Pressure ulcers are caused by sustained mechanical loading and deformation of the skin
and subcutaneous layers between internal stiff anatomical structures and external surfaces …

(1) The isolation of what is believed to be a hitherto unrecorded virus is described. The first
isolation was made in April 1947 from the serum of a pyrexial rhesus monkey caged in the …

Ecology was born in temperate North America. Its longitudinal diffusion was rapid and easy,
but its latitudinal progress, especially towards the equator, has been rougher going, to such …

Abstract This book, The Anophelinae of Africa south of the Sahara is, in effect, a second and
revised edition, now under the joint authorship of Dr. MT Gillies and Dr. B. De Meilion, of The …

The word “chikungunya” was first used by the indigenous people of Southern Province,
Tanganyika Territory, in reference to a disease which afflicted them in epidemic form in 1952 …

Acoustic communication requires not only detection of the signal but also discrimination of
differences among signals by the receiver. Attenuation and degradation of acoustic signals …

Pure and Applied Biology, Volume 17: The Physiology of Mosquitoes explores some
physiological aspects of mosquitoes, including their development, metabolism, survival …

Clinical Importance of Arboviral Infections.................................. A. Disease in
Humans............................................................. 1. Systemic Febrile Illnesses …

In spite of their tragic nature, and notwithstanding the human suffering they create,
emergency situations are also opportunities to build better mental health care. The surge of …

In the last two decades, yellow fever re-emerged with vehemence to constitute a major
public health problem in Africa. The disease has brought untold hardship and indescribable …