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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135992.x

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年代:1981

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb140356.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1975

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb111166.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1973

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摘要:

Drugs which lower arterial blood pressure by direct vasodilator action usually have to be combined with beta adrenergic blocking drugs and diuretics for maximum clinical effectiveness. Appreciation of the pharmacodynamic interactions is necessary to individualize drug programmes rationally. Vasodilator drug therapy is remarkable for the lack of side effects such as central nervous system effects, postural hypotension and sexual difficulties which usually characterize most “anti‐adrenergic” drug regimens.

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb140358.x

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年代:1975

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb76749.x

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年代:1977

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Three antigens of the influenza A virus are known to be important. The two surface antigens, the haemagglutinin and the neuraminidase, vary independently, and because of the need to indicate the three antigens, and because strains of influenza A virus from animals other than man and from birds may resemble each other, a new nomenclature giving the necessary information has been devised and published by WHO.The main purpose of the WHO Influenza Programme, established in 1947, is to obtain strains from different parts of the world and have their antigenic structure characterized as rapidly as possible, so that antigenic changes can be detected as soon as they occur. The second purpose is to obtain as much epidemiological information as possible. There are now 90 National Influenza Centres cooperating with the Virus Diseases Unit of WHO, and there are two International Influenza Centres.Between 1968 and 1973 two variants of influenza A virus have been prevalent ‐ A/Hong Kong/1/68 (H3N2), which was identified in 1968, and A/England/42/72 (H3N2), which was first isolated in 1971 and which has now replaced the earlier strain. Both have been responsible for widespread epidemics and for a considerable increase in the number of deaths, but on first analysis the epidemics associated with the current strain seem to have lasted for a much shorter time than the earlier ones.Despite the great advances in virology and epidemiology, influenza is still one of the uncontrolled epidemic diseases. Vaccination, when wisely used, is of great benefit to the individual, but it is not possible to use it for the control of epidemic spread. Let us hope that current laboratory and ecological studies in present circumstances may lead to means of so using it in the future.

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb111167.x

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年代:1973

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1977.tb76753.x

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年代:1977

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摘要:

A survey of the health and nutritional status of 187 Aboriginal children under 15 years of age in Cunnamulla, western Queensland, in December, 1971, showed that their weights, heights and arm circumferences were considerably and significantly lower than those of white children, according to both English and American standards. Those children living in shanties on the outskirts of Cunnamulla had significantly lower weights than those living in houses in the town. As a whole, the group showed degrees of weight and height retardation similar to those of most other reported groups of Australian Aborigines.Three‐quarters of the preschool children had a previous history of gastroenteritis, and the protozoan parasite, Giardia lamblia, was present in the children's faeces in minor epidemic proportions. Eleven per cent of the children were anaemic, and 9% had some degree of deafness. The infant mortality rate of the Cunnamulla Aboriginal population for the decade 1961‐1971 was almost four times the Australian average.

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1975.tb140359.x

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年代:1975

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摘要:

Neonatal tetanus is uncommon in Australia, where most births take place in hospital. It is common in areas of poor hygiene and a scarcity of trained attendants. The present case is reported as the first known to have occurred in the Northern Territory, where there is a high level of maternal immunity due to the excellent immunization programme carried out by the Northern Territory Medical Service. The baby was treated by curarization and artificial ventilation, and made a good recovery.

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb135260.x

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年代:1980

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摘要:

The occurrence of human pandemic influenza has depended on the appearance of influenza viruses which antigenically have differed greatly from previous strains.Minor changes in the virus can be explained by the appearance of mutant strains, but the “new” viruses which cause the major pandemics are thought to be formed by genetic recombination of human influenza viruses with animal or avian strains.The following paper describes the influenza virus and the surface antigens, and presents evidence to support the foregoing hypothesis.

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DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb111168.x

出版商:Wiley    

年代:1973

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