Hepatitis

In 2016, the incidence of acute hepatitis C virus infection was 1.0 per 100,000 persons in the United States and 6.2 per 100,000 persons in Massachusetts. Hepatitis C virus infection among p...

Dec 24, 2020

The dental surgeon and dental health assistant experience risk situations and must be prepared for the prevention of diseases and accidents at work.Evaluating the prevalence of occupational ...

Dec 21, 2020

Chile has become a popular destination for migrants from South America and the Caribbean (low- and middle-income countries migration). Close to 200.000 Haitian migrants have arrived in Chile...

Dec 21, 2020

The emergence of illicit fentanyl use has resulted in considerable morbidity and mortality. Although illicit use of other opioids has been associated with transmission of viral and bacterial...

Dec 17, 2020

Hepatitis B is a common infectious disease with serious complications. Health care workers (HCWs) are among the susceptible groups for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection. Hepatitis B Virus i...

Dec 17, 2020

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a hepatotropic and partially double stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) virus that causes the immune-mediated killing of infected liver cells. It is a public heal...

Dec 17, 2020

Autopsy pathologists including medical examiners provide valuable public health support for infectious disease deaths through surveillance for deaths of public health concern including emerg...

Dec 14, 2020

In less than eleven months, the world was brought to a halt by the COVID-19 outbreak. With hospitals becoming overwhelmed, one of the highest priorities concerned critical care triage to rat...

Dec 03, 2020

Although rates of organ donation and solid organ transplantation have been increasing over the past several decades, the demand for organs still greatly exceeds the supply. Several strategie...

Nov 23, 2020

Professional case managers are responsible to conduct education, counseling, and other interventions that address the unique needs and gaps of the patients and families they serve. Social de...

Nov 23, 2020

Since the 1980s, China has undergone significant social change and the incidence of infectious diseases has also changed considerably. Here, we report the epidemiological features and change...

Nov 23, 2020

Although hepatitis B virus infection is well-described, the additional risk posed by oral bleeding in individuals with chronic hepatitis B virus infection has not been determined. This study...

Nov 19, 2020

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a recently discovered coronavirus termed 'severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2' (SARS-CoV-2). Several schola...

Nov 19, 2020

Since the 1960s, a single class of agent has been licensed targeting virus-encoded ion channels, or 'viroporins', contrasting the success of channel blocking drugs in other areas of medicine...

Nov 12, 2020

Emergency departments (EDs) are called to implement public health and prevention initiatives, such as infectious disease screening. The perception that ED resources are insufficient is a pri...

Nov 09, 2020

Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a major clinical, economic, and societal burden, the development of curative antiviral therapy may accelerate the path toward elimination....

Nov 09, 2020

The recent introduction of direct acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has dramatically improved treatment options for HCV infected patients. However, in the United...

Nov 09, 2020

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a game show-based curriculum improves obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) residents' confidence in and understanding of the principles of repr...

Nov 05, 2020

The prison population is considered at high risk of acquiring infectious diseases due to confined conditions, behavioral factors, injection drug use, unprotected sexual activity, non-profess...

Nov 02, 2020

Ropeginterferon alfa-2b is a novel mono-pegylated interferon that has only one major form as opposed to 8-14 isomers of other on-market pegylated interferon, allowing injection every two or ...

Oct 29, 2020