scholarly journals Decrease of respiratory diseases in one social children welfare institute in Shanxi Province during COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu B ◽  
Han QF ◽  
Liang WP ◽  
Shi XY ◽  
Wei JJ
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Shanxi Province ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Digestive Diseases ◽  
Common Diseases ◽  
Children Welfare ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Negative Growth

Abstract Background To assess the impact of disinfection measures on the incidence of common diseases in children welfare institute during the epidemic of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), and provide a basis for the daily disinfection management of children welfare institute. Methods This study surveyed and analyzed common diseases among children under the age of 14 in one social children welfare institute in Shanxi Province from January to May in 2018–2020 by the year-on-year method. Results The prevalence rate of respiratory diseases in 2020 was a significantly negative growth compared with 2018 and 2019. There was no obvious pattern of changes in digestive diseases group. Conclusion In view of the above anti-epidemic measures, it indicates that the children gathering institutions should strengthen effective personal protection and public health management to reduce infectious disease among children.

scholarly journals Mô hình bệnh tật trẻ em tại khoa Nhi Bệnh viện Trung ương Huế cơ sở 2 trong 3 năm (2017-2019)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duy Vĩnh Trần
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Central Hospital ◽  
Disease Group ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Pediatric Department ◽  
Digestive Diseases ◽  
Common Diseases ◽  
Intestinal Infections ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
The Common

The pattern of diseases in all children examined and treated at the Pediatric Department of Hue Central Hospital branch 2 from 2017 to 2019 Objectives: Defining the pattern of diseases in all children examined and treated at the Pediatric Department of Hue Central Hospital branch 2 from January 1, 2017 to October 31, 2019. Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional description study. Diseases were classified according to ICD -10. Results: There were a total of 31,965 times of pediatric patients examined and treated and treatment, including 21,722 outpatient visits (67.97%) and 10,234 inpatient visits (32.03%). The number of transferred patients was 149 (0.47%). The male/female ratio was 1.15. The main age group was from 1-5 years old (51.46%). The majority of patients were from Phong Dien district - Thua Thien Hue provine (65.51%). March and October of years were the months with the largest number of patients. In the outpatient area, the common diseases were respiratory diseases (46.63%), intestinal infections (10.50%) and other digestive diseases (9.30%). In inpatient area, the common diseases were respiratory diseases (39.04%), intestinal infections (19.04%) and perinatal diseases (18.37%). In the respiratory disease group, acute respiratory infections accounted for the majority (84.51%). In the gastrointestinal disease group, intestinal infections were the leading cause (65.0%). In the neonatal group, the common diseases were newborns affected by cesarean (29.10%), neonatal infections (24.15%) and neonatal jaundices (17.77%). Conclusion: The pattern of children diseases at the Pediatric Department of Hue Central Hospital branch 2 had the characteristics of the one of developing countries: the infectious diseases were predominate, of which the respiratory and digestive infections were the leading causes. Key words: patterns of diseases, Pediatric Department of Hue Central Hospital branch 2, respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, infections.

scholarly journals Impact of the corona virus disease 2019 pandemic on physiotherapy services in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daha Garba Muhammad ◽  
Jamila Suleiman Musa
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
The Other ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

PurposeThis study aimed to explain the impact of the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on physiotherapy services in Nigeria.Design/methodology/approachThis is a commentary piece.FindingsThe pandemic has potential of reducing efficacy of physiotherapy services. It also showed that the mental health of local physiotherapists was badly affected. On the other hand, the pandemic allowed physiotherapists to support infectious disease prevention and control and as well as providing awareness of the role of physiotherapy in the management of respiratory diseases.Originality/valueIt shows the effect of COVID-19 on physiotherapy care.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on outpatient visits of common respiratory diseases

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiyi Wang ◽  
Yulu Zheng ◽  
Libin Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Respiratory Infection ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Upper Respiratory Infection ◽  
Outpatient Visits ◽  
Upper Respiratory ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background/Purpose The outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a worldwide threat to public health. The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 epidemic on outpatient visits of common respiratory diseases. Methods Through statistics and comparing the data with the same period last year,we present the changes of outpatient visits of 14 common respiratory diseases in an upper first-class hospital in China from January to May,2020. Results From January to May,2020, the number of outpatient visits of most common respiratory diseases fell below the previous year,and total number of outpatient visits of 14 common respiratory diseases decreased by 58.07% year-on-year. Bronchitis, pneumonia, cough, acute upper respiratory infection and bronchiectasis infection are in our top 5 drop list,decreased by 76.79%,71.03%,66.51%56.87% and 56.31% respectively. Conclusion COVID-19 epidemic had a strong influence on the outpatient visits of common respiratory diseases, particularly for infectious diseases.

