Parasitic Diseases as the Cause of Death of Prisoners of War during the Korean War (1950-1953)
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
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: 335-337, 2014.
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ABSTRACT
To determine the cause of death of prisoners of war during the Korean War (1950-1953), death certificates or medical records were analyzed. Out of 7,614 deaths, 5,013 (65.8%) were due to infectious diseases. Although dysentery and tuberculosis were the most common infectious diseases, parasitic diseases had caused 14 deaths paragonimiasis in 5, malaria in 3, amoebiasis in 2, intestinal parasitosis in 2, ascariasis in 1, and schistosomiasis in 1. These results showed that paragonimiasis, malaria, and amoebiasis were the most fatal parasitic diseases during the early 1950s in the Korean Peninsula. Since schistosomiasis is not endemic to Korea, it is likely that the infected private soldier moved from China or Japan to Korea.
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Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades Parasitarias
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China
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Causas de Muerte
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Guerra de Corea
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Migración Humana
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Prisioneros de Guerra
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Japón
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Corea (Geográfico)
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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