Browsing by Author "Radovanovic, Zoran (7005270902)"

Rhinosporidiosis occurs extremely seldom in Europe. Until recently, the disease was unknown in Serbia (Yugoslavia). An outbreak that began in January 1992, affected 21 individuals. All of them had been exposed to the same source of stagnant water. The purpose of this study was to assess which control measures would be selected by epidemiologists potentially involved in the control of the disease. Most respondents (20 of 32 or 62.5%) opted only for an information release as the most appropriate control measure. The reasons listed by the epidemiologists to justify their choice of optimal control measures showed that the political and economic hardships, including an embargo imposed upon rump Yugoslavia, did not hamper their judgment. The turmoil associated with the disintegration of Yugoslavia, however, appears to have significantly affected the information level of the participants.

The prevalence of smoking among 317 first-year medical students was estimated to be 25.9%. The freshmen were interviewed about their smoking habits and followed for a period of two years. Academic success was assessed in terms of regularity of studying and the mean grade. The results of this cohort study did not reveal any significant association between smoking and the indicators of success either for men or women. © 1983 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

In an area heavily affected by both Balkan nephropathy (BN) and upper urothelial tumours (UUT), an outbreak of UUT (followed later by BN) affected at least four of five siblings. Their cousins developed BN in a high proportion but no one of them had any sign of UUT. It has been suggested that host factors determine the outcome of exposure to the same agent(s) responsible for both diseases. © 1990.