Neglected Tropical Diseases

Florida health officials have released a highly anticipated rule setting THC dosage amounts and supply limits on products doctors can order for medical marijuana patients. The emergency rule sets a 70-day total supply limit of 24,500 mg of THC for nonsmokable marijuana and establishes dosage caps for different routes of administration such as edibles, inhalation and tinctures. The rule, which was sent to patients and doctors on Friday and went into effect Monday, also carries out a state law that imposed a 2.5-ounce limit on smokable marijuana purchases over a 35-day period. While the rule lays out limits for THC in nonsmokable products, the limit for whole flower and other products that can be smoked are based on weight. They are not based on levels of THC, the euphoria-inducing component in marijuana. And the emergency rule creates a process for doctors to seek an override for patients they believe need to exceed the limits. The rule does not identify a way for patients o...

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Molluscum contagiosum is a skin infection caused by a virus of the same name. It produces benign, raised bumps, or lesions, on the upper layers of your skin. The small bumps are usually painless. They resolve without treatment and rarely leave scars. The length of time the virus lasts varies for each person, but the bumps can remain from 2 months to 4 years. Molluscum contagiosum ( M. contagiosum ) transmits between people through direct skin contact with someone who has the virus or by touching an object that the virus has contaminated, like a towel or a piece of clothing. Medication and surgical treatments are available, but you won't need them most of the time. The virus can be more difficult to treat or cause more severe effects if you have a weakened immune system. In this article, we explain the symptoms, causes, and treatments for molluscum contagiosum. If you or your child comes into contact with the M. contagiosum virus, you may not see symptoms of infection for up to 6 ...

A mild, infectious viral infection that is frequent in young children is hand, foot, and mouth disease. Mouth blisters and rashes on the hands and feet are symptoms. The coxsackievirus is the most frequent cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease. Hand, foot, and mouth illness has no specific treatment. It may be possible to reduce your child's risk of infection by often washing your hands and avoiding close contact with those who have HFM. READ | Exercising may have a more significant role than genes in longevity: Research Treatment The infection will often heal without medication in 7 to 10 days. While the condition is still active, your doctor might advise specific treatments to help with symptom relief. These may consist of: There are topical ointments on the market or in pharmacies that can be used to treat rashes and blisters. Painkillers for headaches, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Medicated syrups or lozenges to relieve throat discom...

Tomato flu: Is virus new variant of hand, foot and mouth disease? Study answers Top We use cookies for analytics, advertising and to improve our site. You agree to our use of cookies by continuing to use our site. To know more, see our Cookie Policy and Cookie Settings. Ok

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by several species of protozoa of the genus Leishmania . Cutaneous leishmaniasis classically presents as an ulcer with heaped edges, but it can also appear as nodular, scabbed, or plaque-like lesions. Its diagnosis requires confirmatory laboratory tests such as a smear, culture, and polymerase chain reaction. However, atypical presentations represent a diagnostic challenge in Tropical Medicine. For instance, localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (LCL) resembles bacterial and fungal tropical dermatological infections. Atypical presentations require an experienced clinician, epidemiological knowledge, and proper diagnostic tests. We present a case of a 10-year-old male who showed classic impetigo-like symptoms, which did not improve with topical or systemic antibiotic therapy. After a thorough case review, the patient was diagnosed with LCL. Therefore, epidemiological and clinical evaluation is crucial when dia...

Most people reading this story probably have had an ultrasound taken sometime in their lives. Shannon DeVega, RDMS (AB,OB/Gyn, BR) is the ultrasound supervisor at The William W. Backus Hospital. She loves her job, she said. The 45-year-old Norwich resident starts her day at the Norwich hospital between 6:30 and 7 a.m. On Mondays she comes in early to do the payroll so her staff can get paid. Her first job is plugging in and setting up four ultrasound machines in different exam rooms and one portable one in a hallway. She sips her coffee while doing some administrative work before seeing her first patient at 7:30 a.m. She helps Kenneth Gero, 79, of Lisbon, out of a wheelchair and onto an exam table, gently lifting his legs. After some friendly small talk with Gero she gets to work. Images have to be taken of Gero's liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen and both kidneys. She first applies some ultrasound gel to Gero's skin. This is used as a coupling medium to replace air between ...

by Len Lear About 12 years ago my wife and I were driving along West Allens Lane, near our house, when we noticed a yard sale at a house on the 500 block. How can you pass up a yard sale? So we stopped and looked through the usual rummage-y fare and bought a couple of books, but more importantly, we met the homeowners, Dr. RobRoy MacGregor 3d and his wife, Peggy, a delightful couple who were, at that point, in their 70s.   When I found out the gentleman was a doctor, I asked him about his practice. I learned that he was a 1964 graduate of Harvard Medical School with the highest honors, an expert on infectious diseases, an early champion of HIV treatment and an emeritus professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. I, of course, wanted to write an article about him for the Local, but he modestly declined. Dr. MacGregor, who pioneered groundbreaking HIV treatment and research programs in the 1980s an...

