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COMPARISON between COVID-19 and MERS demographic data in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study

Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2021
The outbreak of corona virus disease (COVID-19) caused by the new severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 began in Wuhan, China, resulting in respiratory disorders.
Rania Ali El Hadi Mohamed, Felwa Abdullah Thagfan   +1 more
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Attributable Fraction of Influenza Virus Detection to Mild and Severe Respiratory Illnesses in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Patients, South Africa, 2012–2016

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
The attributable fraction (AF) of influenza virus detection to illness has not been described for patients in different age groups or with different HIV infection statuses.
Stefano Tempia, Sibongile Walaza, Jocelyn Moyes, Adam L. Cohen, Claire von Mollendorf, Meredith L. McMorrow, Florette K. Treurnicht, Marietjie Venter, Marthi Pretorius, Orienka Hellferscee, Nicole Wolter, Anne von Gottberg, Athermon Nguweneza, Johanna M. McAnerney, Halima Dawood, Ebrahim Variava, Shabir A. Madhi, Cheryl Cohen   +17 more
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The Clinical Significance of Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Asthma

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2008
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways, for which many therapeutic options are available. Guidelines for the management of asthma suggest a stepwise approach to pharmacotherapy based on assessment of asthma severity and control.
Sachin Pendharkar, Sanjay Mehta
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Prevalence of Respiratory Polyomaviruses Among Pediatric Patients With Respiratory Symptoms in Singapore

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018
Background: Although WU polyomavirus (WU) and KI polyomavirus (KI) have been demonstrated to infect the human respiratory tract, it remains unclear if WU or KI cause human disease.
Christophe Hansen-Estruch, Christophe Hansen-Estruch, Kristen K. Coleman, Koh C. Thoon, Jenny G. Low, Jenny G. Low, Benjamin D. Anderson, Gregory C. Gray, Gregory C. Gray   +8 more
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Malnutrition and Childhood Illness among 1–5-year-old Children in an Urban Slum in Faridabad: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019
A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among 202 children aged 1–5 years residing in an urban slum to study the extent of malnutrition and its association with common childhood illness(es).
Pooja Goyal, Shveta Lukhmana, Shivam Dixit, Abhishek Singh   +3 more
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An assessment of factors influencing the prescribing of antibiotics in Acute Respiratory Illness: A questionnaire study

South African Family Practice, 2003
Non-clinical factors are major determinants in the decision to prescribe medication. This study was prompted by the impression that Primary Care Physicians in South Africa are constantly under pressure to prescribe antibiotics.
D. Hoffman, J. Botha, I. Kleinschmidt
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End-to-End AI-Based Point-of-Care Diagnosis System for Classifying Respiratory Illnesses and Early Detection of COVID-19: A Theoretical Framework

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Respiratory symptoms can be caused by different underlying conditions, and are often caused by viral infections, such as Influenza-like illnesses or other emerging viruses like the Coronavirus.
Abdelkader Nasreddine Belkacem, Sofia Ouhbi, Abderrahmane Lakas, Elhadj Benkhelifa, Chao Chen   +4 more
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Respiratory illness: a complementary perspective [PDF]

Thorax, 1998
In the UK there were 13 million visits to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in 1981, a third of the number of visits made to general practitioners.1 The use of CAM has grown substantially over the last 10 years; between 1986 and 1991 the proportion of Which readers using CAM increased by 70%,2 and a more recent Which survey ...
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With Bated Breath: diagnosis of respiratory illness [PDF]

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 2015
This essay recounts the author’s experience of diagnosis of a rare respiratory condition in order to invite a broader reflection on the nature of diagnosis. Diagnosis is a pivotal moment in one’s illness experience, and it can be viewed as both a closure of possibilities and an opening of new, unanticipated ones.
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Mathematical model of the human respiratory system in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Healthcare Technology Letters, 2020
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory illness with high rates of morbidity and mortality. The human respiratory system undergoes many chronic changes and adaptations under this disease conditions.
Fleur T. Tehrani
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