Angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) is a rare lymphoid malignancy with dismal prognosis. We conducted a large population-based study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (1973â2010) to determine the temporal survival trends and prognostic factors of AITL patients.
Hepatitis B is considered to be contagious between people. Generally the infectious agent may be transmitted by saliva, air, cough, fecal-oral route, surfaces, blood, needles, blood transfusions, sexual contact, mother to fetus, etc. Hepatitis B, although infectious, is not a genetic disease.It is not caused by a defective or abnormal gene. The contagious disease, Hepatitis B, can be transmitted: 1  by sexual conduct between people. 2  from person to person by blood. 3  from the mother to her fetus.he contagious disease, Hepatitis B, can be transmitted: 1  by sexual conduct between people. 2  from person to person by blood. 3  from the mother to her fetus.
Is Airborne Spread of Influenza Possible? By Amesh A. Adalja, MD, January 22, 2009. A new study1 from researchers at West Virginia University demonstrates that the influenza virus is able to remain suspended in the air, thus enabling airborne transmission. This finding suggests the possible need for more stringent infection control measures to forestall spread of seasonal influenza within hospitals.