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The Aftermath of Flood Crises- Diphtheria Outbreak in Sindh [PDF]

open access: yesLiaquat National Journal of Primary Care, 2023
The recent floods in Pakistan have not only resulted in greater than 1290 deaths and 12500 flood-related injuries but also thousands of cases of communicable and non-communicable diseases [1].
Syed Bilal Hashmi, Laraib Malik
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Infant formula containing large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets and dairy lipids affects cognitive performance at school age

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition, 2023
BackgroundBreastfeeding has been positively associated with infant and child neurocognitive development and function. Contributing to this effect may be differences between human milk and infant formula in the milk lipid composition and milk fat globule ...
Lidewij Schipper   +5 more
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Preparedness for a monkeypox outbreak

open access: yesInfectious Medicine, 2022
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the unexpected outbreak and worldwide spread of monkeypox has gained global attention. As of June 22, 2022, there were 3340 confirmed cases of monkeypox globally, which is the largest and most widespread ...
Qin Luo, Jun Han
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Awareness about transmission and preventive measures of COVID-19 from mother to child: A cross-sectional study among pregnant women

open access: yesAsian Pacific Journal of Reproduction, 2022
Objective: To study the knowledge, attitude, and practice of pregnant women regarding transmission and preventive measures of COVID-19 from mother to child and to determine the reasons for vaccine hesitancy.
Neetu Singh, Sugandha Jauhari
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Perspectives on COVID-19 and Sexual Health; a Letter to Editor

open access: yesMen's Health Journal, 2020
The pandemic of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has swept the world during the past several months. The exponential growth of this outbreak led World Health Organization to announce it as the sixth public health emergency of international concern on 30 ...
Shahrzad Nematollahi, Mitra Abdoli
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Molecular and Physiological Aspects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Women and Pregnancy

open access: yesFrontiers in Global Women's Health, 2022
Whilst scientific knowledge about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 is rapidly increasing, much of the effects on pregnant women is still unknown. To accommodate pregnancy, the human endometrium must undergo a physiological transformation called decidualization ...
Anna Liu   +5 more
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Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 in cervico-vaginal secretion of COVID-19-affected female: A prospective observational study from India

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Background: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (also known as 2019-nCoV) is a highly infectious agent and is declared as a global public health emergency by the World Health Organisation.
Mukta Agarwal   +3 more
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The oncogenic roles of JC polyomavirus in cancer

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2022
JC polyomavirus (JCPyV) belongs to the human polyomavirus family. Based on alternative splicing, the early region encodes the large and small T antigens, while the late region encodes the capsid structural proteins (VP1, VP2, and VP3) and the agnoprotein.
Hua-chuan Zheng, Hang Xue, Cong-yu Zhang
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Maternal Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Safety of Breastfeeding in Infants Born to Infected Mothers

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recent epidemic disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome virus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In pregnancy, SARS-Cov-2 infection creates additional alarm due to concerns regarding the potential for transmission ...
Hayder M. Al-kuraishy   +10 more
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Clinical and genetic characterization of a Chanarin Dorfman Syndrome patient born to diseased parents

open access: yesBMC Medical Genetics, 2018
Background Chanarin Dorfman Syndrome (CDS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by ichthyosiform non-bullous erythroderma and variable involvement of the liver and the neuromuscular system.
Murat Durdu   +3 more
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