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Traumatic asphyxia during stadium stampede
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2004)
Objectives: To present a series of cases of survivors and non-survivors of traumatic asphyxia from a single mass casualty incident in Zimbabwe and a review of the literature.
Design: Descriptive case review.
Setting: ...
Epidemiology of oral Kaposi’s sarcoma in Zimbabwe 1988-1997: A population-based study
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2008)
Objective: Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases globally which contrasts with the lack of population-based studies of oral Kaposi's sarcoma (OKS); one of the clinical cardinal signs of HIV/AIDS. To ...
Forgotten diseases: relapsing fever
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2004)
Relapsing fever is a group of conditions that is characterized by recurrent febrile episodes interspaced with periods of no symptoms at all. They are arthropod-borne spirochetal infections of the Borrellia genus and occur ...
Ethics in reproductive health: Clinical issues in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)
Reproductive health can present heal th practitioners with ethical problems because of the complex interaction between cultural practices, the laws of the country and individual personal preferences. In particular, the ...
Diagnosis of neurological infections in AIDS patients: Possibilities for Zimbabwe
(2000)
Routine cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination and culture was performed on CSF obtained from 23 HIV infected adults presenting with neurological symptoms at Parirenyatwa Hospital. Bacterial growth was obtained in CSF from ...
Choledochal cyst associated with HIV (Human Immunodeficincy Virus) disease
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)
Choledochal cysts are believed to be congenital dilatations of the intrahepatic or extrahepatic bile ducts, or both, of unkown aetiology-.1 They were first described by Vital and Ezler in 1723.2 However, the aetiology of ...
Malaria in pregnancy
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2008)
It is estimated that, nearly five billion episodes of clinical malaria occur worldwide each year. The disease causes about three million deaths annually with Africa suffering 90% of this burden.'it is also estimated that ...
Body fluid shifts in soldiers after a jogging/walking exercise in the heat: effects of water and electrolyte solution on rehydration
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)
Objectives: To examine the relationships between dehydration and body fluid shifts and the effects of ingesting water or oral rehydration solution or no fluid during and after exercise in the heat [mean (SE)] temperature, ...
Evaluation of Factors Associated with HIV Prevalence among 15- to 49-Year-Olds in Chimanimani District of Zimbabwe: Divergence and Similarity of the Two Statistical Methods
(2009-08)
Introduction
AIDS surveillance has been the cornerstone of national efforts to monitor the spread of HIV infection in the world and to target HIV-prevention programs and health-care services. HIV case surveillance provides ...
Supernumerary teeth: Literature review
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 2001)
A review of the literature on supernumerary teeth in general and supernumerary molars in particular was carried out on prevalence, aetiology, complications and the treatment of supernumerary teeth. Additional teeth are ...