title: Diarrheal diseases in the history of public health.
abstract: While the public health threat of HIV/AIDS in developing countries has drawn increasing attention from the international community for more than two decades, other health problems such as diarrheal diseases continue to contribute to higher morbidity and mortality rates in much of the developing world. This literature review is an account of both the history and current risks associated with diarrheal diseases.
authors.affiliation: Observatory on Ageing and Society Center de Recherche de I'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie, Chemin Queen Mary, Montreal, Québec, Canada. sir_nguendoyongsi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nguendo Yongsi
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Hénock Blaise
authors.forename: Delali B K
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Dovie
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries / Q000266:history; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history* / Q000401:mortality; D014943:Global Health; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*