Detalhes bibliográficos
| Resumo: | Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of death in children under five years being responsible for 760.000 deaths, corresponding to 9% of the total deaths in this age group. Africa is the region with more deaths due to diarrhoea (46%), followed by South Asia (38%). Three quarters of the total of deaths occurs within only 15 countries and Angola is in the 15th position with a record of 20,000 annual childhood deaths. Diarrhoeal disease can be caused by bacterial, viral and parasitic infectious agents and can be transmited through contaminated food or drinking water, or directly from person to person. Rotavirus and Escherichia coli were shown the most frequent pathogenic agents in developing countries. This study aims to identify the most frequent pathogenic agents of diarrhoea in children under five atttending the Bengo General Hospital (BGH).. |
|---|
| Autores principais: | Gasparinho, Carolina |
|---|
| Outros Autores: | Mirante, Maria Clara; Lima, Sónia; Nery, Susana Vaz; Istrate, Cláudia; Mayer, António Carlos; Brito, Miguel |
|---|
| Assunto: | Public health Diahrroea Children Rotavirus Escherichia coli Mortality Angola Província do Bengo |
|---|
| Ano: | 2014 |
|---|
| País: | Portugal |
|---|
| Tipo de documento: | documento de conferência |
|---|
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
|---|
| Instituição associada: | Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa |
|---|
| Idioma: | inglês |
|---|
| Origem: | Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa |
|---|