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Anonymous Coward User ID: 683116 ![]() 11/05/2009 03:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So what is the ARI that is mentioned and should we be more concerned? The answer is no. [link to dcc2.bumc.bu.edu] ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION (ARI) IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Daniel Benti, G.T. Le, Ashna Kansal, Seema Khandelwal Click Here for Power Point Presentation INTRODUCTION It is now a widely recognized fact that about 15 million premature deaths occur each year in developing countries among children under five years of age (1). Nearly one-third of these deaths are caused by acute respiratory infection (ARI), an illness that is both preventable and treatable (WHO). Acute respiratory infections are responsible for 8.2% of the world’s total burden of disability and premature mortality and are the leading cause of childhood morbidity (2). They account for 19% of all deaths in children under the age of five. Each year pneumonia alone kills 3 million children, while other acute respiratory infections cause another 1 million children to die (2). Yet even with such a high prevalence, ARI receives only 0.15% of the research and development budget for health (2). The common acute infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract range from a simple cold or cough, otitis media, sore throat, laryngitis, to bronchitis, bronchiolitis, and pneumonia. Diphtheria, measles, and pertussis (whooping cough) are also respiratory infections. On average, children under age five experience between five and eight ARI episodes a year, which translates into at least 2,000 million episodes each year in the developing world (1). The majority of ARI episodes are mild and self-limiting, as in the case of coughs and colds. However, about one in every 30 to 50 episodes of cough will develop into pneumonia. Without treatment, 10% to 20% of pneumonia cases will result in death (1). Acute respiratory infection can be attributed to an interaction between the host, the infectious agent, and the environment. Although 80% of all cases of pneumonia examined in hospitals in developing countries are caused by two types of bacteria, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, most other infections are of viral origin (1). Other risk factors that encourage the spread of ARI include: low birth weight, malnutrition, poor breast-feeding practices, specific nutritional deficiencies (especially Vitamin A), chilling in young infants, indoor air pollution (such as smoke from cooking fuels and tobacco), urban air pollution, illiteracy, overcrowding, poor hygiene, lack of access to health services (especially immunizations), and low socioeconomic status. Many of these risk factors may interact through complex mechanisms to cause subsequent illness. |
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Nobuddy User ID: 74728929 ![]() 03/18/2022 02:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That sentence alone & the fact that these nit-wits are going to start juggling vials of an obviously man-made 'Hemorrhagic H1N1' in the middle of a phucking 'War-Zone'.. screams what they plan to release into the region. How soon we forgot or totally ignored that, just a few weeks ago.. 20-million people were 'locked-down' for the very same symptoms in China. Bleeding from the eyes, nose & ears is not a 'symptom' to be studied or closely monitored.. while buildings & body parts are landing all around you, this 'IS' the next phase. All this article tells me is that it doesn't matter if they call them a 'wellness-clinic' or a 'sanitary-center'.. these are bio-weapons facilities & the next-phase is ready to deploy, a new man-made, genetically engineered cocktail into the middle of an 'active scenario' in Ukraine. Now would be a good time for these people to 'RUN FOR THEIR LIVES'.. things are about to get very real in Kyiv, just sayin'. Strange daze indeed.. ![]() . |