• Some of the most common are asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
  • in some patients this evolves to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). (ersjournals.com)
  • Signs and symptoms in CKD-MBD generally occur only late in the disease course, and significant morbidity is uncommon in developed nations because of ready access to effective treatment. (ochsnerjournal.org)
  • Understanding respiratory related symptoms and features. (fdna.health)
  • Symptoms affecting the respiratory can not for the most part be seen with the naked eye. (fdna.health)
  • Symptoms relating to the respiratory system will affect an individual's ability to breathe effectively and may require medical intervention. (fdna.health)
  • Respiratory diseases can be classified in many different ways, including by the organ or tissue involved, by the type and pattern of associated signs and symptoms, or by the cause of the disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Obstructive lung diseases are often identified because of symptoms and diagnosed with pulmonary function tests such as spirometry. (wikipedia.org)
  • On July 8 the specimen was correctly identified with the dog, one of whom also had contact with patient A, as Y. pestis , and patient A received a diagnosis of pneumonic were ill with fever and respiratory symptoms, including two plague. (cdc.gov)
  • Telephone nursing advice for home care offers an effective and clinically appropriate way to manage upper respiratory infection symptoms for adult members of a large integrated health plan. (ajmc.com)
  • To describe efforts to optimize telephone self-care advice for upper respiratory infection (URI) symptoms by registered nurses in Kaiser Permanente Northern California's Appointment and Advice Call Center, and to assess the sufficiency of this advice. (ajmc.com)
  • Multiple work flow adjustment and quality assurance strategies, supported by electronic medical records, help ensure that registered nurse (RN) management of upper respiratory infection (URI) symptoms for otherwise healthy adults is safe and feasible. (ajmc.com)
  • Although rare diseases vary widely in their clinical symptoms and disease progression, most have a strong genetic basis in common. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Symptoms of this disease may start to appear during Pregnancy and as a Newborn. (nih.gov)
  • The age symptoms may begin to appear differs between diseases. (nih.gov)
  • The symptoms from some diseases may begin at any age. (nih.gov)
  • The types of symptoms experienced, and their intensity, may vary among people with this disease. (nih.gov)
  • Using both mobile and desktop interfaces, the community's goal is to track and share information about disease symptoms and treatment preferences among patients, caregivers and healthcare providers. (pharmaceutical-technology.com)
  • difficulties people with ASMD face - from the exhaustive search for answers and diagnosis to the physical symptoms that impact daily life, including shortness of breath, fatigue, and respiratory infections. (sanofi.com)
  • However, given the high prevalence and often multifactorial nature of dyspnea in cirrhotic patients, this complaint is easily overlooked, and HPS patients reportedly have respiratory symptoms for a mean of 4.8 years before diagnosis 7. (rarediseases.org)
  • For people with gMG, the unpredictable nature of the severity and frequency of symptoms can be debilitating and can have a substantial impact on many aspects of their day-to-day lives," lead investigator James F. Howard, MD, distinguished professor of neuromuscular disease, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, said in the release. (medscape.com)
  • Dr. Levy evaluates children and young adults with respiratory symptoms such as chronic coughing and difficulty breathing. (uwhealth.org)
  • An upper respiratory tract infection precedes the onset of cochleovestibular symptoms in up to 50% of cases. (medscape.com)
  • Although scedosporiosis is a relatively rare infectious disease, symptoms are progressive and prognosis is poor. (who.int)
  • See Wilms Tumor: A Pediatric Oncology Success Story , a Critical Images slideshow, to help identify the clinical features, staging evaluation, prognostic factors, and therapeutic options for this disease. (medscape.com)
  • Its therapy areas cover oncology, rare diseases and biopharmaceuticals, including cardiovascular, renal and metabolism, and respiratory and immunology. (weforum.org)
  • If all goes according to plan, Moderna predicts revenue of as much as $30 billion, thanks to its respiratory vaccines platform, as well as its oncology and rare and latent disease programs. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • And the oncology and rare and latent disease platforms should add $10 billion to $15 billion to sales five years after launch. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • AlveoGene will also evaluate the potential of the InGenuiTy™ platform to create a pipeline of novel inhaled gene therapies targeting other rare respiratory disease opportunities, such as lung surfactant deficiencies and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. (biopharmanalyses.fr)
  • Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting, such as the common cold, influenza, and pharyngitis to life-threatening diseases such as bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, tuberculosis, acute asthma, lung cancer, and severe acute respiratory syndromes, such as COVID-19. (wikipedia.org)
  • Asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are all obstructive lung diseases characterised by airway obstruction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease The latest evidence suggests that primary pulmonary rehabilitation and maintenance rehabilitation delivered through telerehabilitation for people with chronic respiratory disease reaches outcomes similar to centre-based rehabilitation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Mycobacterium shimoidei is a rare cause of pulmonary disease, with only 15 cases previously reported. (cdc.gov)
  • Underlying chronic lung disease was also present in previously reported cases and included chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, past tuberculosis, pneumoconiosis, and bronchiectasis ( 3 - 10 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Inhaling vapors, gas, dust, or fumes at work cause disease beyond asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the statement, which reported an in-depth literature review and data synthesis. (ajmc.com)
  • Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial and systemic autoimmune disease and characterized by synovial inflammation and hyperplasia, autoantibody production, cartilage and bone destruction and systemic features including cardiovascular, pulmonary, psychological and skeletal disorders. (nature.com)
  • This may include oxygen for hypoxaemia and ventilatory support, along with optimal management of complications, e.g. super-imposed bacterial infection, and any underlying co-morbidities, e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure. (ersjournals.com)
  • New data presented in Milan at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress demonstrated that Xenpozyme ® (olipudase alfa) significantly improved pulmonary function in adults with acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD), providing positive disease modification across four critical domains of interstitial lung disease - a group of disorders that can progressively scar lung tissue and eventually affect a person's ability to breathe. (sanofi.com)
  • According to newly developed consensus clinical guidelines for ASMD, pulmonary dysfunction is a key clinical characteristic of ASMD caused by the accumulation of sphingomyelin throughout the respiratory system. (sanofi.com)
  • The vast majority of HPS patients (82%) initially present with features of their liver disease, while a minority (18%) present with lung (pulmonary) complaints first. (rarediseases.org)
  • Pulmonary function testing in these patients can be used to refine the differential diagnosis and establish disease severity, but also has a role in ongoing monitoring for respiratory complications. (bmj.com)
  • Dr. Levy specializes in screening for respiratory conditions and treating cystic fibrosis and rare pulmonary (lung) diseases. (uwhealth.org)
  • Long-acting ß2-agonist (LABA)/long-acting muscarinic-antagonist (LAMA) dual therapy has been found to be more effective than LAMA monotherapy in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (bvsalud.org)
  • Group B and D COPD patients taking LAMA or LABA/LAMA were enrolled according to the 2022 Global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease guidelines. (bvsalud.org)
  • This is best achieved with joint specialist paediatric rheumatology and respiratory reviews in a multidisciplinary setting. (bmj.com)
  • Infections can affect any part of the respiratory system. (wikipedia.org)
  • They are traditionally divided into upper respiratory tract infections and lower respiratory tract infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, infections of specific organs of the upper respiratory tract such as sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis media, pharyngitis and laryngitis are also considered upper respiratory tract infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • and selected respiratory infections. (ajmc.com)
  • To help respond to a "twindemic" in Brazil involving a rapid surge of both influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections, the Seoul, South Korea-based firm will deliver its Allplex SARS-CoV-2/FluA/FluB/RSV PCR assay, which is capable of identifying influenza A and B, SARS-CoV-2, and respiratory syncytial virus in a single test. (genomeweb.com)
  • Newco T-Therapeutics Ltd. has raised £48 million (US$59 million) in a series A to advance development of T-cell receptors generated by its transgenic mouse platform for the treatment of solid tumors, autoimmune diseases and infections. (bioworld.com)
  • Human coronaviruses were discovered in the 1960s by researchers studying the etiology of upper respiratory infections (URIs) in children and young adults. (thieme-connect.com)
  • 3 ] Mostly respiratory tract infections affect pediatric and geriatric population more severely than the younger adults. (thieme-connect.com)
  • More severe lower respiratory infections (LRIs) were associated with the recent zoonotic crossovers of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) identified in 2002 and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) identified in 2012. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The Ebola infections results in heavy bleeding, the internal bleeding causes acute respiratory distress which leads to death. (newstrackindia.com)
