Monkeypox (MPXV) is a viral infectious disease, capable of transmitting from animals to humans. It zoonotic virus responsible for causing the and belongs same family (orthopoxvirus) as smallpox virus. The first case human monkeypox infection was recorded in 1970 town called Basankusu, Democratic Republic Congo. There have also been reports disease outbreak across West Africa. outside Africa 200...

Dear Editors, Vascular leg ulcers are a very common disease with a complicated management, a significant sanitary expense, as well as a significant repercussion in patient’s quality of life. An appropriate analgesic control is essential for the management of this condition. Themost commonly used therapeutic options to treat the pain are oral analgesics (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NS...

IN HER recent article on the history of smallpox, Lise Wilkinson recalls some observations on preventive transmission of cowpox to man made before Jenner.1 Among the names mentioned it is surprising not to find that of Jacques-Antoine Rabaut-Pommier (1744-1820), a French protestant pastor born in Nimes and living near Montpellier. Concerning Rabaut-Pommier, Beaulieu recalls (English translation...

Stevens-Jonhson syndrome after acetaminophen ingestion, confirmed by challenge test in an eleven-year-old patient To the Editor: Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a widely used drug in paediatric population because of its analgesic and anti-pyretic properties. Cutaneous adverse reactions to standard dosages are quite rare considering the enormous consumption of this drug. 1 Isolated skin and syste...

et al. Randomized clinical trial of three-layer paste and four-layer bandages for venous leg ulcers. Q Are 3 layer paste bandages as effective as 4 layer bandages for healing of venous leg ulcers? METHODS Design: randomised controlled trial. Setting: a hospital leg ulcer outpatient clinic in London, UK. Patients: 133 patients (56% men) with venous leg ulcers. Exclusion criteria: arterial diseas...

Changing and developing technology has influenced the field of industry just as it has in many sectors of the society. Many buildings that were built for industrial purposes have outlived their function. These out-dated buildings have become like broken scabs in our cities, as functional aging appears. These empty and outdated buildings must be refunctionalized so as not to become a security th...

BACKGROUND Genetic variations have been identified in the genome of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) strains using vesicle fluid, varicella scabs and throat swab samples. We report a rare case of VZV-associated uveitis with severe hyphema, which was immediately diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using the aqueous humor, in which we were able to analyze the VZV genotype for the first time....

INTRODUCTION Ovine dermatophilosis, commonly called ‘dermo’ or ‘lumpy wool’, is an acute or subacute, chronic exudative dermatitis of sheep of all age groups. It causes economic loss to producers through lowered production, lowered wool value, treatment costs, poor-quality skins, restriction of management options such as shearing and death in severe cases. It is caused by a bacterium, Dermatoph...

Use of cocaine, by inhalation, is currently increasing in Western Countries and its use is superseding heroin in the rising generation. Young people of the third millennium use narcotics to avoid the negative conditions of daily life and to escape on "unreal" trips, as happened in the '60s and '70s for the heroin-addicted. Today, on the contrary, people addicted to cocaine want to be more compe...

Lygus lineolaris is a pest of many economically important crops. While the species comprising the Peristenus pallipes complex are native parasitoids of L. lineolaris, they do not provide adequate biological control of L. lineolaris. As a result, the European parasitoid, Peristenus digoneutis, was introduced in forage alfalfa. Peristenus digoneutis successfully dispersed from forage alfalfa to s...