• Clinical practice guideline: acute otitis externa. (medscape.com)
  • Of the 19 national health objectives for the year 2000 that target infectious diseases, 10 are related to adult immunization (3). (cdc.gov)
  • In sub-Saharan Africa, most environment-related deaths are primarily from infectious diseases. (who.int)
  • While infectious diseases must be given priority, selective attention will be given to all the key determinants of ill health in Uganda, including unhealthy lifestyles and the rising toll of accidents. (who.int)
  • These heterogeneous symptoms were the subject of the virtual "Workshop on Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19" hosted on Dec. 2 and 4, 2020, by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), in collaboration with other institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health. (nih.gov)
  • Dr. Emily Erbelding, director of the NIAID Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID), is available for comment. (nih.gov)
  • Has, due to vaccination, the overall burden of disease increased from (acute) infectious diseases to a greater burden of disease due to (chronic) non-communicable diseases? (bmj.com)
  • These are the morbidity and mortality risk factors in relation to infectious diseases. (bmj.com)
  • But hardly any research is done to check for benefits from these infectious diseases. (bmj.com)
  • Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. (health.mil)
  • IHD morbidity and mortality burden attributable to risk factors was estimated by comparative risk assessment using population attributable fractions. (bmj.com)
  • 1 and is of great public health concern because of its huge morbidity and mortality burden. (who.int)
  • [ 37 , 46 , 48 ] ADEM bears a striking clinical and pathological resemblance to other acute demyelinating syndromes (ADS) of childhood, including multiple sclerosis (MS). ADEM in children is readily distinguishable from alternative diagnoses on the basis of clinical features and findings on neuroimaging and laboratory investigations. (medscape.com)
  • Regarding clinical management and therapy of acute pericarditis, it is not mandatory to search for the aetiology in all patients, especially in countries with a low prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) because of the relatively benign course associated with the common causes of pericarditis and the relatively low yield of diagnostic investigations [1]. (escardio.org)
  • Any clinical presentation that may suggest an underlying aetiology (e.g. a systemic inflammatory disease) or with at least one predictor of poor prognosis (major or minor risk factors) warrants hospital admission and an aetiology search. (escardio.org)
  • Participating units were asked to complete a single resources and organisational questionnaire and individual clinical proformas for each of 40 consecutive acute COPD cases admitted from 1 September 2003 up to a closing date 6 weeks later. (bmj.com)
  • Other clinical scenarios requiring IVUS examination (restenosis, acute coronary syndrome, left main disease, and chronic total occlusion) were excluded. (hindawi.com)
  • In an article recently published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice , Raita and colleagues investigated the effect of acute asthma on cardiovascular diseases. (aaaai.org)
  • The full clinical spectrum of post-acute COVID-19 is not yet known, nor the reasons why the symptoms manifest so differently in individuals. (nih.gov)
  • NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. (nih.gov)
  • Secondary prevention and treatment of acute rheumatic fever / rheumatic heart disease are essential, through the implementation of disease registers and control programs, education of patients and their families, treatment with penicillin prophylaxis, and regular clinical review and access to specialists and hospital care. (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • however, the ability to identify groups and individuals who can benefit from more intensive disease management and health promotion with greater precision continues to be an important clinical and research priority. (jabfm.org)
  • 4 The adoption of NLP approaches could enhance existing clinical workflows, without increasing documentation burden by transforming SDOH documented in notes into a consistent structured set of terms and concepts with an opportunity of reducing EHR burden. (jabfm.org)
  • Acute symptoms range from an influenza-like self-limited febrile illness to, in a small proportion of cases, severe and complicated disease that can prove fatal ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • severe disease rarely occurs during the first exposure to any serotype (i.e., a primary infection) but is more likely to occur during a subsequent infection with a different serotype (i.e., a secondary infection). (cdc.gov)
  • ABSTRACT There are gaps in the knowledge about the burden of severe respiratory disease in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). (who.int)
