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Strategies to control parasitic infections during pregnancy outlined.
2003 AUG 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A researcher from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has outlined strategies to control parasitic infections during pregnancy.
According to recent research from the United States, "In the developing world, young women, pregnant women, and their infants and children frequently experience a cycle where undernutrition (macronutrient and micronutrient) and repeated infection, including parasitic infections, lead to adverse consequences that can continue from one generation to the next. Among parasitic infections, malaria and intestinal helminths coexist widely with micronutrient deficiencies and contribute importantly to anemia and this cycle of retarded growth and development."
"In somewhat more limited or focal geographic settings, other parasitic diseases (e.g., schistosomiasis, filariasis) contribute similarly to this cycle," said Richard W. Steketee at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It is undoubtedly much better to enter a pregnancy free of infection and nutritionally replete than the various alternatives."
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