Specific health problems of Southeast Asian refugees in middle Tennessee.
Three diseases representative of specific health conditions affecting the Southeast Asian refugees living in middle Tennessee are leprosy (chronic bacterial infections), liver fluke infection (parasitic diseases), and hemoglobin E-beta-thalassemia (hematologic disorders). In this paper we discuss incidence, causative agent, mode of transmission, metabolic abnormalities, and management of these conditions.
D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006446:Hemoglobin E; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007812:Laos / Q000208:ethnology; D007918:Leprosy / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009534:Niclosamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000469:parasitology; D012036:Refugees; D013156:Splenectomy; D013714:Tennessee; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D008463:Mebendazole; D009534:Niclosamide; D003622:Dapsone; D006446:Hemoglobin E