Fluorosis in Nalgonda District, Hyderabad-Deccan

A study on Epidemiology of Fluorosis in a village of Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh

Introduction : Fluorosis is an important problem of public health importance in some states of India. Nalgonda is one such district in Andhra Pradesh which is endemic for fluorosis. Objectives : To study the epidemiology and estimate the prevalence of fluorosis in Cherlapally village of Nalgonda district. Materials and Methods : Descriptive, crosssectional study of the sample population of Cher...

Dental Fluorosis and Dental Caries Prevalence among 12 and 15-Year-Old School Children in Nalgonda District, Andhra Pradesh, India

BACKGROUND Fluoride is a double edged sword. The assessment of dental caries and fluorosis in endemic fluoride areas will facilitate in assessing the relation between fluoride concentrations in water with dental caries, dental fluorosis simultaneously. AIM The objective of the following study is to assess the dental caries and dental fluorosis prevalence among 12 and 15-year-old school childr...

Studies in Yaws (Koya Rogam): A Review of 1,000 Cases of Yaws from Warangal District, Hyderabad State (Deccan)

The Occurrence of Fluorosis in Endemic Forms in Hyderabad State

All animal tissues and plants contain fluorine in very small amounts. It is found in soils, rocks and water. No convincing evidence has been as yet produced to show that it performs any useful function in animal nutrition, or that it is essential for animal metabolism. During the past 15 years, however, evidence has been accumulated to show that the prolonged ingestion of abnormal quantities pr...

Epidemiological investigation of an outbreak of chikungunya in hyderabad and nalgonda districts of andhra pradesh, India.

After about three decades, Chikungunya infection has re-emerged in India and the first cases were reported in December, 2005. The outbreak has currently affected about 8 states in the country. Although known to be commonly non fatal, since the present outbreak involved a large population, it has been raised as an issue of public health concern and also attracted wide media attention. The clinic...