INTRODUCTION Skin diseases are common among school children worldwide. However, limited information is available about the socioeconomic correlates that contribute to their development among school children in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). OBJECTIVES to identify the prevalent transmissible and non-transmissible skin disorders among male primary school children in Al Hassa, KSA, and to de...

In general, the risk of transfusion-transmitted infections has been greatly reduced today. However, blood-borne bacterial and parasitic infections and emerging infections transmitted through transfusion are an area of increasing concern. Implementation of stringent donor eligibility criteria, improved donor screening and more sophisticated as well as sensitive methods of antibody, antigen and v...

Having a tattoo has been associated with serological evidence of hepatitis B and C viruses, as well as human immunodeficiency virus infections and syphilis; all of these are known to be transmissible by blood transfusion. These associations are of higher magnitude for individuals with nonprofessionally-applied tattoos and with two or more tattoos. Tattoos are common among drug addicts and priso...

Plasma borne viruses Cell associated viruses Effective antiviral agents are still not yet available * Hepatitis B and delta agent * Cytomnegalovirus to treat most viral infections, so the safety of * Hepatitis A (rarely) * Epstein-Barr virus (more than blood and blood components has to rely solely on * Non-A, non-B hepatitis (one 95% of adults are immune) "self exclusion" by potential donors wh...