  • Background We have previously estimated that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was associated with 22% of all episodes of (severe) acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) resulting in 55 000 to 199 000 deaths in children younger than 5 years in 2005. (aku.edu)
  • In a survey of physicians involved in the treatment of patients with AKI at a total of 423 hospitals, nephrologists were involved in the most severe disease manifestation, i.e. (aerzteblatt.de)
  • Although AP is self-limiting with supportive treatment in up to 80% of patients, it results in severe fulminant disease with extensive necrosis, systemic inflammation, and life-threatening multiorgan failure in a minority of cases. (health.mil)
  • Additionally, acute inflammatory processes (e.g., severe infection, pneumonia, and influenza virus infection) have been linked to acute cardiovascular diseases. (aaaai.org)
  • To determine the prevalence of severe rotavirus infection in children admitted with acute diarrhea attending Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda, active sentinel surveillance was conducted from July 2006 to December 2012. (lww.com)
  • The health states with the highest disability weights were acute schizophrenia (0·76) and severe multiple sclerosis (0·71). (nih.gov)
  • The acute form occurs suddenly and can be very severe and lead to death. (cdhf.ca)
  • Obesity is a well-known risk factor for developing severe, acute pancreatitis. (cdhf.ca)
  • however, routine surveillance for influenza-like illness (ILI), severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and laboratory-detected influenza is conducted. (who.int)
  • This paper describes the epidemiology of influenza and the estimated burden of influenza-associated illness in Mongolia in the five influenza seasons between 2013-2014 and 2017-2018. (who.int)
  • By 2005, the total number of cardiovascular disease (CVD) deaths (mainly coronary heart disease, stroke, and rheumatic heart disease) had increased globally to 17.5 million from 14.4 million in 1990. (health.am)
  • Age and the belief that lowering blood pressure could reduce cardiovascular disease risk were significant factors associated with HBPM. (sutterhealth.org)
  • Half of the adult hypertensive patients reported HBPM and its use was greater among those who reported a positive attitude toward lowering blood pressure to reduce cardiovascular disease risk. (sutterhealth.org)
  • Other prominent studies include health services research evaluating differences in death rates from weekend admission and discharge from UK hospitals, ethnic variations and the interplay between cardiovascular disease and mental health. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Potluri's research from 2007 has highlighted and shown the significant effect of mental health conditions on physical health and in particular cardiovascular disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • A series of publications have led to raised awareness of psychiatric conditions amongst cardiovascular disease in the UK. (wikipedia.org)
  • Our mission: To reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease. (escardio.org)
  • Previous large observational studies have reported that patients with asthma have a higher incidence of cardiovascular diseases (such as acute myocardial infarction and stroke) through chronic activation of inflammatory cytokines followed by systemic and vascular inflammation. (aaaai.org)
  • Despite the large burden of asthma, little had been known about the effect of acute asthma on cardiovascular events. (aaaai.org)
  • First, this finding supports a role of acute inflammation among patients with acute asthma in the development of cardiovascular events, and suggests the need for further investigation into the mechanisms linking acute asthma to cardiovascular events and to the development of early interventions for cardiovascular morbidities (e.g., targeting inflammatory pathways among patients with high inflammatory markers). (aaaai.org)
  • Second, considering the substantial health burden of asthma in the U.S., clinicians and policy makers need to be fully aware of the opportunities to apply cardiovascular prevention measures to patients with acute asthma during hospitalization and transition to outpatient care. (aaaai.org)
  • We sought to examine the effectiveness of influenza vaccination against admission to hospital for acute cardiovascular and respiratory conditions and all-cause death in people with type 2 diabetes. (cmaj.ca)
  • Led by conference co-chairs Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, FACC, and Abdullah Shehab, MBChB, MMed, FACC, the conference brings together leading experts from around the region and world to discuss, share and critique the latest in cardiovascular disease prevention and care. (acc.org)
  • In 2019, TherOx Company received approval for SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy system from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be one of the effective therapies for cardiovascular diseases. (medgadget.com)
