scholarly journals Intestinal amoebiasis: 160 years of its first detection and still remains as a health problem in developing countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 310 (1) ◽  
pp. 151358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julio C. Carrero ◽  
Magda Reyes-López ◽  
Jesús Serrano-Luna ◽  
Mineko Shibayama ◽  
Juan Unzueta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Intestinal Amoebiasis

scholarly journals BRUCELLAR UVEITIS IN EASTERN INDIA

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Anindita Sen ◽  
Parthajit Banerjee ◽  
Devarati Dutta ◽  
Manas Pal ◽  
Atanu Ray ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Zoonotic Diseases ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Serological Tests ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Brucella Infection ◽  
One Year

Objective: Brucellosis- one of the major zoonotic diseases, still remains an uncontrolled problem, in regions of high endemicity. Ophthalmic brucellosis is not studied and overlooked in most developing countries.  Considering the severe outcome of undiagnosed ophthalmic brucellosis, in this paper we made attempts to find out whether this disease still remains a health problem in a South East Asian developing country, where study of this disease is largely neglected.  Methods This study was carried out over a one year period from January 2015 to December 2015. Blood samples were collected from clinically confirmed cases of uveitis and they were subjected to five serological and one genus specific molecular investigations, for the detection of Brucella infection.Results Out of 20 uveitis cases, 4 (20%) cases confirmed as brucellar uveitis, by serological tests followed by PCR confirmation. After treatment of brucellosis all the four patients were recovered uneventfully.Conclusion: Brucella infection involving the eye is still a significant problem in South East Asian countries; hence in all uveitis cases in this reason brucellosis should be excluded by available laboratory tests.Government of India (Dept. of Biotechnology the major zoonotic diseases, still remains an uncontrolled problem, in regions of high endemicity. Ophthalmic brucellosis is not studied and overlooked in most developing countries.  Considering the severe outcome of undiagnosed ophthalmic brucellosis, in this paper we made attempts to find out whether this disease still remains a health problem in a South East Asian developing country, where study of this disease is largely neglected.   Methods This study was carried out over a one year period from January 2015 to December 2015. Blood samples were collected from clinically confirmed cases of uveitis and they were subjected to five serological and one genus specific molecular investigations, for the detection of Brucella infection.Results Out of 20 uveitis cases, 4 (20%) cases confirmed as brucellar uveitis, by serological tests followed by PCR confirmation. After treatment of brucellosis all the four patients were recovered uneventfully.Conclusion: Brucella infection involving the eye is still a significant problem in South East Asian countries; hence in all uveitis cases in this reason brucellosis should be excluded by available laboratory tests.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides in contaminated faecal samples of children residing in urban areas of Lahore, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahida Azhar Ali ◽  
Sadaf Niaz ◽  
Liliana Aguilar-Marcelino ◽  
Wajid Ali ◽  
Majid Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
School Children ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Urban Study ◽  
Faecal Samples

AbstractAscariasis is a common public health problem of preschool and primary school children in developing countries like Pakistan. The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and pattern of Ascaris lumbericoides (A. lumbricoides) infection among children residing in urban areas of Lahore, to provide information on ascariasis to promote awareness and prevention programs between the participants specially on the months or season of higher prevalence. To investigate the prevalence of Ascaris Lumbricoides in the contaminated faecal samples of children residing in urban areas of Lahore, a study was conducted from November 2010 to October 2012 and we collected 3600 stratified faecal samples from six urban study areas. Overall 32/3600 (0.88%) prevalence of fecal samples was found positive for eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides. Area wise highest presence positivity 1.67% was observed in Allama Iqbal Town followed by 1.17% in Samanabad, 1.00% in Wapda Town, 1.00% in Gulberg, 0.50% in Cantt, and the lowest 0.00% in Valencia Town respectively (p < 0.001) The highest month wise positivity prevalence 3/300 (3.33%) (p < 0.001) was observed in the month of September that gradually declined up to 0/300 (0.00%) in the month of March. The results reveal that urban areas of Lahore are susceptible to Ascaris Lubricoides infection and the highest prevalence were observed autumn on the month of September.

