Sentences with phrase «hyperacute haemorrhagic»

Untreated dengue can lead to dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) which can cause bleeding, liver failure, convulsions, and even death.

This is known as vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) or Haemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (HDN).

Surveillance on Lassa fever and Acute Haemorrhagic Fevers in general (using case definitions) should be enhanced.

Lassa fever is an Acute Viral Haemorrhagic Fever illness which is endemic in the West Africa.

In October 2017, Reuters quoted a study conducted by the Lancet Medical journal which warned that West Africa was most at risk of fatal haemorrhagic fever epidemics, including lassa fever and Ebola and called for greater preparedness to save lives.

One person has been confirmed dead in Accra from Lassa fever, an acute viral haemorrhagic illness.

The disease it causes, Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is horrifying.

Known side effects include an increase in the risk of diabetes (50 - 100 new cases per 10,000 people), haemorrhagic strokes (5 - 10 per 10,000) and myopathy (5 per 10,000).

HSA is in high demand around the world, both for its role in drug and vaccine production and for use in treating patients with severe burns and other serious conditions such as haemorrhagic shock and liver cirrhosis.

To address these limitations, NUS researchers developed highly compressible hybrid cotton aerogel pellets which are more effective than cellulose - based sponges for treatment of deep haemorrhagic wounds.

The two major types of stroke include ischaemic stroke caused by blood clots, which accounts for 85 % of strokes, and haemorrhagic stroke or bleeding into the brain, which accounts for 15 % of strokes.

During the past month, a strain of entero ¬ haemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) has infected more than 2,400 people in 13 countries across Europe, killing 23 (see «A killer strain»).

Dr Du said: «Our data clearly shows that eating fresh fruit can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, including ischaemic heart disease and stroke (particularly haemorrhagic stroke).

The researchers found that compared to people who never ate fruit, those who ate fruit daily cut their CVD risks by 25 - 40 % (around 15 % for IHD, around 25 % for ischaemic stroke and 40 % for haemorrhagic stroke).

Those were the words of Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni after announcing on 28 July that there were cases of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the capital, Kampala.

Previous studies have combined ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke probably due to the limited number of stroke cases in their datasets.

Over the seven year follow up period there were 19 300 cases of IHD and 19 689 strokes (14 688 ischaemic and 3562 haemorrhagic).

Made into a permanent programme in 2009, it set out to sequence the genomes of potential bioterror agents, explore new drug technologies and develop «broad - spectrum» therapies that would work against multiple bacterial and viral pathogens — especially haemorrhagic fever viruses such as Ebola and Marburg.

But he has cut others, such as a five - year, $ 24.7 - million contract awarded in 2008 to Peregrine Pharmaceuticals of Tustin, California, to find antibodies against haemorrhagic fevers.

The haemorrhagic fever killed 128 of the 142 people infected, a typical death rate.

In the case reports / series, eight out of 10 strokes associated with the use of methamphetamine use among young people were haemorrhagic.

Risk of death was also higher after a haemorrhagic stroke: one in four people recovered completely, but a third died.

It could also work for other rapidly emerging diseases with a high death toll and limited treatment options such as SARS or viral haemorrhagic fevers that might be used as bioweapons, adds Menon.

This is the case for diseases such as Ebola, Lassa fever (spread from rodents) and Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (spread from ticks).

Hantavirus infection (In Brief, 10 April), also known as haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, is far more widespread than the urban areas of the US.

In sub-analyses, however, there was an observable increase in risk for haemorrhagic stroke (the less common form) if the therapy contained the active substance conjugated equine oestrogens.

A higher risk was also seen for both ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke if the treatment was initiated later than five years after the onset of menopause and contained conjugated equine oestrogens.

Government researchers were experimenting with the rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) on Wardang Island, off South Australia's coast, when renegade flies picked up the pathogen and transported it to the mainland.

We made a full report to the International Commission about our preliminary conclusions and our sketch of a hypothetical epidemiological curve (Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever in Zaire.

Under new WHO guidance, it would now get a name like «filovirus - associated haemorrhagic fever 2.»

The researchers studied a group of patients with a rare disease called hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) that often leads to enlarged blood vessels in the lungs, similar to varicose veins.

We carry out translational research programmes to develop infectious disease vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics using animal models of tuberculosis, influenza, HIV / AIDS, Clostridium difficile, meningococcal disease, chlamydia, burkholderia and anthrax, as well as emerging viral diseases such as Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever.

Also, given the recent concern over Lassa fever in Nigeria, which can cause symptoms easy to confuse with Ebola, West African medical systems need to develop a robust and reliable protocol for differential diagnosis of haemorrhagic fevers and other severe fevers involving gastrointestinal symptoms.

Overall risk Haemorrhagic fevers are unlikely to be an obvious choice as they are so hazardous to work with.

Liberia has lost more than 4,800 people to the haemorrhagic fever out of more than 11,300 total victims.

Boke had reported no Ebola cases for months and then reported six cases within a fortnight in May, resulting in a list of more than 230 people deemed at risk of catching the haemorrhagic fever, according to the World Health Organization.»

Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS) are potentially lethal complications, particularly in children, and early clinical diagnosis and careful clinical management by experienced physicians and nurses is necessary to reduce the number of fatalities.

The highest RRR was found for haemorrhagic stroke (3.5395 % CI 2.01 - 5.04).

Patients experiencing severe (haemorrhagic) diarrhoea should discontinue Roaccutane immediately.

Make sure your rabbits are vaccinated regularly — take them for a routine health check with your vet at least once a year.Vaccinations protect them against myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease (VHD)(also known as Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease, (RHD).

One preventable disease, viral haemorrhagic disease (VHD) is a very contagious and almost always fatal viral disease.

You can also talk to your vet about having your rabbit vaccinated against diseases like myxomatosis and VHD (Viral Haemorrhagic Disease).

Feline panleucopenia virus (also known as feline parvovirus or feline infectious enteritis) is a severe and frequently fatal cause of haemorrhagic gastroenteritis.

My eight year old Maltese x Silky terrier, Sasha, became very ill with «haemorrhagic gastroenteritis» eight days after her sixth unnecessary annual booster last year.

Sixteen culture - positive cats were diagnosed with the following conditions: urethral plaque (n: 4), feline idiopathic cystitis (n: 1), haemorrhagic cystitis (n: 2), bladder stones (n: 1), acute renal failure (n: 3), chronic renal failure (n: 2), diabetes mellitus (n: 1), other diseases (n: 2).

Medical imaging Blood clot formation was seen in the urinary bladder in cats diagnosed with haemorrhagic cystitis.

Ask whether the rabbit has been vaccinated against Myxomatosis and Viral Haemorrhagic Disease

Some breeds were found to be at a significantly increased risk of haemorrhagic diathesis.»

Cardiorespiratory: 48 % Haemorrhagic diathesis: 38 % Significantly more frequent in boxers, Staffordshire bull terriers, cocker spaniels «Other», mainly neurological: 14 %

Haemorrhagic Gastroenteritis (HGE) is an acute and potentially fatal disease of dogs.