diseases and disorders

See CDC see also Streptococcus pneumoniae Pneumonia is common across all age groups but it is a leading cause of death among the old and immunosupressed. There are two broad…

Antibiotic Resistance Genes Database (ARDB) Cytophage Technologies (developing phage based vaccines agaisnt H5N1 using a filamentous phage vector that displays viral epitopes). Phiogen (developing dual-action phages that not only fight…

WHO list of bacteria for which antibiotics are urgently needed     NYC Public Health testing laboratory manual (good resource for types of viral and bacterial diseases and tests used to identify them)…

CDC Travellers Reccomendations by Country:  Mexico Smart Traveller (diseases you can get overseas) Infectious Diseases Generally: (see also bacterial, viral and parasitic diseases) Prions: prions are proteinaceous infectious particles containing, apparently,…

Avian   Avian influenza virus (AIV): Avian influenaze viruses (AIV) are negative-sense isngle-stranded segmented genomes. They are encapsulated by envelopes containg the surface proteins hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (N) and are…

Stroke occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain is suddenly blocked by occlusion (ischemic stroke, responsible for about 90% of strokes). The acute death of brain…

Hemorrhagic stroke accounts for about 15% of all strokes but is associated with a disproportionate degree of morbidity. Studies have indicated that inflammatory processes may be involved in exacerbating brain…

See also Drug Delivery of anti-thrombotic agents. Each year, about 795,000 persons in the U.S. experience a stroke. There are 2 major types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. In…

Introduction: Thrombosis is the formation, development or presence of a blood clot (thrombus) in a blood vessel. It is the most common severe medical disorder.  The most fequent example of…

Causes of Acute Liver Failure: Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known to cause acute liver failure. Alcohol-induced liver (ALD) disease:  About 26 million patients globally have advanced alcoholic…