A number of so-called pox diseases, similar to MPX are known, some confined to animals and the others to humans. For instance, cow, sheep, fox, and fowl pox, are the most well-recognized animal pox...

Before we discuss the various viral variants, it is instructive to evaluate their societal impact. Not the least because we may have to confront various, yet to emerge SARS-CoV-2 variants or...

The recurrent waves of COVID infections we are witnessing now, particularly in the developed world where vaccines are readily available, have been termed the ‘pandemic of the unvaccinated’ because it...

An array of new POC diagnostic tests are currently available. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over 450 such tests have been...

One of the most common, well-recognized oral manifestations of COVID-19 is chemosensory dysfunction, leading to alterations of taste (dysgeusia) either with, or without, olfactory involvement...

At the time of their introduction, the effectiveness of these vaccines in large population groups on a community-wide basis, was unknown.

‘In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals as they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.’
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Vaccines and vaccination procedures have had their fair share of proponents and opponents since their introduction some two centuries ago by Edward Jenner, in the UK, to prevent smallpox. This said,...

In general, there are a number of critical parameters to be fulfilled by an ideal vaccine.

In general, it should be noted that all disinfectants are potentially harmful and injurious chemicals, and their improper use leads to unhealthy side effects in exposed clinical staff.4 The fact that...

As the name implies, the major focus of this document is on three major AGPs that, for the sake of convenience, have been categorized into three areas:.

The current pandemic of COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 which originated in Wuhan, China in late 2019. It is now known that the median incubation period of COVID-19 is...

Mitigation of Aerosol Generating Procedures in Dentistry – A Rapid Review by the Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP): An Appraisal
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The practice of dentistry is rather unique in that the patient cannot be masked during any dental procedure, and the dentist is in extremely close proximity to the oral operative site, which renders...