Marceline Mapiye
Evaluation of the congenital syphilis notification surveillance system in South Africa (2020)
Evaluating SA’s Congenital Syphilis Notification Surveillance System
How Effective is South Africa’s Congenital Syphilis Notification Surveillance System? Congenital syphilis poses a severe threat to infants, being a debilitating and potentially life-threatening infection. When a pregnant mother carries syphilis, the spirochete Treponema pallidum can be transmitted to the unborn infant through the placenta, a process known as vertical transmission. Up to 80% of
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Diabetes Mellitus Mortality by Major Occupation Category in South Africa, 2009—2016
Does Occupation Impact Diabetes Mortality? In South Africa, diabetes mellitus (DM) is an escalating non-communicable disease (NCD) and a leading cause of death. Diabetes mellitus is characterised by a chronic hyperglycemia-induced triad of symptoms (polydipsia, polyuria and polyphagia) caused by elevated blood glucose levels and metabolic dysregulation. In 2009, more than 2 million people aged
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Nonhlanhla Tlotleng
Diabetes mellitus mortality by major occupation category in South Africa, 2009—2016
Diabetes
What is Diabetes? Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Diabetes mellitus is characterized by a chronic hyperglycemia-induced triad of symptoms (polydipsia, polyuria and polyphagia) caused by elevated blood glucose level and metabolic dysregulation. Untreated Diabetes mellitus leads to multiorgan and systemic injury to the heart, kidneys, nerves and blood
