What is bulk transport? Explain the mode of transmission of chlamydiae. What is intrinsically challenging about passive surveillance? What is leaching? What is aggressive mimicry and what is it used for? What is mimivirus? What are the types of post-translational modification? Describe "Immune Mod...
The aim of this work is to describe epidemiological outcome of meningitis surveillance.Methods: It is a retrospective study of meningitis data from 1996 to 2016 at the National Institute for Public Health Research (INRSP) in Mali.Results: A t...
摘要: Cases of whooping cough have been recorded by the Swiss Sentinel Surveillance Network 'Sentinella' (SSSN) since June 1991 to monitor pertussis trends in Switzerland and to assess the current vaccination strategy. The Sentinella network consists of a sampl...
canoe sport;prevalence;epidemiology;injury 1. Introduction Canoeing and kayaking are popular water sports that require a combination of physical fitness, technical skills, and physiological adaptations [1,2,3]. The prevalence of injuries in these sports is a concern, with studies identifying a range...
Herewere described novel zoocin genes that are promising for industrial applications in the food and health sectors. Interesting and important antagonistic activity is described combined with the first detailed genomic analysis of the species Aeromonas allosaccharophila. Keywords: Aeromonas allosaccharo...
In some cases, "epidemic" may fall short in describing the scale of the problem, and the word "pandemic" may be more fitting. Disease Event Classification Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that studies how often diseases occur in different groups of people and why.4 ...
What is intrinsically challenging about passive surveillance? What is meant by drug resistance? What is meant by a control group? Explain in detail. What is meant by environmental epidemiology? What is meant by a sensitivity test? What potential safety hazards can you identify in an average home...
is extremely low, usually fewer than 25 cases per year in the United States. Nonetheless, the extreme danger posed by the toxin has required that “intensive surveillance is maintained for botulism cases in the United States and every case is treated as a public health emergency.” This danger...
In this Review, the epidemiology, clinical presentation and pathogenesis of VL are reviewed, along with the current control strategies and research challenges. The epidemiology of VL As already mentioned, VL is caused by two leishmanial species, L. donovani or L. infantum, depending on the ge...
Samples of wastewater can be tested for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, an approach that could become part of routine disease surveillance. Credit: Sevrette/Andia via Alamy In late 2020, COVID-19’s global death toll was rising as cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere and holiday gatherings spu...