These animals are used as models for studying the consequences of infectious disease, testing drugs, practicing new surgical techniques, performing xenotransplants, and exploring lifestyle diseases such as cardiovascular disease and obesity [22], [23].
Similarly, some of the health consequences of infectious diseases would not necessarily be included in this sector.
Many pregnant women are not aware of the risk and consequences of infectious diseases and are not practicing preventive strategies [ 3- 9].
Reducing the incidence and mitigating the health consequences of infectious diseases requires population and individual level prevention, diagnosis and timely provision of effective treatment [ 8- 10].
Gender differences in the social and personal consequences of infectious diseases are illustrated by studies on stigmatizing diseases such as leprosy or HIV/AIDS.
Despite having a critical role in the modulation of local inflammatory response in mice inoculated with Influenza (JRM personal communication), the specific function of iBALT in infection and immunity still remains controversial, considering that this tissue only develops as a consequence of certain infectious diseases but not others.
Eligible patients were ≥18 years old, with surgically confirmed secondary peritonitis, defined as a polymicrobial infection of the peritoneum occurring as a consequence of traumatic, infectious, ulcerative, obstructive or neoplastic pathology [ 13].
As a consequence of excessive infectious induction toxicity, the daunorubicin dosage during induction was modified, calculated on weight and age at diagnosis, and for infants ⩽90 days of age at diagnosis, daily short rather than continuous infusion was implemented.
Recently, it has been demonstrated that gamma/delta T cell expansion in kidney allograft recipients follows CMV infection and could possibly be an immunologic consequence of this infectious disorder [ 27].
As a consequence, epidemiological cycles of infectious diseases are not well assessed in any of the populations of concern [ 11].