A new, highly contagious viral infection that has been dubbed "tomato flu" is spreading among children in India, the country's Health Ministry said this week. At least 82 children younger than 5 had been infected by late July in the southern state of Kerala, after the first patient was identified there in May. Infections have now been recorded in three other states — including 26 children between the ages of 1 and 9 in Odisha — the Times of India reported Thursday. The infection gets its name from the "eruption of red and painful blisters throughout the body that gradually enlarge to the size of a tomato," according to an article published Aug. 17 in the British medical journal Lancet. The blisters resemble those seen on young monkeypox patients. The disease — which appears to spread through close contact and is not considered life-threatening — could be an aftereffect of chikungunya or dengue rather than a viral infection, according to the article. Tomato flu c...

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State officials have lifted a warning against swimming at a northwest Iowa beach now that large concentrations of toxins and bacteria in its water have waned. Tests last week by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources showed unhealthy amounts of blue-green algae toxins at Crandall's Beach at Spirit Lake, along with the highest concentration of E. coli bacteria the department has detected at state beaches this year. New water sampling this week on Wednesday still showed elevated levels of the toxins, but they were slightly below the 8 parts per billion threshold at which the DNR issues a "swimming not recommended" warning. The recent DNR tests show that bacteria concentrations have vastly diminished at the beach, from more than 24,000 viable bacteria per 100 milliliters of water to 52. The test last week was unable to precisely quantify the bacterial concentration because the water exceeded the test's upper limit. The area has been plagued by a large algae blo...

Share on Pinterest Two years after the initial infection with SARS-CoV-2, people continue to face a high risk of psychiatric and neurocognitive conditions. Image credit: Emanuele Cremaschi/Getty Images. The SARS-CoV-2 virus and the resulting disease of COVID-19 cause varied symptoms in the short term. Researchers are still working to understand and evaluate the long-term impact of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Data from a new study examine neurological and psychiatric disorders that can develop in people who have experienced SARS-CoV-2 infections. Results of the study found that even after 2 years, people who had a SARS-CoV-2 infection were at an increased risk for several neurological and psychiatric disorders, including cognitive deficits, dementia, and seizures. The SARS-CoV-2 virus is relatively new. There is much experts still do not understand about the long-term impact of infection with this virus. A recent study published in The Lancet Psychiatry sought to examine some long-term psyc...

It's no secret that the $81 billion global beauty industry has a dirty underside, as exposed in the recent HBO Max's documentary "Not So Pretty." Skin is our body's largest organ and what goes on it affects our health as much as the foods, supplements and drugs we ingest. But unlike food and drugs, the FDA provides minimal oversight to cosmetics, banning the use of only 11 ingredients compared with some 1,400 prohibited in Europe. In 2019 a more stringent Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act was introduced in Congress but failed to move forward. The consumer is left with little direction when shopping for beauty products. Unlike food, where we've learned to shop grocery store's perimeter aisles and look for organic food labels, shopping beauty is a confusing hodgepodge of ingredients only a chemist can understand. For the layperson, choosing a safe, clean, natural beauty product comes down primarily to the stuff that is not in it, ...

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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and influenza epidemics, there is increasingly a more intense and broader focus on acute respiratory infection (ARI) programme development, its strengthening and sustainability. In this context, the WHO Academy virtual training programme focuses on enhancing national capacities to prepare for, prevent, and control ARIs through specially developed courses by a team of WHO focal points from the headquarters, regional offices, and country offices. The course was conducted on a   pilot mode. Key objectives of the course were To enhance participants' knowledge, understanding and familiarity with ARI preparedness, prevention and control tools, processes, and resources; and To develop national champions who can advocate for enhanced ARI preparedness and response. As part of the pilot project, it was proposed to include 1-2 Country Office focal points and 2-3 Ministry focal points to participate in the pilot. By training key WHO Country O...