Dengue Fever was previously (and even now) known for the classic symptoms of high-grade fever with severe body aches. The term “Bone-Breaking Fever” was derived because of the severe pains associated with it. However, with each epidemic, patients who get infected, acquire life-long immunity to one strain but at the same time become more hypersensitive …
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The Influenza epidemic is still affecting many individuals. Worldwide H1N1 cases are predominating most of the cases. Most patients who develop complications are the aged, children, immunocompromised and the diabetics. What are the symptoms of Viral influenza? Patients who develop viral influenza have flu, rhinorrhea, sneezing, and sore throat with a headache. Fever may be …
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Dog bites are common throughout the world. Roughly 4.7 million Americans are victims of dog-bite each year. Worldwide 15 million people receive post-exposure vaccination each year, preventing hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. More than 90% of the dog-bite victims reside in the African and Asian regions. Most of these victims are poor and …
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Anti-TB drugs have been classified into five different groups. this classification aims to facilitate the physicians to make an effective treatment regimen for patients with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. Prescribing anti-TB drugs for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a complex task The treatment regimen for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis is a complex task and many physicians are inconvenient to write an effective …
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MDR TB or Drug-resistant tuberculosis is an emerging problem because of the non-adherence to drugs, long treatment courses, intolerance to and adverse effects of anti-tuberculous medications, HIV epidemics and naturally developing mutants and resistant strains. This article will focus on some important definitions commonly used in drug-resistant tuberculosis. For the sake of simplicity, the following …
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I have already published the WHO updated vaccination schedule for children. Since vaccination in adults is often neglected, this article focuses on the updated CDC vaccine schedule for adults. Vaccination should be an integral part of the health affairs of a country. The primary focus of all the vaccination campaigns is revolving around children. This …
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Vaccination plays a pivotal role in the prevention of deadly infectious diseases. Parents, institutions, and governments should follow the WHO updated vaccination schedule for children and adults. What is a vaccine? A vaccine is an antigenic substance that induces immunity when given to a person as an injection or in oral form. The antigenic substance …
Chikungunya is not caused by chicken bites. It has nothing to do with chickens, in fact, it is not even spelled or pronounced like “chicken”. It is pronounced as CHIK-UN-GUN-YA. Chikungunya word is derived from the Swahili language which means “bends up”, in reference to the stooped posture, developed as a result of Arthralgia (severe …
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever or CCHF is a viral disease transmitted by a tick from animals to humans. During the Crimean war, the disease was known as Crimean fever. In 1944 the Soviet scientists identified the disease and labeled it as Crimean hemorrhagic fever. In 1967, the virus was isolated and was named as Congo virus. …
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Dengue fever is a disease most prevalent in South Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean. It is caused by a virus called as the dengue virus which has five subtypes (serotypes) named as DEN-1 to DEN-5. Infection from one serotype confers lifelong immunity to that serotype. A person (previously infected with one serotype), …