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Appendix A: Glossary and Acronyms
Appendix A: Glossary and Acronyms
Pages 125-131
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Antibiotic resistance: Property of bacteria that confers the capacity to inactivate or exclude antibiotics or a mechanism that blocks the inhibitory or killing effects of antibiotics. Antimicrobial agents: Class of substances that can destroy or inhibit the growth of pathogenic groups of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi.
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: A public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
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Some recent examples of agents responsible for emerging infections include human immunodeficiency virus, Ebola virus, and multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Encephalitis: An acute inflammatory disease of the brain due to direct viral invasion or to hypersensitivity initiated by a virus or other foreign protein.
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Department of Health and Human Services charged with protecting American consumers by enforcing the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and several related health laws. Flavivirus: Any of a group of arboviruses that contain a single strand of RNA, are transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes, and include the causative agents of dengue, Japanese B encephalitis, and yellow fever.
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NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) : A division of NIH that provides the major support for scientists conducting research aimed at developing better ways to diagnose, treat, and prevent the many infectious, immunological, and allergenic diseases that afflict people worldwide.
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: It is the lead medical research laboratory for the U.S. Biological Defense Research Program, which conducts research to develop strategies, products, information, procedures, and training programs for medical defense against biological warfare threats and naturally occurring infectious diseases that require special containment.
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to humans. ACRONYMS AFMIC Armed Forces Medical Intelligence Center APHIS Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service bovine spongiform encephalopathy FSIS TO ~ ~ ~ ~ T Food eatery and Inspection Service HCFA Health Care Financing Administration LRN Laboratory Response Network NAHMS National Animal Health Monitoring System NARMS National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System NLS National Laboratory System NPIP National Poultry Improvement Plan NVSL National Veterinary Services Laboratory PCR polymerase chain reaction PHLS Public Health Laboratory Service TSE transmissible spongiform Encephalopathy VDL veterinary diagnostic laboratory VEE Venezuelan equine encephalitis VHA Veterans Health Administration VS Veterinary Services
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