Parasitic Diseases as the Cause of Death of Prisoners of War during the Korean War (1950-1953)
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
;
: 335-337, 2014.
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Dans Anglais
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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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Disponible
Indice:
WPRIM (Pacifique occidental)
Sujet Principal:
Maladies parasitaires
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Chine
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Cause de décès
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Guerre de Corée
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Migration humaine
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Prisonniers de guerre
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Japon
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Corée
Limites du sujet:
Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Année:
2014
Type:
Article
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