scholarly journals Corticosteroid Management of Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in Patients with Bilateral Adrenalectomy

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
William Lim ◽  
Frederick Lim
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Adrenal Insufficiency ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Bilateral Adrenalectomy ◽  
World Health ◽  
Mortality Benefit ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Mineralocorticoid Activity

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) announced coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic in March 2020, it has been wreaking havoc across countries, affecting people’s lives. Corticosteroids have proven to provide a mortality benefit in patients with COVID-19. Although dexamethasone is the most commonly used glucocorticoid and have shown to have mortality benefit in COVID-19 patients, it cannot be used in patients with adrenal insufficiency due to its lack of mineralocorticoid activity. Herein, we discuss a case of challenging corticosteroid management in a patient with COVID-19 complicated by her medical history of bilateral adrenalectomy.

Introduction

Leprosy ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Charlotte A. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Mycobacterium Leprae ◽  
Relative Strength ◽  
The Body ◽  
World Health ◽  
Neglected Tropical Disease ◽  
The World ◽  
Mycobacterium Lepromatosis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Organization

This chapter introduces leprosy, an infection that is still misunderstood and considered a neglected tropical disease but declining in frequency, according to the World Health Organization. The bacteria that cause leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis, are outlined, as well as how a relative strength of a person’s immune system determines how leprosy affects the body. Although leprosy is curable, associated stigma and disability remain common challenges for people with the disease in parts of the world. The goals and structure of the book are outlined, ten myths that still pervade society at large are listed, and the use of the word “leper” discussed. Based on World Health Organization data, the chapter also explores the frequency of leprosy today, where the infection remains a challenge, and the history of detecting and reporting evidence for leprosy in living populations. Finally, the reasons why bioarchaeologists have an interest in this infection are explored.

Adaptive evolutionary analyses of the COVID-19 pandemic in twelve most affected countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Middle East ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Complete Genome ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Almost All

Viruses are detrimental to the population from time to time. Nevertheless, COVID-19 is the recent pandemic that affects almost all the countries of the world. September 2021, more than 4.5 million deaths are registered in the world as per the latest report by the World Health Organization. The origin of coronavirus from animals has been discussed in this study. Twelve different SARSCoV-II genomes against five Middle East Respiratory Syndromes (MERS) genomes have been analyzed. In silico approaches have been utilized to analyze the phylogenetic history of SARS-CoV-II from different countries. The genomes of many countries are closely associated with the phylogenetic analysis. The results indicate twelve complete genome studies of representative SARS CoVs, MERS CoVs, and human SARS CoV-II, the genome was found to be the most comparable to the recent novel human SARS CoV-II genomes.

scholarly journals Everyone Should be Fatactivists or Fat-allies

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dina Almlund
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Western Culture ◽  
World Health ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Social Inequities ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Organization

Fatphobia is ubiquitous. Fatphobia is a structure in society. And it affects the lives of fat people in ways that are damaging to their health and can cause major inequities. This article maps out fatphobia as ever present through the history of Western culture – no time period exceptions – and it examines a very important report from the World Health Organization (WHO) concerning the health hazard and social inequities caused by fatphobia. Shakespeare’s fatjokes and the ever presence of shapewear and all the portraits of Jesus as a thin, white man show us 5,000 years of cultivated fatmisia. That is why WHO has written a report urging doctors and other healthcare professionals to treat fat patients with empathy and sensitivity like they would thin patients. In mapping out a structure that dehumanises people of size, I bring in a few examples from my own life as a fat person and as a fatactivist. Existing while fat in a world that hates fatness is hard work.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned from a Global History of Pandemics

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-41
Author(s):  
Lenos Archer-Diaby
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
World Health ◽  
Global History ◽  
Look Back ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Global Population

PANDEMIC: the term making headlines across the world, instilling fear in many, and urging scientists across the world to unite and find a cure. For as long as the global population has exploited freedom of travel, so too have infectious diseases spread. Outbreaks have been nearly constant since the dawn of mankind; however, not all escalate to global levels. There have been many pandemics in history, the most recent being COVID-19 declared as such by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 12th, 2020.1 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our everyday lives, it is important to look back in history and reflect on what previous pandemics have taught us.

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