Infectious diseases are responsible for a wide variety of illnesses that are generally caused by four specific mechanisms: fungal, bacterial, parasitic, and viral. Some infectious diseases can be passed from person to person, while some are transmitted through contact. For example, COVID-19 and seasonal influenza (flu) are typically transmitted through airborne droplets (coughing, sneezing) from someone who already has the illness. Lyme disease is caused by a parasite and can only be transmitted by a bite from a tick carrying that parasite. Many infectious diseases can be prevented with vaccines, and others with simple measures such as regular handwashing.
VA health services researchers look at various aspects of infectious disease, including prevention of transmission in VA facilities; improving Veterans’ overall health to promote resistance to infection; and curbing the overuse of antibiotics.
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Date | Title | Presenter(s) |
2/25/2021 | Leveraging VA Text Note Data for Quality Measurement: A Case Study of a Novel Measurement Tool for Cardiac Device Procedures | Branch-Elliman, Westyn Mull, Hillary |
8/16/2017 | Implicit and Explicit Cognition in Crossing the Consciousness Divide | Rubin, Michael Roosan, Don Jones, Makoto |
9/13/2016 | Using Meta-Analyses to Inform Interventions and Quality Improvement | Schweizer, Marin |
3/9/2015 | Social Media: Part 1) From Personal to Public Health & Part 2) A Press Release is not Enough (follow-up session) | Perencevich, Eli Frakt, Austin |
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