Lecture Communicable diseases Epidemiology Transmission of infectious diseases

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1 Faculty of Medicine Epidemiology and Biostatistics الوبائيات واإلحصاء الحيوي ( ) Lecture Communicable diseases Epidemiology Transmission of infectious diseases By Hatim Jaber MD MPH JBCM PhD

2 1. Basic epidemiological concepts/ Epidemiological study types 1. Association and causation 2. Bias and confounding 3. Screening tests and result interpretation 1. Communicable diseases Epidemiology 2. Transmission of infectious diseases 3. Chronic Non-communicable Diseases Epidemiology 4. Risk factors of NCD 1. Workplace Hazards Radiation and Noise at workplace 2. Current global environmental problems, their causes, effects, and prevention measures.(1) 3. Current global environmental problems, their causes, effects, and prevention measures.(2) 1. Food contamination and food borne diseases(1) 2. Food contamination and food borne diseases (2) 2

3 Presentation outline Time Introduction to CD 11:00 to 11:10 Different types of disease reservoirs and Carriers 11:10 to 11:20 Types of CD transmission 11: 20 to 11:40 Precaution for CD transmission 11:40 to 12:00 Transmission-based precautions 12:00 to 12:15 3

4 Communicable Diseases: Definition Defined as any condition which is transmitted directly or indirectly to a person from an infected person or animal through the agency of an intermediate animal, host, or vector, or through the inanimate environment. A communicable disease is one that can be transmitted from one person to another. It is caused by an agent that is infectious (capable of producing infection) and is transmitted from a source, or reservoir, to a susceptible host. A communicable disease: A disease or illness in a susceptible host, caused by a potentially harmful infectious organism or its toxic byproduct. Communicable disease spreads due to contact between an infectious agent and a susceptible host 4

5 Importance of Communicable Diseases Significant burden of disease especially in low and middle income countries Social impact Economic impact Potential for rapid spread Human security concerns Intentional use 5

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9 Communicable Diseases Transmission is facilitated by the following more frequent human contact due to Increase in the volume and means of transportation (affordable international air travel), globalization (increased trade and contact) Microbial adaptation and change Breakdown of public health capacity at various levels Change in human demographics and behavior Economic development and land use patterns 9

10 Components of the infectious process The infectious process of a specific disease can be described by the following components, which constitute of the chain of disease transmission. 1. The Agent 2. Its reservoirs 3. Its portal of exits 4. Its mode of transmission 5. Its portals of entry 6. The human host 10

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20 Human Sources/Reservoirs carrier infected hosts who are potential sources of infection for others types of carriers active carrier has overt clinical case of disease convalescent carrier has recovered but continues to harbor large numbers of pathogen healthy carrier harbors the pathogen but is not ill incubatory carrier is incubating the pathogen in large numbers but is not yet ill 20

21 Animal Reservoirs transmission to human can be direct or indirect vectors organisms that spread disease from one host to another 21

22 More Types of Carriers casual, acute, or transient carriers convalescent, healthy, and incubatory carriers that harbor pathogen for brief time chronic carriers convalescent, healthy, and incubatory carriers that harbor pathogen for long time 22

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24 Mode of Transmission Modes of transmission include the various mechanisms by which agents are conveyed to other susceptible hosts. Transmission may be direct or indirect. 24

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26 Direct Indirect CD- Modes of transmission Blood-borne or sexual HIV, Hepatitis B,C Inhalation Tuberculosis, influenza, anthrax Food-borne E. coli, Salmonella, Contaminated water- Cholera, rotavirus, Hepatitis A Vector-borne- malaria, onchocerciasis, trypanosomiasis Formites Zoonotic diseases animal handling and feeding practices (Mad cow disease, Avian Influenza) 26

27 . Direct Transmission 1.1 Direct contact: Occurs when there is contact of skin, mucosa, or conjunctiva with infectious agents directly from person or vertebrate animal, via touching, kissing, biting, passage through the birth canal, or during sexual intercourse. Example: HIV/AIDS/STIs, rabies 1.2 Direct Projection: is transmission by projection of saliva droplets during coughing, sneezing, singing, spitting or talking. Example: common cold 1.3 Transplacental: is transmission from mother to fetus through the placenta. Example: syphilis, HIV/AIDS 27

