·•· Maria Lamantia ·•·

The definition of each individual infectious disease lists a number of different symptoms that a person ‘may’ experience when they are deemed to have that ‘disease’. However, because many symptoms are common to a number of diseases, a ‘correct’ diagnosis may require people to undergo additional tests that are claimed to be able to identify the path

Case Series, Case Reports. A case report is a detailed report of the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of an individual. Case reports may contain a demographic profile of the patient but usually describe an unusual or novel occurrence.

In the absence of enough conclusive science, what else can we rely on? Observation, experience, and clinically based evidence.

Systematic Review. This is a review of the evidence on a clearly formulated question that uses systematic and explicit methods to identify, select, and critically appraise relevant primary research.