Access To, Use Of Sanitation Systems Cuts Odds Of Worm Infection In Half,?

By Kaiser GH Update

When sanitation systems are available and used, the odds of contracting one of a group of diseases, known as soil-transmitted helminths (STH), is cut in half, according to a systemic review and meta-analysis published this week in PLoS Medicine, Examiner.com reports (Herriman, 1/25). ?One billion of the world?s people experience a diminished ability to work, learn, and thrive as a result of infection by these parasites ? roundworm, whipworm, and hookworm.

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Access To, Use Of Sanitation Systems Cuts Odds Of Worm Infection In Half,?

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Posted by Kaiser GH Update on Jan 30 2012. Filed under Kaiser's Global Health Update, WASH. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry

Source: http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2012/01/30/access-to-use-of-sanitation-systems-cuts-odds-of-worm-infection-in-half/

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