ABSTRACT Tick infestations have been reported as one of the factors threatening the health of giant pandas, but studies of viral pathogens carried by ticks feeding on the blood of giant pandas are limited.To assess whether blood-sucking ticks of giant pandas can carry viral pathogens and if so, whether the viruses in ticks are associated with those
Anesthetic management of an obstetric patient with idiopathic transverse myelitis: A unique approach!
Transverse myelitis (TM) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by acute or subacute bilateral inflammation and myelin destruction Shampoos in the spinal cord.A 14-year-old, primigravida with idiopathic TM presented to us with 38 weeks gestation for emergency cesarean section.There are potential anesthetic concerns with general anesthesia in
Identification and characterization of a new soybean promoter induced by Phakopsora pachyrhizi, the causal agent of Asian soybean rust
Abstract Background Phakopsora pachyrhizi is a biotrophic fungal pathogen responsible for the Asian soybean rust disease causing important yield losses in tropical and subtropical Eyes soybean-producing countries.P.pachyrhizi triggers important transcriptional changes in soybean plants during infection, with several hundreds of genes being either u
Neurogenic bladder in spinal cord injury patients
Waleed Al Taweel, Raouf SeyamDepartment of Urology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAbstract: Neurogenic bladder dysfunction due to spinal cord injury poses a significant threat to the well-being of patients.Incontinence, renal impairment, urinary tract infection, stones, and poor quality of life are some co