Background: The word Hepatitis means an inflammation of the liver, and caused by one of many things, including a viral infection, bacterial infection, liver injury caused by a toxin (poison) or even an attack to the liver by the body’s own immune system. Objective: The study has...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2018/v1i113950
Chikungunya virus is an alphavirus of the Togaviridae family, positive-strand RNA genome, which was first recorded in Tanzania in 1952 and since then Chikungunya has been reported in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, West Africa and the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2018/v1i113946
Aim: To explore the risk perception of Ebola virus disease (EVD) among mortuary workers in Nigeria. Study Design: A qualitative research approach method, using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), conducted among 36 mortuary workers in Ibadan. Place and Duration of Study: This study...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2018/v1i113944
Soft tissue infections due to gram negative microorganism are very rare. Sphingobacterium multivorum related respiratory tract infections, cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis and septic shock have been reported in literature mostly in immunosuppressed population. We present an inte...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2018/v1i113941
Mycetomas are chronic inflammatory pseudo-tumoral lesions caused by fungal or bacterial agents developing in subcutaneous soft tissues and bone. Mycetoma is frequently located in the foot, realizing the Madura foot. We report the case of a 42-year-old male farmer, who presented t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2018/v1i113936