Temporal trends in Parkinson's disease among older adults in the United States from 1999 to 2020: Retrospective analysis from CDC WONDER database.

This retrospective study assessed the mortality trends related to Parkinson's Disease (PD) between 1999 and 2020. We assessed individuals aged 65 years and older and a total of 831,793 deaths were identified. Of these total number of deaths, place of death was accessible for 830,176 cases.

Home Isolated COVID-19 Patients Adhering To Recommended Guidelines: A Cross Sectional Survey In Karachi.

Objectives: To assess compliance level of coronavirus disease-2019 patients with recommended isolation guidelines.

Methods: The cross-sectional phone-based survey was conducted in Karachi, from March to October 2020 after approval from the ethics review board of Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, and comprised patients of either gender who had been tested positive and were advised home isolation due to mild/asymptomatic nature of their infection. Data was collected using a predesigned 42-item questionnaire in the light of the guidelines issued by the National Institutes of Health, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Dengue outbreak in the times of COVID-19 pandemic: Common myths associated with the dengue.

With the sharp rise in dengue cases across the state and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to pay attention to the common misbelieves among the population about dengue. It should be considered to actively spread awareness about the disease to bust the common myths associated with it. A few common myths include that it is a contagious disease, or it is a milder infection than COVID-19, so it's not taken more seriously, or that one cannot be coinfected with both dengue and COVID-19 at one time.