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Rabies Contact Precautions Rabies, also known as hydrophobia, is an acute viral infection of the central nervous system (CNS) that’s transmitted by the saliva of an infected animal (especially wild…

Pyelonephritis Pyelonephritis, inflammation of the kidney, may be acute or chronic. Acute pyelonephritis (or acute infective tubulointerstitial nephritis) is a sudden inflammation caused by bacteria that primarily affects either the…

Psittacosis Psittacosis (also called ornithosis or parrot fever) is caused by the gram-negative intracellular parasite Chlamydia psittaci and is transmitted by infected birds. This disease occurs worldwide and is mainly…

Prostatitis Prostatitis, which is inflammation of the prostate gland, occurs in several forms. Acute prostatitis most often results from gram-negative bacteria and is easily recognized and treated. It is the…

Powassan Viral Disease The Powassan (POW) virus is a rare, tickborne encephalitis virus related to the flavivirus. This disease had its earliest origins in the town of Powassan, Ontario. The…

Poliomyelitis Poliomyelitis, also called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute communicable disease caused by the poliovirus, an enterovirus. It ranges in severity from inapparent infection to fatal paralytic illness….

Pneumonia Pneumonia is an acute infection of the lung parenchyma that often impairs gas exchange. Many types of organisms can cause pneumonia, including viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal, mycobacterial, mycoplasmal, or…

Pediculosis Contact Precautions Any human infestation of lice is known as pediculosis. Pediculosis can occur anywhere on the body. In the most common type, pediculosis capitis, lice feed on the…

Plague Droplet Precautions Plague, also known as black death, is an acute infection caused by the gram-negative, nonmotile, nonsporulating bacillus Yersinia pestis. Bubonic plague, the most common form, causes the…