Behavioral Effects of Infectious Diseases: Respiratory <i>Pasteurella Tularensis</i> in Man

Alluisi, Earl A.; Thurmond, John B.; Coates, Glynn D.

doi:10.2466/pms.1971.32.2.647

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“…reviewed behavioural reactions to infection and concluded that 'data concerning the effects of infection on human performance are essentially non-existent'. Since then the effects of certain infectious diseases on the multiple task-performance battery (Chiles et al 1968) have been reported (Alluisi et al 1971(Alluisi et al , 1973Thurmond et al 1971). In one study (Alluisi et al 1971) volunteers were infected with Pasteurella tularensis (tularaemia).…”

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“…Since then the effects of certain infectious diseases on the multiple task-performance battery (Chiles et al 1968) have been reported (Alluisi et al 1971(Alluisi et al , 1973Thurmond et al 1971). In one study (Alluisi et al 1971) volunteers were infected with Pasteurella tularensis (tularaemia). Those who developed the illness showed an average drop in performance of about 25 % and after recovery they were still 15 % below the performance level of the control group.…”

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The effects of experimentally induced respiratory virus infections on performance

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SynopsisStudies of experimentally induced respiratory infections and illnesses showed that influenza impaired performance on a visual search task but had no effect on a simple motor task, whereas colds impaired the motor task but not the search task. The effect of influenza on the search task was observed in both volunteers with significant clinical symptoms and volunteers who were shown, by virological techniques, to be infected but who had no significant clinical illness. Performance was also impaired during the incubation period of this illness, which confirms that subclinical influenza virus infections can have behavioural effects. In contrast to influenza, the effects of colds were restricted to volunteers who had significant clinical symptoms, and the impairments in performance were observed only when the symptoms were apparent.

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The effects of experimentally induced respiratory virus infections on performance

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“…Studies on human volunteers infected with F. tularensis have been carried out to establish how their work performance is reduced due to tularemia. 99,100 Work performance is defined as the intellectual and physical ability to perform tasks, 101 and a reduction in work performance is described as "performance decrement," or work lost. 102 The Human Performance Resource Center has suggested that 60% effectiveness is the lowest level of performance acceptable for a warfighter.…”

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“…Studies on human volunteers infected with F. tularensis have been carried out to establish how significantly their work performance is reduced due to tularemia, and to determine when during the disease course an individual is unable to work due to illness. 244,245 Alluisi et al describe work performance as the intellectual and physical ability to perform tasks, and Anno et al describe "performance decrement" that results from illness.…”

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Medical Countermeasure Models. Volume 4. Francisella tularensis

Corbin¹,

Sumner²,

Casagrande³

2013

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“…In two studies, Pasteurella lularensis, a bacterial infection, was induced in male subjects [2,3]. The illness is characterised by severe headache, photo phobia, nausea, myalgia and depression.…”

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Selective Effects of Colds and Influenza on Human Performance Efficiency: A Critical Appraisal

Savory¹

1992

Neuropsychobiology

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This paper provides an appraisal of the results published from the MRC Common Cold Unit on human performance efficiency during minor upper respiratory tract infection, i.e. colds and influenza. Despite strict controls employed in the methods of data collection, the robustness of the results and some of the conclusions drawn are questioned. In particular, the claim that colds and influenza lead to selective (and different) effects is criticised as being based on incomplete data. The lack of replication, the small sample sizes, possible response biases and use of controls are considered. Overall, it is argued that there are insufficient data to provide conclusive evidence for selective effects and that over-generalisation from such studies can be misleading.

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Behavioral Effects of Infectious Diseases: Respiratory Pasteurella Tularensis in Man

Cited by 20 publications

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The effects of experimentally induced respiratory virus infections on performance

The effects of experimentally induced respiratory virus infections on performance

Medical Countermeasure Models. Volume 4. Francisella tularensis

Selective Effects of Colds and Influenza on Human Performance Efficiency: A Critical Appraisal

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