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Communicable Diseases and the Workplace [PDF]

, 2019
[Excerpt] Coming to work when we are sick raises some interesting questions: How contagious are we? Should we stay home? What could be done to prevent disease transmission to others, with its effects on absenteeism, performance, and efficiency, as well ...
Brown, Nellie J
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Witnessing history: a personal view of half a century in public health [PDF]

, 2018
Former Chief Medical Officer Sir Kenneth Calman recently celebrated 50 years in medicine. It was a period which saw the evolution of the public health agenda from communicable diseases to diseases of lifestyle, the change from a hospital-orientated ...
Bergman, B.P., Calman, K.C., Chandler, A.S., Laing, F.   +3 more
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Clinical characteristics of 10 children with a pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome associated with COVID-19 in Iran

BMC Pediatrics, 2020
Background Although symptoms and signs of COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) in children are milder than adults, there are reports of more severe cases which were defined as pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS).
Leila Shahbaznejad, Mohammad Reza Navaeifar, Ali Abbaskhanian, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Golnar Rahimzadeh, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai   +5 more
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Direction & Dilemma of Tropical Oral Health: a position paper [PDF]

, 2006
A number of tropical and communicable diseases are evident as oral manifestations. The tropical and communicable disease of oral health concern is an issue because, not only it is restricted to tropical countries, it is also affecting an underserved ...
Choudhury, C.R.
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Bangladeshi backyard poultry raisers’ perceptions and practices related to zoonotic transmission of avian influenza

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011
Introduction: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus (known as "bird flu") is an important public health concern due to its potential to infect humans and cause a human pandemic.
Rebeca Sultana, Nadia Ali Rimi, Shamim Azad, M. Saiful Islam, M. Salah Uddin Khan, Emily S Gurley, Nazmun Nahar, Stephen P Luby   +7 more
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Case series of Rapidly growing Mycobacterial Post-operative surgical site infection in kidney transplant recipients

IDCases, 2022
Background: Case series of Rapidly growing Mycobacterial Post-operative wound infection with Mycobacterium Abscessus and/or Mycobacterium Chelone in 4 cases of kidney transplant adult recipient who presented within 6 months of transplant.
Muna Al Masalmani, Samar Mahmoud A. Hashim, Ajithkumar Ittaman, Sulieman S. Abu Jarir, Mohammed Abukhattab, Hussam Al Soub, Zubaida Al Suwaidi, Riyadh Fadhil, Omar Ali   +8 more
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Remembering the forgotten non-communicable diseases [PDF]

, 2014
The forthcoming post-Millennium Development Goals era will bring about new challenges in global health. Low- and middle-income countries will have to contend with a dual burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Burney, PGJ, Ferri, CP, Koob, G, Levin, A, Lopez, AD, Rehm, J, Singh, JA, Tonelli, M, Volkow, ND, Williams, TN   +9 more
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Ominous combination: COVID‐19 disease and Candida auris fungemia—Case report and review of the literature

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
The identification of Candida auris fungemia in critically ill COVID‐19 patients is detrimental, with huge implications on patient mortality and infectious control measures.
Wael Goravey, Gawahir A. Ali, Masia Ali, Emad B. Ibrahim, Muna Al Maslamani, Hamad Abdel Hadi   +5 more
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The general population cohort in rural south-western Uganda: a platform for communicable and non-communicable disease studies.

, 2013
The General Population Cohort (GPC) was set up in 1989 to examine trends in HIV prevalence and incidence, and their determinants in rural south-western Uganda.
Alex Karabarinde, Anatoli Kamali, Biraro, Biraro, Biraro, Brown, Campbell, Carpenter, Carpenter, Conrad, Cristina Pomilla, De Wit, Dermot Maher, Elizabeth H Young, Gale, Georgina Murphy, Gershim Asiki, Hall, Hill, Ivan Kasamba, Jakobsson, Janet Seeley, Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro, Kaleebu, Kaleebu, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kasamba, Kasamba, Kasamba, Kazooba, Kengeya-Kayondo, Kengeya-Kayondo, Kengeya-Kayondo, Laban Waswa, Lewis, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Manjinder S Sandhu, Mbualaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, McCarthy, McCreesh, McCreesh, McCreesh, Mulder, Mulder, Mulder, Mulder, Nabaitu, Nakibinge, Nakiyingi, Nalweyiso, Nalwoga, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Rebecca N Nsubuga, Robinson, Sam Biraro, Scholten, Scholten, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Senkaali, Shafer, Shafer, Shafer, Slaymaker, Spielman, Stranger, Uganda Ministry of Health and ICF International 2012, Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST), Wagner, Whitworth, Whitworth, Whitworth, World Health Organization, Yirrell, Yirrell, Yirrell   +100 more
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Knowledge and History of Non Communicable Diseases Among Housewives in the Year 2013 Ogan Ilir-south Sumatera-Indonesia [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Indonesia as a developing country experiencing epidemiologic transition in which communicable diseases are still main concern in Indonesia, while non-communicable diseases (degenerative) is starting to increase and to be major cause of death.
Mutahar, R. (Rini), Najmah, N. (Najmah), Yeni, Y. (Yeni)   +2 more
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