Monkeypox between dermatology and anthropology: a model for evolutionary medicine
In their recent communication, Czinn and Hoenig offered a useful overview of the history of the names used in contemporary medicine to refer to such diseases as smallpox, monkeypox, chickenpox and syphilis, detailing when both technical and more popular definitions emerged in the past.1 With special reference to smallpox, syphilis and chickenpox, their work provides a link with current research on their antiquity and evolution.2,3 With reference to the present monkeypox epidemic, we concur with the authors that, following the guidelines of the WHO, one should be concerned that “we do not use the monkeypox outbreak to dis...
Source: Clinics in Dermatology - April 17, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Francesco M. Galassi, Luca Sineo, Veronica Papa, Elena Varotto Tags: CORRESPONDENCE Source Type: research
Comparison of human monkeypox, chickenpox and smallpox: a comprehensive review of pathology and dermatological manifestations
Curr Med Res Opin. 2023 Apr 6:1-28. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2200122. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVariola virus, the causing agent of smallpox, was eradicated in 1980s and today no new cases are reported. The first human infectious illness to be eliminated globally is variola. On the contrary to Variola, monkeypox, which is a zoonotic and variola-like disease, has nowadays turned to be a major health problem worldwide. VZV is a neurotropic virus and the cause of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), which is also a highly infectious disease, especially prevalent in children. These three skin diseases-mon...
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - April 7, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reyhaneh Rasizadeh Ali Shamekh Parisa Shiri Aghbash Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi Source Type: research
Comparison of human monkeypox, chickenpox and smallpox: a comprehensive review of pathology and dermatological manifestations
Curr Med Res Opin. 2023 Apr 6:1-28. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2200122. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVariola virus, the causing agent of smallpox, was eradicated in 1980s and today no new cases are reported. The first human infectious illness to be eliminated globally is variola. On the contrary to Variola, monkeypox, which is a zoonotic and variola-like disease, has nowadays turned to be a major health problem worldwide. VZV is a neurotropic virus and the cause of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), which is also a highly infectious disease, especially prevalent in children. These three skin diseases-mon...
Source: Herpes - April 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Reyhaneh Rasizadeh Ali Shamekh Parisa Shiri Aghbash Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi Source Type: research
Comparison of human monkeypox, chickenpox and smallpox: a comprehensive review of pathology and dermatological manifestations
Curr Med Res Opin. 2023 Apr 6:1-28. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2200122. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVariola virus, the causing agent of smallpox, was eradicated in 1980s and today no new cases are reported. The first human infectious illness to be eliminated globally is variola. On the contrary to Variola, monkeypox, which is a zoonotic and variola-like disease, has nowadays turned to be a major health problem worldwide. VZV is a neurotropic virus and the cause of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), which is also a highly infectious disease, especially prevalent in children. These three skin diseases-mon...
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - April 7, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reyhaneh Rasizadeh Ali Shamekh Parisa Shiri Aghbash Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi Source Type: research
Comparison of human monkeypox, chickenpox and smallpox: a comprehensive review of pathology and dermatological manifestations
Curr Med Res Opin. 2023 Apr 6:1-28. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2200122. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVariola virus, the causing agent of smallpox, was eradicated in 1980s and today no new cases are reported. The first human infectious illness to be eliminated globally is variola. On the contrary to Variola, monkeypox, which is a zoonotic and variola-like disease, has nowadays turned to be a major health problem worldwide. VZV is a neurotropic virus and the cause of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), which is also a highly infectious disease, especially prevalent in children. These three skin diseases-mon...
Source: Herpes - April 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Reyhaneh Rasizadeh Ali Shamekh Parisa Shiri Aghbash Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi Source Type: research
Comparison of human monkeypox, chickenpox and smallpox: a comprehensive review of pathology and dermatological manifestations
Curr Med Res Opin. 2023 Apr 6:1-28. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2023.2200122. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVariola virus, the causing agent of smallpox, was eradicated in 1980s and today no new cases are reported. The first human infectious illness to be eliminated globally is variola. On the contrary to Variola, monkeypox, which is a zoonotic and variola-like disease, has nowadays turned to be a major health problem worldwide. VZV is a neurotropic virus and the cause of varicella (chickenpox) and herpes zoster (shingles), which is also a highly infectious disease, especially prevalent in children. These three skin diseases-mon...
Source: Current Medical Research and Opinion - April 7, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Reyhaneh Rasizadeh Ali Shamekh Parisa Shiri Aghbash Hossein Bannazadeh Baghi Source Type: research
Should more countries vaccinate children against chickenpox?
Latest figures show that some of the concerns about the vaccine may have been misfounded (Source: New Scientist - Health)
Source: New Scientist - Health - April 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: research
Is Guillain –Barre syndrome following chickenpox a parainfectious disease? A case report and literature review
We report a case of acute polyradiculoneuropathy... (Source: BMC Neurology)
Source: BMC Neurology - March 30, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Bademain Jean Fabrice Ido, Sidi Mahamoud Guebre, Emeline Agathe Carama, Alfred Anselme Dabilgou and Christian Napon Tags: Case report Source Type: research
Epidemiology of hospitalisations due to chickenpox and quality of life lost in community and hospital settings: protocol for a prospective cohort study across two countries
Introduction
While still a ubiquitous disease of childhood, chickenpox has been effectively controlled in many countries through the use of vaccination. Previous health economic assessment of the use of these vaccines in the UK were based on limited quality of life data and only routinely collected epidemiological outcomes.
Methods and analysis
This two armed study will carry prospective surveillance of hospital admissions and recruit from community settings to measure the acute quality of life loss caused by paediatric chickenpox both in the UK and in Portugal. The quality of life effects on children and their primary an...
Source: BMJ Open - March 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marlow, R., Roderick, M., Oliver, J., Jordan, Z., Amirthalingam, G., Lopez-Bernal, J., Finn, A., Rodrigues, F. Tags: Open access, Paediatrics Source Type: research
Associations between severe and notifiable respiratory infections during the first trimester of pregnancy and congenital anomalies at birth: a register-based cohort study
CONCLUSION: This large population-based study found severe acute respiratory infection in first trimester of pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of selected major cardiovascular anomalies in babies. These findings support measures to prevent acute respiratory infections in pregnant women including through vaccination.PMID:36964492 | DOI:10.1186/s12884-023-05514-8 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - March 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Abrar A Chughtai Wen-Qiang He Bette Liu Source Type: research
Associations between severe and notifiable respiratory infections during the first trimester of pregnancy and congenital anomalies at birth: a register-based cohort study
CONCLUSION: This large population-based study found severe acute respiratory infection in first trimester of pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of selected major cardiovascular anomalies in babies. These findings support measures to prevent acute respiratory infections in pregnant women including through vaccination.PMID:36964492 | PMC:PMC10037767 | DOI:10.1186/s12884-023-05514-8 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - March 25, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Abrar A Chughtai Wen-Qiang He Bette Liu Source Type: research
Over 90% Percent of Childhood BCG Vaccine-Induced Keloids in Japan Occur in Women
ConclusionTo our knowledge, this is the largest report in the literature on childhood-onset keloids. There was overall female predominance in childhood-onset keloids, and even more significant female predominance in BCG-induced keloids. (Source: Dermatology and Therapy)
Source: Dermatology and Therapy - March 23, 2023 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research
