BACKGROUND Pertussis or "whooping cough" is an acute, communicable infection of the respiratory tract caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Bordetella pertussis. It has been recorded in history of medicine that the first pertussis epidemic was reported in 1578 by a French scientist, Guillaume de Baillou, in Paris. Furthermore, the causative agent was first isolated in 1906 by Jules Jean Baptist...

Iran has a longstanding history and a rich heritage of medicine. Two reputable Persian medical scholars of the Middle Ages are Razi (Rhazes) and Ibn-Sina (Avicenna). Their most important otorhinolaryngologic contributions based on the relevant data from two major medical books i.e., al-Hawi (Liber Continens) and Qanun fi-Tebb (Canon of Medicine) are discussed. *** he “Golden Age of Medicine” in...

nursing manpower plays a key role in the quality of care and health promotion. so considering efficient and qualified nursing units is necessary for any health care organization without which they can’t survive long. this study was aimed to estimate the nursing manpower required by the imam khomeini and razi hospitals affiliated with jundishapur university of medical sciences in accordance with...

Bridge piers which are constructed in the track of high water rivers cause some variations in the flow patterns. This variation mostly is a result of the changes in river sections. Decreasing the river section, bridge piers significantly impress the flow patterns. Once the flow approaches the piers, the stream lines change their order, causing the appearance of different flow patterns around th...

A 10 months old male sparrowhawk with open antebrachium fracture was sreferred to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the School of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University. Radiographic evaluation confirmed both radius and ulna fracture of the bird's wing. Following by debridement and irrigation of the damaged site, external coaptation using splint and bandage with access to food and water for 7 w...

the main purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting entrepreneurial motivations of agricultural students at razi university. statistical population of this study consisted of all agricultural undergraduate students (senior) (n=186), that 164 of them were selected as research sample using proportionate stratified sampling method. the main instrument in this study was questionnair...