Measles is a highly contagious disease transmitted through a virus belonging to the Morbillivirus genus. The infection is acquired via the respiratory tract and is mostly seen in infants and children below five years of age. The virus usually disrupts the…
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In recent decades, rapid urbanization with fast population growth has become inescapable in Bangladesh. The demographic dynamics of Bangladesh suggest that the country is undergoing rapid urbanization, particularly due to rural-urban migration…
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Obesity is a multifactorial disease, characterized by an increase of body fat, that can be associated with metabolic changes and considered a serious public health problem with…
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Retinopathy of Prematurity is a progressive disorder that affects premature infants of very low birth weight, who have been exposed to high ambient oxygen concentrations such as…
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There has been substantial progress in reducing maternal, neonatal and under-five mortality rates over the past two decades…
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It was estimated that 1.4 billion people lived in extreme poverty with a large gap between the rich and the poor…
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Vitamin-D deficiency predicts infections in young north Indian children: A secondary data analysis
Vitamin D deficiency is considered to be the most common nutritional deficiency and often one of the most commonly undiagnosed medical conditions in the world. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young children is around 50–90% in the Indian subcontinent. Vitamin D is primarily produced in the skin after…
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