1.Nipah virus: epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention.
Limei WANG ; Denghui LU ; Maosen YANG ; Shiqi CHAI ; Hong DU ; Hong JIANG
Frontiers of Medicine 2024;18(6):969-987
Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic paramyxovirus that has recently emerged as a crucial public health issue. It can elicit severe encephalitis and respiratory diseases in animals and humans, leading to fatal outcomes, exhibiting a wide range of host species tropism, and directly transmitting from animals to humans or through an intermediate host. Human-to-human transmission associated with recurrent NiV outbreaks is a potential global health threat. Currently, the lack of effective therapeutics or licensed vaccines for NiV necessitates the primary utilization of supportive care. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of the various aspects of the NiV, including therapeutics, vaccines, and its biological characteristics, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical features. The objective is to provide valuable information from scientific and clinical research and facilitate the formulation of strategies for preventing and controlling the NiV.
Animals
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Humans
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Disease Outbreaks/prevention & control*
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Henipavirus Infections/virology*
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Nipah Virus/pathogenicity*
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Viral Vaccines
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Zoonoses/virology*
2.Changes in hemostasis and clinical significance of coagulation function test in patients with liver cirrhosis
Shiqi CHAI ; Jinjun CHEN ; Tingting QI
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2021;37(12):2928-2931
The liver plays an important role in procoagulant and anticoagulant mechanisms in human body. There are complex changes in hemostasis in patients with liver cirrhosis, with the presence of interaction between the portal venous system and the peripheral system and differences in etiology, and such patients have a dual trend of hemorrhage and thrombosis. At present, there are certain limitations in coagulation function tests commonly used in clinical practice. The primary etiology and results of various coagulation tests should be considered before initiation of anticoagulant therapy for patients with liver cirrhosis, so as to make the best clinical decisions for patients.

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