Hepatic Encephalopathy in Malaria or Artesunate Toxicity: A Dilemma in Diagnosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 075-077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Baliga ◽  
Murali Keshav ◽  
Santharam Baliga ◽  
K. Gopakumar
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Hepatic Encephalopathy ◽  
Falciparum Malaria ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Malaria Incidence ◽  
Falciparum Infection ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Novel Drug

AbstractMalaria remains an overwhelming problem with around 214 million cases reported worldwide each year. It remains a major health problem in the tropical developing countries and India accounts for 70% of the total malaria incidence in the Southeast Asia region. Even though, artesunate, a novel drug used in the treatment of chloroquine-resistant cases of Plasmodium falciparum infection causes transient transaminitis (elevation of alanine and aspartate transaminases), hepatitis and hepatic encephalopathy are very rare. We encountered a child with falciparum malaria, who accidently ingested artesunate tablets (16 mg/kg) and developed hepatic encephalopathy with clinical and biochemical improvement in a matter of 4 to 5 days. There are only a few reports of children with malaria developing hepatic encephalopathy, with or without coinfection with hepatotropic viruses. Also, there are no reports of hepatic encephalopathy secondary to artesunate overdose, creating a dilemma in diagnosis and management.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Anemia among Women: A Hospital- Based Study in Eastern Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Amar Kumar Sinha ◽  
Naresh Manandhar
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Specific Risk ◽  
Who Guideline ◽  
Prevalence Of Anemia

Background and Objectives: Prevalence of anemia is a common health problem among the women particularly in developing countries. The purpose of our study is to determine the prevalence of anemia among women in eastern Nepal. The study is planned to find out the prevalence of anemia among the women in eastern Nepal. Material and Methods: Retrospective study was conducted among the women in between group of age 20->70 years during Dec 2015 to Aug.2016. Anemia was classified as per the WHO guideline i.e. Mild, moderate and severe. Results: Out of 877 women included in the study, 512 (58.4%) women were diagnosed anemic. The highest prevalence of anemia 61.5% & 60.6% were found at the age group of 50-59 and 20-29 yrs respectively among the anemic patients. Mean and SD (Std. deviation) of hemoglobin and age was 10.21 ± 1.45 gm/dl and 35.59 ± 14.14 yrs of the anemic populations respectively. Conclusion: It is concluded that the anemia still constitutes a health problem among women with the present prevalence 74.2% in Dalit caste in eastern Nepal. Further research is recommended to identify the specific risk factors of anemia in women.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN KEJADIAN DIARE PADA ANAK USIA <2 TAHUN DI PUSKESMAS KAMPAR KABUPATEN KAMPAR TAHUN 2019

Jurnal Ners ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-109
Author(s):  
PUTRI EKA SUDIARTI
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Frequency Distribution ◽  
Health Problem

Diarrhea is a disease that is still a health problem in developing countries, especially in Indonesia, one of them. The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency distribution and classification of diarrhea occurrences in children aged

scholarly journals An Overview of Management of Cancer Approach with Medical and Dental Considerations

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. RV6-RV8
Author(s):  
Debashis Roy ◽  
Najmus Sahar ◽  
Pradeep Tangade ◽  
Surbhi Priyadarshi ◽  
Mushahid Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Health Problem ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Cancer Management

This review emphasizes about making the members of the professional Colleges aware of some important aspects of oral cancer in particular & cancer of body in general and its impact on the Dental Surgeons to be a part of the weapon against fighting this devastating disease. Cancer is the major public health problem affecting developed and developing countries. Therefore this review focusses on cancer management by taking into mind dental and medical considerations.

Gynaecological cancers

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thankamma Ajithkumar ◽  
Ann Barrett ◽  
Helen Hatcher ◽  
Natalie Cook
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cervical Cancer ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Health Problem

Cervical cancer is a serious health problem, with nearly 520,000 women developing the disease each year worldwide of whom 443,000 are women in developing countries (Parkin et al. 2005).There are many risk factors from epidemiological to analytical implicated in the development of cervical cancer....

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