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Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease?
Noma is an orofacial gangrene affecting primarily children living in extreme poverty in remote parts of subtropical and tropical countries. Mortality and disability are high, and survivors often have physical and functional deformities resulting in stigma and isolation. Many healthcare professionals...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7444552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32817617 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008435 |
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description | Noma is an orofacial gangrene affecting primarily children living in extreme poverty in remote parts of subtropical and tropical countries. Mortality and disability are high, and survivors often have physical and functional deformities resulting in stigma and isolation. Many healthcare professionals and primary healthcare workers where noma risk factors exist have no knowledge about noma and its implications. Public health measures to improve nutrition, immunizations, sanitation, and access to healthcare and measures to eliminate extreme poverty can lead to the eradication of noma. Research allocation has been insufficient to study the epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of noma. In a recent editorial by Hotez and colleagues in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), “What constitutes an NTD?” Noma is not included. The exclusion of noma from NTDs constitutes this preventable childhood disease as a neglected neglected disease. The purpose of this article is the inclusion of noma with the PLOS NTDs. Increased awareness and attention to noma can lead to the eradication of this disease affecting the world’s most vulnerable. |
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spelling | pubmed-74445522020-08-27 Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? Srour, M. Leila Baratti-Mayer, Denise PLoS Negl Trop Dis Viewpoints Noma is an orofacial gangrene affecting primarily children living in extreme poverty in remote parts of subtropical and tropical countries. Mortality and disability are high, and survivors often have physical and functional deformities resulting in stigma and isolation. Many healthcare professionals and primary healthcare workers where noma risk factors exist have no knowledge about noma and its implications. Public health measures to improve nutrition, immunizations, sanitation, and access to healthcare and measures to eliminate extreme poverty can lead to the eradication of noma. Research allocation has been insufficient to study the epidemiology, treatment, and prevention of noma. In a recent editorial by Hotez and colleagues in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), “What constitutes an NTD?” Noma is not included. The exclusion of noma from NTDs constitutes this preventable childhood disease as a neglected neglected disease. The purpose of this article is the inclusion of noma with the PLOS NTDs. Increased awareness and attention to noma can lead to the eradication of this disease affecting the world’s most vulnerable. Public Library of Science 2020-08-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7444552/ /pubmed/32817617 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008435 Text en © 2020 Srour, Baratti-Mayer http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Viewpoints Srour, M. Leila Baratti-Mayer, Denise Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? |
title | Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? |
title_full | Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? |
title_fullStr | Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? |
title_full_unstemmed | Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? |
title_short | Why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? |
title_sort | why is noma a neglected-neglected tropical disease? |
topic | Viewpoints |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7444552/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32817617 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008435 |
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