ALLMedicine™ Plague Center

Jan 22nd, 2021 - The plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, is a generalist pathogen of flea (Siphonaptera) vectors and mammalian hosts. In colonies of prairie dogs (PDs, Cynomys spp.), Y. pestis causes occasional epizootics, killing ≥90% of PDs within weeks to severa...

Jan 21st, 2021 - In this article, I explore the historical resonances between China's 1911 pneumonic plague and our current situation with COVID-19. At the turn of the 20th century, China was labeled "the Sick Man of the Far East": a once-powerful country that had...

Jan 20th, 2021 - Platelets-Disarmed guardians in the fight against the plague.|2021|Assinger A,|

Jan 20th, 2021 - Platelets are classically recognized for their role in hemostasis and thrombosis. Recent work has demonstrated that platelets can also execute a variety of immune functions. The dual prothrombotic and immunological roles of platelets suggest that ...

Jan 19th, 2021 - The Three-Plague Nature of COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Women and Children and Exposure to Violence.|2021|Tronick E,Grumi S,Provenzi L,|

Sep 18th, 2015 - To present best-practice recommendations for the prevention, recognition, and treatment of exertional heat illnesses (EHIs) and to describe the relevant physiology of thermoregulation. Certified athletic trainers recognize and treat athletes with ...

The first face masks were created to combat the earliest plagues. The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Black Death, spread throughout the Roman Empire in the 6th Century AD. When Gregory I became Pope in 590 AD, an outbreak was reaching Rome.

Jan 22nd, 2021 - The plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, is a generalist pathogen of flea (Siphonaptera) vectors and mammalian hosts. In colonies of prairie dogs (PDs, Cynomys spp.), Y. pestis causes occasional epizootics, killing ≥90% of PDs within weeks to severa...

Jan 21st, 2021 - In this article, I explore the historical resonances between China's 1911 pneumonic plague and our current situation with COVID-19. At the turn of the 20th century, China was labeled "the Sick Man of the Far East": a once-powerful country that had...

Jan 21st, 2021 - Ciprofloxacin tablets are fluoroquinolone antibacterial indicated in adults (18 years of age and older) with the following infections caused by designated, susceptible bacteria and in pediatric patients where indicated: Skin and Skin Structure Inf...

Jan 20th, 2021 - Platelets-Disarmed guardians in the fight against the plague.|2021|Assinger A,|

Jan 20th, 2021 - Platelets are classically recognized for their role in hemostasis and thrombosis. Recent work has demonstrated that platelets can also execute a variety of immune functions. The dual prothrombotic and immunological roles of platelets suggest that ...

Nov 23rd, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer screenings have dropped across the board during the coronavirus pandemic, yet home screening for colorectal cancer decreased less than in-person methods, which could suggest a potential option for the future, acc...

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Jul 16th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. This week in COVID-19 news, a new study said silent transmission may be responsible for half of cases, another study suggested people who practice...