BACKGROUND:Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is an important cause of encephalitis in most of Asia, with high case fatality rates and often significant neurologic sequelae among survivors. The epidemiology of JE in the Philippines is not well…
The importance of enviromental factors in the development of psychiatric diseases are well known. Accordingly, it is important to investigate the role of infections in neuropsychiatric disorders. The infectious hypothesis, which is particularly…
OBJECTIVES Isolation due to the management of infectious diseases is thought to affect mental health, but the effects are still unknown. We examined the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and anger in persons isolated during the Middle East Respiratory…
Objective: To describe the complete nucleocapsid (N) gene region of Middle East respiratorysyndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) from imported case in Malaysia and the relations withhuman- and camel-derived MERS-CoV.Methods: Combination of throat and nasal…
The main aim of education in nursing schools is to develop critical thinking skills and psychomotor abilities with universal ethical values so that students can present nursing care to healthy and patient’s individuals and their families. Because of…
More than 200 of the documented zoonoses represent a high proportion of the infectious diseases that cause cases of morbidity and mortality and almost 75% are emerging infections. Immigration and tourism are human activities that are included in the…
OBJECTIVES This study was performed to investigate the relationship between community residents’ infection sensitivity and their levels of preventive behaviors during the 2015 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in Korea. METHODS Seven…
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a newly emerging respiratory virus. It was first identifiedin Saudi Arabia in 2012. MERS-CoV infection is characterized by a spectrum of illness ranging from mild to acute andfulminant…
Most cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infection in Korea (outbreak: May 11-July 4, 2015) occurred in hospital settings, with uncertain transmission modes in some cases. We performed an in-depth investigation epidemiological survey on…