Infections at high altitude

B Basnyat, TA Cumbo, R Edelman - Clinical infectious diseases, 2001 - JSTOR
infections commonly encountered at high altitude. Because there are few published data on
infections at altitude, … about the high hepatitis E mortality rates of 20% that occur in pregnant …

Infections at high altitude

CD Ericsson, R Steffen, B Basnyat… - Clinical Infectious …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
… harsh environmental stressors at high altitude may enhance … infections encountered at
high altitude are discussed. Because there are few published data on infections at high altitude

Infectious diseases at high altitude

B Basnyat, TA Cumbo, R Edelman - Infections of Leisure, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
infections are extremely common in travel to developing countries, but arthropod vectors are
less common at higher altitudes. … , infections and infectious diseases at high altitude often …

High altitude reduces infection rate of COVID-19 but not case-fatality rate

J Segovia-Juarez, JM Castagnetto… - Respiratory physiology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
… It is suggested that life at high altitude may reduce COVID-19 infections and case-fatality
rates (cases/deaths). We study data from Peru COVID-19 pandemics, which first case was …

Effects of high altitude stay on the incidence of common diseases in man

I Singh, IS Chohan, M Lal, PK Khanna… - International journal of …, 1977 - Springer
… the morbidity rate was significantly higher for high altitude than for plains. Significantly lower
… -68 for both plains and high altitude in respect of respiratory infections, hypertension and …

Lower incidence of COVID-19 at high altitude: facts and confounders

M Pun, R Turner, G Strapazzon, H Brugger… - High Altitude …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
… whether living at high altitude offers any benefits against SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity.
… Given the myriad of other contributing factors to viral infection rates and transmission …

[PDF][PDF] Low prevalence and increased household clustering of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in high altitude villages in Peru

S Olender, M Saito, J Apgar, K Gillenwater… - American Journal of …, 2003 - researchgate.net
… In this study, the TST-positive prevalence rates in two poor high altitude villages in Peru
were found to be significantly lower than those found in three different but similarly poor sea …

Effect of altitude on hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus infection

JA Choudhuri, LG Ogden, AJ Ruttenber… - …, 2006 - publications.aap.org
… Infants who were living in ZCTAs at high altitude had a 30% higher rate of hospitalization (…
olds who were living at high altitude had an 80% increase in their hospitalization rate (RR: 1.80…

High-altitude illness

B Basnyat, DR Murdoch - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
… America, commute to altitudes up to 6000 m for work. Large numbers of people travel to high
altitudes for recreational pursuits… The rate of AMS among conference delegates to moderate …

High altitude Relieves transmission risks of COVID-19 through meteorological and environmental factors: Evidence from China

P Song, H Han, H Feng, Y Hui, T Zhou, W Meng… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
… Existing studies reported higher altitudes reduce the COVID-19 infection rate in the United
States, Colombia, and Peru. However, the underlying reasons for this phenomenon remain …