In this dissertation I explore applications of antibodies and alpaca-derived antibody fragments, known as VHHs, to understand severe acute respiratory associated coronavi [...]

Asthma is a highly prevalent airway disease characterized by inflammation, structural remodeling of the airways and airway hyperreactivity. Despite recent advances, asthm [...]

Oral hygiene is one of the most frequently cited missed nursing cares and is implicated in the development of non-ventilator hospital acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP), which i [...]

Under this heading only the infectious diseases which are considered to have a direct relationship to heart involvement will be taken up. The diseases will be discussed i [...]

The respiratory system is one of the greatest channels through which communicable diseases are spread. In the classification of diseases which are spread by means of the [...]

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a novel betacoronavirus first linked to a seafood wholesale market in Wuhan, China. Clinical manifestations varies [...]

In our single-center retrospective study, we aimed to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management and outcomes of pediatric appendicitis over a six-mon [...]

This dissertation characterizes B-cell mediated immune responses to RNA viruses of clinical importance. Specifically, I examine the responses to dengue virus (DENV), chik [...]