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Moreover, they also show probable high risk areas in the future epidemics. These models are based on previous trends of incidents and climate factors. Thus they allow for better prediction of disease incidents or outcomes.

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By Avishek Majumder & Priya Chetty on January 23, 2019 No Comments

Atopic dermatitis (eczema), an immune-mediated skin disease, continues to exhibit rising prevalence trends around the globe. As shown in the previous article, the worldwide patterns of the disease occurrence tend not to show any decline. The atopic dermatitis burden has also been stipulated to be on the rise due to associations with a number of co-morbidities.

 
By Avishek Majumder & Diksha Tomer on October 23, 2018 No Comments

Meta-analysis is a statistical technique that combines the findings from independent studies, such as clinical studies, epidemiological studies and intervention studies (Uman, 2011).

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Epidemiology of infectious diseases often require geographical information. Both spatial and temporal factors of a population can affect disease spread.

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Descriptive analysis of epidemiological data includes hypotheses development. This is based on variability of disease outcome rates with demographic variables. On the other hand, analytical epidemiology determines cause or mode of disease epidemic outbreak.

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By Avishek Majumder on July 19, 2017 No Comments

Allergic reactions or allergies are on the rise in both developing and developed nations with common allergies affecting 10-30% of the world population at any given point of time in their lives (Ring 2012). Asthma and allergic rhinitis are among the common air-borne allergic reactions affecting nearly 300-500 million people around the world (Pawankar et al. 2014). Furthermore, food (nearly 400 million), and drug-induced allergic reactions (1/10th of the world population) are prevalent in different parts of the world (Pawankar et al. 2014). Since the prevalence has increased to such an extent, allergies should be regarded as major health concerns.

 
By Avishek Majumder & Abhinash Jena on February 26, 2019 No Comments

After asthma, allergic rhinitis is the most common form of allergic condition faced or reported globally. It is a very common form of allergy and is mainly caused by pollens, dust, fly-ash, and other particulate matters. According to a study by The Global Asthma Network, (2018); approx. 70% of the global human population inhale or […]

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