Daily non-political popular news in brief.

Severe dengue infections may go unrecognized in international travelers

Severe cases of a common travelers' infection may not be recognized if doctors rely on the World Health Organization's (WHO) guidelines for identifying it, according to a new study published in the April 15 issue of The Journal of Infectious Diseases, now available online.

Read more »

Keywords: severe, dengue, infections, unrecognized, international, travelers, infection, traveler

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "Severe dengue infections may go unrecognized in international travelers":

1. Weak immune response critical to disease that causes most infant hospitalizations
   04-05-2007 · EurekAlert!
   For the past four decades, medical science thought it knew how severe RSV infections arose. Scientists blamed an overreaction in the lungs by specific immune-system cells, T lymphocytes (also known as "T cells"), for the most drastic symptoms of infection. But now, researchers have shown that severe RSV infections in the lower respiratory tract actually are associated with an inadequate immune reaction -- a characteristic they share with fatal influenza infections.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. Recently discovered virus associated with pediatric respiratory tract infection in Germany
   11-20-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Using a rapid, sensitive, and inexpensive diagnostic tool called MassTag PCR, scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Center for Infection and Immunity implicated a new human rhinovirus as the cause of severe pediatric respiratory tract infections in Europe.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Gamma globulin effective in treating eye infections caused by adenoviruses
   08-28-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Gamma globulin, a type of antibody that is isolated from blood samples that used to be routinely given to health-care workers and international travelers to protect them from infectious diseases, is a highly effective treatment for pinkeye with little apparent toxicity, according to a study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Debut issue of Foot & Ankle Specialist
   02-13-2008 · EurekAlert!
   Foot infections are common among diabetic patients and are a major cause of hospitalization and amputation. A multidisciplinary surgical and medical team is necessary to adequately treat severe diabetic foot infection.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Genetically altered cells may help artificial skin fight infection
   01-08-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Cincinnati burn researchers have created genetically modified skin cells that, when added to cultured skin substitutes, may help fight off potentially lethal infections in patients with severe burns. Led by University of Cincinnati scientists, the team found that skin cells that were genetically altered to produce higher levels of a protein known as human beta defensin 4 killed more bacteria than normal skin cells.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. MedImmune presents new pharmaco-economic data at AAP regarding infants at high risk for RSV
   10-29-2007 · EurekAlert!
   MedImmune today announced results from a recent economic analysis of Synagis (palivizumab), a monoclonal antibody that is the standard of care for prevention of severe lower respiratory tract infection due to respiratory syncytial virus in high-risk infants. Released at the American Academy of Pediatrics 2007 National Conference and Exhibition, the analysis evaluated the costs of providing Synagis to premature infants, as well as the potential health benefits and cost savings that could occur from lower rates of severe RSV infections.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. New bacterium discovered -- related to cause of trench fever
   06-06-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A close cousin of the bacterium that debilitated thousands of World War I soldiers has been isolated at UCSF from a patient who had been on an international vacation. The woman, who has since recovered, suffered from symptoms similar to malaria or typhoid fever, two infections that can occur in returning travelers.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. UIC investigates eye infections tied to contact lens use
   06-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
   The use of a particular contact lens solution has a strong association with Acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare severe eye infection, report researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago in a study published online this week by the American Journal of Ophthalmology.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Blocking effects of viral infections may prevent asthma in young children
   11-07-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Babies who get severe respiratory viral infections are much more likely to suffer from asthma as they get older. Now researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have pinpointed a key step in the development of asthma in mice after a severe respiratory infection. They suggest that medications designed to interfere with this mechanism could potentially prevent many cases of childhood asthma.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Genetic background to severe urinary tract infections
    09-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
    If you sit on cold boulders or forget to wear your woollen pants, you can develop a urinary tract infection. However, these diseases are more complicated than this, and in some cases they have a genetic background. Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have found a gene that appears to lie behind many of the most severe urinary tract infections. The study is published September 5 in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE.
    Similar news · Read more »