Out of 53 consecutive cases of tinea o scalp that have been seen at the Cl1 a School of Tropical Medicine during the as three years 20 have been found to be caused by Trichophyton violaceum; the remainder wer caused by Microsporon audouini with the exception of two cases of favus. These 20 cases of T. violaceum infection included five Europeans, twelve Mohammed and three Marwaris. No case was o...

cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by consuming food or water contaminated with the bacterium vibrio cholerae. two main epidemiological characteristic of disease is tendency for create of sudden outbreaks and the ability to causing a pandemic. the objective of this study is to describe the epidemiology of the disease. this survey is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on repo...

In several ancient systems of medicine including Ayurveda, Greek, Roman, Siddha and Unani, Ocimum sanctum has vast number of therapeutic applications such as in cardiopathy, haemopathy, leucoderma, asthma, bronchitis, catarrhal fever, otalgia, hepatopathy, vomiting, lumbago, hiccups, ophthalmia, gastropathy, genitourinary disorders, ringworm, verminosis and skin diseases etc. The present review...

Table 1 Teat conditions observable according to the cause of the problem. Machine induced Environmental Infectious Discoloration Chapping Pseudocowpox Oedema Mud sores Herpes mammillitis Congestion Suckling damage Cowpox Wedging Fly bites Papilloma Ringing Other abrasions and cuts Foot and Mouth Disease Hemorrhaging petechia Weather damage Vesicular Stomatitis Hemorrhaging larger Allergic react...

Introduction: Tinea faciei, also known as tinea faciale or facial ringworm, is a common infection of the skin on face caused by fungus. In general, infections are quite common, but ringworm happen mostly in teens and young adults anyone with an immunosuppressive disease. Management involves use topical antifungals limited diseases, oral therapy usually reserved for more extensive cases. These a...

Dermatophytosis is considered as one of the most important fungal skin disease affecting both humans and animals otherwise its importance as zoonotic disease. Treatment of ringworm in cattle is expensive and time consuming especially on herd level. Vaccination can be a giant step forward to prevent the occurrence of mycozoonosis between the affected animals with ringworm and susceptible man. Fi...

Introduction Keratinophylic fungi are common inhabitants of the soil, where they process the hairs and skin cells shed by animals, as well as all types of keratin products that fall from animals and humans during the natural and continuous cycle of skin and coat shedding. The group of keratinophylic fungi is very large, but only three genera, known as dermatophytes, are known to cause disease (...

The purpose of this report is to present Canada’s experience so far with the emergence of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) using a pro-active risk management approach. This approach is reflected in the actions the Canadian Food Inspection Agency took in collaboration with other stakeholders starting from the period the disease was first confirmed in United States to the time after it was confirm...

HAdV-56 is a new recombinant type isolated from epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) patients and has been sporadically isolated in Japan several times. Here, an outbreak of EKC in the city of Dalian, China involving a large number of workers in two factories was reported; this was the first outbreak of EKC associated with HAdV-56 worldwide.