  • As for most other studies assessing the relationship between postinfectious symptoms and disease severity ( 2 , 5 ), we did not observe any relationship between symptoms after infection and disease severity during acute infection ( Appendix Table 4). (cdc.gov)
  • The changing demographics of HIV infection in the UK, particularly the ageing population, are likely to alter the spectrum of neurological disease seen in HIV centres. (bmj.com)
  • We audited acute inpatients with HIV infection to describe the current prevalence of neurological symptoms and signs in our cohort. (bmj.com)
  • Respiratory diseases were Legionnaires' disease, NTM infection, and Pseudomonas pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • Lungworm infection should be considered when calves are showing signs of respiratory disease whilst at pasture. (pigprogress.net)
  • Careful study of the virus and the immune response to infection may help researchers understand how manifestations of post-acute COVID-19 arise. (nih.gov)
  • 1 - 3 Influenza infection may accelerate acute thrombotic vascular events, particularly in patients with ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease. (cmaj.ca)
  • In 2023, in response to the global food and malnutrition crisis, and the UN Global Action Plan on Child Wasting , WFP is scaling up prevention and treatment of acute malnutrition. (wfp.org)
  • After successful treatment of acute pancreatitis, the gland usually recovers completely. (cdhf.ca)
  • There is a strong connection between human, environmental and animal health, which underpins the need to adopt the One Health approach to prevent emergent and recurrent diseases. (who.int)
  • In addition to recurrent acute arthritis, subcutaneous tophi and chronic painful arthritis, 1 it also has an impact on morbidity 2- , 4 and premature mortality. (bmj.com)
  • However, studies show that only a minority of gout patients receive effective treatment, the majority continuing to experience recurrent acute attacks, further joint damage and other complications. (bmj.com)
  • Analysis of INSPPIRE-2 Cohort: Risk Factors and Disease Burden in Children With Acute Recurrent or Chronic Pancreatitis. (childrens.com)
  • The Arid and Semi-Arid Counties in Kenya are prone to recurrent disasters ranging from drought, conflict, floods, and disease outbreaks. (oxfam.ca)
  • There were 2,076 cases of acute rheumatic fever identified in QLD, WA, SA and the NT combined (including both first known and recurrent cases) - 95% (1,963) of which were in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, during 2014-2018. (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. (msdmanuals.com)
  • There were 4,993 people who had a diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease recorded on registers in Qld, WA, SA and the NT as at December 2018, of whom 87% (4,325) were Indigenous Australians. (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • Indigenous Australians were hospitalised for acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease at 6.4 times the rate for non-Indigenous Australians (82 and 13 per 100,000 respectively) between July 2017 and June 2019. (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • Hospitalisations for acute rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease were highest for Indigenous Australians aged 10-14 (167 per 100,000, or 300 hospitalisations). (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • Recommended acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease preventative measures include monitoring Group A Streptococcus (GAS) diseases, the development of a GAS vaccine, long-acting penicillins, and improvements in social determinants, along with better access to health care and improved housing. (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • Australia has one of the highest recorded rates of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the world. (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • This measure presents information from the National Rheumatic Heart Disease data collection, collated from the ARF and RHD registers in these four jurisdictions. (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • Pneumonia and ARIs were leading causes of disease and death in the Region. (who.int)
  • Much of the disease burden in rural India is due to respiratory disorders, namely asthma, bronchitis, tuberculosis (TB) and pneumonia 1 . (rrh.org.au)
  • Outcome measures included admission to hospital for acute myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, heart failure or pneumonia/influenza, and death. (cmaj.ca)
  • Public health issues worldwide, including Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF), pneumonia, asthma, and interstitial lung disease, pose a significant socioeconomic burden on individuals and societies. (medgadget.com)
  • It is known that 9% to 31% of women and 4% to 14% of men with acute myocardial infarction have normal coronary arteries or nonsignificant coronary disease at angiography. (escardio.org)
