Affiliation:
1. Section of Infectious Diseases, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine , Boston, Massachusetts , USA
2. Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, University of Virginia , Charlottesville, Virginia , USA
Abstract
Abstract
Malnutrition, which continues to affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide, is both a cause and consequence of a range of infectious diseases. In this perspective piece, we provide an overview of the bidirectional relationship between malnutrition and infectious diseases. In addition to enteric infections, we use tuberculosis as a case study of this relationship between malnutrition and infectious diseases, and to demonstrate the potential of nutritional interventions to mitigate mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases. We conclude with suggestions on advancing our understanding of the vicious cycle of microbes and malnutrition and finding ways to break it.
Funder
National Institutes of Health
Burroughs Wellcome
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (
Civilian Research and Development Foundation
Government of India Department of Biotechnology
Indian Council of Medical Research
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Office of AIDS Research
Warren Alpert Foundation
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Immunology and Allergy