Selected Gastroenterologic Problems in the Tropics (Peacekeeping Missions, Work)

• Main Authors: Jerzemowski Maciej, Dąbrowiecki Zbigniew, Olszański Romuald, Siermontowski Piotr, Jerzemowski Janusz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2017-12-01
• Series: Polish Hyperbaric Research
• Subjects: tropics; peacekeeping missions; digestive tract diseases
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2017-0023

Research shows a potential threat from external environmental factors which might be the cause of upper and lower gastrointestinal diseases in tourists, or soldiers engaged in tropical peacekeeping missions. The research includes infections which due to their spread are also present in their home countries such as Helicobacter pylori infections, viral hepatitis as well as infections which might cause symptoms of upper and lower gastrointestinal tract diseases as a result of poor sanitary and unhygienic conditions. Contact with diseases typical of the tropical climate, especially during longer stays, increases the chances of bringing some tropical diseases back to Poland, which can be problematic for the domestic health care service.