Arsenic and Infectious Disease: A Potential Factor in Morbidity among Bangladeshi Children

摘要

Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and diarrhea are two of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years old, especially in low-income countries. A new prospective cohort study of the link between these types of infections and arsenic exposure revealed a dose-dependent increase in LRTI and diarrhea in relation to maternal arsenic exposure [EHP 119(5):719–724; Rahman et al.].