Emergency Medicine Blogs
Zika virus (ZIKV), a member of the Flaviviridae family, is a mosquito-transmitted Flavivirus that contains several vector-borne viruses that cause disease worldwide such as dengue, yellow fever, West Nile, Japanese encephalitis, and tick-borne encephalitis viruses. Zika virus has arisen as a pathogen of substantial public health importance that was initially discovered in 1947. ZIKV has […]
A remarkable increment of resistance among the significant bacterial pathogens is recognized as a major threat to global health, food security, and development, imperiling the successful outcomes of critically ill patients. Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a condition when a microorganism becomes insensitive or resistant against the administered antimicrobial drugs which are further responsible for prolonged […]
Staphylococcus aureus has been identified as one of the prominent bacterial pathogens which causes various diseases such as skin infections, pneumonia, and septicemia and is often resistant to one or more antibiotics, including methicillin. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is responsible for contagious bacterial infection caused by a type of staph bacteria. MRSA is easily communicable […]
According to a report, World Health Organization (WHO) in 2007 warned that infectious diseases are emerging at an alarming rate that has been never seen before. The primary reason is people nowadays are traveling far greater distances more frequently, causing emerging infectious diseases to spread rapidly. Other reasons include numerous changes in demographics, industrialization, animal […]
Ebola virus disease (EVD), earlier referred to as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, caused by the Ebola virus, one of the most virulent pathogens, is a rare, deadly disease and often fatal illness in humans and other primates. The transmission of the virus to people is from wild animals such as chimpanzees, fruit bats, and forest antelope […]
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus also called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which represents the causative agent of respiratory illness. The first time it was identified in Wuhan City, China in December 2019. Droplets and contact are the main means of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and […]
Cerebrovascular disease refers to a group of conditions that develop temporarily or permanently as a result of problems with the blood vessels and blood supply to the brain affected by ischemia or bleeding. The term cerebrovascular refers to blood flow in the brain. The cerebrovascular disease occurs with sudden onset due to a burst of […]