J Med Public Health. 2022;3(6):JMPH-03-1049 | Open Access
Rossana Gnasso, Bruno Corrado, Irene Iommazzo, Giulio Magliulo and Carlo Ruosi
Background: Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) induce accumulation of Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in different tissues which leads to musculoskeletal manifestations and visceral/neurological involvement.
Objective: This literature review aims to analyze the effectiveness of current and potential treatments for musculoskeletal issues inherent to each type of MPS.
Methods: A Medline search through PubMed was carried out for articles ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Nov 11, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(6):JMPH-03-1048 | Open Access
Ebrahimi nezhad H, Korani M, Barzegar L and Esmaeili D
The probiotics are live and specific non-pathological microorganisms. Most probiotics are part of the normal flora of the human intestine. Probiotic microorganisms are divided into three groups: bacteria, fungi and yeast. When probiotics are used in humans or animals, have beneficial effects on host health. The physiological effects associated with the consumption of probiotics include; increase bowel movement, intestinal microbial ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Oct 13, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(6):JMPH-03-1047 | Open Access
Morteza Khodaparast and Davoud Esmaeili
Coronaviruses have a variety of receptors in different areas of the body, including the lungs, vessel endothelial cells, kidneys, bone marrow, central nervous system, and gastrointestinal tract. The nCOVID-19 uses sialic acid receptors, CD13 and ACE2 to enter the host cell. This virus enters to host cell by fusion and rarely through receptor-dependent endocytosis. There is a risk for the ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Oct 13, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(5):JMPH-03-1046 | Open Access
Jean Woo
In spite of the wealth of Hong Kong, the existence of an essentially free public health system, and infection control policies that suppressed case numbers and mortality during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the emergence of the omicron strain resulted in over 90% of residential Care Homes (RCHEs) reporting outbreaks and 5000 deaths between February and May 2022, representing the ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Oct 07, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(5):JMPH-03-1045 | Open Access
Prateek Katare and Sai Siva Gorthi
The role of medical diagnostics is morphing rapidly in the face of imminent challenges such as pandemic preparedness. Correspondingly, in-vitro diagnostics are evolving- growing beyond the traditional Centralized Diagnostic Laboratories (CDL) and now include Point-of-Care Diagnostic (PoCD) Devices and lab-onwheels (mobile diagnostic labs) as well. However, even now, the triple challenge of simultaneously meeting Accessibility, Accuracy and Affordability still remains ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Oct 06, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(5):JMPH-03-1044 | Open Access
Michal Yakubovsky, Tanya Grossman, Nadav Ofshenko, Oryan Henig, Anna Medovy, Moran Biton, Suzy EsthelleMeijer, Ronen Ben- Ami David Shasha, EugeneKatchman, Luba Tau, Oran Yakubovsky and Yael Paran
Introduction: Many Healthcare Workers (HCWs) were quarantined in the pre-vaccination era due to exposure to SARS-CoV-2. We examined a risk stratification model designed to reduce the number of quarantined HCWs, and investigated the efficacy and efficiency of three screening strategies for non-exposed and asymptomatic HCWs.
Methodology: This retrospective study involving 7500 HCWs took place at a tertiary ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Oct 03, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(5):JMPH-03-1043 | Open Access
Mohammadreza Bahrami, Abdulrahman Bahrami and Farshid Ghorbani-Shahna
Silica is a major pollutant which releases into the workplace air of many industries, and it causes silicosis and pulmonary diseases. Control of silica in highrisk factories such as silica-crushing, sandblasting, glass manufacturing, glassware, and silica-granulation is considered one of the main objectives of the Environmental and Occupational Health Center (EOHC) in Iran. During the past 20 years, various studies have ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Sep 15, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(5):JMPH-03-1042 | Open Access
Issam Jandou, Jalal Ouirari, Mohamed Aboufaras, Amine Moataz, Mohammed Dakir, Adil Debbagh, Rachid Aboutaieband Samira Hassoune
Objective: The objective of this work is to illustrate and shed light on the different religious attitudes towards organ donation. The discussion will be devoted to monotheistic Abrahamic religions.