  • Although Ebola is not a airborne disease, but it is highly infections and even a low does is enough to infect a healthy person. (newstrackindia.com)
  • The highly pathogenic avian influenza is a highly contagious disease affecting wild birds and poultry with occasional infections in human. (who.int)
  • Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 (SMARD1) is an inherited condition that causes muscle weakness and respiratory failure typically beginning in infancy. (medlineplus.gov)
  • What is Respiratory Distress? (fdna.health)
  • Respiratory distress is objectively observable as the physical or emotional consequences from the experience of dyspnea (difficulty breathing). (fdna.health)
  • The physical presentation of respiratory distress is generally referred to as labored breathing, while the sensation of respiratory distress is called shortness of breath or dyspnea. (fdna.health)
  • In some instances, respiratory distress may be one of the features of a rare disease or genetic syndrome. (fdna.health)
  • Restrictive lung diseases are a category of respiratory disease characterized by a loss of lung compliance, causing incomplete lung expansion and increased lung stiffness, such as in infants with respiratory distress syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
  • Penicillin-allergic women who do not have a history suggestive of IgE-mediated reaction, (pruritic rash, urticaria (hives), immediate flushing, hypotension, angioedema, or respiratory distress) recurrent reactions to administration of a beta-lactam antibiotic, reactions to multiple beta-lactam antibiotics, positive penicillin allergy test, or a history of rare delayed onset cutaneous or systemic reactions following administration of a penicillin or a cephalosporin should receive cefazolin for GBS intrapartum prophylaxis. (cdc.gov)
  • This report details a rare and extreme manifestation of chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder in a patient on long-term hemodialysis for end-stage renal failure. (ochsnerjournal.org)
  • AlveoGene has secured an exclusive licence to the "InGenuiTy™" platform, a proprietary and validated next-generation lentiviral delivery platform developed by the GTC for the treatment of respiratory diseases with high unmet need (excluding the use of the CFTR gene which is mutated in cystic fibrosis). (biopharmanalyses.fr)
  • Arriving on the gene therapy scene with an undisclosed seed funding sum, Alveogene is tackling respiratory diseases with high unmet need via a next-generation lentiviral delivery platform to advance into the clinic a candidate for rare inherited disorder alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. (bioworld.com)
  • Over the next 6 days patient A's respiratory status pneumonia. (cdc.gov)
  • Other types of meningococcal disease, such as pneumonia, can also occur. (cdc.gov)
  • Severe disease and death may result from a complication of pneumonia. (who.int)
  • You will benefit from excellent facilities in GOS ICH and the adjacent Zayed Centre for Research , a world-leading centre of excellence dedicated to discovering new ways to treat and cure children with rare diseases. (ucl.ac.uk)
  • AlveoGene has been created in partnership with six leading scientists from the UK Respiratory Gene Therapy Consortium (GTC) that was founded in 2001 to catalyse the application of pioneering research to gene therapy development and manufacturing related to cystic fibrosis and other respiratory diseases and originated at Imperial College London and the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh. (biopharmanalyses.fr)
  • Many obstructive lung diseases are managed by avoiding triggers (such as dust mites or smoking), with symptom control such as bronchodilators, and with suppression of inflammation (such as through corticosteroids) in severe cases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Restrictive lung diseases yielding from intrinsic factors occur within the lungs themselves, such as tissue death due to inflammation or toxins. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pediatric recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) can be devastating for patients and their families. (enttoday.org)
  • Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) remains a devastating disease for pediatric patients. (enttoday.org)
  • The company has a wealth of experience in rare disease and pediatric research having managed about 100 projects in each area in the last five years alone. (xtalks.com)
  • Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Xenpozyme (Olipudase alfa) for intravenous infusion in pediatric and adult patients with Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD), a rare genetic disease that causes premature death. (worldpharmanews.com)
  • The FDA awarded the sponsor a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher, an incentive to encourage development of new drugs and biologics that prevent and treat rare diseases in children. (worldpharmanews.com)
  • Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease, especially among children. (who.int)
  • AlveoGene, an innovative company focused on transforming rare respiratory disease outcomes using inhaled gene therapy, has been launched in conjunction with undisclosed seed funding raised from Oxford Science Enterprises (OSE), Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals (Harrington), and with participation from Old College Capital (OCC), the University of Edinburgh's venture investment fund. (biopharmanalyses.fr)