  • This study evaluated the role of 64-slice CT, in comparison with coronary angiography, in detecting and characterizing coronary atherosclerosis in patients with acute myocardial infarction without significant coronary artery stenosis. (escardio.org)
  • Thirty consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction but without significant coronary stenosis at coronary angiography underwent 64-slice CT. (escardio.org)
  • In the analysis of 4,607 adults hospitalized for acute asthma who had a first episode of acute myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke, the researchers found that acute asthma was associated with a 5-fold higher incidence of acute myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke, particularly in the first 1-week period after acute asthma. (aaaai.org)
  • In recent years, the dominance of chronic diseases as major contributors to total global mortality has emerged and has been previously described in detail elsewhere. (health.am)
  • Transport injuries mortality in the EMR was estimated using the Global Burden of Disease mortality database, with corrections for ill-defined causes of death, using the cause of death ensemble modeling tool. (springer.com)
  • Although the burden of TI mortality and morbidity decreased over the last two decades, there is still a considerable burden that needs to be addressed by increasing awareness, enforcing laws, and improving road conditions. (springer.com)
  • However, mental health disorders do not appear in the Burden of Disease Study because this study relied on mortality data rather than morbidity data. (who.int)
  • Acute-on-chronic failure (ACLF) is a recognized syndrome in patients with chronic liver disease and is characterized by acute decompensation, organ failure(s), and a high short-term mortality. (nih.gov)
  • Air pollution is associated with premature mortality and a wide spectrum of diseases. (mdpi.com)
  • Acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations use many hospital bed days and have a high rate of mortality. (bmj.com)
  • Objective The objective of this study was to compare ischaemic heart disease (IHD) mortality and risk factor burden across former Soviet Union (fSU) and satellite countries and regions in 1990 and 2015. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions Some fSU countries continue to experience a high IHD burden, while others have achieved remarkable reductions in IHD mortality. (bmj.com)
  • 5 mortality is caused by diarrheal disease. (lww.com)
  • The health burden caused by seasonal influenza in the general population is substantial and explains much of the excess winter mortality. (cmaj.ca)
  • Studies report high in-hospital and post-discharge mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations varying depending upon patient characteristics, hospital resources and treatment standards. (ersjournals.com)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation is common, and is associated with high in-hospital and post-discharge mortality, reported in the literature as varying from 2.5% to 30% depending upon subject characteristics and the setting of the investigation [ 1 - 6 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • Associated factors are the low level of literacy, high prevalence of communicable diseases, emergence of diseases of lifestyles, inadequate provision and inequitable distribution of social services and amenities, and the general level of underdevelopment of service infrastructure. (who.int)
  • Rotavirus was detected in 1844 (32.8%) of 5627 children with acute diarrhea that had stool specimens collected, and 93% of positive cases of rotavirus gastroenteritis were between 3 and 23 months of age, with highest prevalence in children 6-11 months of age. (lww.com)
  • Association between Twenty-Four-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Variability and Cerebral Small Vessel Disease Burden in Acute Ischemic Stroke. (qxmd.com)
  • This study is aimed at investigating the association between the twenty-four-hour ambulatory blood pressure variability monitoring (ABPM) and cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) burden in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. (qxmd.com)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • This literature review was therefore conducted to describe the burden of epidemic- and pandemic-prone acute respiratory infections (ARI) in the Region which may help in the development of evidence-based disease prevention and control policies. (who.int)
  • I'm Commander Ibad Khan, and I'm representing the Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, COCA, with the Emergency Risk Communication Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVE: To describe the investigation of a 2007 occupational coccidioidomycosis outbreak in California, recommend prevention measures, and assess statewide disease burden. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • The collapse of the National Nutrition Surveillance System, as well as the nutrition rehabilitation services, has reduced effective prevention and management of acute malnutrition in Uganda. (who.int)
