Die Filistynse plaag in 1 Samuel 5-6: medies-teologiese verlarings

“…We thus consider that the 1st century AD Jewish-Roman historian, Josephus, was correct when he stated that the Philistine epidemic was dysentery: bacillary dysentery is a disease caused by a micro-organism which spreads from person to person by way of oral-faecal infection in a situation where there is poor hygiene, as was probably the case in 11th century BC Philistia. …”
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Empowering India’s fight against cervical cancer: Harnessing routine HPV immunisation by Sudip Bhattacharya, Suneela Garg, K Madan Gopal

“…Cervical cancer, driven by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, presents a significant health challenge in India, marked by high morbidity and mortality rates among women. …”
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Modelling for the Reduction and Spread Transmission of the Dynamics and Control of Zika virus Disease: Using Ordinary Differential Equations by G. Adamu, A.S. Ndagara, M. Mamuda, I.U. Omatola

“… The Zika virus is a flavivirus which upon infection in humans causes an illness known as Zika fever. …”
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The Diagnostic Pitfall of Lymphadenopathy: Ultrasonic Imaging Findings in a Case of Cat Scratch Lymphadenitis by Li Tiantian, Zhu Miao, Shen Dejuan, Qian Xiaoqin

“…With an increase in house-raised pets, the annual incidence of cat scratch lymphadenitis is rising. After infection, the characteristics of the disease include abnormal lymph node enlargement in the local drainage, accompanied by low heat sweats, similar to clinical symptoms of malignant disease. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: E. coli O157:H7 by Keith R. Schneider, Renée M. Goodrich-Schneider, Alexandra Chang, Susanna Richardson

“…This enterohemorrhagic E. coli (or EHEC) strain is responsible for an estimated 63,153 cases of infection and 20 deaths in the United States annually and causes approximately $255 million in losses each year. …”
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Intramedullary Osteosclerosis of the Tibia Diaphysis by Ganesh Singh Dharmshaktu, Ajay Kamat, Ishwar Singh Dharmshaktu

“…Obliteration of the medullary cavity, in the absence of associated features of common causes such as infection, neoplasm, or injury should arise suspicion of this rare differential diagnosis. …”
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Guidance for the clinical management of infants born to mothers with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 in Singapore by Kee Thai Yeo, Agnihotri Biswas, Selina Kah Ying Ho, Juin Yee Kong, Srabani Bharadwaj, Amutha Chinnadurai, Wai Yan Yip, Nurli Fadhillah Ab Latiff, Bin Huey Quek, Cheo Lian Yeo, Yvonne Peng Mei Ng, Kenny Teong Tai Ee, Mei Chien Chua, Woei Bing Poon, Zubair Amin

“…We reviewed available literature and international guidelines based on the following themes: delivery room management; infection control and prevention strategies; neonatal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 testing; breastfeeding and breastmilk feeding; rooming-in of mother-infant; respiratory support precautions; visiting procedures; de-isolation and discharge of infant; outpatient clinic attendance; transport of infant; and training of healthcare staff. …”
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Spotted Wing Drosophila in Florida Berry Culture by Lindsy E. Iglesias, James F. Price, Craig R. Roubos, Justin M. Renkema, Oscar E. Liburd

“…The holes lead to secondary infection by fungal and bacterial pathogens. This revised 5-page fact sheet describes the flies and some strategies to identify them and manage them in berry operations. …”
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A First Aid Information Mobile Application. by Kabere, July Smith

“…As a result, this causes many complications such as the risk of possible bacterial infection, paralysis, and other severe infections if the wrong procedures of first aid are being administered to the victim. …”
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A Mathematical Model For The Dynamics of Polio. by Owobusingye, Johnan

“…Poliomyelitis is a very contagious viral infection caused by poliovirus. Children are principally attacked. …”
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Defining indicators for disease burden, health outcomes, policies and barriers and facilitators to health services for migrant populations in the Middle East and North African regi... by Charles Agyemang, Ali Ardalan, Farah Seedat, Bouchra Assarag, Nuria Casamitjana, Kolitha Wickramage, Sally Hargreaves, Ana Requena-Mendez, Fouad M Fouad, Dominik Zenner, Anna Deal, Stella Evangelidou, Wafa Saidi, Chiaki Ito, Oumnia Bouaddi, Moudrick Abdellatifi, Alba Cuxart-Graell, Hassan Edries, Eman Elafef, Taha Maatoug, Anissa Ouahchi, Liv Mathilde Pampiri, Sara Arias, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ahmed Hamed Arisha, Ibrahim Ahmed Bani, Aasmaa Chaoui, Wafa Chemao-Elfihri, Kenza Hassouni, Mahmoud Hilali, Mohamed Khalis, Wejdene Mansour, Ali Mtiraoui, MENA Migrant Health Working Group, Asad Adam, Adnene Ben Haj Aissa, Salma Altyib, Hanen Ben Belgacem, Imane Belkhammar, Thomas Calvot, Luciana Ceretti, Nelly Chavassieux, Hassan Chrifi, Mohamed Douagi, Algdail Elnil, Gonzalo Fanjul, Ahmed Hamed, Abdedayem Khelifi, Lora Makhlouf, Maissa Mokni, Davide Olchini, Tarik Oufkir, Nasong Park, Giuseppe Raffa, Sandra Santafé, Alice Sironi, Fatma Temimi, Zeineb Turki