  • David is a biopharmaceutical executive with over 25 years' experience of building and leading innovative companies, particularly in the respiratory disease area, and a proven track record of delivering high value outcomes for stakeholders. (biopharmanalyses.fr)
  • Rare Disease PHGKB is an online, continuously updated, searchable database of published scientific literature, CDC and NIH resources, and other information that address the public health impact and translation of genomic and other precision health discoveries into improved health outcomes related to rare diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Executive Medical Affairs Director,Hepatitis/Infectious Diseases (M.D. (sanfordrose.com)
  • Our conversation is based on a study about invasive meningococcal capsular group Y disease in England and Wales, which appears in CDC's journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases . (cdc.gov)
  • Also contributing to this market shift are the development of "lifestyle" drugs and other medications for newly discovered and sometimes vaguely defined disorders or disease syndromes that, heretofore, may have been traditionally considered part of the human living experience and aging process. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • There are now more than 7000 rare diseases recognized by the various organizations and governmental agencies that track, provide support, and coordinate research for the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders and diseases. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • It is important to note that portopulmonary hypertension is often confused with hepatopulmonary syndrome, but these are entirely different diseases (see "Related Disorders" below). (rarediseases.org)
  • Overview of Interstitial Lung Disease Interstitial lung diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by alveolar septal thickening, fibroblast proliferation, collagen deposition, and, if the process remains unchecked. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Failure to appreciate the importance of work-related factors in such conditions impedes diagnosis, treatment and, most importantly of all, prevention of further disease. (ajmc.com)
  • These challenges include access to, and validation of, clinical knowledge for a timely and effective diagnosis, treatment and maintenance therapies, and long-term prognosis due to very limited patient populations and individual provider expertise within each disease state. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Hantavirus infection in the United States can cause severe and life-threatening illness, requiring rapid assessment, presumptive diagnosis, and high-level supportive care of respiratory and cardiac functions. (cdc.gov)
  • During this COCA call, clinicians will learn about the epidemiology, diagnosis, and clinical care of patients with hantavirus disease in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Many ASMD patients endure years of suffering from disease complications before receiving an accurate diagnosis. (sanofi.com)
  • Using electronic health records of patients with unexplained interstitial lung disease, researchers applied a machine learning derived algorithm to identify high-risk patients for ASMD diagnosis. (sanofi.com)
  • The main objectives concern biomarker discovery, for diagnosis and monitoring of disease follow-up, and elucidation of molecular mechanisms of diseases, useful for allowing prediction of therapy efficacy and new targets. (cnr.it)
  • The study of respiratory disease is known as pulmonology. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vice President, Project Management, Respiratory/Vaccines (Ph.D. (sanfordrose.com)
  • But it's important for people to understand how devastating this disease can be and the need to get recommended vaccines and promptly seek treatment. (cdc.gov)
  • Currently there are safe and effective vaccines against meningococcal disease caused by serogroups A, C, W135, and Y. Meningococcal vaccines are recommended for all 11 to 12 year olds, with a booster at 16. (cdc.gov)
  • Leonard Mayer] Vaccines are the best strategy to prevent meningococcal disease. (cdc.gov)
  • The most common upper respiratory tract infection is the common cold. (wikipedia.org)
  • The immune system defends the body from disease, toxins, and infection. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • There is considerable variability in the incidence of infection and severe disease following exposure to SARS-CoV-2. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Mpox is a rare disease that is caused by infection with monkeypox virus. (health.mil)
  • A respiratory co-testing solution that helps identify RSV and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection. (yahoo.com)
  • The most common adverse reactions (≥10%) among patients with gMG were injection site reactions, upper respiratory tract infection , and diarrhea . (medscape.com)
  • Leonard Mayer] Meningococcal disease is an infection by the bacterium called Neisseria meningitidis , commonly known as the meningococcus. (cdc.gov)
  • The following case history describes a cutaneous infection suspected to be anthrax in a tourist who had indirect contact with dead mammals in a disease-endemic area. (cdc.gov)
