CysQ of , a Protozoa, May Have Been Acquired from Bacteria by Horizontal Gene Transfer by Ji Young Lee, Sangsoo Kim

“…Cryptosporidium parvum is a parasitic protozoan that causes an infectious disease. Its genome sequencing reported 14 bacteria-like proteins in the nuclear genome. …”
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Oral Manifestations, Risk Factors and Management Strategies of COVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis in Tertiary Care Hospital by Pankaj Goel, Jitendra Kumar, Anshul Rai, Prateek Shakti, Gunjan Chouksey

“…Background: Mucormycosis (black fungus) is an aggressive, life-threatening infectious disease-causing infiltration and by destroying the surrounding bone and soft tissue through vascular thrombosis and subsequent tissue infarction that may reach the brain with fatal complications. …”
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Investigation of airborne contaminant transmissions using network models: COVID-19 outbreak and potential risk in senior care facilities by Chul Kim, Yun Gyu Lee, Kichul Kim

“…Senior care facilities are nursing places for the long-term treatment and care of senior citizens, who are prone to be exposed to an infectious disease that spreads into these buildings. Therefore, this study investigated airborne contaminant transmissions based on outbreak cases in senior care facilities in Korea and analyzed the potential impact of architectural features in a selected senior care facility using network simulations. …”
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Cardiovascular Complications in a Patient with COVID-19. A Case Report by Leonardo Maikel Gómez Carcassés, Yenisey Quintero Méndez, Eddy Pereira Valdés

“…Sars-Cov-2, is a virus belonging to the coronaviridae family, responsible for the pandemic that has been plaguing the world since December 2019, which produces the infectious disease called COVID-19. This disease is expressed in more than half of the cases in a mild and even asymptomatic way, however, in a non-negligible number of patients it manifests itself in its most severe form, with multiple complications, and can even cause death. …”
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Missed Testing Opportunities for HIV Screening and Early Diagnosis in an Urban Tertiary Care Center by Joseph DeRose, Jason Zucker, David Cennimo, Shobha Swaminathan

“…We conducted a retrospective chart review of all new patients seen in the Infectious Disease Practice from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2014, to determine the proportion of patients with a missed testing opportunity (MTO) (patients with a new HIV diagnosis with an encounter at the institution in the 1 year prior to their first appointment). 117 newly diagnosed patients were identified. 36 (31%) had at least one MTO. …”
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Two Cases of Delayed Diagnosis of Leprosy in Mauritania by Boushab Mohamed Boushab, Fatima-Zahra Fall-Malick, Leonardo K. Basco

“…Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects the skin, mucous membranes, and peripheral nervous system. …”
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Understanding the Impact of Omega-3 Rich Diet on the Gut Microbiota by Blanca S. Noriega, Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez, Daria Salyakina, Jonathan Coffman

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Global mapping of epidemic risk assessment toolkits: A scoping review for COVID-19 and future epidemics preparedness implications. by Bach Xuan Tran, Bach Xuan Tran, Long Hoang Nguyen, Linh Phuong Doan, Tham Thi Nguyen, Giang Thu Vu, Hoa Thi Do, Huong Thi Le, Carl A Latkin, Cyrus S H Ho, Roger C M Ho

“…Preparedness and responses to infectious disease epidemics and pandemics require the understanding of communities' and multisectoral systems' characteristics with regards to diseases transmission and population's vulnerabilities. …”
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Chlamydophila psittaci pneumonia followed by lower gastrointestinal ischemic necrosis: a case report by Shifeng Shao, Jun Liu, Zhenbing Wu, Shasha Wu

“…BackgroundPsittacosis, also known as parrot fever, is an uncommon infectious disease caused by Chlamydophila psittaci (C. psittaci). …”
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Prevalence and control of hypertension in COVID-19 positive cases by Mohamed O. Elamin, Sufian Khalid, Amjed A. Ali, Sara O. Elamin, Wahaj A. Khan, Hatim M. Badri, Hatim A. Natto, Abdulrahman A. Almehmadi, Abdullah Alhazmi, Ahmed Alkathiri, Mohamed Alharbi

“…Background: The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered SARS-CoV-2 virus. …”
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Clinical and Laboratory Findings of 12 Children with Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Eylem Kiral, Ayse Filiz Yetimakman

“…Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a serious infectious disease requiring stay in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) that continues to be associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. …”
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A Review of the Progress in the Development of Leishmaniasis Vaccines by Narges Khaghanzadeh, Fatemeh Javadi, Afshin Samiei

“…Leishmaniasis is a parasitic infectious disease that accounts for approximately one million new cases annually. …”
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Pathogenic Roles of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor during Dengue Virus Infection by Yung-Chun Chuang, Hong-Ru Chen, Trai-Ming Yeh

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Correlation between Clinicopathology and Expression of Heat Shock Protein 72 and Glycoprotein 96 in Human Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Xiaoping Wang, Qiaoxia Wang, Huanping Lin

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Psoas abscess secondary to atypical appendicitis in pregnancy. A case report by Viviana de la Caridad Sáez Cantero, Mario Joel Arroyo Díaz, Leonel Hernández Torres, María Teresa Medel Agüero

“…The psoas abscess is a rare infectious disease that is difficult to diagnose, characterized by a purulent collection at the level of this muscle, which causes a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. …”
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The Unexpected Diagnosis of Hepatic Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Patient by Nikolaos Garmpis, Christos Damaskos, Anna Garmpi, Aliki Liakea, Dimitrios Mantas

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease which affects millions. The most affected system is the respiratory. …”
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Gas Gangrene in Orthopaedic Patients by Zhimin Ying, Min Zhang, Shigui Yan, Zhong Zhu

“…Based on our case report and the literature review, emergency clinicians should be aware of this severe and potentially fatal infectious disease and should not delay treatment or prompt orthopedic surgery consultation.…”
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Subacute Brucellosis-induced Guillain-Barré Syndrome: a Case Report by Mehrdad MORADI-PORDANJANI, Ameneh MEHRI-GHAHFARROKHI, Sohrab MORADI-PORDANJANI, Fereidoun RAHMANI

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FAMILY HEALTH HISTORY CONFIRMED POSITIVE COVID-19 DURING SELF ISOLATION by Lia Nurliani, Andria Pragholapati

“…Introduction: Coronavirus or the so-called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV2) is a virus variant that was newly discovered in December 2019, in Wuhan China, and is the cause of the infectious disease Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19). …”
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A Case of Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus mitis Endocarditis by Aria Mahtabfar, Hamoon Eshraghi, Melroy D’Souza, William Berrigan, Kathleen Casey

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