id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-292604-x9amm87g Rupali, Priscilla Introduction to Tropical Medicine 2019-03-31 .txt text/plain 3862 212 46 Air pollution: Among the tropical regions, Southeast Asia reported the greatest increase in CO2 emissions leading to a decreased air quality followed by South Asia and South America, which has significantly impacted the climate and led to higher weather-related mortality and morbidity, infectious disease rates, and respiratory illnesses. Foodborne illnesses are defined by the WHO as diseases of infectious or toxic nature caused by the consumption of contaminated food or water. Foodborne diseases result in considerable morbidity and mortality, and contribute to significant costs in tropical countries. Foodborne parasitic diseases excluding enteric protozoa cause an estimated 23.2 million cases and 45,927 deaths annually resulting in an estimated 6.64 million DALYs. 5 Among these foodborne ascariasis and toxoplasmosis were common Tropical Health contributing to 12.3 and 10.3 million cases respectively. World Health Organization estimates of the global and regional disease burden of 11 foodborne parasitic diseases, 2010: a data synthesis ./cache/cord-292604-x9amm87g.txt ./txt/cord-292604-x9amm87g.txt