The COVID-19 is an ongoing global illness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). This pandemic is the core...
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virologiaHerd Immunity Against COVID In The US
Community immunity, commonly known as herd immunity establishes when a great percentage of the community/society is immune to a specific disease (either by vaccination or through prior illness), thereby, making the...
Colletotrichum gloeosporioides: A Rare Fungal Pathogen Known to Cause Fungal Keratitis
Fungal keratitis (FK) is considered as the primary cause of ocular morbidity which can be caused by many species of fungi capable of colonizing human tissue. Ocular morbidity was specified as the spectrum of eye...
Equitable Access of COVID-19 Vaccine
Till April 2021, 86% of the COVID-19 vaccine has been delivered to high and upper-middle-income countries, whereas, only 0.1% of the total doses of vaccine has been dispatched to low-income countries, even though some...
Point-of-care antibody test: A diagnostic tool for the detection of COVID-19 in Indonesia
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-Cov-2) is a novel viral pathogen that is primarily known to cause Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). SARS-CoV-2 has emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China causing a global...
Psychological Effects of Delay In Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 pandemic halted life and has affected non-essential medical procedures including elective surgeries. This was done to minimize the spread of disease. Qualitative research conducted by Mary Byrnes at the...
New Coronavirus Vaccine for Broad Protection at Lowest Cost
A new COVID-19 vaccine has shown favorable results in early animal testing, it is likely to offer protection against existing and future strains of coronavirus, amazingly costs as low as $1/dose, has benefits including...
Obesity and Overweight Increases Blood Pressure in Elders
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on healthy1. According to previous studies obesity was considered as an important factor for...
New Prognostic Marker For Early Tuberculosis Detection
The rising number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in previous years have issued a high alert for public health in Turkey. A study published in the Journal of Infection in Developing Countries investigated the efficiency of...
Heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus reduces the efficacy of Vancomycin
The most common bacterial infection cause is known as Staphylococcus aureus, a gram positive microorganism. The pathogen causes a broad spectrum of infections involving the skin, soft tissues, bone and implanted devices...
