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Subject: MEDICAL REPORT  14 AUG 90                                       

Unit: 24TH ID     

Parent Organization: XVIII CORPS 

Box  ID: BX001433

Folder Title: MEDICAL REPORTING-DIVISION SURGEON                                                              

Document Number:         17

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                                     DISEASES OF OPERANONAL MUORTANCR,,

             Diseases arc priori@ in descending order of expected impact oii military operations if no preventive
             measures are taken.nie order provided does not take Into account possible extraordinary events SUC4 as
             periodic epidc-.rucs of highly cyclic diseases, natural disasters, or armed conflic4

                  DISEASES WITII SIIORT INCUBATION PERIODS (USUALLY LESS TIIAN 15 DAYS)

             ACUTE D"M@ DISEASCS (6 hours to 10 days)
                  Trnnsmission: Ingestion of causative agents or their toxins In contaminated food or water.
                  P,IskPerlodfD@bution:Occuryear-round,withoverallincreasedincidcncefxomjutyto.
                      Scptemt>cr. Viral cases increase from December to March, bacterial cases from Juno to
                                                                                                              nd
                      October. Occur countrywide, but are more common In rural areas outside of Dubai a
                      Abu Dhabi.
                  Remarks: Frequently occurring pathogens Include cnicrotoxigento Escliert'cltia colt (VTE
                                                                                                               C)l
                      rot2virus (most common in children), Sliigella spp., Sab?iottella spp., and Catirpylobacter spp.
                      Although the overall incidence of these diseases in [lie United A-tab Emirates Ig tepotted to be
                      low, acute d I a rr hea I d iscascs are die mos I commo n I iifcctious d lscase problc rm of no hindigen(3us
                      personnel. Shigcllosis, usually caused by Sliigella sotutel, occurs (800 to 1,000 cases onlaually),
mong the
                      Salmonella spp. and Sliigella spp. Isolates.

             ACUTF- RR-SPIRAT'ORY DiSr,-ASrS (I to 10 days)
                  Transm@on- Direct or indircct contact with infectious droplets.
                  Risk Perl@Wribution: Occur yc2r-round, with overall Increased Incidence In July and August
                      (due to dusty conditions), and from December to February (due to Increased Influenza acdvity).
                      Occur countrywide.
                  Remarks: Acute respiratory diseases are the most common Infectious dismo causes of morbidity
                      within the indigenous population, and may be major causes of morbidity among nonlndlgcnous
                      personnel.

             FNTERIC PROTOZOAL DISCASR-S (I week to several months)
                  Trnnsmission:lngesUonofcausa@veagcni(s)infccallycontaminatedwaterorrood.
                  IUsk Pcriod/DlMtibution: Year-round, with Increased incidence in August and September. Occur
                      coun@idc.
                  Remarks: Usually associated with more chronic infections, some protozoans such as Eittantoeba
                      histolytica and Giardia lamblia can cause acute diarrhea. Clinical cases of giatdiasts and amcblasls
                      arecommon.Examinationsoffccalsamplcsfromapparcnilyhealtliyadultsliavedemonstrgted
                      high carrier rates for giardiasis and amcblasis, especially among nonindigenout workers. Clinical
                      cases of giardiasis usually arc seen In children-, amebiasis usually Is seen in adults (2w lo 500    i
                      cases annually).

             TYPIIOID AND PARATMIOID F -UERS (I to 3 weeks)
                  Transmission: Ingestion of causative agcni(s) in rood and water contaminated by feces or udno of
                      infective humans.
                  Risk PcrlWMistribution: Occur year-round, with increased Incidence from April to June. Occur. i,;
                      coun@dc.
  Remarks: End@c, with an increasing annual reported Incidence (281 cases reported In 1988, i26
                      inl983).MosicaseshavebeencauscdbySalti:oiiellatyplti.Ahighcarriermichasbc,--arepofted

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