  • TY - JOUR T1 - Gouty Arthritis: A Review of Acute Management and Prevention. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • AU - Wilson,Liza, AU - Saseen,Joseph J, Y1 - 2016/07/22/ PY - 2016/6/19/entrez PY - 2016/6/19/pubmed PY - 2017/9/20/medline KW - arthritis KW - assessment KW - gout KW - gouty KW - management KW - prevention KW - review KW - treatment SP - 906 EP - 22 JF - Pharmacotherapy JO - Pharmacotherapy VL - 36 IS - 8 N2 - Gouty arthritis is one of the most common rheumatic diseases. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • The web survey added questions about population health equivalence, which compared the overall health benefits of different life-saving or disease-prevention programmes. (nih.gov)
  • We assessed predominantly pediatric patients in Vietnam with dengue and other febrile illness 3 months after acute illness. (cdc.gov)
  • Methods Consecutive patients admitted to an acute HIV ward over a 3-month period underwent neurological assessment. (bmj.com)
  • Medication burden in patients with acute coronary syndromes. (sutterhealth.org)
  • Correlation analysis was conducted to detect whether ABPM was associated with cSVD burden in AIS patients. (qxmd.com)
  • Higher BPV was significantly related to total cSVD burden in AIS patients. (qxmd.com)
  • 24 h SBP SD and day mean SBP were independent risk factors for cSVD burden in AIS patients but not DBP or DBP variability. (qxmd.com)
  • Acute pericarditis is a self-limiting disease without significant complications or recurrences in 70% to 90% of patients. (escardio.org)
  • Patients without signs and symptoms of systemic inflammatory disease can be managed as outpatients with empiric anti-inflammatories and short-term follow-up after one week to assess the response to treatment. (escardio.org)
  • Most patients with acute pericarditis (generally those with presumed viral or idiopathic pericarditis) have a good long-term prognosis [6]. (escardio.org)
  • Background: In patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), specialized treatment initiated in response to an early-warning system may be beneficial compared with routine treatment. (aerzteblatt.de)
  • Accordingly, we sought to investigate the impact of arterial remodeling of intermediate lesions on long-term prognosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease. (hindawi.com)
  • Consecutive patients with stable coronary heart disease who received IVUS examination between January 2011 and January 2014 were retrospectively screened. (hindawi.com)
  • This finding was also found in the younger patient population and patients without concurrent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (aaaai.org)
  • Since COVID-19 is a new disease, researchers are still documenting the spectrum of recovery and trying to understand the different outcomes patients may experience. (nih.gov)
  • For this study, researchers analyzed leukemia cells from 111 St. Jude AML patients representing the seven most common subtypes of the disease. (scienceblog.com)
  • Patients with acute pancreatitis are usually admitted to hospital where they are kept without eating or drinking. (cdhf.ca)
  • This can be due to the rising COVID-19 cases that lead to acute respiratory failure in the infected patients and require non-invasive respiratory support. (medgadget.com)
  • Methods: Demographic and laboratory data from 152 sentinel surveillance sites on all patients who met the case definitions of ILI and SARI between October 2013 and May 2018 were extracted and analysed as described in A Manual for Estimating Disease Burden Associated with Seasonal Influenza. (who.int)
  • Viral infections (especially infections with coxsackieviruses and echoviruses but also influenza, Epstein-Barr, varicella, hepatitis, mumps, and HIV viruses) are the commonest cause of acute pericarditis and probably are responsible for many cases classified as idiopathic. (health.am)
  • however negative results are possible in acute infections. (pigprogress.net)
  • If only a small fraction of SARS-CoV-2 infections lead to longer term effects, the global burden of disease will be significant. (nih.gov)
  • And considering the upward trend in autoimmune diseases, are for example gastro-intestinal commensals and infections (like rotavirus) also needed to protect the body from developing chronic inflammatory bowel diseases? (bmj.com)
  • Its harsh climate and nomadic lifestyle make the population vulnerable to acute respiratory infections, particularly influenza. (who.int)
  • This report describes the public health impact of influenza, pneumococcal disease, hepatitis B, and measles on U.S. adults. (cdc.gov)
  • The health burden caused by seasonal influenza is substantial. (cmaj.ca)
  • Influenza viruses cause disease among all age groups ( 2--4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • 5 years, have the highest influenza-associated burden in Mongolia. (who.int)
