The UPM Initiative will focus on illnesses that are only relative in specific continents, countries, etc.. Essentially, illnesses that don't have as much awareness in other regions of the world such as Malaria, Dengue Fever, etc . Stay tuned for updates and our next steps to increasing awareness for these illnesses.
In Africa, top killers include malaria, diarrheal diseases, lower respiratory tract infections, and HIV/AIDS. Hopefully, with more comprehension, the vast majority of mortality causes in this region can be prevented.
African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) is caused by parasites transmitted by infected tsetse flies and is endemic in 36 sub-Saharan African countries. Without treatment, the disease is considered fatal.
African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness) is caused by parasites transmitted by infected tsetse flies and is endemic in 36 sub-Saharan African countries. Without treatment, the disease is considered fatal.
Although disease patterns change constantly, communicable diseases remain the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the South East Asian region. Again, with comprehension, the prodigious majority of mortality causes in this region can be averted.
Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable encephalitis in Asia and the western Pacific. About 1 in 4 cases are fatal. To prevent getting sick from JE, use an EPA-registered insect repellent, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants, and get vaccinated.
Scrub typhus, also known as bush typhus, is a disease caused by a bacteria called Orientia tsutsugamushi. Scrub typhus is spread to people through bites of infected chiggers (larval mites). Most cases of scrub typhus occur in rural areas of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, China, Japan, India, and northern Australia. Anyone living in or traveling to areas where scrub typhus is found could get infected.
In tropical and subtropical areas in Latin America, the vicious cycle of poverty, disease and underdevelopment is widespread. The need for a new paradigm that integrates various public health policies, programs, and a strategy with the collaboration of all responsible sectors is long overdue.
Chagas disease, also known as American Trypanosomiasis, is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by insect vectors that are found mainly, in rural areas of Latin America where poverty is widespread. It is estimated that as many as 8 million people in Mexico, Central America, and South America have Chagas disease, most of whom do not know they are infected. If untreated, infection is lifelong and can be life threatening.
Preventable infections are a major cause of deaths and disabilities in South Asia. Over two thirds of the estimated 3.7 million deaths in children in South Asia in the year 2000 were attributable to infections such as pneumonia, diarrhea, and measles.
Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease. Infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Elephantiasis is most common among populations from India; an Indian patient is affected in one third of all cases. Another third of cases involve patients from Africa and the remainder are from South Asia, the Americas and the Pacific.
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