Knowledge and awareness of chronic hepatitis C and liver fibrosis among health care personnel and other domains in Iraq

As a significant public health disease, the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects more than 185 million worldwide. Chronic infections are led by 170 million illnesses, resulting in 350,000 because of liver and cirrhosis cancer. Injuring of chronic liver from several insults leads to occur fibrosis. For example, metabolic disease (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease), infections (hepatitis B [HBV] and C viruses [HCV]), and toxins (alcohol). This study evaluates the knowledge and awareness about Of Chronic Hepatitis C and Liver Fibrosis among Health Care Workers and other domains of workers in Iraq. This study was carried out as cross-sectional research in Diyala, Iraq, from February / 2021 to January / 2022. In this work, 350 persons participated; the age range was (18-62) years, with a mean age of (25.9 + 9.79). The participants consisted of 100 males and 250 females. Also, they were divided into two groups: groups I and II. I (health care workers group) consists of 200 students studying in the medical department of Baquba technical institute and workers in Diyala hospitals ). Group II (other domains Workers) includes (100) participants who work in several domains. Similar to previous studies, a questionnaire was adopted to collect this research data. The outcomes demonstrate higher knowledge about HCV, Liver fibrosis, transmission, and a vaccine was noticed with a statistically significant difference among females compared to males. Regarding residency, the ability of HCV and liver fibrosis in Q1, Q2, and Q5 only among Health Care Workers compared to other domains Workers with a statistically significant difference (P<0.05). Keywords: Chronic Hepatitis C, Liver Fibrosis, Health Care Workers and other domains Workers

Antitumor Effect of Methanolic Extract of Echinaceapurpureas leaves and Determination of Anti-microbialactivity of plant extract in vitro

The modern-day study objectives at assessing the in-vitro usage of extracts of Echinacea to evaluate their inhibitory effect on pathogenic microorganisms (7 species) were isolated from different environments The methanolic crude extract of leaves of Echinacea purpurea were prepared using soxhlet apparatus. These extracts were examined to inhibited microbial strains like Pseudomonas aeruginosa, S. aureus, Klebsiella pneumonia, E. coli, Streptococcus epidermidis, Aspergillus niger, and C. albicans using the disc diffusion method. Methanol extract is more effective against resistance zone 14 mm against streptococcus. Against the MCF7 cell line, this percentage was increased after 48 hours. To consider the cytotoxic properties of herbal extract alongside human breast cancer (MCF7) cell lines with a concentration range of Echinacea purpurea extracts (6.25,12.5, 25,50,100,400 g/ml). With the maximum percentage increase resistance (97%) observed in treatment with 400mg / ml against the MCF7 cell line. The lowest ratios were discussed with MCF7 having a permanent cure (20%) at 12.5 mg/ml. Finally, GC mass analysis was performed for crude extracts to identify the most active chemical compounds of Echinacea purpurea extract, resulting in the existence of 26 biologically dynamic composites, including nine composites with antioxidant and anticancer activity.

Prevalence of antibodies in Iraqi Urinary Tract Infection patients using radial immunodiffusion (RID) assay

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is an infection every place in the urinary tract that may be in the urethra, bladder, or kidneys by microbes. Greatest UTIs are affected by bacteria, but some are affected by fungi and, in rare cases, by viruses. UTI is the most significant common infection in humans. This study deals with the prevalence of antibodies in UTI patients; this study aims to determine the level of antibodies in UTI patients and compare with healthy controls by using the radial immunodiffusion (RID) test. The study was done during the period November 2019 to April 2020 on UTI Iraqi patients. The study included 40 patients and 20 healthy controls. Results show UTI infection occurs in females more than males also; the mean age is 40 years. All the patients with UTI showed decreased IgM serum levels and increased IgG compared with the control group. IgG, IgG, and IgM showed high significance between two UTI patients and the control group groups, while IgM doesn’t show significant differences between study groups.