Concentration of Nitrogen Dioxide and its relationship in acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years old in Lima

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jairo Mendoza ◽  
Jhonny Valverde Flores
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Dioxide ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
A Value ◽  
Economically Deprived ◽  
The City ◽  
Weekly Exposure ◽  
Children Under 5

Air pollution is an increasingly common environmental problem, affecting the health of people in the world's major cities, with the most vulnerable being pregnant women, the elderly and children in economically deprived and excluded sectors. The city of Lima, Peru shows an accelerated increase of industrialization, commercialization, a great flow and vehicular congestion, generating high levels of nitrogen dioxide concentration. In order to obtain the concentrations, the passive method was used during a weekly exposure time. The registered cases of acute respiratory infections were obtained from the Centro Materno Infantil "Los Sureños". Of the results obtained normal, for nitrogen dioxide gave a value of 0.293 and a value of 0.514 for acute respiratory infections. The Pearson correlation value is 0.862 for the concentration of nitrogen dioxide and cases of acute respiratory infections in children under 5 years of age. In conclusion, it was possible to determine whether there is a strong correlation between nitrogen dioxide concentration and acute respiratory infections.

Metapneumovirus humano: epidemiología y posibles tratamientos profilácticos

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 7-18
Author(s):  
Marcela Solís-Rodríguez ◽  
Ángel G. Alpuche-Solís ◽  
Rocío G. Tirado-Mendoza
Keyword(s):  
Antigenic Determinant ◽  
Prophylactic Treatment ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Rna Virus ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Host Immunity ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Antiviral Peptides ◽  
Fusion Glycoprotein

In 2001 in the Netherlands, Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) was identified as a “new” etiologic agent causing acute respiratory infections in children younger than 5 years old; however, it has also been isolated in the elderly and immunocompromised people. This virus is considered the second etiological agent in acute diseases of the respiratory tract. Currently, the estimated cost of IRAs in our country is of 9,000USD per inpatient. hMPV is a member of the genus Metapneumovirus, family Pneumoviridae, and it belongs to the order Mononegavirales that is part of the negative single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus, consisting of eight genes ordered: 3’-N-P-M-FM2-SH-G-L-5 ‘, and which encodes for 9 proteins. Of these proteins, the F fusion glycoprotein is highly conserved in the genus Metapneumovirus, and is the major antigenic determinant, and because an approved vaccine doesn’t exist, it has been used as a candidate epitope for the design of a vaccine that confers host immunity or as a therapeutic target in the creation of antiviral peptides that inhibit the fusion of the virus to its target cell and to avoid infection in subjects at high risk of contagion since there is currently none accepted by COFEPRIS as a prophylactic treatment against hMPV. Key words: hMPV; respiratory infections; epitopes; protein F;vaccines.

scholarly journals Viral and Atypical Bacterial Etiology of Acute Respiratory Infections in Children under 5 Years Old Living in a Rural Tropical Area of Madagascar

PLoS ONE ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e43666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Hoffmann ◽  
Henintsoa Rabezanahary ◽  
Martin Randriamarotia ◽  
Arsène Ratsimbasoa ◽  
Josette Najjar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Tropical Area ◽  
Children Under 5

scholarly journals Early childhood education professionals’ knowledge about prevention, detection and treatment of acute respiratory infections in children

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. e43759
Author(s):  
Patrícia Domingos dos Santos ◽  
Franciele Cascaes da Silva ◽  
Bruna Weber Santos ◽  
Camila Isabel Santos Schivinski
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Early Childhood Education ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Education Professionals ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Nursery Schools ◽  
The City

The present study aimed to identify and compare knowledge and practices of early childhood education professionals from three public nursery schools (A, B and C) in the city of Florianópolis/SC relative to prevention, early detection and handling of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children aged between zero and six years old. A total of 120 educators answered a questionnaire. The instrument was composed of 15 close- and open-ended questions, five of which were scored. In statistical analyses, the Anova One-Way test revealed no significant differences for knowledge between professionals from the three institutions, with nursery school B having the highest mean score (6.12 ± 0.8), showing fair knowledge about child care. Overall results point to existing gaps concerning the need for guidance on these aspects of a child’s health.

scholarly journals Approaches to Antiviral Chemotherapy for Acute Respiratory Infections

