Childhood Infectious Diseases: Overview

Amira M. Khan; Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00065-5

Childhood Infectious Diseases: Overview

Amira M. Khan
, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

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Abstract

Infectious diseases account for almost half of the 5.9. million children under 5. years of age who die each year. Infections such as pneumonia, diarrhea, neonatal sepsis, and malaria account for most of these deaths. Importantly, of the 2.7. million neonatal deaths each year, 23% are due to infection-related causes. With the progressive rise in antimicrobial resistance and growing incidence of emerging infections, infectious diseases continue to pose a considerable challenge to neonatal and child health. It is estimated that almost two-thirds of these deaths are potentially preventable if interventions can be delivered at scale.

Original language	English (UK)
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of Public Health
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	517-538
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128037089
ISBN (Print)	9780128036785
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803678-5.00065-5
Publication status	Published - 6 Oct 2016
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Acute respiratory infections
Bloody diarrhea
Child mortality
Child survival
Dengue
Diarrhea
Ebola
Infections
Malaria
Newborn sepsis
Persistent diarrhea
Pneumonia
Soil-transmitted helminths
Typhoid

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