Hepatitis Viruses
Some studies have found a correlation between tattooing and hepatitis C virus infection in very selected populations, such as prisoners using makeshift tattooing devices. © Charles Knox/Shutterstock. “Love is like…
Herpesviruses
Vaccines available in the United States to prevent infections caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), a herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles. (a) The measles, mumps, rubella, varicella (chickenpox), or…
Poxviruses
(a) Photograph of Dr. Donald A. Henderson standing in front of a “Smallpox Zero” sign at an unknown location. Dr. Henderson headed the international efforts in the 1960s to eradicate…
Infectious Molecules: prions and Viroids
Some deer are tested for chronic wasting disease, a prion disease of cervids. © Teri Shors. “It has just stopped me cold from eating another burger!” —Oprah Winfrey, during a…
Poliovirus and Other Enteroviruses
Draped over the handlebars of a bicycle in the Central African country of Chad is a satchel containing poliovirus vaccine. The satchel includes a logo with the words “Kick Polio…
The History of Medicine, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, and Xenotransplantation
Dr. Albert Sabin examining a vial of live, attenuated poliovirus vaccine in 1959. © Everett Collection Inc./Alamy Stock Photo. “The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.” —Edward Teller…
the Best for Last: Bacteriophages
Vials of bacteriophage cocktails produced by researchers at the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia. Their expertise is recognized around the world as a leading organization in…
Robot-Assisted Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Fig. 13.1 Self-retaining retractors and Yankauer suctions. (a) Two retractors which are located on the left side had already been developed by Professor Chung for robotic thyroidectomy via a transaxillary…
Bilateral Axillo-breast Approach (BABA) Endoscopic and Robotic Thyroid Surgery
Fig. 8.1 Schematic depiction of the operating room setup for a BABA endoscopic right hemithyroidectomy After skin preparation, the surgeon marks the midline, the major anatomical landmarks (including the thyroid…
