GENERIC NAME: AMIFOSTINE - INJECTION (A-mi-FOS-teen) Medication Uses | How To Use | Side Effects | Precautions | Drug Interactions | Overdose | Notes | Missed Dose | Storage. USES: Amifostine is used to decrease the risk of kidney problems caused by treatment with a certain anti-cancer drug (cisplatin). It is also used to help prevent a certain side effect (dry mouth) caused by radiation treatment for head and neck cancer.
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Hemorrhagic Disease is the most important infectious disease of white-tailed deer, and outbreaks occur almost every year in the Southeast. It is caused by either of two closely related viruses, epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) virus or bluetongue virus.
HomeViral Borne Diseases. Dr. Rogers and collaborators recently had a paper published in Vector-Bourne and Zoonotic diseases documenting current research in viral diseases carried by rodents. There is a family of viruses that causes symptoms of hemorrhagic fevers, a group of diseases that are transmitted by rodents. Disease outbreaks have occurred in Africa and South America. Dr. Rogers and his colleagues began looking for evidence of the hemorrhagic fever virus in Mexico.