Hazards for Construction Workers

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gavin H. West ◽  
Laura S. Welch
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Respiratory Diseases ◽  
Noise Exposure ◽  
Engineered Nanomaterials ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

This chapter describes the hazards for construction workers, with a particular focus on injuries as well as exposures to hazardous chemicals and dusts. A section describes hazardous exposures to lead and other heavy metals. Another section describes noise exposure. The impact of musculoskeletal disorders among construction workers is then discussed. A section on respiratory diseases focuses on asbestosis, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and asthma. Exposures known to cause dermatitis and cancer are reviewed. There is a discussion of engineered nanomaterials as a potential emerging hazard. Various approaches to prevention and control, including regulations and health services, are described.

scholarly journals Temperature, Disease, and Death in London: Analyzing Weekly Data for the Century from 1866 to 1965

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-41
Author(s):  
W. Walker Hanlon ◽  
Casper Worm Hansen ◽  
Jake Kantor
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Mortality Data ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Infant Deaths ◽  
Digestive Diseases ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Using novel weekly mortality data for London spanning 1866-1965, we analyze the changing relationship between temperature and mortality as the city developed. Our main results show that warm weeks led to elevated mortality in the late nineteenth century, mainly due to infant deaths from digestive diseases. However, this pattern largely disappeared after WWI as infant digestive diseases became less prevalent. The resulting change in the temperature-mortality relationship meant that thousands of heat-related deaths—equal to 0.9-1.4 percent of all deaths— were averted. These findings show that improving the disease environment can dramatically alter the impact of high temperature on mortality.

scholarly journals Threshold Dynamics in a Model for Zika Virus Disease with Seasonality

2021 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud A. Ibrahim ◽  
Attila Dénes
Keyword(s):  
Zika Virus ◽  
Reproduction Number ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Threshold Dynamics ◽  
Global Dynamics ◽  
Threshold Parameter ◽  
Globally Asymptotically Stable ◽  
Linear Integral ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Disease Free

AbstractWe present a compartmental population model for the spread of Zika virus disease including sexual and vectorial transmission as well as asymptomatic carriers. We apply a non-autonomous model with time-dependent mosquito birth, death and biting rates to integrate the impact of the periodicity of weather on the spread of Zika. We define the basic reproduction number $${\mathscr {R}}_{0}$$ R 0 as the spectral radius of a linear integral operator and show that the global dynamics is determined by this threshold parameter: If $${\mathscr {R}}_0 < 1,$$ R 0 < 1 , then the disease-free periodic solution is globally asymptotically stable, while if $${\mathscr {R}}_0 > 1,$$ R 0 > 1 , then the disease persists. We show numerical examples to study what kind of parameter changes might lead to a periodic recurrence of Zika.

scholarly journals The impact of environmental variables on the spread of COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Kwan Lim ◽  
Oh Joo Kweon ◽  
Hye Ryoun Kim ◽  
Tae-Hyoung Kim ◽  
Mi-Kyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Republic Of Korea ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Ozone Level ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Impact

AbstractCorona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been declared a global pandemic and is a major public health concern worldwide. In this study, we aimed to determine the role of environmental factors, such as climate and air pollutants, in the transmission of COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea. We collected epidemiological and environmental data from two regions of the Republic of Korea, namely Seoul metropolitan region (SMR) and Daegu-Gyeongbuk region (DGR) from February 2020 to July 2020. The data was then analyzed to identify correlations between each environmental factor with confirmed daily COVID-19 cases. Among the various environmental parameters, the duration of sunshine and ozone level were found to positively correlate with COVID-19 cases in both regions. However, the association of temperature variables with COVID-19 transmission revealed contradictory results when comparing the data from SMR and DGR. Moreover, statistical bias may have arisen due to an extensive epidemiological investigation and altered socio-behaviors that occurred in response to a COVID-19 outbreak. Nevertheless, our results suggest that various environmental factors may play a role in COVID-19 transmission.

scholarly journals The Impact of Tick-Borne Diseases on the Bone

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 663
Author(s):  
Imran Farooq ◽  
Tara J. Moriarty
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Bone Loss ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Hemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Tick Borne Encephalitis ◽  
Bone Marrow Function ◽  
The Impact

Tick-borne infectious diseases can affect many tissues and organs including bone, one of the most multifunctional structures in the human body. There is a scarcity of data regarding the impact of tick-borne pathogens on bone. The aim of this review was to survey existing research literature on this topic. The search was performed using PubMed and Google Scholar search engines. From our search, we were able to find evidence of eight tick-borne diseases (Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Lyme disease, Bourbon virus disease, Colorado tick fever disease, Tick-borne encephalitis, and Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever) affecting the bone. Pathological bone effects most commonly associated with tick-borne infections were disruption of bone marrow function and bone loss. Most research to date on the effects of tick-borne pathogen infections on bone has been quite preliminary. Further investigation of this topic is warranted.

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