  • Recurrent attacks are reported but are rare and may be confused with Ménière disease. (medscape.com)
  • Exposure to these compounds has been associated with bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare and severe respiratory disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Orofacial lesions caused by the main systemic mycoses may occasionally be seen in isolation, but they are typically associated with lesions elsewhere, mainly in the respiratory tract. (medscape.com)
  • This presentation focuses on the regulatory aspects of bringing therapies for rare diseases to the market, specifically to identify how the regulatory pathways between Europe and US are similar and where there are differences. (xtalks.com)
  • Globally, the number of people affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly increasing. (ersjournals.com)
  • There is a low prevalence of novel coronavirus disease in neonates, infants, and children. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, first noted in Wuhan, China, during late 2019, has spread across the globe. (thieme-connect.com)
  • COVID-19, novel coronavirus disease 2019. (thieme-connect.com)
  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 ( COVID -19) - Dutch Government Issues Emergency Measures for Employers and. (yahoo.com)
  • The COVID -19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID -19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). (yahoo.com)
  • Moderna recently completed regulatory submissions worldwide for its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate and expects a decision in the U.S. in April. (theglobeandmail.com)
  • Cushing's syndrome caused by low dose inhaled steroid use for non-existent airways disease. (ers-education.org)
  • The syndrome describing this constellation of findings is termed chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder. (ochsnerjournal.org)
  • Understanding which part of the body a symptom affects, can help us to better understand the potential underlying causes of a symptom, including a rare disease or genetic syndrome. (fdna.health)
  • An extremely rare and fatal association syndrome, characterized by absence of the mandible, cerebral malformations with facial anomalies related to a defect in cleavage in the embryonic brain (e.g. synophthalmia, malformed and low-set ears fused in midline (otocephaly), agenesis of the olfactory bulbs, microstomia, hypoglossia/aglossia) and situs inversus partialis or totalis. (nih.gov)
  • One hundred years after the 1918 influenza pandemic, we now face another pandemic with the severe acute respiratory syndrome-novel coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). (thieme-connect.com)
  • The hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a rare lung complication of liver disease. (rarediseases.org)
  • It was designed to monitor any changes in the number of cases of meningococcal disease, changes in the syndrome or type of disease, changes in the age group affected, and changes in the bacteria causing disease. (cdc.gov)
  • ASMD has a debilitating effect on people's lives and there is a critical need to increase treatment options for patients who suffer from this rare disease," said Christine Nguyen, M.D., deputy director of the Office of Rare Diseases, Pediatrics, Urologic and Reproductive Medicine in the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. (worldpharmanews.com)
  • We have reviewed the literature to provide an overview of the respiratory complications of the commonest rheumatological diseases to occur in children (juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, juvenile dermatomyositis, mixed connective tissue disease, granulomatosis with polyangitis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis). (bmj.com)
  • As we usually see, the case fatality ratio was higher for patients with other underlying diseases, like diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus, or complement deficiency. (cdc.gov)
  • Autoimmune labyrinthitis is an uncommon cause of sensorineural hearing loss and may occur as a local, inner ear process or as part of a systemic autoimmune disease such as Wegener granulomatosis or polyarteritis nodosa. (medscape.com)
  • Disordered metabolism of bone and minerals is a problem frequently encountered in patients with chronic kidney disease. (ochsnerjournal.org)
  • Disordered bone and mineral metabolism is common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). (ochsnerjournal.org)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME ® ) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ . (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is accredited as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEU's for this program. (cdc.gov)
  • Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designed for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1.0 total Category I continuing education contact hours. (cdc.gov)
  • A new journal article from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch describes cases of welder's anthrax, a newly identified, deadly occupational disease. (cdc.gov)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated the overall cumulative hospitalization rate from influenza was 68 per 100,000 population across all age groups in the United States and 94 per 100,000 in 0 to 4 year age group. (thieme-connect.com)
