background: every year more than 2 million people depart from iran to saudi arabia for hajj ritual which can be faced with some different diseases. there are not much information about frequencies and trend of diseases in hajj. the main objective of this study was to determine the trend of prevalent diseases during five consecutive hajj rituals among iranian pilgrims. methods: we established a ...

This review evaluates the medical literature for religious rituals or ceremonies that have been reported to cause infection. These include an ultra-orthodox Jewish circumcision practice known as metzitzah b'peh, the Christian common communion chalice, Islamic ritual ablution, and the Hindu 'side-roll'. Infections associated with participation in the Islamic Hajj have been extensively reviewed a...

Every year, more than 10 million pilgrims arrive in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Hajj or Umrah. Crowding conditions lead to high rates of respiratory infections among the pilgrims, representing a significant cause of morbidity and a major cause of hospitalization. Pre- and post-Hajj nasal specimens were prospectively obtained from a paired cohort (692 pilgrims) and from nonpaired cohorts...

Crowd simulation is an exciting research area that has a wide range of applications in multiple fields such as: serious games, crowd management, facilities design, entertainment, research and development. One of the most famous approaches to simulate a large density crowd is by applying the social force model. This model can be successfully used to simulate agents’ movement in real-world scenar...

BACKGROUND Every year more than 2 million people depart from Iran to Saudi Arabia for Hajj ritual whichcan be faced with some different diseases. There are not much information about frequencies and trend of diseasesin Hajj. The main objective of this study was to determine the trend of prevalent diseases during five consecutiveHajj rituals among Iranian pilgrims. METHODS We established a spe...

RFID represents an ideal solution for crowd control and personal identification at Pilgrimage season (Hajj). It provides means to save lives and improve services at an affordable cost. This Chapter describes a developed prototype that uses a passive RFID wristband tag for identification of pilgrims in the holy areas during Hajj. Upon presentation of the tag to a handheld reader all information ...

This article explores the role of women during Hajj season as depicted in Sabaic inscriptions and Arabic sources. Prior to Islam, were restricted from participating if they impure. However, suggest that did partake pre-Islamic era, albeit with lesser involvement than men. discrepancy could be due challenging nature rituals involved. Additionally, covers some prohibitions must observed Hajj, suc...

Hajj is the most important one of Five Pillars in Islam. Islam makes Kaaba as orientation daily prayers (salat), and hajj linkage to maintain global Muslim faith community. The sanctity rituals positive significance for pilgrims transcend boundaries countries ethnic groups. In era globalization, quota has long been a scarce resource. It difficult Muslims obtain permits from Saudi Arabia short t...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Each year millions of Muslims perform pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia. It is particularly stressful during the peak five days, when all rituals have to be performed at specific periods of time at different sites. Poor diabetes control in people with diabetes predisposes to morbidity and increases risk of acute complications. We wanted to see how well their blood gluc...

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