In the nineteenth century it was not uncommon for doctors to die from infectious diseases, but the death of five young physicians in Greenock--one third of the medical profession in a medium-sized Scottish town--from epidemic typhus, during four consecutive months in 1864-65, was an unusual event. This paper describes the lives and backgrounds of these five doctors, whose deaths in the line of ...

T r q a r n t e p d h h i o t e s Most virologists would accept the concept that particular viruses often appear to have either acute or persistent patterns of host infection. The polyomaviruses of mammals, for example, uniformly establish persistent infections of a specific host. In contrast, it has recently become clear that avian polyomaviruses infect a broad array of bird species in an acut...

We report here the complete genome sequence of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus strain CH/ZMDZY/11 isolated from central China. Our data, together with sequence data of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) isolates from other parts in China, will help to understand better the epidemiology and genetic diversity of PEDV field isolates in China.

This study describes a spring 2013 outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), using data from 222 swine sites in 14 counties area in 4 contiguous states in the United States. During the outbreak, the premises-level incidence of PEDv was 40.5 percent (90/222 sites). One of the three companies from which data were collected had a lower incidence (19.5 percent) than the other two companie...

PURPOSE To report a case of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis complicated by Alcaligenes xylosoxidans. METHODS A 37-year-old man suffered epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in both eyes. Eleven days later, he developed a corneal ulcer in his left eye. Bacterial staining, culture, and antibiotics sensitivity test were performed from a corneal scrape. RESULTS The cultures revealed a growth of Alcalige...

Understanding the definition and meaning of HIV/AIDS have implications not only for HIV/AIDS research, clinical practices but also the overall impact on mortality. The definitions of HIV/AIDS have changed in addition to the concepts and terminology associated with when talking about the history of HIV/AIDS. Previous study utilized World Health Organization (WHO)case definition of HIV/AIDS in pr...

Em 1981, foi decodificando o vírus da AIDS, que acometia diretamente sistema imunológico das pessoas infectadas, gerando uma epidemia com altas taxas de mortalidade. Após implantação terapia antirretroviral, pode-se observar um panorama mudança, onde farmacêutico possui papel primordial educador e mediador para melhor seguimento do tratamento. O objetivo desse trabalho é identificar descrever o...