Case Reports should be organized in the following way: The title should be provocative and reflect the value of the case. Since there is no abstract, please start the case report with a short paragraph to provid
BSE (mad cow disease) is caused by a prion, i.e., abnormal form of a protein (PrP) that can spread from one organism to another and interfere with the shape of the normal protein. The gene producing the PrP protein is called PRNP, and the two forms are PrPc (normal protein; the ...
Interestingly, the most highly cited publication in IDP is an editorial published in 2013 [25], which may be explained by the fact that it dealt with surveillance and response defining this approach as a research priority during the stage moving towards elimination of tropical diseases, which ...
Infectivity is the likelihood that an agent will infect a host, given that the host is exposed to the agent. Pathogenicity refers to the ability of an agent to cause disease, given infection, and virulence is the likelihood of causing severe disease among those with disease. Virulence reflects...
Several initiatives have been introduced to attract stakeholders with government-funded research, grants, incentives, and accelerated regulatory approvals of novel therapies that can ensure timely prevention and treatment of rare diseases. The National RD Registry by the Indian Council of Medical Research...
The transition from pediatric to adult care is a complex process that takes place at a crucial stage in young adults' lives, leading them to take responsibility for their own health. In juvenile idiopathic arthritis, transition to adult care has been described in up to 52% of cases. Since ...
As was done at ISPPD-12, we plan to have an informative and exciting programme that highlights the areas of substantial recent progress while also posing the tough questions where progress has been more challenging. Wherever possible, plenary sessions will take a cross-disciplinary approach to major...
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The “kissing bug” that spreads Chagas disease (Image: David Scharf/Science Faction/Corbis) Editorial:“Want to fix US inequality? Begin with worming tablets“ WHEN the letter arrives, it must come as a shock. Would-be blood donors are politely rejected because they’ve tested positive for ...
Several initiatives have been introduced to attract stakeholders with government-funded research, grants, incentives, and accelerated regulatory approvals of novel therapies that can ensure timely prevention and treatment of rare diseases. The National RD Registry by the Indian Council of Medical Research...