Pre-school age children account for 10%–20% of the 2 billion people worldwide who are
infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs): Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm), Trichuris …

This text, the second of 2 volumes comprising contributions from 224 individuals in 10
countries, discusses infectious diseases of childhood according to specific microorganisms …

A deficiência prolongada de vitamina A pode causar uma grave doença carencial, a
hipovitaminose A, que pode, por sua vez, acarretar xeroftalmia e cegueira. Embora possa …

Page 1 Wilhelm Friedrich Vitamins Page 2 Cover illustration Vitamin B₁ Thiamin hydrochloride
With kind permission of Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen Page 3 Wilhelm Friedrich …

Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections affect persons living in areas with poor water,
sanitation, and hygiene (WASH). Preschool-aged children (PSAC) and school-aged children …

Background It is well established that an excessive intake of retinol (vitamin A) is toxic;
however, it has been> 25 y since the last extensive treatise of case reports on this subject …

Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm) is the most common helminth infection globally and a
cause of lifelong morbidity that may include allergic airway disease, an asthma phenotype …

Vitamin A absorption was studied using a water-miscible oral preparation of vitamin A in 19
children ages 1½ to 9 years old with giardiasis and/or ascariasis, both before and after their …

Concurrent micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent among Vietnamese school children. A
school-based program providing food fortified with multiple micronutrients could be a cost …

Relationships between ascariasis and lactose digestion and between ascariasis and food
transit time from mouth to caecum were investigated in young children from Chiriqui …