Method: We searched Semantic scholar, science direct, Pubmed databases based on the keywords: “Organ donation, Religion, Islam, Christianity, Judaism. Abrahamic religions, Articles written in French or ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Sep 14, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(4):JMPH-03-1041 | Open Access
Shaista Bibi Jadoon, Fiza Nasir, Azra Bibi, Tahir Muhammad Jadoon and Tahira Yasmeen
Miss was nursing preceptor in the private hospital Islamabad. She was supervising BSN nursing students on critical care clinical. During her clinical round, she observed that one student was providing hygiene care to the patient. The patient was suspected for Coronavirus. So, it was concerned about the student health. The preceptor was anxious that if student became infected with corona ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Sep 13, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(4):JMPH-03-1040 | Open Access
Masoome Zanjani, Nastaran Ansari, Farid Azizi Jalilian, Saleh Jamehdor and Ali Teimoori
Objective: Respiratory infections are the most common disease worldwide. Recently studies have shown that viruses are the most important cause of respiratory infections. WU and KI Polyomaviruses (WUPyV and KIPyV) have a potential pathogenic role in respiratory infection. The global prevalence of WUPyV and KIPyV are between 1% to 16.4% and 0.45% to 12.14% respectively. The aim of this study is the ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Aug 26, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(4):JMPH-03-1039 | Open Access
Sangay Phuntsho and Nidup Dorji
Introduction: Academic stress can negatively impact health and wellbeing, and students with poor coping skills can easily become victim to drug and alcohol use. This paper explored relationship between academic stress and socio-demographic information among the healthcare trainees of the Faculty of Nursing and Public Health, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan.
Methods: A ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Aug 22, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(4):JMPH-03-1038 | Open Access
Getaneh Bizuayehu Demeke
Background: The low-income countries and the government of low-income countries faced the challenge to reducing regressive burden of out of pocket expenditure by increasing pre-payment systems that spread financial risk and reduce catastrophic healthcare expenditure.
Methods: Community based cross-sectional study design was employed. The data were collected by trained data collectors and pre-tested structured questionnaire was ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Aug 12, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(4):JMPH-03-1037 | Open Access
Amitabh Mitra and Shubhoshree Mitra
Encountering fully clothed dead bodies due to blunt injuries at the Emergency Medicine is quite common and the main reason for bringing such bodies at any time of day or night is the need for a certification of death. The body would next be sent for Post Mortem. This article is for Emergency Medicine Physicians, Interns and Junior Medical Officers, ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Aug 11, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(3):JMPH-03-1036 | Open Access
Michaël Rochoy
Identifying interesting clinical cases in general practice is not easy, because GPs are not as well organised as they could be. We propose here a series of simple measures, with the help of Cameron Brister's corporate ipsum and Square Plan IT that should improve their capacity in the future.
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EDITORIAL Updated Aug 08, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(3):JMPH-03-1035 | Open Access
Mende Mensa Sorato, Majid Davari and Abbas Kebriaeezadeh
Background: Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused extraordinary shocks across all sectors of society. The pandemic highlighted three important policy issues (i.e. healthcare spending, social determinants of health, and health equity). It is also projected that recurrent wintertime outbreaks of COVID-19 will likely occur after this initial wave in the next few years.
Methods: Descriptive review ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Aug 03, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(3):JMPH-03-1034 | Open Access
Adurrahman S, Kefas IB, Olubunmi A, Gadzama D and Ibrahim JK
Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide and the second most common cancer in less developed countries, with an estimated 570,000 new cases in 2018. In Nigeria, cervical cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among women. The study aimed to determine and compare the risk perception among HIV-infected and uninfected women.
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RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jul 22, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;2(3):JMPH-03-1033 | Open Access
Mohamed Raslan, Shehata EM, Sara AR and Nagwa A Sabri
Background: Although SARS-CoV-2 infection has spread fast throughout the world, information on the natural history of illness in pregnant women and the risk of mother-to-fetal transmission is limited. HIV and HCV also showed evidence of mother-to-fetal transmission.
Aim: Reviewing literature reports and published data regarding possibility of viral transmission to fetus, and to what extend it ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Jul 13, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(3):JMPH-03-1032 | Open Access
Kulkarni P, Makadia V, Gondhale P, Bhosale R, Yewale S and Padmanabhan S
Background: The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been declared a pandemic since it has affected health and economy of the entire world. Glycyrrhizin from Glycyrrhiza glabra has the potential to bind to ACE2 receptors and has been proposed as a promising constituent for preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection. The active constituents in G. glabra root, glabridin and glycyrrhizin ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jul 12, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(2):JMPH-03-1031 | Open Access
Muñoz EM, Ruíz HDM, Lirios CG and Ornelas RMR
The objective of this work was to establish the relationship between conflict and social change derived from migratory processes in a Huasteca community. Based on discourse analysis around the journey, stay and return, those related to molar identity defined as the uses and customs significant for any of the three migratory processes were weighted. In reference to the socioeconomic context, ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jul 11, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(2):JMPH-03-1030 | Open Access
Marzoog BA
Background: Psychiatric disorders are difficult to assess, diagnose, and treat in most cases. The present case describes an extremely rare psychological disorder in combination with metabolic and endocrine insufficiency.
