With the recent news of the huge XDR (extreme drug resistant) typhoid fever outbreak, it is pertinent to know about this disease. History: Typhoid or Enteric fever is a bacterial disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. The earliest account of this disease goes back to ancient Greece where it wiped out one-third of the…
Dengue fever is one of the major health problems in tropical and subtropical areas throughout the world. Pakistan has confirmed Dengue cases nationally. Some recent cases have been reported from the following regions: Balochistan, Dhaka, Islamabad Capital Territory, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Punjab. INTRODUCTION Dengue fever is an acute infectious viral disease, also known as…
Ramadan (Sawm) is one of the five pillars of Islam. This year it will start on 6th of May, it varies according to the lunar calendar. In this year it’s in Summer, which means longer hours without food. Most people take two meals in the day. Sehri (meal before dawn) Iftaar (meal after sunset). The…
Cylinder blast or gas leak injuries are common in the developing world where the majority of affected people are from the lower and middle-class population. In the developed world due to their good preventive measures and public awareness these incidences are very less. For the last few years we have seen a rise in these…
Remarkable advances in burn care have been made internationally over recent decades and it is recognized that the organized efforts of burn teams are required to continue enhancing survival rates and quality of life for patients. Patients with major burns are unique, representing one of the most severe models of trauma and therefore necessitate treatment…
