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Beyond the Kidney and Lung: Cutaneous and Mucosal Clues to Human Hantavirus Disease

International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.
Rodent exposure and aerosolized excreta can lead to hantavirus infection with systemic endothelial injury and capillary leak, resulting in thrombocytopenia and syndromes such as HPS/HCPS and HFRS/NE. Early dermatologic and mucosal findings, including flushing, conjunctival injection, petechiae/purpura, and mucosal bleeding, may provide important clues ...
Giuseppe Gallo, Pietro Quaglino, Simone Ribero   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research Direction and Science Evaluation: The Role of Coherence and Alignment

Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The decisions of funding agencies greatly influence the direction of scientific research; however, our understanding of how applicants' research directions affect the selection process remains limited. In this study, we investigate how a project's coherence with a scientist's previous work and its alignment with current scientific trends ...
Charles Ayoubi, Sandra Barbosu, Michele Pezzoni, Fabiana Visentin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ebola virus – new threat to global health

Universa Medicina, 2014
Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a fatal infectious disease of humans and primates. The disease is caused by single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae.
Rina K. Kusumaratna
doaj   +1 more source

Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perioperative Transfusion Trigger Score Versus Restrictive Transfusion in Older Non‐Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Restrictive transfusion (Hb < 7 g/dL) is recommended for most perioperative patients, but the optimal threshold for those with cardiovascular disease or Hb 7–10 g/dL remains uncertain. The Perioperative Transfusion Trigger Score (POTTS), which integrates adrenaline requirement, FiO2, temperature, and angina history, may standardize ...
Shucong Liang, Lijuan Bai, Guizhen Yang, Zhuo Chen, Yujia Wei, Yanxia Wei, Yuting Lv, Zehan Huang, Yanjuan Huang, Kejian Lu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Hemorrhagic Fever: Ebola and Other Viruses

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Presently, Ebola epidemic in West Africa emphasizes an immediate need to update management guidelines of viral hemorrhagic fever and develop new vaccines and treatments.
Faraz Ahmed Baig, Amna Hamid
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Platelet Levels Associated With Bleeding Risk for Dental Interventions: A Systematic Review

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate evidence in relation to postoperative bleeding in humans aged ≥ 16 with preoperative platelet counts < 50,000/μL, compared to those above, undergoing dental interventions. Methods Quantitative synthesis without meta‐analysis was conducted through an electronic search conducted on Ovid MEDLINE and Embase from 1946 to ...
Guang Xu David Lim, Fatima Al Sarraf, Hana Cho, Navdeep Kumar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Boundaries of Treating Ebola

Voices in Bioethics, 2014
On July 29th, 2014 the doctor who was leading the charge in Sierra Leone against Ebola, Sheik Umar Khan, was pronounced dead. The man who had dedicated his life to fighting the Ebola outbreak had been fighting for his own life against the virus.
Dallas Ducar
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of blood meals and mating on biodemographic characteristics of Aedes albopictus

Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.
Lifespan did not differ between virgin and mated males and females. The number of blood meals (one and two) significantly reduced adult lifespan compared with those with no blood meal. The effect of the second blood meal doubled females' egg production and their reproductive output.
Georgios D. Mastronikolos, Nikos T. Papadopoulos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A clinical case of metastatic osteosarcoma in the heart cavity [Full text in English]

Патология кровообращения и кардиохирургия, 2018
Tumors of the heart are catalogued as a poorly studied area of clinical oncology because of an extreme rarity of this pathology, absence of pathognomonic symptoms, a large variety of clinical manifestations, and diagnostic complexity. In order to achieve
E. I. Iofe, V. G. Konov, E. B. Solovyev, I. I. Bridun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source