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rat flea plague :: Article Creator Did Body Lice Spread Bubonic Plague? Research Suggests The Parasites Are Better Vectors Than Thought The Black Death killed tens of millions of people in the mid-1300s, but scientists and historians are still trying to figure out how it spread. Wellcome Images via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 4.0 The bubonic plague killed an estimated 25 million people in Europe—about one-third of the continent's population—during a pandemic known as the Black Death in the mid-1300s. But exactly how and why the plague-causing bacteria, called Yersinia pestis, spread so quickly has remained an enduring mystery. Scientists and historians believe rat fleas were largely responsible for transmitting the bacteria from person to person. But rat fleas alone can't totally account for the speed of the spread. Now, researchers have come up with another likely culprit: human body lice. These blood-sucking parasites may be more e...

hypersensitivity pneumonitis treatment :: Article Creator Interstitial Lung Disease: How This Common Lung Disorder Is Treated Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is a group of lung disorders characterised by inflammation and scarring of the interstitium, the tissue surrounding the air sacs in the lungs. This condition can be challenging to diagnose and treat due to its diverse causes and symptoms. However, advancements in medical science have provided various treatment options to manage and alleviate its effects.  Talking to the team of Onlymyhealth Dr Kinjal Modi, Consultant, Pulmonology, PD, Hinduja Hospital & MCR, Khar shared the complexities of ILD and explore the treatment modalities available to patients. Treating Interstitial Lung Disease Before delving into treatment, it's crucial to understand what ILD entails. "Interstitial Lung Disease encompasses a broad spectrum of conditions, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sar...

1918 plague :: Article Creator From Bubonic Plague To COVID-19, SF Chinese Hospital Has Seen It All State Zip Code Country Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic Of 1918 And The Search For The Virus That Caused It Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 256 pages, $25.00, 1999 0374157065ISBN: 0-374-15706-5 There is a cemetery in a small railroad town in northern Ohio where I grew up that tells a sliver of the story of the great 'Spanish' influenza pandemic of 1918. One section of the cemetery is full of simple, rough, limestone markers that tilt willy-nilly in the perpetually damp sod of the graveyard. These unembellished memorials mark the graves of unfortunate souls who died one week during the fall of 1918 from the flu. In other towns all over the country there are similar hastily prepared grave sites. At least 10,000 people died in the city of Philadelphia during one three-week period during the month of October, overwhelmin...

oral chemotherapy for lung cancer :: Article Creator Oral Targeted Therapy For The Treatment Of Non–small Cell Lung Carcinoma KEY POINTS Targeted cancer therapies are a group of oral medications directed at tumours harbouring specific driver mutations that occur in a subset of patients with cancer. Around one-third to one-half of patients with advanced non–small cell lung carcinoma may harbour an actionable mutation, which can be identified from molecular analysis of a biopsy or surgical specimen. Patients treated with targeted therapy generally have better symptom control, response rates (i.E., shrinking tumours), and overall survival than those treated with conventional chemotherapy. Targeted therapy is typically well tolerated and does not carry the same risks of emesis, alopecia, immunosuppression, and febrile neutropenia as chemotherapy. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in Canada, with non–small ce...

brown lung disease :: Article Creator Justice And Fairness Justice and Fairness By Claire Andre and Manuel Velasquez When Beatrice Norton was fourteen, she followed in her mother's footsteps and began working in the cotton mill. In 1968, after a career in the mill, she had to stop working because of her health. Years of exposure to cotton dust had resulted in a case of "brown lung," a chronic and sometimes fatal disease with symptoms similar to asthma and emphysema. In 1977, she testified at a congressional hearing, asking that the government require companies to provide disability compensation for victims of the disease similar to the compensation companies provided for other similar diseases. I worked in the dust year after year...I got sicker and sicker. In 1968 I suddenly had no job, no money, and I was too sick to ever work in my life again. State legislators have proven in two successive sessions that they are not going to...

tb skin test results :: Article Creator Who Should Receive Preventive Treatment For TB? Individuals Of All Ages With Positive Skin Or Blood Test Preventive treatment for tuberculosis (TB) can stop latent TB infections from developing into deadly TB disease. Despite TB infection being fully treatable, there is no global consensus as to which subgroups of individuals exposed to TB should be prioritized for preventive treatment, nor whether the benefits of this treatment vary based on factors such as age or confirmed infection. A new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher provides clarity to this issue, finding that exposed individuals with confirmed TB infection -- i.E. A positive skin or blood test -- should receive priority treatment in settings with a low prevalence of the disease, regardless of their age. However, in high-burden settings, all exposed individuals should be considered for preventative treatment...