HOUSEHOLD AIR POLLUTION
Key facts Around 3 billion people cook and heat their homes using open fires and simple stoves burning biomass (wood, animal dung and crop waste) and coal. Over 4 million…
INDOOR POLLUTION
What are the main sources of household air pollution in developing countries? Nearly 3 billion of the world’s poorest still rely on solid fuels (wood, animal dung, charcoal, crop wastes…
MERS CoV
What is Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)? Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS‐CoV) that was first identified in Saudi Arabia…
HEPATITIS A VACCINE AND VALPROATE
Fatality from hepatitis A in a child taking valproate. Fayad M1, Choueiri R, Mikati M. Author information 1Department of Pediatrics and Epilepsy Program, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.…
HIV AIDS Q&A
What is HIV? The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infects cells of the immune system, destroying or impairing their function. Infection with the virus results in progressive deterioration of the immune…
AVIAN FLU-WHO
Key facts Avian influenza (AI), commonly called bird flu, is an infectious viral disease of birds. Most avian influenza viruses do not infect humans; however some, such as A(H5N1) and…
EBOLA -FAQ WHO
1. What is Ebola virus disease? Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90%. The…
HARD SKIN PATCH
A 10-year-old girl presents to your office with a lesion diagnosed 4 years ago as a nevus simplex (salmon patch) on her back. Recently, the lesion has enlarged, darkened, and…
DEAFNESS
A baby girl for whom you provide care has been referred on her newborn hearing screen. Physical examination results are within normal limits. When she is referred on a follow-up…
NIGHT TIME ABNORMAL MOVEMENT
A 6-year-old boy presents for evaluation due to an episode of screaming and confusion at night. The boy’s parents heard him scream in his room, and when they went to…