147 Globalization and New Challenges Caused of Communicable Diseases

Globalization of Communicable Animal Diseases – – A Crisis of Veterinary Medicine

Kouba V. : Globalization of Communicable Animal Diseases – A Crisis of Veterinary Medicine. Acta Vet. Brno 2003, 72: 453-460 The analysis of globalization of animal diseases is based on official reports on communicable disease introductions through international trade. Number of available reports on these cases during 1980-2000 reached 607: 117 OIE List A disease cases (including 33 of foot-and...

Communicable diseases in complex emergencies: impact and challenges.

Communicable diseases, alone or in combination with malnutrition, account for most deaths in complex emergencies. Factors promoting disease transmission interact synergistically leading to high incidence rates of diarrhoea, respiratory infection, malaria, and measles. This excess morbidity and mortality is avoidable as effective interventions are available. Adequate shelter, water, food, and sa...

The burden of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria; in the context of globalization.

This paper highlights the tenets of globalization and how its elements have spread to sub-Saharan Africa, and Nigeria in particular. It assesses the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nigeria and its relationship with globalization. It further describes the conceptual framework on which to view the impact of globalization on NCDs in Nigeria. It assesses the Nigerian dimension...

Communicable Diseases

Handbook of Communicable Diseases

Students of the nutritional anemia problem, who are members of the so-called Wisconsin school, will doubtless criticize the book on the ground that it does not appropriately recognize the significance of copper in the body's use of iron. Against such an attitude this reviewer would like to point out that many of these apparent shortcomings of the book really involve comparisons of the results o...