Transmissible Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Transmissible and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Confidentiality A person who receives the results of an HIV test shall maintain the confidentiality of the information received and of the person tested.A person who violates the confidentiality provisions commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.A person who obtains information that identifies an individual who has a sexually transmissible disease and maliciously, or for monetary gain, disseminates this information commits a felony of the third degree. | View Page |
| Agent: Pneumonic plague (Bacterium) Most likely means of dissemination: AerosolPrimary route of entry: InhalationGeneral signs and symptoms: High fever, chills, headache, coughing up of blood (hemoptysis), and toxemia, progressing rapidly to difficulty in breathing (dyspnea), and bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes (cyanosis).There is another form of the disease called “bubonic plague”. While it is caused by the same organism, it is not transmissible through human contact. Pneumonic plague is transmissible through human contact. | View Page |
| Agent: Tularemia (bacterium) Most likely means of dissemination: Solid or aerosolPrimary route of entry: Inhalation, absorption, or ingestionGeneral signs and symptoms: Sudden fever, chills, headaches, muscle aches, joint pain, dry cough, progressive weakness, and pneumonia.The disease is not transmissible through human contact. When used as a WMD, infection would be acquired by handling infected material, eating or drinking contaminated food or water or by breathing in the bacterium. | View Page |