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OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Enteric diseases

Enteric diseases

  • Acute intestinal infections

Incidence

Due to slow progress in the improvement of water supply and excreta disposal, enteric diseases, including cholera, are continuing to spread in receptive areas and are becoming endemic. Little is known about the real situation because of the difficulties of surveillance.

Broader

Microbial diseases
Yet to rate
Acute illnesses
Yet to rate

Narrower

Typhoid fever
Presentable
Stomach flu
Presentable
Infectious diarrhoeas
Presentable
Giardiasis
Presentable
Dysentery
Presentable
Diarrhoea
Presentable
Cholera
Presentable
Catarrhal diarrhoea
Presentable
Alimentary toxic aleukia
Presentable
Protozoal intestinal diseases
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Guillain-Barré syndrome
Excellent
Malnutrition
Presentable
Dystrophy
Presentable

Aggravated by

Sewage as a pollutant
Presentable
Infectious drinking water
Presentable
Inadequate sanitation infrastructure
Presentable
Houseflies as pests
Presentable
Antimicrobial drug resistance
Presentable

Strategy

Studying enteric diseases
Yet to rate

Value

Disease
Yet to rate

Reference

Hillary, Irene B and Hennessen, W: Enteric Infections in Man and Animals: standardization of immunological procedures

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Subject
  • Medicine » Intestinal tract
  • Medicine » Pathology
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Nov 3, 2022