Developing countries are clearly facing a double burden of disease. The prevalences of overweight and obesity are rising among adults simultaneously with high rates of undernutrition among children. Consequently, nutrition-related chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, are emerging as concerns in developing countries. These concerns are combined with the continued need t...

Slightly more than 20% of the global cancer burden can currently be linked to infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria and parasites. This manuscript analyses reasons for their relatively late discovery and highlights epidemiological observations that may point to the involvement of additional infectious agents in specific human cancers. Emphasis is placed on haematopoietic malignancies, ...

1Senior Consultant Infectious Diseases Apollo Hospital, Adjunct Professor of Infectious Diseases SRMC and MGR Medical University P disease is a group of illnesses caused by a gram positive bacterium Streptococcus p n e u m o n i a e ( a l s o k n o w n a s “Pneumococcus”).1 Although more than 90 different pneumococcal serotypes are known, only a few of them are responsible for a major burden of...

Slightly more than 20% of the global cancer burden can currently be linked to infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, and parasites. In this Review the reasons for their relatively late discovery are analyzed, and epidemiological observations that may point to an involvement of additional infectious agents in specific human cancers are highlighted. Emphasis is placed on hematopoietic ma...

Infectious diseases are responsible for significant disease burden in the Pacific Islands. Environmental drivers of disease transmission and public health challenges vary between diseases, at times of emergence versus outbreaks, and also during the last stages of elimination where prevalence is low. In order to more effectively combat infectious diseases in the region, innovative approaches suc...

The malaria burden Malaria is one of the major infectious diseases facing modern man. Estimates of the global burden vary but a figure of 400 to 600 million cases per year seems reasonable.1 2 The vast majority of cases are in African children under five. Despite the focus and burden of malaria in Africa, malaria is still an important public health problem in other tropical areas e.g. Indonesia...

Low-income communities will within the next decades undergo rapid changes. The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and cancer, will comprise an increasing proportion of the total disease burden. The results of projections indicate that the already constrained health systems will face a double burden of disease, in which HIV/AIDS and other common...

Infectious diseases remain the major causes of morbidity and mortality in China despite substantial progress in their control. China is a major contributor to the worldwide infectious disease burden because of its population size. The association of China with the rest of the world through travel and trade means that events in the country can affect distant populations. The ecological interacti...

background skin infectious diseases are common worldwide. epidemiologic studies lead to better understanding of disease profiles and health service organization. conclusions in our study fungal and viral infections were the most common infectious diseases. we think epidemiological studies to determine the burden of skin infections are useful for proper health care planning. results mean age of ...