Abstract Porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) is one of the major pathogens causing acute enteritis, which characterised by vomiting and watery commonly leads to high rates mortality morbidity in suckling piglets. Chitosan has been regarded as a promising natural disinfectant. In this study, disinfectant effect mammalian-cell toxicity chitosan were evaluated against PEDV using Vero cells. A ...

human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection has been associated with cardiac disease, including anatomical or functional disturbance to the heart. cardiomyopathy (cmp) is one of these disturbances that have been associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. in this review article, several aspects of potential relationships between hiv infection and cardiomyopathy development have been...

introduction: early diagnosis and appropriate treatment is required in esophageal cancer due to its invasive nature. the aim of this study was to evaluate early post-esophagectomy complications in patients with esophageal cancer who received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nacr).   materials and methods: this randomized clinical trial was carried out between 2009 and 2011. patients with lower-th...

Background: One of the most common and dangerous consequences in individuals with decompensated cirrhosis is SBP. Early antibiotic treatment crucial for effective lowering death rate. A modulator immune response infection PGE2. Aim Study: To analyze how Prostaglandin E2 ascites polymorphic nuclear cell count affect cirrhotic diseased individual mortality prognosis.

hydroxymethylglutaryl co-enzyme a reductase inhibitors, also known as statins, are a class of anti-hyperlipidemic agents. these drugs have been employed vastly to reduce the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disorders. soon after their introduction, benefits other than their primary actions were discovered. along with these pleiotropic properties, a series of mainly favorable effects ha...

background: burn injuries impose a considerable burden on healthcare systems in iran. it is among the top ten causes of mortality and a main cause of disability. objectives: this study aimed to examine factors influencing mortality in burn patients admitted to the main educational tertiary referral hospital in kermanshah. patients and methods: all patients admitted to the imam khomeini hospital...

conclusions relative high number of avoidable deaths indicates that performance of health system was not desirable in kerman during the studied years. examining trend of avoidable deaths showed that these mortalities are increasing although it is not significant nowadays. however, if this trend continues, it will be very alarming for health care authorities in this region. results two thousand ...

maternal mortality refers to the death of a woman who dies during pregnancy or within six weeks after delivery. a number of factors contribute to the high maternal mortality ratio around the globe, particularly, in underdeveloped countries. pakistan has the highest mortality ratio (260 per 100,000 live births) in the region and is one of the developing countries which have committed to decrease...

accident is one of the dangers that threated the child’s life. 85 percent of mortality in children in the world is related to accidents. lack of use seatbelt for children in raer seats is one of the major reasons of children mortality. unfortunately, in 70-75% cases, damage in children occurs in their face and head. also, the physical damage can lead to maim and death in children. on the other ...