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See Latest ArticlesProtein-energy malnutrition as a risk factor for visceral leishmaniasis: a review
Parasite Immunology, 10/26/09
Malafaia G – The protein–energy malnutrition (PEM) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are important problems of public health, which affect millions of people worldwide. Currently, it has been accepted that the immunity or susceptibility to infect–parasitic diseases are directly related to the nutritional status of the host. However, the mechanisms that govern the relationship between the PEM and the course of the VL are multiple and little explained. In this study the current most important aspects and the synergism between these two illnesses were presented.
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