Ecotoxicology in tropical regions

Infective Causes of Stroke in Tropical Regions

Vascular diseases of the brain are the second reason of the death and the first cause of morbidity and disability worldwide. In tropical areas stroke has some particular features related to the nature of torrid zones. There are some special causes of the stroke, mainly infectious, although some of them are non-infectious. The most important etiologies are malaria, tuberculosis, cysticercosis, s...

Influenza in Tropical Regions

April 2006 | Volume 3 | Issue 4 | e89 The global burden of infl uenza on morbidity and mortality is considerable, with an estimated 1 million annual deaths worldwide [1]. In temperate regions, there are clear seasonal variations in the occurrence of infl uenza, with a marked peak in cold winter months [2]. In contrast, seasonality is less defi ned in tropical regions—here, there is high backgro...

infective causes of stroke in tropical regions

vascular diseases of the brain are the second reason of the death and the first cause of morbidity and disability worldwide. in tropical areas stroke has some particular features related to the nature of torrid zones. there are some special causes of the stroke, mainly infectious, although some of them are non-infectious. the most important etiologies are malaria, tuberculosis, cysticercosis, s...

Ecotoxicology.

Infective Causes of Stroke in Tropical Regions

Vascular diseases of the brain are the second reason of the death and the first cause of morbidity and disability worldwide. In tropical areas stroke has some particular features related to the nature of torrid zones. There are some special causes of the stroke, mainly infectious, although some of them are non-infectious. The most important etiologies are malaria, tuberculosis, cysticercosis, s...