Review ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsCOVID-19: A Review of Current Evidence on Phylogenetics and EtiopathogenesisRafiq Shajahan, Naganathan K. PillaiCOVID-19 represents the latest pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Coronaviruses are RNA viruses that cause a largely viral mediated immune-related syndrome similar to the SARS epidemic. Following metagenomic sequencing, SARS-CoV-2 closely resembles SARS-CoV (79% similarity) and MERS-CoV virus (50% similarity). Despite this, clinical observations have found varying degrees of infectivity and pathogenesis amongst these viruses. Phylogenetic origins of SARS-CoV-2 … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 2 Apr 2021 · 6,764 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparison of Bleeding Time and Clotting Time in Different Blood GroupsB. Mahapatra, N. MishraProblem statement: Researchers have demonstrated that epistaxis is more often encountered in patients having blood group O probably due to lower expression of von Willebrand factor. We had taken up this study to find out if there is any definite relationship between the blood groups with the bleeding time and clotting time in our population. Approach: This retrospective study was … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 10,976 accessesView PDFCite