title: Infections of the developing world.
abstract: Access to critical care is rapidly growing in areas of the world where it was previously nonexistent and where infectious diseases often comprise the largest disease burden. Additionally, with crowding, mass migrations, and air travel, infectious diseases previously geographically confined are quickly spread across the planet, often in shorter time frames than disease incubation periods. Hence, critical care practitioners must be familiar with infectious diseases previously confined to the developing world. This article reviews selected tropical diseases that are seen in diverse locales and often require critical care services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada. sgmurthy@gmail.com
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keystone
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kissoon
mesh_terms: D000881:Anthrax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D057231:Climate Change; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000635:transmission; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D003906:Developing Countries; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D014943:Global Health; D006482:Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011818:Rabies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D013742:Tetanus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014195:Travel / Q000639:trends; D014330:Tropical Medicine; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014507:Urbanization / Q000639:trends
keywords: Critical care; Dengue; Developing world; Global health; Infections; Yellow fever