United States Military Tropical Medicine: Extraordinary Legacy, Uncertain Future: e2448

Diarrheal disease and dysentery were widespread, and Mackie (1947) estimated that approximately one in four returning GIs suffered from at least one tropical infection, led by intestinal protozoa (mostly Entamoeba histolytica) or helminths (mostly hookworm infection), as well as relapsing malaria fr...

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Published in:PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2013-12, Vol.7 (12)
Main Authors: Beaumier, Coreen M, Gomez-Rubio, Ana Maria, Hotez, Peter J, Weina, Peter J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Casualties
Disease prevention
Dysentery
Fever
Hospitals
Malaria
Medicine
Military personnel
Military policy
Parasitic diseases
Tropical diseases
World War I
World War II
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Summary:Diarrheal disease and dysentery were widespread, and Mackie (1947) estimated that approximately one in four returning GIs suffered from at least one tropical infection, led by intestinal protozoa (mostly Entamoeba histolytica) or helminths (mostly hookworm infection), as well as relapsing malaria from Plasmodium vivax (and a significant number of P. falciparum infections) [1]. The Korean war also led to 1,600 veterans falling ill with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome due to infection with Hantaan virus [7] in addition to significant numbers of infections with Japanese encephalitis virus [8].
ISSN:1935-2727
1935-2735
DOI:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002448