Contents (2012; Vol.1,No.1, APRIL - JUNE)
editorial
Musings on a New Arrival
C. C. Kartha
institution
Kerala University of Health Sciences
K. Mohandas
general articles
Prevention and Treatment of Viral Infection: Homeopathic Approach
Sneha Nambiar
review article
Priorities and Future of Diagnosis of Emerging Viral Diseases
Pradip V. Fulmali
Toxoplasmosis Revisited
Sheela Mathew
in conversation
U. C . Chaturvedi MS. Suja
pictorial commentary
Cerebral Rabies
S. K. Shankar, Anita Mahadevan and M. S. Suja
Cerebral Malaria
K.P. Aravindan
commentary
Towards a paradigm shift in rabies treatment
Ramkumar Hariharan
Infectious Diseases – An Ayurvedic Perspective
R. B. Hosamani
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meeting report
Symposium on Infectious Diseases
Contributed by: R. Sajith Kumar and Edited by Prathiksha
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case report
Scrub Typhus Presenting as Atypical Pneumonia
Sajan Christopher and K. Sreekanthan
book review
The Emperor of All Maladies. A biography of cancer
Ramkumar Hariharan
Latest Articles
Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in Kerala
R. Sajith Kumar and Edited by Prathiksha
Emerging and reemerging infectious diseases pose a threat to the stability of nations worldwide due to their adverse effects on health and development. Factors for the emergence/re-emergence of infectious diseases are complex and interrelated...
Scrub Typhus presenting as Atypical Pneumonia
Sajan Christopher, K. Sreekanthan
Scrub typhus is being increasingly reported in India. It is highly endemic in suburban regions of Thiruvananthapuram. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with acute febrile illness
Commentary
Towards a paradigm shift in rabies treatment
Ramkumar Hariharan
The almost fairy tale-like story of 15-year old Jeanna Giese, who became a medical first in 2004, by surviving rabies without any post-exposure prophylaxis, has sparked renewed interest and enthusiasm in the treatment of this fatal disease. The completely novel medical protocol that was used to treat Giese was crafted by Dr Rodney Willoughby and his team at the Children’s Hospital in Wisconsin...
Infectious Diseases – An Ayurvedic Perspective
R. B. Hosamani
The nature being the mother of mankind has always had soothing effect. But in the process of learning for his comfort man has neglected the untoward effects on nature.
Pictorial Commentary
Cerebral Rabies
S. K. Shankar,
Anita Mahadevan,
M.S. Suja
A sixteen year old male presented with acute onset of paresthesias
Cerebral Malaria
K.P. Aravindan
Autopsied brain of a guest worker from Orissa seen through the microscope. The delicate branching capillaries