So I joined a wonderful group at Johns Hopkins to work
on diarrheal diseases — in part because I, like anybody who traveled in the outbacks of Asia, was plagued with diarrhea there for months — and it was a breakthrough that occurred at the University of Texas.
A double - blind, randomized, clinical trial of the effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation
on diarrheal disease and respiratory tract infections in children in Mexico City, Mexico.
Not exact matches
«Healthy gut bacterial communities are known to benefit immune regulation, metabolism and potentially even the nervous system, so if cholera or other
diarrheal diseases permanently impact the microbiota, there could be long - term effects
on human health,» explains Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH, of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Infectious
Diseases, co-senior author of the paper.
Many of the activities focus
on health issues, like water and sanitation,
diarrheal disease and preventing accidents, but Child - to - Child has also been successful in meeting the social and emotional needs of children such as addressing the prevalence of psychological problems including PTSD.
Gookin is nationally recognized for her expertise in gastroenterology with a special emphasis
on infectious causes of feline
diarrheal disease...
A nationally recognized expert in gastroenterology, Gookin especially focuses
on researching infectious causes of feline
diarrheal disease.
WHO and subsequently IPCC risk values are based
on quantitative empirical climate -
disease studies, e.g, for
diarrheal diseases, for every 1 °C rise in temperature, children's hospitalization rates increase by 8 % (Checkley et al. 2000).
At the same time, 3.5 million children around the world die from acute respiratory and
diarrheal disease, most of which could be prevented with access to hand soap and education programs
on the importance of hand washing.
There has been extensive research concerning the effects of climate change
on water - and food - borne
disease transmission.86, 87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96 The current evidence base strongly supports waterborne
diarrheal disease being both seasonal and sensitive to climate variability.
Dulu's story is heartbreakingly common in the developing world: 3 billion people survive
on diets that lack micronutrients such as Vitamin A and Zinc, and are at increased risk of illness from common infections such as
diarrheal disease, which kills nearly 2 million children annually.
Determining the effects of climate change
on infectious
diseases is complex because of confounding contributions of economic development and land use, changing ecosystems, international travel, and commerce.38 Currently, climate warming has been identified as contributing to the northern expansion of Lyme
disease in North America39 and has been projected to increase the burden of child
diarrheal illness, particularly in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.40 Concern has also been raised for climate links to emerging infections, including coccidioidomycosis41 and amoebic meningoencephalitis.42 Further investigation into climactic influence
on infectious
diseases is needed.