Objectives: A 7-year-old child with inherited psychopathology from his father aggravated by his mother's alcoholism. The child was delivered from a primigravida/ primipara mother emergency due ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Jun 28, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(2):JMPH-03-1029 | Open Access
Mariné-Barjoan E, Festraëts J and Chaarana A
Background: Socio-demographic factors are known to influence epidemic dynamics.
Methods: We describe the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Nice, France, between February 28 and March 30, 2020, based on socio-demographic data and the date of lockdown.
Results: Among the 1,161 residents in Nice who underwent a PCR test for SARS CoV-2, 188 were positive, 30 (16%) of whom lived in disadvantaged sector (IRIS ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jun 15, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(2):JMPH-03-1028 | Open Access
Karbus M, Lippmaa E, Kööp K3 and Tupits M
The Experiences and Needs of Mothers' of Children with Cancer in Coping with the Child's Disease
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RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated May 23, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(2):JMPH-03-1027 | Open Access
Aditya Rai, Ashwin Rai A and Prasad DN
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease spread by female mosquitoes, primarily of the Aedes aegypti species. Dengue fever is caused by a virus from the Flaviviridae family. There are four serotypes of the virus which cause dengue fever DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4. It's expected that after you've recovered from an infection, you'll be immune to that ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated May 17, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(1):JMPH-03-1026 | Open Access
Nadiath B, El-Mouksitou A, Mohamed A and Henri-jean P
Background: The objective of this study is to analyze the medical and social needs expressed by patients operated on an outpatient basis within 30 postoperative days.
Methods: This is a prospective study from May to June 2017.The population, as well as the study of the link between patients’ needs, sociodemographic characteristics, and surgical discipline, were described.
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RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Apr 26, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(1):JMPH-03-1025 | Open Access
El-Mouksitou A, Mohamed A, Nadiath B and Henri-jean P
Introduction: Surgical activities increase the emission of CO2 and anesthetic gases into the environment. The objective of this study was to assess the level of knowledge of surgeons and the practical attitudes of institutions towards sustainable development.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Surgeons were asked to participate in this study via a self-administered ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Apr 25, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(1):JMPH-03-1024 | Open Access
Afsheen Ali and Sasidharan PK
Objectives: This study was to assess the impact of diet and lifestyle modification with weight reduction on blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension and to impart awareness regarding the importance of dietary modifications, physical exercise, and weight reduction in controlling or reversing high blood pressure and prevention of end-organ damage.
Methods: This was a prospective ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Apr 04, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(1):JMPH-03-1023 | Open Access
Lan-Anh L, Phuong NV, Hieu DD, Chien NTH, Anh TP, Trang TK, Dao BTA and Linh BK
A 15 years-old female British long hair cat was presented to a private veterinary clinic in Hanoi, Vietnam showing anemia, weakness, lethargy, weight loss and nose bleeding. Clinical examination of the cat showed pale mucous membrane, high fever, and shortness of breath. Amplification and sequence of the 18S rRNA gene follow by phylogenetic analysis, Babesia vogeli was confirmed with 100% and close ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Mar 11, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2022;3(1):JMPH-03-1022 | Open Access
Li Zhou, Yujiao Zhang, Ming Zhang, Yuanyuan Ren and Anlin Ma
Hepatitis B Virus RNA (HBV RNA) is a new serum marker and a direct product of the covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA). Entecavir (ETV) has been widely used for the treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (CHB) infection. The following study investigates the correlation between HBV RNA and histopathological changes in the liver, in response to ETV therapy. A cross-sectional ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jan 07, 2022 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(3):JMPH-02-1021 | Open Access
Doston L Djumaev, Nargiza M Abdurakhmonova and Zohid AUmarov
Purpose: The aim of the study was to evaluate the degree of coronary artery lesions in different functional classes of stable angina pectoris.
Materials and methods: The study involved 64 patients with a diagnosis of coronary heart disease stable angina pectoris. To study coronary blood flow, all patients underwent coronary angiography.
