The Interaction between Nutrition and Infection
University of California, Los Angeles · World Food Programme
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Abstract
Infection and malnutrition have always been intricately linked. Malnutrition is the primary cause of immunodeficiency worldwide, and we are learning more and more about the pathogenesis of this interaction. Five infectious diseases account for more than one-half of all deaths in children aged
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- Malnutrition
- Medicine
- Immunology
- Micronutrient
- Population
- Disease
- Immune system
- Infectious disease (medical specialty)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Zero hunger
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