Infectious diseases are an important part of Western medicine. In the early part of the 20th century many infectious diseases were described and researched. In the second World War penicillin was introduced. In the 1950’s great progress was made with antibiotics against tuberculosis. New antibiotics...
UP-02.05 : Venereal diseases in early 20th century GreeceUrology - Vol. 68 - N° S - p. 253 - UP-02.05 : Venereal diseases in early 20th century Greece - EM|consultedoi:10.1016/j.urology.2006.08.746E. Poulakou-RebelakouC. TsiamisE. KoutsiarisElsevier Inc.Urology...
Downton Abbeyisn't known for its terrifying visuals; however, its Virginia Woolf-esque dedication to depicting the rampant ennui of the early 20th century shows how a lack of care can help a disease spread throughout a group of friends. As people throughout the episode drop like flies,Doctor...
4. The Flu During the early spread of COVID-19, there was a lot of discussion about whether the infectious disease was serious, or “like the flu”—i.e., not a threat. However, influenza remains a deadly disease that has caused previous pandemics and has the potential to cause future...
Coronavirus infections, such as caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, likely evolved from zoonotic bat viruses to infect humans and cause a pandemic that has been the biggest challenge for humanity since the Spanish Flu pandemic of the early 20th century. In contrast, Zika Virus infections represent ...
Among adolescents, on the other hand, there was little evidence of accelerated improvement after the turn of the century, with almost half of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa lagging behind expected improvements in DALY rates. Leading Causes of DALYs The top 10 level 3 GBD causes of DALYs ...
Transhumance, or trekking, was intrinsic to white and black livestock management certainly up to the early decades of the 20th century. This paper concentrates largely, but not exclusively, on white livestock owners in the former Cape Colony and Province, South Africa. It suggests that transhuman...
Stomach cancer, a disease characterized by abnormal growth of cells in the stomach. The incidence of stomach cancer has decreased dramatically since the early 20th century in countries where refrigeration... Britannica Premium Did you know you're not getting the full Britannica experience? Access unl...
The pathogenesis and treatment of allergic diseases have made rapid progress in the 20thcentury. The word “allergy” was coined by Clemens von Pirquet in 1906,20,21which is considered to be the beginning of modern allergy science. In 1911, Leonard Noon was the first to be successful in the...
(AS).9DM being a risk factor for vascular disease, the several vascular comorbidities seriously affect the prognosis and treatment of patients, leading to the concept of “panvascular disease”.10,11,12Since the late 20th century, the concept of a “vessel tree”13has been proposed and “...