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2023 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH | Pp. 58-61,
Iron-deficiency anemia is the most frequent form of anemia in pregnancy and can haveserious consequences for both the mother and fetus. The majority of women do not haveadequate iron stores to meet the dramatic increase in requirements during the second andth...
2023 | International Journal of Innovative and Applied Research | Pp. 65-69
HIV immune activation plays an important role in the immune pathogenesis of this disease. The mechanisms that drive this immune activation are partially defined and may be the result of multiple factors. Although the introduction of concomitant antiretroviral...
2023 | J Pub Health Nutri | Pp. 129
Human immunodeficiency virus is a threat to human existence, especially in developingcountries, including Nigeria. Although many preventive and interventional measures have beentaken to reduce the threat of HIV, HIV remains a major cause of public challenge i...
2023 | J Pub Health Nutri | Pp. 141
Cervical cancer screening is the major public health strategy for secondary prevention ofcervical cancer especially in the HIV infected women. There a very low utilization of cervicalcancer screening services in the developing countries. This is despite the h...
2023 | International Journal of Current Research in Medical Sciences | Pp. 21-34
Monkeypox is a re-emerging viral zoonosis that occurs naturally in heavily forested regions of West and CentralAfrica. Monkeypox was first identified as a distinct illness in 1958 among laboratory monkeys in Copenhagen,Denmark. Inter-human transmission of mon...
2023 | Journal of Biomedical Sciences | Pp. 1-6
Sickle cell disease has been described by many scholars as a chronic inflammatorydisease which is linked to many factors such as endothelial destruction,increased synthesis of reactive oxygen specie, haemolysis, increased synthesisof pro inflammatory cytokine...
2023 | International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences | Pp. 171-180
The immune system protects the host organism from exogenous and endogenouspathogens. A finely tuned andbalanced array of cytokines, coagulation factors, andcomplement together with immunocompetent cells protect thebody from a wide variety ofknown and unknown...
2023 | International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Sciences | Pp. 98-104
Owing to rapid population growth and industrialization, the situation of air pollution has become a public healththreat of global concern. White blood cells, also known as leukocytes or leucocytes, are immune system cells thatassist in defending the body agai...
2023 | J Pub Health Nutri | Pp. 139
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been linked to a number of coagulationdisorders. High plasma von Willebrand factor concentrations have been associated with HIVillness and may be a sign of active endothelium. Human Immunodeficiency Virus -rela...
2023 | INOSR Experimental Sciences | Pp. 1-16
Anaemia in adults with heart failure occurs when there is a deficiency of erythrocytes or haemoglobin in the blood, which further lowers the already limited oxygen supply to the body's tissues in heart failure. Anaemia is typically caused by poor nutrition, c...