28 Indirect transmission 2. Indirect transmission The following are the different types of indirect transmission. 2.1 Vehicle-borne: Transmission occurs through indirect contact with inanimate objects fomites: bed sheets, towels, toys, or surgical instruments; as well as through contaminated food, water, IV fluids etc. 2.2 Vector-borne: The infectious agent is conveyed by an arthropod to a host. Vectors may be biological or mechanical. -Biological vector: A vector is called biological vector if the agent multiplies in the vector before transmission. Example: anopheles mosquito is a biological vector for malaria. -Mechanical vector: A vector is called mechanical vector if the agent is directly infective to other hosts, without having to go through a period of multiplication or development in the vector. The vector simply carries the agent by its body parts( leg, proboscis etc) to convey it to susceptible hosts. Example: Flies are mechanical vectors for the transmission of trachoma. 28

29 Indirect transmission Airborne: which may occur by dust or droplet nuclei (dried residue of aerosols) Example: Tuberculosis. When pulmonary tuberculosis patients cough, they emit many aerosols which consists the agents of tuberculosis. When these aerosols dry droplet nuclei will be formed. These droplet nuclei will remain suspended in the air for some time. When another healthy susceptible individual breaths he/she will inhale the droplet nuclei and become infected with tuberculosis. Examples: -Nasal mucosa is portal of entry for common cold -Conjunctiva is the portal of entry for trachoma -Injury site is portal of entry for tetanus Fomites are nonliving objects that facilitate the indirect transmission of pathogens 29

30 The infectious dose The infectious dose is the number of pathogens which have to enter the body of a susceptible person to cause infection 30

31 Types of infections=transmission Food-borne infections: infections which can be transmitted through eating food containing the pathogen. Vector-borne infections: infections transmitted through vectors. We use vectorborne infections only for infections with a biological vector, that is a vector in which the pathogen goes through a development before further transmission is possible (e.g. mosquitoes, tsetse fly, body louse). We do not classify as vectorborne those infections which are transmitted by mechanical vectors, that is the animal is only a vehicle for transporting the pathogen (e.g. domestic flies, cockroaches). Water-borne infections: infections which can be transmitted through drinking water which contains the pathogen. Water-washed infections: infections caused by pathogens whose transmission can be prevented by improving personal hygiene. 31

32 Faecal-oral infections These pathogens leave the host through faeces, and enter the susceptible person or animal through ingestion. Transmission occurs mainly through direct contact with contaminated fingers; food contaminated directly with excreta, contaminated hands, domestic flies, soil, or water; contaminated drinkingwater; or contaminated soil 32

33 Soil-transmitted helminths These worms leave the body through faeces as eggs or larvae. After excretion they have to develop in soil. They can be further divided based on how the pathogen enters the human body. Entrance by penetration of the skin(hookworms and threadworms) Entrance by ingestion (roundworms and whipworms) 33

34 Water-based helminths These pathogens leave the body through excreta. The infectious agents must develop in intermediate hosts living in freshwater Schistosomiasis Water-based helminths 34

35 Vehicle Transmission vehicles inanimate materials or objects involved in pathogen transmission common vehicle transmission single vehicle spreads pathogen to multiple hosts e.g., water and food fomites common vehicles such as surgical instruments, bedding, and eating utensils 35

36 Vector-Borne Transmission External (mechanical) transmission passive carriage of pathogen on body of vector no growth of pathogen during transmission Internal transmission carried within vector harborage transmission pathogen does not undergo changes within vector biologic transmission pathogen undergoes changes within vector 36

37 Direct Contact Transmission Microbes directly transferred from an infected person to another person Examples Contact with blood or other body fluids Ungloved contact with a scabies-infested patient Ungloved contact with wounds or mucous membranes 37

38 Contact Transmission coming together or touching of source/reservoir and host direct contact (person-to-person) physical interaction between source/reservoir and host e.g., kissing, touching, and sexual contact indirect contact involves an intermediate (usually inanimate) e.g., eating utensils, bedding droplet spread large particles (>5 m) that travel < 1 meter 38

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40 Indirect Contact Transmission Microbes transferred through contaminated intermediate object Examples Healthcare personnel not performing adequate hand hygiene between patients Sharing medical equipment without cleaning or disinfection between patients Defective medical equipment allowing for inadequate disinfection or sterilization 40

41 Droplet Transmission Respiratory droplets carrying infectious pathogens Generated during coughing, sneezing, talking, or certain medical procedures (e.g. suctioning) Droplets traditionally defined as > 5 µm Typically refers to distances within 3 feet of infected patient 41

42 Airborne Transmission Dissemination of droplet nuclei containing infectious agents Dispersed over long distances Face-to-face contact not required Special ventilation systems are required to prevent airborne transmission 42

