AMS: Acute mountain sickness, a common disorder in those ascending rapidly to altitudes over 2000 meters.
Analgesic: Having to do with relieving pain.
Antibiotic: Usually, a drug used to destroy or interfere with the development of a living organism, in particular used to treat infections.
Audiology: The scientific measurement of hearing acuity.
Catecholamine: One of a group of stimulating hormones created by the body and also produced synthetically.
CBC: Complete blood count.
Cerebral: Referring to the brain.
Cornea: The outer layer of the eye.
Defibrillator: Equipment utilized to start the heart beating following a cardiac arrest.
Dehydration: Insufficient fluid in the body.
Dengue: A viral illness carried by mosquitoes and sand flies.
Diarrhea: The frequent passage of loose watery stools, with or without mucus, blood, excess fat, parasites.
EKG (ECG): Electrocardiogram; test of the heart's electrical activity.
Electrolyte: An element or compond that when dissolved dissociates into ions. In the human body proper quantities of electrolytes are essential for normal metabolism and function (e.g., calcium, potassium, sodium).
Ergonomics: The study and analysis of human work as it is affected by individul anatomy, psychology, etc.
Febrile: Elevated body temprature (fever).
Filariasis: Parasitic infections, caused by threadlike worms called "filaria," which invade the skin and lymphatic systems.
Fracture: A break in the continuty if a bone.
Fungus: A parasitic organism that reproduces by "budding." Fungus infections can attack various tissues of the human body.
Gamma globulin (immune globulin): An extract of serum utilized to actively protect the human body against disease, particularly hepatitis A.
Gastrointestinal: Generally referring to the digestive system, including esophagus, stomach, intestines, and rectum.
Genotoxicology: The study of how toxic substances affect reproduction genetically.
HBsAg, HBcAb: Two of the many tests available for hepatitis.
Helminths: Parasitic worms that cause infections in humans and other animals. They include roundworm, tapeworm, and flukes.
Hepatitis: A viral infection that comes in different varitie and forms. One group of infections is transmitted by contaminated food and fluid, another by contaminated body fluids (blood, semen, vaginal fluid, etc.).
HIV, HTLV, Western blot: Tests available for AIDS.
Hypoglycemia: Less than the normal amount of sugar in the blood.
Hypothermia: An abnormally low body temprature (below 35`C, a dangerous condition)
Hypoxia: Insufficient oxygen in the bloodstrem.
Intradermal injection: AN injection into the muscle, asite for some vaccine and medication injections.
Ionizing radition: Emission of energy rays or waves; in occupational medicine the use of radioactive substances for the diagnisis of disease.
JE: Japanese encephalitis, a viral disease carried by mosquitoes and causing infection in the brain.
Lacreation: A tearing or cutting wound, usually of the skin.
Lymphocytes: White blood cells that help fight disease in the human body.
Malaria: A parasitic infection spred by mosquitoes that invades red blood cells and the lever.
Menegitis: A bacterial infection of the membranes lining the brain and spinal cord, causing a severe illness.
Neurotoxic: Having a poisonous effect on nerves and their components.
Pulmonary: Referring to the lungs.
Rabies: A viral disease that affects the central nervous system, transmitted from the bite of an infected animal.
Resuscitation: Techniques used to revive a person whose heart has stopped or who has had other major trauma. Three levels of training are available for those who attend to injured employes:CPR ( Cardiopulmonary resuscitation); ACLS (advanced cardiac life support); ATLS (advanced trauma life support).
Schistosomiasis: A parasitic infection found in fresh water. A worm enters the body through the skin and cause chronic disease in humans.
Stat: A term used to indicate "immediate."
STD: Sexually transmitted disease caused by interchange of body fluids, usually in the act of sexual relations.
Subcutaneous injection: An injection into the connective tissues beneath the skin, a site often used for some vaccinations.
Tenesmus: Persistent ineffectual spasms of the bowel or bladder, giving rise to a feeling of "having to go."
Topical: Pertaining to the surface of a body part (example: application of a drug to the skin).
Vaccination: An injection of a vaccine to induce immunity or to reduce the effects of associated infectious diseases. Also called immunization.
Vaccine: A suspension of attenuated, killed, live, or genetically manufactured microorganisms to induce active protection against a particular disease.
