Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common winter time respiratory virus that affects persons of all ages. RSV was first isolated in children with pulmonary disease in 1957. Initially referred to as the ‘chimp coryza virus’, the nature of the virus to form syncytia (fusion of cells to form larger cells without any internal cell boundaries) in tissue culture subsequently resulted in the virus...

signation of an epidemic. I have myself seen several cases, and I have heard of many more as having been observed by other practitioners. It is a papular eruption, in many respects resembling rubeola; but in all the cases seen by me, there has been satisfactory evidence that the individuals affected have previously had that disease. It is ushered in during several days by constitutional disturb...

BACKGROUND Diagnosis and treatment of respiratory tract infections (RTI) in a mass-gathering situation such as hajj is a medical challenge that requires quick decision-making and considerable knowledge about its etiology and treatment methods. High prevalence of RTI during Hajj and tendency of caravan physicians to treat of patients quickly in such situation lead to prescription of parenteral s...

The present study was designed to assess and compare three different formulations of the new Onderstepoort infectious coryza (IC) quadrivalent vaccine, which contain an NAD-independent strain of Avibacterium paragallinarum (previously known as Haemophilus paragallinarum), and a commercial IC vaccine, not containing an NAD-independent strain, for their safety and ability to protect chickens of v...

Measles is an acute, communicable, disease characterized by cough, coryza, conjunctivitis, a confluent erythematous maculopapular rash and Koplik's spots. The measles virus is classified as RNA containing paramyxovirus with only one antigenic type known. Measles case fatality rates, for all age groups, have decreased because of improved socio-economic conditions and effective antibacterial ther...

In late 2021, a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 called Omicron emerged, replacing Delta worldwide. Although it has been associated with lower risk hospitalization and severe forms COVID-19, there is little evidence its relationship specific symptoms viral load. The aim this study was to verify the between variants concern, load, occurrence in individuals COVID-19. Nasopharyngeal swab samples were col...

An 11-month-old girl presented with a 3-day history of high fever, irritability and decreased appetite. However, there was no coryza, cough, diarhoea or fits. On the third day, a generalised erythematous rash appeared after the fever subsided abruptly. The rash was pinkish in colour, non-pruritic and discrete, which initially started on the trunk and later spread to the face, neck and extremiti...

Brucellosis is a commonly diagnosed zoonosis and neurological involvement is rare. A 30-year-old woman presented with a pulsatile headache that was exacerbated by the Valsalva maneuver and refractory to analgesic therapy. The patient also had nausea, cough, and coryza that evolved over 7 days. The neurological examination was unremarkable. Thrombosis of the lateral and sigmoid sinus and ipsilat...

conclusions there is a need to conduct more comprehensive studies on effect of combination therapy with corticosteroids and antibiotics as well as their short-term and long-term adverse effects on the immune system. while injecting corticosteroids is commonly administered in patients with rti, they are not recommended due to the lack of data on their long-term therapeutic and adverse effects. p...