Once Forgotten Now Re-emerging: Scrub Typhus Infection in Pediatric Patients From North West India.

Background Scrub typhus is an important cause of acute febrile illness in children. It is one of the re-emerging infections in the Asia Pacific region. It is caused by the gram-negative bacteria  and is spread by the bite of trombiculid mites.

Development of an attribution of racial/ethnic health disparities scale.

The purpose of this study was to develop an Attribution of Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities (AREHD) scale. A convenience sample of undergraduate college students (n = 423) at four Midwestern universities was recruited to respond to the survey. A pilot test with undergraduate students (n = 23) found the survey had good acceptability and readability level (SMOG = 11th grade).

The clinicopathologic manifestations of Plasmodium vivax malaria in children: a growing menace.

Context: Today, India faces increasing morbidity and mortality due to malaria, which is a global health burden. Plasmodium vivax which was once considered to have a benign course, is now being increasingly associated with complicated malaria. Studies which have been done on the increasing virulence of P.