Responding to mass psychogenic illness
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Many doctors are unsure of the proper way to treat mass psychogenic illness. Mass psychogenic illness occurs when there is an outbreak of symptoms among many people that cannot be traced to any environmental cause. A 1999 report discussed an outbreak of mass psychogenic illness in a high school in McMinnville, Tennessee. Despite an intense investigation, no cause was ever found. However, many of the children experienced real symptoms and the fact that the symptoms may have been caused by anxiety alone does not detract from their seriousness. Great sensitivity is needed to avoid demeaning or blaming the victims.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2000
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Responding to organ failure in HIV-infected patients
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Several dozen AIDS patients have received an organ transplant as of June, 2003, and many are doing as well as any other organ transplant patient. In the past, AIDS patients were never considered for an organ transplant because they had such a poor prognosis. However, advances in AIDS treatment have caused doctors to reconsider giving organ transplants to AIDS patients. Most have received a liver or kidney, but one patient has received a heart transplant.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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Faster...but fast enough? Responding to the epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome
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Doctors and public health officials were able to identify the probable cause of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) within weeks after its appearance in Asia. As of May, 2003, a coronavirus is believed to cause SARS. Researchers are actively working to develop a diagnostic test, a vaccine, and effective antiviral drugs. However, the disease continues to spread and has been reported in 17 countries.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2003
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