43 Airborne Transmission pathogen suspended in air and travels 1 meter droplet nuclei small particles (1-4 m diameter) can remain airborne for long time can travel long distances usually propelled from respiratory tract of source organisms by sneezing, coughing, or vocalization dust particles also important route of airborne transmission 43

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45 Control of Epidemics Three types of control measures 1. reduce or eliminate source or reservoir of infection 2. break connection between source and susceptible individual 3. reduce number of susceptible individuals 45

46 Reduce or Eliminate Source or Reservoir quarantine and isolation of cases and carriers destruction of animal reservoir treatment of sewage therapy that reduces or eliminates infectivity of cases 46

47 Break Connection between Source and Susceptible Individuals chlorination of water supplies pasteurization of milk supervision and inspection of food and food handlers destruction of insect vectors with pesticides 47

48 Reduce Number of Susceptible Individuals raise level of herd immunity by passive immunity following exposure active immunity for protection 48

49 Vaccines and Immunization Vaccine preparation of one or more microbial antigens used to induce protective immunity may consist of killed, living, weakened (attenuated) microbes or inactivated bacterial toxins (toxoids), purified cell material, recombinant vectors or DNA 49

50 Standard Precautions Standard Precautions are a group of infection prevention practices intended to be applied to the care of ALL patients in all healthcare settings, regardless of the suspected or confirmed presence of an infectious agent. Implementation of Standard Precautions constitutes the primary strategy for the prevention of healthcareassociated transmission of infectious agents among patients and healthcare personnel. Standard Precautions are based on the principle that all blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions except sweat, nonintact skin, and mucous membranes may contain transmissible infectious agents. 50

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52 Standard Precautions (1) Group of infection prevention practices that apply to ALL patients Based on principle that the following can contain transmissible infectious agents: Blood and body fluids Secretions Excretions (except sweat) Non-intact skin Mucous membranes 52

53 Standard Precautions (2) Applied during patient care based on nature of healthcare worker-patient interaction Dependent on anticipated blood, body fluid, or pathogen exposure Intended to protect both healthcare worker and patient This means that for some interactions, such as performing venipuncture, only gloves may be needed; during other interactions, such as intubation) use of gloves, gown, and face shield or mask and goggles is necessary. Standard Precautions are intended to protect both the healthcare worker and the patient. 53

54 Standard Precautions (3) Education and training are critical and include the following elements: Hand hygiene Respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette Personal protective equipment (PPE) Safe injection practices Environmental considerations 54

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56 Transmission-Based Precautions Used when route of transmission is not completely interrupted using standard precautions alone Always used in addition to standard precautions Categories of precautions Contact Droplet Airborne 56

57 Contact Precaution Basics Intended to prevent spread of infectious agents transmitted by direct or indirect contact Applied when excessive wound drainage, fecal incontinence, or other body discharges increase the potential for environmental contamination 57

58 Contact Precautions Single-patient rooms are preferred For multi-patient rooms, > 3 feet separation is recommended between beds Healthcare personnel should wear gown and gloves for ALL patient interactions PPE donned upon entry and discarded before exiting room 58

59 Droplet Precaution Basics Intended to prevent spread of infectious agents transmitted by respiratory secretions or mucous membrane contact Droplets do not travel far and do not require special ventilation systems Single-patient rooms are preferred For multi-patient rooms, > 3 feet separation between beds and drawing the curtain is recommended Healthcare personnel should wear mask upon entering room Patients should wear mask (if tolerated) when transferred out of room Follow respiratory hygiene/cough etiquette 59

60 Airborne Precaution Basics Prevent transmission of infectious agents that remain infectious in air over long distances An airborne infection isolation room (AIIR) for placement of patient Single-patient room Special ventilation system Healthcare personnel should don a fit-tested N95 mask before entry 60

61 Airborne Precautions Until AIIR can be instituted, the following should reduce likelihood of airborne transmission Mask patient Place patient in private room Provide N95 or higher level respirator for staff 61

62 Group Exercise (1) Use Appendix A for guidance Each group has been assigned a disease Please complete the table affiliated with your disease Type of precautions Type of PPE Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 62

63 Group Exercise (2) Use completed table to set up patient s room Demonstrate how to set up PPE / hand hygiene Classroom discussion 63

64 Norovirus Precautions Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 64

65 Norovirus Precautions Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions Standard precautions; Contact precautions for institutional outbreaks Contact precautions: gowns, gloves (masks) cohort to separate airspaces and toilet facilities may help interrupt transmission during outbreaks 65

