Cave Associated Infection: An Issue in Tropical Medicine
Caves are interesting and attractive natural sites that visitors can enter and explore. Sometimes, the visitors come in contact with pathogens in the cave, resulting in cave associated infections. In this short article, the authors hereby summarize and discuss cave associated infections with special...
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Prince of Songkla University
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| author | Viroj Wiwanitkit |
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| description | Caves are interesting and attractive natural sites that visitors can enter and explore. Sometimes, the visitors come in contact with pathogens in the cave, resulting in cave associated infections. In this short article, the authors hereby summarize and discuss cave associated infections with special reference to tropical countries. There are many possible cave associated infections, such as histoplasmosis and rabies, which are considered serious health problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a5cac5c196f462387423cfb1dfc8b402022-12-22T00:48:24ZengPrince of Songkla UniversityJournal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR)2586-99812630-05592018-08-0136316717010.31584/jhsmr.2018.36.3.1421Cave Associated Infection: An Issue in Tropical MedicineViroj Wiwanitkit0Dr DY Patil University, Pune, India Hainan Medical University, China Faculty of Medicine, University of Nis, Serbia Joseph Ayobabalola University, Nigeria Chulalongkorn University, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330,Caves are interesting and attractive natural sites that visitors can enter and explore. Sometimes, the visitors come in contact with pathogens in the cave, resulting in cave associated infections. In this short article, the authors hereby summarize and discuss cave associated infections with special reference to tropical countries. There are many possible cave associated infections, such as histoplasmosis and rabies, which are considered serious health problems.https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/14caveinfectionmedicine |
| spellingShingle | Viroj Wiwanitkit Cave Associated Infection: An Issue in Tropical Medicine Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR) cave infection medicine |
| title | Cave Associated Infection: An Issue in Tropical Medicine |
| title_full | Cave Associated Infection: An Issue in Tropical Medicine |
| title_fullStr | Cave Associated Infection: An Issue in Tropical Medicine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cave Associated Infection: An Issue in Tropical Medicine |
| title_short | Cave Associated Infection: An Issue in Tropical Medicine |
| title_sort | cave associated infection an issue in tropical medicine |
| topic | cave infection medicine |
| url | https://www.jhsmr.org/index.php/jhsmr/article/view/14 |
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