Results: Among patients of ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Dec 27, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(3):JMPH-02-1020 | Open Access
Mojtaba Ehsanifar
A stroke in the brain is caused by ischemia that led to sensorimotor disorders that could potentially brain damage or cause dementia. The stroke can be classified according to the cause of ischemia. Ischemic stroke results from atherothrombotic blockage of blood vessels inside the brain or vessels that lead to the brain (such as carotid arteries), or bleeding from the ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Nov 10, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(3):JMPH-02-1019 | Open Access
Andrea Lauková, Anna Kandričáková and Eva Bino
Background: Acute otitis media in children is one of the most frequently occurring infections. Increased resistance of the causative agents to antibiotics leads to problems in treating this infection. Many causative bacteria can form biofilm, so the aim of this study was to test susceptibility to gallidermin of biofilm-forming streptococci isolated from otitis media.
Methods: Quantitative ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Oct 29, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(2):JMPH-02-1018 | Open Access
Eirini Beneki, Georgios Deligiannis, Panagiotis Zachos, Nikias Milaras and Konstantinos Tsatiris
Background: The sudden outbreak of 2019 novel Coronavirus in Wuhan, China, rapidly grew into a global pandemic. Vaccines are urgently needed to prevent its spread but also to restore social and economic activities via generating mass immunization. Case report: We report the case of a male patient who developed pericarditis after administration of the second dose of ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Oct 12, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(2):JMPH-02-1017 | Open Access
Prem Sagar Panda, Manjori Bhattacharya and Ashish Sinha
The year 2020 will be associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, which has tainted a few million individuals (affirmed cases) all throughout the planet, causing countless passings. Some public governments reacted by forcing lockdowns to diminish the spread of contamination and expected passing's, yet this had contrary monetary and social repercussions (joblessness, business insolvencies, and so forth), Every year, around 1.35 million ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Sep 28, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(2):JMPH-02-1016 | Open Access
Elijah Sunom Umaru, Andrew Nomchaik Ibrahim1 and Kenneth Bitrus David
Over the past years particularly the last decade, the need for losing weight and staying “fit and healthy” has increased progressively. However, inasmuch as it has become seemingly vital to lose excess body weight and maintain it within average ranges, the reasons for weight loss differ in individuals. As being overweight and obese is a risk factor for ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Aug 06, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(2):JMPH-02-1015 | Open Access
Antonios N Papasotiriou*
The Autoimmune Diseases (ADs) synthesize a group of more than 70 ADs as Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Psoriasis (PS). The immune reaction in trauma is mainly represented by the Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and the Compensatory Anti-Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CARS) releasing diverse cytokines as IL-6. The immune system seems to be responsible for the ADs, the presence of Ads following ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jul 05, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(2):JMPH-02-1014 | Open Access
Andrew Jameson, Kasey Curtis, Leslie Pelkey, Lori Lynn, Nirali Bora, Liberty Jacques
Objectives: To describe a testing and isolating protocol that successfully helped stop a SARS-CoV-2 outbreak amongst individuals experiencing homelessness in a medium-sized Midwest City.
Methods: Following a significant increase in the population of individuals experiencing homelessness infected with COVID-19, local health partners came together to offer widescale, voluntary testing to individuals experiencing homelessness who utilized resources ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Jun 05, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(1):JMPH-02-1013 | Open Access
Melissa Loh1*, Karthikeyan Iyengar2 and William YCLoh2
Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic outbreak led to the reduction in conventional face-to-face meetings, clinical examination and learning opportunities. Consequently COVID-19 has had a significant effect on the delivery of dental education, training and Continued Professional Development (CPD). This has affected the teaching at both Undergraduate (UG) and at Postgraduate (PG) levels.
Methods: This article reviews the ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Apr 20, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(1):JMPH-02-1012 | Open Access
Syed Hasan Ahmad
Kidney transplantation has become the preferred mode of therapy for patients suffering from end stage renal disease. There has been substantial data that it improves the quality of life and longevity of patients suffering from kidney failure. The whole process of transplantation is multi-disciplinary, and it is worthy of note that there are also many risks and challenges associated it ... Read more
MINI REVIEW Updated Apr 16, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(1):JMPH-02-1011 | Open Access
Laurie G. Jacobs and Matthew Baniqued
As the acute COVID-19 pandemic continues world-wide, increasing numbers of survivors have presented to medical attention with what is now referred to as the “post-acute sequellae of SARS-Cov-2 (COVID-19) infection” or PASC. Clinics, programs and centers have arisen to provide care for these patients despite a lack of characterization of its epidemiology, symptoms and syndromes, risk factors, and ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Mar 26, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(1):JMPH-02-1010 | Open Access
Agajie Likie Bogale and Ajanaw Yizengaw Baye
Background: Customer satisfaction is the international standard requirements for medical laboratory quality and technical competence, and it is the basis to measure quality service delivery in the laboratory. Such information however is scanty in Ethiopia and thus, we assessed the effect of customer satisfaction towards clause numbers 4.14.3 and 4.14.7.
