Herpes zoster (HZ), also known as shingles, is caused by the reactivation of Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) that commonly leads to chickenpox. Normally, VZV remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia or the sensory ganglia of the cranial nerve after a...

Consensus Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccination in Adult Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases by the HKSR Clinical opinions generally advocate that COVID-19 vaccination is a critical measure to contain the current pandemic. Notably, patient...

A Review on the Impacts of Work from Home Arrangement on Health and Business Operation during COVID-19 Pandemic The development in information technologies facilitates digitalisation and a growing globalising endeavour leading to a significant impro...

With Vaccination , Can We Resist the Evolutionary Force of Viruses ? COVID-19, caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been a challenging pandemic in the 21 st century 1 . The highly pathogenic SARS-CoV-2 has ...

Novel Antiviral Mechanism Targeting Pressurised DNA State in Herpesvirus Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a highly contagious viral infection prevalent across the world. With HSV-1 and HSV-2 being the most common types, approximately 90% of people worl...

Is It a True Pathogen? Ureaplasma can live in the mucosa of urogenital tract of healthy adults without causing any symptoms. It was found that up to 80% of sexually mature female have Ureaplasma spp. in their genital tract 2 . It was found in 5 to 1...

Suspension of Antiviral Treatment for Alleviating Drug Resistance during Influenza Pandemics Antiviral stockpiling is one of the actions taken by many countries and the World Health Organization (WHO) for preparation of the next influenza pandemic. ...