Thoracic radiology of infections emerging after natural disasters.
J Thorac Imaging
; 21(4): 265-75, 2006 Nov.
Article
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| ID: mdl-17110850
ABSTRACT
When natural disasters demolish shelter, destroy sources of clean drinking water, and disrupt the availability of medical care, vast numbers of people are placed at increased risk of disease. The infectious diseases that propagate under these conditions are usually common ones. Occasionally, a natural disaster alters the local environment in ways that markedly increase the prevalence of a disease that is endemic to a geographic region, occurring only as isolated cases under normal conditions. Many of these infections may affect the thorax. In this article, we discuss the radiologic findings of 4 infectious diseases, coccidioidomycosis, leptospirosis, melioidosis, and Chagas disease, which may flourish after natural disasters strike areas where they are endemic.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Radiografia Torácica
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Doença de Chagas
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Coccidioidomicose
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Doenças Transmissíveis Emergentes
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Desastres
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Leptospirose
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Melioidose
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Thorac Imaging
Assunto da revista:
DIAGNOSTICO POR IMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos