The mosquito is a vector of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. The mosquito's reliance on blood facilitates the transmission of these viral pathogens to humans. Digestion of blood proteins depends on the biphasic expression of serine proteases, with trypsin-like activity contributing to most of the activity in the midgut.
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Delirium is an acute decline or fluctuation in attention, awareness, or other cognitive function that can lead to serious adverse outcomes. Despite the severe outcomes, delirium is frequently unrecognized and uncoded in patients' electronic health records (EHRs) due to its transient and diverse nature. Natural language processing (NLP), a key technology that extracts medical concepts from clinical narratives, has shown great potential in studies of delirium outcomes and symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParacoccidioidomycosis is a severe systemic endemic mycosis caused by spp. which mainly affects individuals in Latin America. Progress in genomics has been slow, as evidenced by the incomplete reference databases available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPapillary eccrine adenoma (PEA) is a rare benign eccrine gland neoplasm presenting as a solitary nodule, primarily in middle-aged African American females. Accurate histological diagnosis is crucial due to its potential to mimic adnexal carcinomas. Complete excision is recommended due to its risk of local aggression and recurrence.
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