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The extent to which the social work profession is addressing women's health issues was assessed through a review of social work journals for the period 1985-92. Located were 36 articles in 11 journals, 19 of which covered reproductive health issues and 17 of which focused on medical diagnoses. The articles on reproduction fell into the following subcategories: pregnancy (6); family planning (5); abortion (4); substance abuse during pregnancy (2); and fetal protection policies (1). The articles on medical diagnoses covered the following conditions: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases (6); breast cancer (4); aging (3); premenstrual syndrome (2); chronic fatigue syndrome (1); and Turner's syndrome (1). The preponderance of articles on reproduction suggests that social workers have adopted the hegemonic view of women as defined primarily by their reproductive role. Moreover, most of the articles reflected the disease perspective characteristic of the medical model. Notably absent were analyses of current health policies and structural phenomena (e.g., lack of employment opportunities or day care facilities) that impact on women's health. Urged is a reorientation of social work toward a more active role in redefining women's health needs.
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PMID:Women's health issues: a review of the current literature in the social work journals, 1985-1992. 802 35

Q fever is a widespread zoonosis caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Aborting domestic ruminants are the main sources of human infection but the reservoir of infection is extremely wide. In humans, Q fever may occur as acute pneumonia, hepatitis or flu-like illness or may take a severe chronic form, characterized by endocarditis, chronic hepatitis and chronic fatigue syndrome. In animals, the main clinical manifestation is late abortion. Infection with C. burnetii can be diagnosed using cultural, serological and genetic methods but because the organism is potentially dangerous and requires specialized skills only specialist laboratories are capable of undertaking diagnostic tests. This paper provides a brief overview of the epidemiology and pathogenesis of Q fever (coxiellosis).
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PMID:Q fever (coxiellosis): epidemiology and pathogenesis. 1519 98

Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular pathogen known to be the causative agent of Q fever, a zoonosis with worldwide occurrence. The organism has been found in many wild and domestic animals. Infected animals shed highly stable bacteria in urine, faeces, milk, and through placental and birth fluids. Humans acquire the infection mainly by inhaling infected aerosols, or by ingesting contaminated raw milk or fresh dairy products; tick transmission has been proven but is probably rare. The aim of the present study was to determine the titres of immunoglobulin IgG against phase I and II of C. burnetii, and to evaluate the risk factors that might be associated with exposure to C. burnetii among employees of the Veterinary University. Venous blood was obtained from 92 employees. IgG antibodies were determined by ELISA method modified in our laboratory using whole cells of the Nine Mile C. burnetii strain. The questionnaire was filled out by every subject to obtain epidemiological and clinical date. Phase I antibodies were detected in 35 subjects, i.e. in 38%, and phase II antibodies in 58 subjects, i.e. in 63%. When using the titre > or = 1:800 as a cut-off level, 2 samples were positive for phase I antibodies (2.1%) and 12 for phase II antibodies (13%). Factors predisposing to infection or exposure to C. burnetii included professional orientation and regular contact with farm animals and pets. Clinical history of some seropositive subjects revealed substantial problems, such as fever of unknown origin, rheumatic disease, disease of heart, liver, respiratory tract (particularly atypical pneumonia), chronic fatigue syndrome and spontaneous abortion in females. Q fever is a profession-related disease and prevention of its spreading within the risk population groups requires observation of basic safety rules.
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PMID:Seroprevalence of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii among employees of the Veterinary University in Kosice, eastern Slovakia. 1858 89