  • The burden of influenza in East and South-East Asia: a review of the English language literature. (who.int)
  • Advances in measuring influenza burden of disease. (who.int)
  • A manual for estimating disease burden associated with seasonal influenza. (who.int)
  • Acute inflammation of the pericardium may be infectious in origin or may be due to systemic diseases (autoimmune syndromes, uremia), neoplasm, radiation, drug toxicity, hemopericardium, or contiguous inflammatory processes in the myocardium or lung. (health.am)
  • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an immune-mediated inflammatory demyelinating condition that predominately affects the white matter of the brain and spinal cord. (medscape.com)
  • [ 2 ] Other boundaries of ADEM merge indistinctly with a wide variety of inflammatory encephalitic and vasculitic illnesses as well as monosymptomatic, postinfectious illnesses that should remain distinctfromADEM, such as acute cerebellar ataxia (ACA). (medscape.com)
  • The major risk factors associated with poor prognosis in acute pericarditis include high fever, subacute course, evidence of large pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade and failure to respond within seven days to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). (escardio.org)
  • Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas resulting from the premature activation of digestive enzymes within the pancreas. (health.mil)
  • Meanwhile, air pollution, tobacco smoke and chemicals are driving the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). (who.int)
  • This is the first MSMR report of the incidence of acute (AP) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) in the U.S. Armed Forces. (health.mil)
  • ABSTRACT Estimates of the burden of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) in children in Pakistan are limited. (who.int)
  • Of these, 7.6 million were attributed to coronary heart disease and 5.7 million to stroke. (health.am)
  • Proposed triage of acute pericarditis according to epidemiological background and predictors of poor prognosis at presentation (at least one predictor of poor prognosis is sufficient to identify a high-risk case). (escardio.org)
  • Measurement of the global burden of disease with disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) requires disability weights that quantify health losses for all non-fatal consequences of disease and injury. (nih.gov)
  • Our primary objective was a comprehensive re-estimation of disability weights for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 through a large-scale empirical investigation in which judgments about health losses associated with many causes of disease and injury were elicited from the general public in diverse communities through a new, standardised approach. (nih.gov)
  • Additionally, we compared new disability weights with those used in WHO's most recent update of the Global Burden of Disease Study for 2004. (nih.gov)
  • Post-COVID conditions are being referred to by a wide range of names including post-acute sequela of SARS-CoV-2, PASC for short, or long COVID. (cdc.gov)
  • The constellation of symptoms and other effects experienced by those who do not return to their baseline state of health after COVID-19 has been referred to by many names, including post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), and long or long-haul COVID. (nih.gov)
  • Workshop discussions highlighted that longitudinal studies, ideally including systematic assessments of different organ systems, and including diverse populations, will be needed in order to properly characterize post-acute COVID-19. (nih.gov)
  • Uganda would benefit by introducing rotavirus vaccine and hence reduce the hospitalization burden of managing acute diarrhea cases. (lww.com)
  • Acute Meningitis and Encephalitis Syndrome (AMES) Study Group , 2010 . (ajtmh.org)
  • however, adults who were not infected or immunized during childhood may be at increased risk for these diseases and their complications (1). (cdc.gov)
  • High blood pressure and cholesterol were leading risk factors for IHD burden, with smoking, body mass index, dietary factors and ambient air pollution also ranking high. (bmj.com)
  • Thought you might appreciate this item(s) I saw in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. (lww.com)
  • The data demonstrated that, in contrast to pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), AML is characterized by a very low burden of mutations. (scienceblog.com)
  • When children and women do suffer from acute malnutrition-inadequate nutrition leading to rapid weight loss, or 'wasting', -we provide treatment and link it to long-term care to prevent them from becoming malnourished again. (wfp.org)
  • Interpretation Globally, RSV is a common cause of childhood ALRI and a major cause of hospital admissions in young children, resulting in a substantial burden on health-care services. (aku.edu)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of acute hospital admissions in the UK, 1 accounting for 10% of all medical admissions 2 and over 90 000 admissions to hospital every year. (bmj.com)
