1. What causes Ebola virus disease? Ebola virus is a RNA virus belonging to family Filoviridae. The 5 species of Ebola virus are: Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV), Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV), Reston ebolavirus (RESTV), Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV), Taï Forest ebolavirus (TAFV). Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) is the most dangerous amongst these. Reston ebolavirus has caused disease in non-human…
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Headbanging Injuries
It all began in a tour of Led Zeppelin – the craftsmen of one of the most popular rock songs of the past 40 years – “Stairway to Heaven”. The audience on the front row were nodding their heads against the rhythm of their music and that was when the…
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Medical Memes
Meme (/mi:m/) is an image, video, piece of text, etc., typically humorous in nature, that is copied and spread rapidly by Internet users, often with slight variations. This is our small attempt to bring a sense of humour to the serious and hectic world of medicine. Send your meme creation…
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Should I study MBBS ?
When little, you would ink pages with your thoughts hovering around your dream of wearing a white coat and hanging up a stethoscope; you wouldn’t wait a second to think before you answer that the ambition of your life is to become a doctor. But no one ever said being…
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Too many Medical negligence Claims – Where is the fault?
It isn’t a new thing to find the news of medical negligence and extortion, manhandling of health professionals in the newspapers as well as online news websites. Almost every day we have news of a conflict between attendants and the medical professionals after the mishap with the patient. A likelihood…
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Ignoring Consent and Counselling is a spark to all troubles
Information about his health is patient’s right excluding certain modifiable scenarios. This right is retained by the attendant of the patients as well. Most often the root of all trouble lies in the failed communication and inability of the doctor or medical personal to build a sense of transparency and…