• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.201-209
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• 2023

본 연구는 119구급대원 응급구조사에 대한 신종 감염병에 대한 지식 정도와 교육 현황, 스트레스, 교육의 필요도를 확인하여 신종 감염병에 대한 감염관리 교육에 기초가 되는 자료를 제공하고자 한다. 본 자료수집 기간은 2022년도 08월 10일부터 9월 18일까지 총 39일간이었고 총 105부이다. 본 연구의 분석은 SPSS 25.0 프로그램을 이용하였다. 연구 결과, 119구급대원 중 응급구조사의 성별은 남자가 54명(51.4%), 여자 51명(48.6%)으로 남자가 여자보다 많았으며 연령은 20대가 47명(44.8%), 30대 이상이 58명(55.2%)으로 30대 이상이 많았다. 총근무경력은 3년 이상 5년 이하가 37명(35.2%)으로 가장 높았다. 119구급대원 응급구조사의 COVID-19에 대한 교육 현황, 스트레스 및 신종 감염병에 대한 교육 필요도를 확인하고자 시도되었으며, COVID-19에 대한 교육 현황은 충분하지 못하였고, 신종 감염병에 대한 교육 요구도는 높은 것으로 나타났다. 신종 감염병에 자주 노출되는 119구급대원 중 응급구조사에게 이론 교육을 포함하여 개인보호장비 이론 및 실기 교육 훈련이 필요하다. 응급구조사가 되기 전인 대학생들의 교과목에 신종감염병과 개인보호장비 이론 및 실기 교육 프로그램이 개발되어야 한다.

• 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.91-101
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• 2021

본 논문은 COVID-19로 인해 세계적인 팬데믹(Pandamic)을 경험하게 되면서 보건 분야, 정책 분야 등에 있어 포스트 코로나(Post-Corona)를 준비하기 위한 시사점을 도출하고자 한다. 국내 감염병 방역체계가 가동되었던 SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2(COVID-19)의 3개 감염병에 대해 발병 1년간의 시기적인 분석을 통해 언론사 뉴스 및 트렌드를 분석해보자는 것이다. 이를 위해 한국언론진흥재단 '빅카인즈' 뉴스 분석 프로그램을 활용하여 각 감염병이 국내에 영향이 미치던 시기를 기준점으로 1년간의 뉴스 기사 건수를 수치화하고 주요 트렌드를 워드클라우드로 구현하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 감염병과 관련한 기사 건수는 세계보건기구(WHO)의 경고 선언 및 (의심)확진자 발생 시점에 정점을 기록하였다. 키워드와 워드클라우드 분석에 따르면 감염병에 대한 '발병지 및 주요 유행지역', '방역당국', '질병정보 및 확진자 정보' 등이 주요한 공통점으로 나타났으며, 3개 감염병에서 차이점을 도출하였다. 아울러, 불확실 정보에 대하여 워드클라우드 분석을 수행함으로써 인포데믹 현황을 파악하였다. 본 연구결과는 앞서 경험하고 있는 감염병을 통해서 새로운 질병이 대유행할 시 선행되어야 하는 보건당국, 언론의 역할 및 재정비되어야 할 영역을 도출할 수 있었다는 점에서 의의를 갖는다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.326-328
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• 2018

As over 1000 new cases of HIV/AIDS occur in Korea annually, preventive health programs against HIV/AIDS are urgently needed. Since phylodynamic studies have been suggested as a way to understand how infectious diseases are transmitted and evolve, phylodynamic inferences can be a useful tool for HIV/AIDS research. In particular, phylodynamic models are helpful for dating the origins of an epidemic and estimating its basic reproduction number. Thus, the introduction of phylodynamics would be a highly valuable step towards controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Korea.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.125-130
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• 2013

Influenza viruses cause significant morbidity and mortality in humans through epidemics or pandemics. Currently, two classes of anti-influenza virus drugs, M2 ion-channel inhibitors (amantadin and rimantadine) and neuraminidase inhibitors (oseltamivir and zanamivir), have been used for the treatment of the influenza virus infection. Since the resistance to these drugs has been reported, the development of a new antiviral agent is necessary. In this study, we examined the antiviral efficacy of the plant extracts against the influenza A/PR/8/34 infection. In vitro, the antiviral activities of the plant extracts were investigated using the cell-based screening. Three plant extracts, Thuja orientalis, Aster spathulifolius, and Pinus thunbergii, were shown to induce a high cell viability rate after the infection with the influenza A/PR/8/34 virus. The antiviral activity of the plant extracts also increased as a function of the concentration of the extracts and these extracts significantly reduced the visible cytopathic effect caused by virus infections. Furthermore, the treatment with T. orientalis was shown to have a stronger inhibitory effect than that with A. spathulifolius or P. thunbergii. These results may suggest that T. orientalis has anti-influenza A/PR/8/34 activity.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.286-295
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• 2020