66 Influenza Precautions Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 66

67 Influenza Precautions droplet Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions don mask upon entering room patient to wear mask (if tolerated) when out of room Private or cohort with spatial separation of >=3 feet. 5 days; duration of illness for immunocompromised patients 67

68 Clostridium difficile (C. diff) Precautions Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 68

69 Clostridium difficile (C. diff) Precautions contact Personal protective equipment Room placement wear gown and gloves for ALL patient interactions; don PPE upon entry and discard before exiting room Private or cohort Discontinuation of precautions Duration of illness 69

70 Precautions Streptococcus pneumoniae (single patient) Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 70

71 Precautions Streptococcus pneumoniae (single patient) standard Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions Only for anticipated contact with secretions or excretions or blood or body fluids Private room and cohorting are not necessary Standard precautions are NEVER discontinued 71

72 Precautions Streptococcus pneumoniae (outbreak) Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 72

73 Precautions Streptococcus pneumoniae (outbreak) droplet Personal protective equipment Room placement don mask upon entering room patient to wear mask (if tolerated) when out of room Private or cohort Discontinuation of precautions (while there is transmission in the facility) 73

74 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Precautions Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 74

75 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Precautions Airborne Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions Fit-tested N95 mask Negative pressure room When patient is on effective therapy, is clinically improving and has 3 consecutive negative smears for TB 75

76 Scabies Precautions Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 76

77 Scabies Precautions Contact precautions Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions Gloves and gown. Private or cohort 24 hours after completion of effective therapy 77

78 Precautions RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Personal protective equipment Room placement Discontinuation of precautions 78

79 Precautions Personal protective equipment Room placement RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Infants, children and immunocompromised adults: contact precautions For contact precautions, don gowns and gloves before entry; discard before leaving and practice hand hygiene Private or cohort Discontinuation of precautions Duration of illness 79

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82 The Many Names of Brucellosis Human Disease Malta Fever Undulant Fever Mediterranean Fever Rock Fever of Gibraltar Gastric Fever Animal Disease Bang s Disease Enzootic Abortion Epizootic Abortion Slinking of Calves Ram Epididymitis Contagious Abortion 82

83 Species Biovar/ Serovar Natural Host B. abortus 1-6, 9 cattle, bison, buffalo yes B. melitensis 1-3 goats, sheep yes B. suis 1, 2, 3 swine yes 2 European hares yes 4* reindeer, caribou yes 5 rodents yes B. canis none dogs, other canids yes B. ovis none sheep no B. neotomae none rodents no Human Pathogen B. maris B. pinnipediae, B. cetaceae(?) marine mammals yes? 83

84 Brucella spp. Gram negative coccobacillus Facultative, intracellular organism Multiple species Associated with certain hosts Environmental persistence Withstands drying Temperature, ph, humidity Frozen and aborted materials, dust, soil 84

85 Populations at Risk Occupational disease Cattle ranchers/dairy farmers Veterinarians Abattoir workers Meat inspectors Lab workers Hunters Travelers Consumers Unpasteurized dairy products 85

86 Transmission in Humans Ingestion Raw milk, unpasteurized dairy products Rarely through undercooked meat Mucous membrane or abraded skin contact with infected tissues Animal abortion products Vaginal discharge, aborted fetuses, placentas 86

87 Transmission in Humans Aerosol Laboratory, abattoirs Pens, stables, slaughter houses Inoculation with vaccines B. abortus strain 19, RB-51 B. melitensis Rev-1 Conjunctival splashes, injection Person-to-person transmission rare 87

88 Transmission in Animals Ingestion of infected tissues or body fluids Contact with infected tissues or body fluids Mucous membranes, injections Venereal Swine, sheep, goats, dogs Fomites 88

89 Disease in Humans Incubation period Variable; 5 days to three months Multisystemic Any organ or organ system Cyclical fever Flu-like illness May wax and wane Chronic illness possible 89

90 Prevention and Control Education about risk of transmission Farmers, veterinarians, abattoir workers, butchers, consumers, hunters Wear proper attire if dealing with infected animals/tissues Gloves, masks, goggles Avoid consumption of raw dairy products 90

91 Prevention and Control Immunize in areas of high prevalence Young goats and sheep with Rev-1 Calves with RB51 No human vaccine Eradicate reservoir Identify, segregate, and/or cull infected animals 91

92 Prevention and Control B. suis, B. ovis, and B. canis Venereal transmission Separate females at birthing to reduce transmission on the farm or in kennel 92