Epidemiology of Filariasis in Certain Parts of H.E.H. the Nizam's State

Rôle of Field Rats in the Endemicity of Plague in H.E.H. The Nizam's Dominions

Introduction and the problem.?Experience of the pandemics of plague shows that at the height of the pandemic many countries which have remained free from plague for a long time are involved, but as the force of the pandemic diminishes plague recedes to certain areas from which it originally started. During the course of this recession, these pandemics leave behind certain endemic centres where ...

Studies in the Epidemiology of Plague in H. E. H. the Nizam's Dominions: Comparison of Certain Factors in a Plague-Infected Place with That of Neighbouring Plague-Free Area

Lymph Node Enlargement in Neck Filariasis as a Rare Cause: A Case Report

Lymphatic filariasis is endemic to tropical countries and is the most common cause of acquired lymphedema in the world. Wuchereria bancrofti is the main etiological agent responsible. While the presentation of filariasis in limbs is common, isolated presentation as a single enlarged lymph node in the neck is very rare. We describe a 48-year-old Indian woman, who presented with a hard lymph node...

Chemotherapy in Cerebrospinal Fever: Experience with Sulphathiazole in a Recent Epidemic of the Disease in Osmanabad in H.E.H. the Nizam's Dominions

nitely diagnosed as cerebrospinal fever. Of these 50 cases, 29 were treated as in-patients in the Infectious Diseases Ward of the Local Civil Hospital. Eleven cases were treated outside the hospital by isolating the patients, as far as possible, in their own houses. The remaining 10 cases either refused treatment of any kind or were treated by the local unqualified practitioners. Of this last g...

Epidemiology of Rotavirus Infection in Certain Countries

Abstract Acute diarrhea with severe dehydration has been a major worldwide cause of death in children younger than 5 years of age. Etiological studies of gastroenteritis have shown that rotavirus causes 40–50% of acute diarrhea among infants and children in both developing and developed nations. Numerous epidemiologic studies in the US and the World Health Organization have docu...