Infection & Infectious Diseases
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West Nile Virus
In recent years, there have been serious outbreaks of West Nile Virus in the US, where the outbreaks caused a number of fatalities, and in some parts of Europe. Prof David Williams provides an overview of the virus, its symptoms, treatment and prevention. Read…
Fever in the Returning Traveller
Fifty million people travel to the developing world every year, many of whom develop a travel-related illness often involving fever caused by infection. In this article Dr Charis Marwick and Dr Dilip Nathwani provide an overview of the main regional causes of fever to aid diagnosis and treatment. Read…
Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and the risks from blood transfusion
196 people have died from vCJD in the UK since it was first detected in 1996. While the primary route of transmission has been through eating infected meat, concern has recently focussed on onward human to human transmission. In this article Dr Azra Ghani reviews vCJD and the risks from blood transfusion. Read…
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and its clinical impact
MRSA is now the most common cause of hospital-acquired infection worldwide and infection rates show no sign of abating. Dr Xavier Emmanuel reviews the evolution of MRSA, its clinical impact and efforts to control and eradicate it. Read…
Could highly active antiretroviral therapy reduce HIV transmission? (update)
Combined antiretroviral therapy has been shown to reduce viral load in HIV. However, is it possible that the use of such therapy could also ultimately reduce HIV transmission? Dr Gordon Scott reviews the evidence, including a promising study from Taiwan which has suggested this could be the case. Read…
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