Methods: A facility based customer satisfaction survey was ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Jan 25, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2021;2(1):JMPH-01-1009 | Open Access
Fareena Yasir
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) is an infrequent but a potentially life-threatening emergency, associated with the use of neuroleptic and antipsychotic medications. It is characterised by tetrad of symptoms including fever, rigidity, altered mental status and autonomic dysfunction. Although NMS is most commonly seen as a reaction to neuroleptics, its development has also been seen with use of non-neuroleptics agents that ... Read more
CASE REPORT Updated Jan 07, 2021 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(2):JMPH-01-1008 | Open Access
Kapil Goyal, Parakriti Gupta and Mini P Singh
Few of the recent articles have underscored the recompenses of universal screening among women admitted for delivery. Nonetheless, this approach has limitations in resource-limited countries, where it is not possible to screen one and all. A negative test doesn’t exclude the infection, and moreover, mass testing upsurges the chances of false positivity, owing to cross-contamination and non-adherence to ... Read more
LETTER TO EDITOR Updated Dec 18, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(2):JMPH-01-1007 | Open Access
Christos Eftychiadis, Anastasios Philalithis, Constantinos Moustakas, George Ismailos and Constantinos Trompoukis
Abstract Medicine was impressively developed during Byzantine period (330-1453AC) including social medicine with its practical implications. The aim of this study is to offer a brief description of the pharmaceutical preventive aspects and of the other social preventive measures taken for the safety of the public health during that period. Data used for this study is taken from original ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Dec 15, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(2):JMPH-01-1006 | Open Access
Andrea Horta-Barba, Jaime Kulisevsky and Juan Marín-Lahoz
In January, first COVID-19 cases were reported in Wuhan, China. Although local authorities have received criticism because of lack of transparency and delay to take the first actions, afterwards China was praised by the World Health Organization (WHO) because of the strength and effectiveness of the measures they took. Currently, there are almost no local cases in China and the ... Read more
OPINION Updated Dec 07, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1005 | Open Access
Elijah Umaru, Victor Enang Ndikpongkeabasi and Kenneth Bitrus David
SARS-CoV-2 is the organism that causes the COVID-19 infection whose include pneumonia, fever, dry cough, fatigue and diarrhea. Most people who contract COVID-19 do not get very sick. However, being infected with the Coronavirus could pose a life threatening danger and be of colossal damage to patients with compromised immune systems or chronic diseases. Chronic diseases are diseases that persist ... Read more
SHORT COMMUNICATION Updated Nov 30, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1004 | Open Access
Njoku-Tony RF, Ebe TE, Iwuji KM, Uyo CN, Egbuawa IO and Udube VC
Exposure to noise for a long period of time has been an issue of concern to occupational health workers. This study investigated Noise Pollution Level (NPL) and its spatial distribution in Socotherm Nigeria Limited coating plants and its effects on the health of the workers. Seven sampling points were selected on the grounds of intensity of activities. A digital sound ... Read more
RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Aug 21, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1003 | Open Access
Reza Jafari, Naime Majidi Zolbanin and Reza Nassiri
There are currently unprecedented challenges of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19; the WHO nomenclature) on key fronts such as vaccine development and delivery, discovery of selective and targeted antiviral agents, and most importantly, application of public health sciences to overcome the transmission of COVID-19 worldwide consistent with evidenced-based policy and disease management. Given the urgency of pandemic, in this editorial, we offer an ... Read more
EDITORIAL Updated Aug 05, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1002 | Open Access
Okorocha UC and Uduagu EO
Maintenance entails all activities carried out on equipment in terms of proper installation, good servicing, routine checks, repairs and replacement of faulty parts in order for such equipment to give off its best throughout its useful life. Every item has its own operational characteristics which it must possess or exhibit in the course of its use. A termination in the ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Jul 01, 2020 PDF
J Med Public Health. 2020;1(1):JMPH-01-1001 | Open Access
Cyrilgentle Ugochukwu Okorocha
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronavirus are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavirus causes coronavirus diseases are also referred to as ... Read more
REVIEW ARTICLE Updated Jun 01, 2020 PDF