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Association between cadherin-related family member 3 rs6967330-A and human rhinovirus-C induced wheezing in children by Hanhaoyu Fu, Ri De, Yu Sun, Yao Yao, Runan Zhu, Dongmei Chen, Yutong Zhou, Qi Guo, Linqing Zhao

“…Among the enrolled samples, 148 were positive for HRV-A (49.83%; 148/297), 129 for HRV-C (43.4%; 129/297), and 20 for HRV-B (6.7%; 20/297). More patients infected with HRV-C had history of allergy (P = 0.004), family history of asthma (P = 0.001), wheezing (P = 0.005) and asthma (P = 0.001) than those infected with HRV-A or HRV-B, while patients infected with HRV-C were less likely to have older siblings compared to those infected with HRV-A (P = 0.014). …”
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Penerapan Logika Fuzzy Dan Metode Profile Matching Pada Sistem Pakar Medis Untuk Diagnosis Covid-19 Dan Penyakit Lain by Rusliyawati Rusliyawati, Agus Wantoro, Erliyan Redy Susanto

“…Symptoms of COVID-19 infection in the form of cough, fever, shortness of breath, runny nose, and diarrhea are similar to other diseases, making it difficult for doctors to distinguish between COVID-19 infection or other diseases, so a diagnosis is needed. …”
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Erratum to “The usefulness of surgical drains on short term outcomes among patients undergoing craniotomy at the Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza Tanzania” [World Neurosurgery: X(22C... by Dennis Onsombi, Gerald Mayaya, Vladimir Herrera, Anton Manyanga, Washington Leonald, Samuel Byabato, James Lubuulwa

“…Of the craniotomy procedures 52(67.5 %) were due to trauma. Surgical site infection was encountered in 4 patients (5.2 %), subgaleal fluid collection among 11 patients (14.28 %) although this was not significant among the two groups on univariate analysis p = 0.538 and 0.624 respectively. …”
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Prospective evaluation of the impact of repeated whole prison testing for hepatitis C by Stuart McPherson, Naw April Phaw, Manoj Valappil, Carolyn Miller, Craig Thompson, Francesca McCullough, Caroline Allsop, Kate McQue, Ryan Jelley, Jenna Kerry, Jodi Aldridge, Tony Jefferson, Colin Lawton, Lee Christensen, Aung Min Thant

“…Introduction Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is prevalent in prisons. Universal reception HCV testing is recommended, but acceptance can be suboptimal. …”
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Mediastinal extension of amoebic liver abscess: A case report on the rare thoracic complication of Entamoeba histolytica by Gautam Jesrani, Jaspreet Kaur, Samiksha Gupta, Yuvraj Singh Cheema, Prashant Ahlawat

“…Amoebic liver abscess is one frequently encountered intra-abdominal infection, caused by Entamoeba histolytica and has various abdominal and thoracic life-threatening complications. …”
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Preventing Foodborne Illness: Typhoid Fever—Salmonella Typhi by Keith R. Schneider, Renée Goodrich Schneider, Rachael Silverberg

“… Typhoid fever is a blood infection caused by the consumption of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella enterica. …”
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‘Scrotal “Sack” – A Bag of Worms’: Scrotal Arteriovenous Malformation by Shruti Thakur, Suresh Kumar Thakur, Anupam Jhobta, Charu Smita Thakur

“…He had oligospermia on semen analysis with a normal testosterone level and no history of testicular infection or scrotal surgery. On scrotal sonography and computed tomography angiography, he was diagnosed to have bilateral scrotal AVMs which may have resulted in his oligospermia. …”
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Successfully treated osteomyelitis with 20 years of evolution, covering the whole humerus (case report) by Yavor Grigorov, Viktor Vasilev

“…Infections affecting the humerus are a serious therapeutic challenge, especially when they are spread along the entire length of the humerus and have a long evolution. …”
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Iron-regulatory liver hormone hepcidin and its place in the system of congenital immunity by O. A. Smirnov

“…Hepcidin promotes elevation of natural resistance of the body to infection, first of all due to direct bactericidal effect. …”
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