Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to A Kökkaya.
Of 35 cases diagnosed as anthrax during 1.9.1981 - 1.12.1982, 18 were females (51,4%) and 17 were males (48,6%), the mean age was 39,7. All of the women were housewives, 14 male patients were farmers, 1 was a tradesman, 1 a worker, and 1 a butcher. It was localised on the skin in 31 cases (88,6%) and in the throat in 4 cases (11,4%). Penicillin was used for treatment. In one of the cases with throat localisation, sepsis developed, leading to death.
After the administration of efficient and reliable vaccines many of the infectious diseases have declined dramatically. Measles in the developed countries has declined also dramatically since the introduction of measles vaccine, but still remains an important pediatric problem. When given at age 15 months or later, the live further attenuated virus vaccine provides durable immunity in over 90 percent. Measles vaccine failure has been associated with the use of inactivated measles vaccine vaccination before 1 year of age and errors of vaccine handling.