<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> 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.</p></abstract>

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.

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

Polish Hyperbaric Research

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Research shows a potential threat from external environmental factors which might be the cause of upper and lower gastrointestinal diseases in tourists, or...

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

Published Online: Apr 28, 2018

Page range: 55 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2017-0023

Keywords
tropics, peacekeeping missions, digestive tract diseases

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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

Published Online: Apr 28, 2018

Page range: 55 - 66

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/phr-2017-0023

Keywordstropics, peacekeeping missions, digestive tract diseases

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
tropics, peacekeeping missions, digestive tract diseases