  • The MMWR series of publications is published by the Epidemiology Program Office, Centers for Disease Control, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, Georgia 30333. (cdc.gov)
  • Announcer] This program is presented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Inclusion in the update does not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor does it imply endorsement of the article's methods or findings. (cdc.gov)
  • Today, HPS is a well-recognized and relatively common complication of liver disease of varying causes (though overall it remains a rare disease, as only patients with liver disease can get it). (rarediseases.org)
  • Progressive abnormalities of the thoracic skeleton were ultimately severe enough to produce restrictive lung physiology and symptomatic respiratory failure. (ochsnerjournal.org)
  • To our knowledge, this report is the first case in the literature of severe thoracic involvement manifesting as respiratory failure. (ochsnerjournal.org)
  • A physician who specializes in respiratory disease is known as a pulmonologist, a chest medicine specialist, a respiratory medicine specialist, a respirologist or a thoracic medicine specialist. (wikipedia.org)
  • We recorded each isolate as being likely clinically significant, possibly significant, or unlikely significant, and as being consistent or not with NTM lung disease according to the 2007 American Thoracic Society and Infectious Disease Society of America criteria. (cdc.gov)
  • Ten patients (43.5%) met the 2007 American Thoracic Society and Infectious Disease Society of America criteria for having NTM lung disease. (cdc.gov)
  • A recent joint American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society statement urged policymakers and clinicians to take seriously the role that inhaled vapors, gas, dust, or fumes have in creating occupational respiratory disease. (ajmc.com)
  • AlveoGene is a new gene therapy company created and funded by Oxford Science Enterprises, Harrington Discovery Institute and Old College Capital in partnership with six leading scientists from the UK Respiratory Gene Therapy Consortium (GTC). (biopharmanalyses.fr)
  • Although 16 patients (69.5%) were deemed to have either likely or possibly clinically significant disease, only 6 (26.0%) underwent medical treatment, with 7 (30.4%) being actively observed. (cdc.gov)
  • Immediate nephrectomy is not performed in patients with bilateral disease at presentation. (medscape.com)
  • In the DNA sequence of the exons plus exon/intron boundaries of LPL of 313 patients with hypertriglyceridemia, 20 rare variants were detected including previously reported seven variants. (nature.com)
  • This is in direct contrast to the last several decades in which the development of medications for acute or chronic disease states, affecting millions of patients, was the primary target for the pharmaceutical industry. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Rare diseases also account for 35% of all deaths during the first year of life, with children representing approximately 50% of patients with a rare disease. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • However, a small number of these rare diseases (approximately 350) account for approximately 80% of the total number of patients affected. (pharmacytimes.com)
  • Patients with severe and critical disease need full active treatment. (ersjournals.com)
  • Patients with severe disease not considered suitable for escalation to intensive care, i.e. those who are frail or have multiple co-morbidities, are at very high risk of dying, with an estimated death rate of 15-22% [ 3 , 4 ]. (ersjournals.com)
  • gMG is a rare, chronic disease that affects almost 200,000 patients in the United States, the European Union, and Japan. (medscape.com)
  • Other patients may survive into adulthood but die prematurely from respiratory failure. (worldpharmanews.com)
  • Atazanavir (as sulfate)/Ritonavir 300 mg/100 mg Tablets must not be administered to patients with decompensated liver disease (see sections 4.2 and 4.4). (who.int)
  • Vestibular complaints may occur in up to 80% of patients with autoimmune inner ear disease. (medscape.com)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) also known as bird flu is primarily a disease of birds that is caused by several types of influenza viruses. (who.int)
  • Mr Stevens' case was the first of respiratory anthrax in the US since 1978. (bbc.co.uk)
  • The second man to be infected with the potentially deadly anthrax bacteria, 73-year-old Ernesto Blanco, is a former colleague of the man who died from the disease on Friday. (bbc.co.uk)
  • Anthrax is a rare zoonotic disease among travelers. (cdc.gov)
  • Anthrax is a disease caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis. (who.int)
  • Routine cross-notification between the veterinary and human health surveillance systems should be part of any zoonotic disease prevention and control programme, and close collaboration between the two health sectors is particularly important during epidemiological and outbreak investigations. (who.int)
  • This is an important development for the community because, with more FDA-approved treatments for generalized myasthenia gravis, physicians have additional tools to treat this disease in individualized ways that are the right fit for each individual patient," Samantha Masterson, president and CEO of the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, said in the news release. (medscape.com)