontamination of contaminated fluids and formites, immunization if available

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