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Clinical progress note: Pertussis
Abstract Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a vaccine‐preventable respiratory disease with rising incidence due to declining vaccination rates and waning immunity. The most severe disease course is seen in unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated infants less than 2 months of age, accounting for the largest burden of hospitalization and ...
Samantha Hanna, Nicole Samies
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Risiko Kesehatan Sistem Pernafasan Akibat Pemanfaatan Bahan Bakar Briket Batubara [PDF]
. A Study was conducted during 1997-1998 inPedan, Klaten, Central Java for collectinginformation on health effects of using coal briquet fuel. The odds ratios (OR) for 95% confident intervals(CI) were analysed by comparing the risk of the respiratory ...
Anwar, A. (Athena)+5 more
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The catalytic oxidative conversion of 2,3,5‐trimethylhydroquinone and 4‐methoxy‐1‐naphthol using gold–ruthenium catalysts supported on SiO2 results in the formation of varying quantities of 2,3,5‐trimethyl‐1,4‐benzoquinone and 4,4’‐dimethoxy‐2,2’‐binaphthalenylidene‐1,1’‐dione, respectively. The catalysts, which are synthesized using microwave‐assisted
Tumisang Lekgetho+3 more
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Teenagers’ understandings of and attitudes towards vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases: a qualitative study [PDF]
<p>Background: To examine immunisation information needs of teenagers we explored understandings of vaccination and vaccine-preventable diseases, attitudes towards immunisation and experiences of immunisation.
Barbour+48 more
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‘MORTAL FEAST’: Cannibal Capitalism Meets Covid‐19 in the Urban Peruvian Amazon
Abstract This article presents a surrealist urban political ecology of cannibal capitalism in the zoonotic city. It does so through an account of the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Iquitos, in the Peruvian Amazon, which was the worst‐hit city in the world during this initial wave. Iquitos embodies multiple dimensions of zoonotic urbanization
Japhy Wilson
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Pertussis post-exposure prophylaxis among household contacts: a cost-utility analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Recent pertussis outbreaks have prompted re-examination of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) strategies, when immunization is not immediately protective.
Crowcroft, Natasha S+3 more
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Pertussis (whooping cough) [PDF]
### What you need to know Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is caused by the Gram negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis .1 It is transmitted via airborne droplets and is highly infectious.2 Diagnosis is often delayed or missed,3 as pertussis mimics the presentation of a viral upper respiratory tract infection and can sometimes present ...
Daniel Toeg, John Barber, Dipesh P Gopal
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Public health reforms and the mortality decline in nineteenth‐century Italy
Abstract This study examines the impact of Italy's 1887–8 health reforms on mortality, contributing to the historical debate on the state's role in Europe's health transition. Leveraging event‐study‐style difference‐in‐differences approach, we assess the effectiveness of the Crispi–Pagliani reforms, which strengthened public health governance and ...
Francesco Maria Salvatore Fiore Melacrinis+1 more
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Bacterilolgy of Whooping-Cough [PDF]
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Abstract The cerebellum, a subcortical structure, is traditionally linked to sensorimotor integration and coordination, although its role in cognition and affective behavior, as well as epilepsy, is increasingly recognized. Cerebellar dysfunction in patients with epilepsy can result from genetic disorders, antiseizure medications, seizures, and seizure‐
Christopher Elder+4 more
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