1998 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiro Shigeta
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Severity Of Illness ◽  
Neutralizing Antibody ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Influenza Viruses ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Causative Agents ◽  
Syncytial Virus ◽  
Antiviral Chemotherapy

The causative agents of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in infants and children are mostly thought to be viruses. Some ARI in adult patients may be caused by bacteria but most often the causes are virus infections. When ARI affect immunocompromised patients or the elderly the mortality rates are significantly higher than in immunocompetent individuals. Many types of viruses cause ARI. Among them, influenza viruses A and B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are thought to be the most important because of the severity of illness after infection and their high communicability in the human population. Recently, several novel antiviral drugs against ARI have been developed and some are proceeding in clinical trials. This review covers current investigations into antiviral compounds targeted at several points in the virus life-cycle. This includes PM-523, which broadly inhibits ortho- and paramyxoviruses, two neuraminidase inhibitors for influenza virus, neutralizing antibody to RSV and chimeric soluble ICAM-1–IgA molecules targeted against rhinoviruses.

scholarly journals Clinical Features of Acute Respiratory Infections Associated with the Streptococcus Milleri Group in the Elderly

2004 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
EIICHIRO SUGIHARA ◽  
YASUKO KIDO ◽  
MASAKI OKAMOTO ◽  
TAKESHI KOYANAGI ◽  
TAKASHI NIIZEKI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Features ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Streptococcus Milleri ◽  
Streptococcus Milleri Group

Adenoviruses and acute respiratory infections in children living in an equatorial area of Brazil

2015 ◽  
Vol 144 (2) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. R. PEREIRA ◽  
C. M. G. D. FLORÊNCIO ◽  
J. C. MARINHEIRO ◽  
C. M. HÁRSI ◽  
F. E. A. MOURA
Keyword(s):  
Acute Respiratory Infection ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Immunofluorescence Assay ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Respiratory Pathogens ◽  
Hexon Gene ◽  
As Species ◽  
Circulation Patterns ◽  
The City

SUMMARYHuman adenoviruses (HAdVs) are important respiratory pathogens, found in 2–27% of acute respiratory infection (ARI) cases. Few studies have analysed the diversity of species and types of HAdVs associated with ARI in Brazil. The purpose of this study was to determine the circulation patterns of the different HAdV species and respective types associated with ARI in children in the city of Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil. HAdVs were screened by an indirect immunofluorescence assay, and subsequently identified as species and types by PCR and sequencing of the hexon gene (HVR1–HVR6). Between 2001 and 2013, a total of 290 HAdV strains were detected, 190 of which were identified as belonging to the HAdV-B, -C and -E species. Seven types of HAdVs circulated in the studied population during the analysed period, with HAdV-3 being predominant.

scholarly journals Gagasan Kampung Oksigen Pandanwangi sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Kesadaran Masyarakat Peduli Lingkungan di Kota Malang

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 404-415
Author(s):  
Aris Siswati ◽  
Dani Yuniawan
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Environmental Problems ◽  
Disease Spread ◽  
Support Needs ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
The City

Population growth in Indonesia always increases every year. This has resulted in an increase in life support needs such as buildings, transportation, and others. If it is not balanced with the concept of sustainable development, it will cause problems for the environment. Indicators of environmental problems caused by population growth in each region are always different. Malang City is one of the cities experiencing population growth. One indicator of environmental problems in the city of Malang is an increase in the number of sufferers of acute respiratory infections (ARI) every year. Pandanwangi Village is one of the villages with the highest ARI disease spread apart from Kedungkandang and Mulyorejo. The solution to overcome these environmental problems is by carrying out “Kampung Oksigen” Oxygen Village Planning in Pandanwangi Village. The concept of a “Kampung Oksigen” that is realized is by multiplying plants such as Sansevieria and grapevines that have the ability to produce oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide produced by vehicles. The result of this service is in the form of a “Kampung Oksigen” gate equipped with a set of supporting plants to be a pilot for community efforts to participate in creating a healthy and beautiful environment.

scholarly journals Bacteriological Profile from Nasopharyngeal Aspirates in Children Under 5 Years with Acute Respiratory Infections

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 257-259
Author(s):  
Dr. Balanuta Ana-Mihaela ◽  
Dr. Bujor Dina ◽  
Dr. Horodisteanu-Banuh Adela ◽  
Dr. Savoschin Dorina ◽  
Dr. Grin Olesea
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Bacteriological Profile ◽  
Children Under 5
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