Re: Do schools hold the key to controlling parasitic disease?
(Source: BMJ Comments)
Source: BMJ Comments - February 20, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: forums
VivienLauYW - New Development in molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases
New Development in molecular epidemiology of infectious diseases
VivienLauYW
What is Molecular Epidemiology?
Molecular epidemiology contributes to the understanding of the pathogenesis of disease by identifying specific pathways, molecules and genes that influence the risk of developing disease, determining health and disease in families and in populations and the interplay of such molecular factors with environmental factors.
What are Infectious Diseases?
Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi. The diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly, from o...
Source: New Media Medicine - December 11, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: VivienLauYW Tags: Cambridge Medical School Source Type: forums
Working Towards Diagnosis - Fearing CF
Hello everyone! I have a 17 month old son who I fear may have CF. He is in the process of being worked up for poor weight gain, malabsorption, and iron-deficiency anemia. Among his symptoms, include poor weight gain (he's in the 14th percentile), malabsorption (he eats like a linebacker and at 17 months old still hasn't tripled his birth weight), has increased fat in his stool, has microcytic/iron-deficient anemia despite being on the max dose by weight of iron, has a persistent, phlegmy cough (he's in daycare, had RSV at 5 months old that did not require hospitalization but has never seemed to clear this cough/cold since ...
Source: Cystic Fibrosis Newly Diagnosed Forum - December 8, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: ChelseaLu Tags: Newly Diagnosed Source Type: forums
Anyone ever had worms? or a parasite buried in their head?
Forum: Health
Posted By: Jam198
Post Time: 15-05-2013 at 23:07 (Source: The Student Room)
Source: The Student Room - May 16, 2013 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: forums