  • 234 UK acute hospitals each prospectively identified 40 consecutive acute COPD admissions, documenting process of care and outcomes from a retrospective case note audit. (bmj.com)
  • The most comprehensive analysis yet of the genome of childhood acute myeloid leukemia (AML) found only a few mistakes in the genetic blueprint, suggesting the cancer arises from just a handful of missteps, according to new findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. (scienceblog.com)
  • The ISAAC studies (International Studies on Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) show that in highly vaccinated affluent countries the incidence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) like asthma and allergies, is high. (bmj.com)
  • Acute gouty arthritis should be treated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), colchicine, or corticosteroids, or a combination of two agents. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Prophylaxis of acute gout with NSAIDs, colchicine, or corticosteroids is universally recommended when initiating any urate-lowering therapy in order to prevent acute gouty arthritis for a period of at least 6 months. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Low-dose corticosteroids should be considered in cases of contraindications/failure of aspirin/NSAIDs and colchicine, and when an infectious cause has been excluded, or when there is a specific indication such as autoimmune disease. (escardio.org)
  • Physicians treating HIV-infected inpatients should be vigilant for neurological diseases. (bmj.com)
  • Spearman correlation analysis indicated that hypertension was positively correlated with cSVD burden ( ρ = 0.21, P = 0.07). (qxmd.com)
  • Apart from the heavy burden of infectious disease, Uganda is also simultaneously experiencing a marked upsurge in the occurrence of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension, cancer, diabetes, mental illness and chronic heart disease. (who.int)
  • During 2004-2018, a total of 6,471 U.S. active component service members received incident diagnoses of acute pancreatitis (AP), for a crude overall incidence rate of 31.8 per 100,000 person-years (p-yrs). (health.mil)
  • Seventy-two percent of acute rheumatic fever cases in Indigenous Australians were first known episodes, and 73% were in those aged 5-24, in 2014-2018. (indigenoushpf.gov.au)
  • These are based on expert opinion and literature review, including acute pericarditis associated with immunodeficiency, trauma, anticoagulant therapy and myocarditis (myopericarditis). (escardio.org)
  • On this basis, a triage for acute pericarditis is proposed (Figure 1). (escardio.org)
  • Proposed Triage of Acute Pericarditis. (escardio.org)
  • Univariate analyses were presented in In sub-Saharan Africa, the burden of stroke appears the form of frequencies, percentages, means, 4 to be on the increase. (who.int)
  • Conclusions This audit demonstrates a high incidence of neurological symptoms and signs in the acute HIV setting. (bmj.com)
  • The symptoms of acute dengue are generally understood to resolve after 1-2 weeks, but the potential for persistent or delayed symptoms has received increasing attention in recent years. (cdc.gov)
  • After acute dengue, we observed a broad spectrum of postviral symptoms ranging from fatigue, joint pain, and muscle pain to vision problems and hair loss ( Table ). (cdc.gov)
  • Learn the signs, symptoms, and tests for this acute or chronic condition. (cdhf.ca)
  • The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is made from the medical history and symptoms. (cdhf.ca)
  • To calculate the total estimated number of domestically acquired waterborne illnesses for the selected diseases and incorporate the uncertainty for all the individual estimates, a similar modeling process was used. (cdc.gov)
  • Estimates for individual diseases are not additive because of the modeling process. (cdc.gov)
  • This paper provides an overview of the burden of TI in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) by age and sex from 1990 to 2015. (springer.com)
  • Pancreatitis occurs in both acute and chronic forms. (health.mil)
  • The chest x-ray may show cardiac enlargement if fluid has collected, as well as signs of related pulmonary disease. (health.am)
  • 2015 ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of pericardial diseases: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Pericardial Diseases of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by: The European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), with permission from Oxford University Press. (escardio.org)
  • As vaccines are given to everyone in society, scrutinising safety should be paramount to make sure that the overall burden of disease is not increased by vaccination, by having proper ongoing research in the 11 aforementioned areas in place. (bmj.com)
  • 5 years underwent lumbar puncture for suspected acute bacterial meningitis. (who.int)