Diseases Transmitted by Less Common House Pets

Less Common Pediatric Infectious Diseases Revisited.

Helicobacter pylori and Less Common Gastric Diseases

Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) is associated with a wide spectrum of gastroduodenal diseases. Strong evidence has shown that H. pylori is implicated in the development of gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, MALT lymphoma and gastric cancer. The result of multiple clinical trials had also found out that eradication of H. pylori results in cure of gastric and duodenal ulcers. The improveme...

Unleashing Presidential Power: The Politics of Pets in theWhite House

In this article, we use a multimethod approach to shed light on the strategic use of presidential pets.We draw on primary source materials to demonstrate that pets are an important power center in theWhite House. Then we turn to presidents’ strategic use of their pets in public.We present a theoretical framework and statistical evidence to explore the conditions under which presidents are most ...

Transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases.

A spectrum of blood-borne infectious agents is transmitted through transfusion of infected blood donated by apparently healthy and asymptomatic blood donors. The diversity of infectious agents includes hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV-1/2), human T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLV-I/II), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Parvovirus B19, West Nile Virus (...

[Sexually transmitted diseases (S.T.D.)].