A 51-year-old man has reportedly died of the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever or the Congo fever, in Gujarat, India. Know the ...

For Abbey, that meant relying on the kindness of others as she underwent 16 blood and 48 platelet transfusions to stay alive. “It’s something I don’t think people realize,” said Abbey.

It’s a quick and easy way to help others. Read about treatment for ITP Throughout my ITP journey, I’ve needed blood and platelet transfusions more than once. Again, this would not have been possible ...

Transfusion should take place gently through a vein with preference given to the umbilical vein. Transfusion through the umbilical artery should be avoided as this can lead to spasm of the artery ...

The epidemiological findings are due to the requirement that a patient has previously been exposed to platelet-specific antigens before PTP can develop following a subsequent transfusion.

Valley fever, also called coccidioidomycosis or "cocci," is an infectious disease caused by the Coccidioides fungus that grows in the soil and dirt in some areas of California. Valley fever is a ...

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1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 2 Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Department of ...

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