Analgesic: Having to do with relieving pain.
Antibiotic: Usually, a drug used to destroy or interfere with the development of a living organism, in particular used to treat infections.
Audiology: The scientific measurement of hearing acuity.
Catecholamine: One of a group of stimulating hormones created by the body and also produced synthetically.
CBC: Complete blood count.
Cerebral: Referring to the brain.
Cornea: The outer layer of the eye.
Defibrillator: Equipment utilized to start the heart beating following a cardiac arrest.
Dehydration: Insufficient fluid in the body.
Dengue: A viral illness carried by mosquitoes and sand flies.
Diarrhea: The frequent passage of loose watery stools, with or without mucus, blood, excess fat, parasites.
EKG (ECG): Electrocardiogram; test of the heart's electrical activity.
Electrolyte: An element or compond that when dissolved dissociates into ions. In the human body proper quantities of electrolytes are essential for normal metabolism and function (e.g., calcium, potassium, sodium).
Ergonomics: The study and analysis of human work as it is affected by individul anatomy, psychology, etc.
Febrile: Elevated body temprature (fever).
Filariasis: Parasitic infections, caused by threadlike worms called "filaria," which invade the skin and lymphatic systems.
Fracture: A break in the continuty if a bone.
Fungus: A parasitic organism that reproduces by "budding." Fungus infections can attack various tissues of the human body.
Gamma globulin (immune globulin): An extract of serum utilized to actively protect the human body against disease, particularly hepatitis A.
Gastrointestinal: Generally referring to the digestive system, including esophagus, stomach, intestines, and rectum.
Genotoxicology: The study of how toxic substances affect reproduction genetically.
HBsAg, HBcAb: Two of the many tests available for hepatitis.
Helminths: Parasitic worms that cause infections in humans and other animals. They include roundworm, tapeworm, and flukes.
Hepatitis: A viral infection that comes in different varitie and forms. One group of infections is transmitted by contaminated food and fluid, another by contaminated body fluids (blood, semen, vaginal fluid, etc.).
HIV, HTLV, Western blot: Tests available for AIDS.
Hypoglycemia: Less than the normal amount of sugar in the blood.
Hypothermia: An abnormally low body temprature (below 35`C, a dangerous condition)
Hypoxia: Insufficient oxygen in the bloodstrem.
Intradermal injection: AN injection into the muscle, asite for some vaccine and medication injections.
Ionizing radition: Emission of energy rays or waves; in occupational medicine the use of radioactive substances for the diagnisis of disease.
JE: Japanese encephalitis, a viral disease carried by mosquitoes and causing infection in the brain.
Lacreation: A tearing or cutting wound, usually of the skin.
Lymphocytes: White blood cells that help fight disease in the human body.
Malaria: A parasitic infection spred by mosquitoes that invades red blood cells and the lever.
Menegitis: A bacterial infection of the membranes lining the brain and spinal cord, causing a severe illness.
Neurotoxic: Having a poisonous effect on nerves and their components.
Pulmonary: Referring to the lungs.
Rabies: A viral disease that affects the central nervous system, transmitted from the bite of an infected animal.
Resuscitation: Techniques used to revive a person whose heart has stopped or who has had other major trauma. Three levels of training are available for those who attend to injured employes:CPR ( Cardiopulmonary resuscitation); ACLS (advanced cardiac life support); ATLS (advanced trauma life support).
Schistosomiasis: A parasitic infection found in fresh water. A worm enters the body through the skin and cause chronic disease in humans.
Stat: A term used to indicate "immediate."
STD: Sexually transmitted disease caused by interchange of body fluids, usually in the act of sexual relations.
Subcutaneous injection: An injection into the connective tissues beneath the skin, a site often used for some vaccinations.
Tenesmus: Persistent ineffectual spasms of the bowel or bladder, giving rise to a feeling of "having to go."
Topical: Pertaining to the surface of a body part (example: application of a drug to the skin).
Vaccination: An injection of a vaccine to induce immunity or to reduce the effects of associated infectious diseases. Also called immunization.
Vaccine: A suspension of attenuated, killed, live, or genetically manufactured microorganisms to induce active protection against a particular disease.
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