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Hi,
I am doing research on Shingles for a class presentation. I was reading in some of the articles that young people are also at risk of getting this disease. I was wondering if you knew the statistical percent of a young person getting this disease? And if not, possibly where to find out?
The prevalence of shingles is constant between the ages of 20 to 50 years (2.5 cases per 1,000 persons per year). The chances of getting shingles then doubles in people between ages 50 and 60 years. Please visit http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12353183 and try to get full text of the article. Also, http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/shingles/prevalence.htm may be useful.
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Dr Mohd Tariq Salman
Expertise
I can answer queries from researchers regarding internet search techniques. I can help young biomedical researchers in search of relevant literature on the internet related to drugs (including herbal drugs) such as research papers, drug information resources and other databases and to find suitable outlets for publishing their research work, including free access and open access journals. I can also help locate powerpoint presentations, simulation softwares, other teaching materials and free ebooks related to pharmacology on the internet.
Experience
Teaching and training of undergraduate medical, dental and pharmacy students in Pharmacology and assisting postgraduate students and faculty in search of relevant information on the internet.
Organizations
Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow and JN Medical College Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
Publications
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, JK Science, Natural Product Radiance, Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine, Indian Journal for the Practicing Doctor, Unimed Kulliyat.
Education/Credentials
MBBS, MD (Pharmacology). Completed Training Programme on Biomedical Information Retrieval by National Informatics Centre, Department Of Information Technology, Ministry Of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India.
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