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A 45-year-old male patient, who presented to the outpatient department of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad with complaints of progressive lower back pain and stiffness in association with a limitation of mobility for the last 20 years. The back pain was insidious in onset and progressive in nature associated with early morning stiffness, and...
September 1, 2018 · 3 min read
infectious disease
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever or CCHF is a viral disease transmitted by a tick from animals to humans. During the Crimean war, the disease was known as Crimean fever. In 1944 the Soviet scientists identified the disease and labeled it as Crimean hemorrhagic fever. In 1967, the virus was isolated and was named as Congo virus....
August 26, 2018 · 6 min read
infectious disease
Tracking dengue in yourself or someone at home? Dengue Patient Care is a free app that follows the illness day by day, tells you what matters on each day of fever, and warns you when a reading crosses a threshold that needs a doctor. English and Urdu, works offline. Open Dengue Patient Care Dengue fever...
July 26, 2018 · 8 min read