Respiratory infections are very common and highly contagious. Respiratory infectious diseases affect not only the person infected but also the family members and the society. As medical sciences advance, several diseases have been conquered; however, the impact of novel infectious diseases on the society is enormous. As the clinical presentation of respiratory infections is similar regardless of the pathogen, the causative agent is not distinguishable by symptoms alone. Moreover, it is difficult to develop a cure because of the various viral mutations. Various respiratory infectious diseases ranging from influenza, which threaten the health of mankind globally, to the coronavirus disease 2019, which resulted in a pandemic, exist. Contrary to human expectations that development in health care and improvement in hygiene will conquer infectious diseases, humankind's health and social systems are threatened by novel infectious diseases. Owing to the development of transport and trading activity, the rate of spread of new infectious diseases is increasing. As respiratory infections can threaten the members of the global community at any time, investigations on preventing the transmission of these diseases as well as development of effective antivirals and vaccines are of utmost importance and require a worldwide effort.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.356-367
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• 2022

Background: The emergence of new infectious diseases threatens public health, increasing socioeconomic damage, and national risks. This study aimed to develop an evidence-based risk assessment tool to quickly respond to new infectious diseases. Methods: The risk elements were extracted by reviewing the risk assessment methods of the World Health Organization, United States, Europe, United Kingdom, and Germany, and the validity and priority of elements were determined through expert meetings and Delphi surveys. Then, the scale and level for each risk element were defined and a final score calculation method according to the risk evaluation result was derived. The developed risk assessment tool was verified using data at the time of domestic transmission of an emerging infectious disease. Results: In case of spread of actual infectious diseases, priority is determined based on the criticality of the elements in each area of transmissibility and severity, from which the weighted score of the risk assessment is derived. Then, the risk score for each element was calculated by multiplying the average value of the risk evaluation by its weight and the evaluation risk assessment score for the two areas was calculated. At last, the final score is plotted in a matrix where the x-axis indicates the transmissibility and the y-axis the severity and plotted on the coordinate plane for time series use. Conclusion: With respect to transmissibility and severity, this risk assessment method to respond to new and re-emerging infectious diseases enables rapid and evidence-based evaluation by quantitatively and qualitatively assessing various risk elements.

• 셀메드
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.29.1-29.6
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• 2020

COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease-2019) is an infectious respiratory disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus-2). This new viral disease was unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. As of November 16th 2020, it affects about 54.3 million populations, death troll increased to 1.32 million cases in worldwide. Whereas in India 8.85 cases are infected with COVID-19, of which 1, 30, 112 cases were died. Till now there has been no specific anti-virus drug or vaccines are available for the treatment of this disease, the supportive care and non-specific treatment to the symptoms of the patient are the only options in Biomedicine, the entire world turns its attention towards alternative medicine or Traditional medicine. Siddha medicine is one of the primordial systems of medicine practiced in the southern part of India, it dealt a lot about pandemic, and its management. This review provides an insight into Pandemic in Siddha system and its management in both ancient history and modern history, National and state level Government policies related to current pandemic, World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on usage of unproven drug during infectious disease outbreak, Preparedness of Siddha system during a pandemic outbreak Challenges and Recommendations.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.1376-1384
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• 2024

Viral infectious diseases have always been a threat to human survival and quality of life, impeding the stability and progress of human society. As such, researchers have persistently focused on developing highly efficient, low-toxicity antiviral drugs, whether for acute or chronic infectious diseases. This article presents a comprehensive review of the design concepts behind virus-targeted drugs, examined through the lens of antiviral drug mechanisms. The intention is to provide a reference for the development of new, virus-targeted antiviral drugs and guide their clinical usage.

• 보건행정학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.301-307
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• 2018

The development of transport is being easily shared with people all over the world. It is necessary to appropriately and effectively revise the domestic quarantine law because the fatal infectious diseases are at risk of being easily shared. Today, Korea has an advanced quarantine system approved by World Health Organization, but it maintains partnerships with related ministries (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, local medical institutions) and to introduce new medical technology (electronic quarantine) is important. And since the prevention of quarantine infectious diseases and prevention of the spread, in order to maintain international cooperation with the International Health Regulations, the quarantine law and the system should be amended and improved effectively and it is also a way to prepare for the outbreak of new quarantine infectious diseases. In the past, Korea has experienced great confusion during the past outbreak of swine flu and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. To prevent similar cases from recurring in the past, the revision of the quarantine law and the improvement of the system should be done to cope with the changing environment (new infections, increased number of overseas travelers, etc.).

• 한국지리정보학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.18-29
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• 2022

본 연구의 목적은 2020년 1월부터 8월까지 발생한 COVID-19 감염증 발생의 공간적 확산의 패턴을 파악하고 영향요인을 추정하고자 하는 것이다. 우리나라 시·군·구별 COVID-19 확진자를 대상으로 탐색적 공간자료분석과 공간회귀모형을 활용하여 분석하였다. 분석의 결과 COVID-19는 기존에 논의되던 감염병 출현의 요인이었던 숙주와 환경요인이 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나지 않았으며 공간적으로 인접한 지역과의 관계가 높게 나타났다. 특히 신종 감염병인 4군 감염병의 발생 패턴과 밀접한 관련이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구의 결과는 COVID-19가 새로운 감염병임에도 불구하고 기존에 발생하였던 신종 감염병의 발생과 전혀 다른 패턴이 아니라는 점을 보여준다. 이는 신종 감염병을 효과적으로 통제하기 위해서 과거 새로운 감염병이 출현하였던 공간의 특성을 지속적으로 관리해야 함을 의미한다.