The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine
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The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, which initially began in China, has spread to many countries around the globe, with the number of confirmed cases increasing every day. With a death toll exceeding that of the SARS-CoV outbreak back in 2002 and 2003 in China, 2019-nCoV has led to a public health emergency of international concern, putting all health organizations on high alert. Herein, we present on an overview of the currently available information on the pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of this virus.
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Int J Occup Environ Med · Apr 2020
Preparedness and Lessons Learned from the Novel Coronavirus Disease.
In a short span, a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has captured global consciousness by significantly affecting the day-to-day life of humans and emerged as a public health emergency. Undoubtedly, it indicates that lessons learnt from the past epidemics of coronaviruses such as the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), had not enough and thus left us ill-prepared to deal with the challenges that COVID-19 pandemic is currently posing. ⋯ However, the disease has prepared humankind in facing such outbreaks at present as well as in the future. Besides, it has also taught numerous lessons that are worth considering and implementing to make the world a better reality.
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Int J Occup Environ Med · Oct 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialTraining in using earplugs or using earplugs with a higher than necessary noise reduction rating? A randomized clinical trial.
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is one of the most common occupational diseases and the second most common cause of workers' claims for occupational injuries. ⋯ Training in appropriate use of earplugs significantly affects the efficacy of earplugs---even more than using an earplug with higher NRR.
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Int J Occup Environ Med · Jul 2012
Multicenter StudyOccupational and environmental risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Egypt: a multicenter case-control study.
Despite the advances in medical therapy and technology, the prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains poor and the need for disease prevention based on identifying the risk factors becomes mandatory. Occupational and environmental exposures were studied in several countries and found to play important role in the disease development. However, in Egypt, a little attention has been paid to study the effect of these factors in the disease development. ⋯ In Egypt, farming, raising birds and wood working are important risk factors for the development of IPF.