The Hajj has become the epicenter of mass migration of millions of Muslims of enormous ethnic diversity. No other mass gathering can compare, either in scale or in regularity. Respiratory tract infection during Hajj ...

Introduction: Although health authorities encourage pilgrims to vaccinate themselves against influenza virus; no data exist on how much this vaccination is effective in the Iranian Hajj pilgrims. In the current study, we ...

Objectives: Plantar poisoning is not unusual in Iran.Toxic plants are different according to geographic distribution. There are different toxic plants in Iran like Datura Stramonium (DS), Cannabis, Atropa belladonna and ...

The major transmission route of HBV virus is contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person. Apart from parenteral, sexual and vertical transmission, HBV may be transmitted through child to child or ...

Contemporary with elucidating the travel-related morbidity and mortality impact of influenza, health care providers emphasized general populations and medical practitioner to medical and economic benefit of vaccination ...

Medical tourism is a term referring to the people traveling to other countries to obtain medical care. Like any other rapid growing indus­try, medical tourism has prompted ethical and legal issues. These issues are mainly ...