Chronic kidney disease impacts Central America

• April 25, 2024

A disease Kidney disease causes the death of thousands of men in Central America, after presenting symptoms such as cramps, Headaches Y vomiting and invade the bodies with toxins .

Since 2000 this mysterious epidemic It has caused the death of 24,000 men in El Salvador and Nicaragua, mainly. According to information published by the BBC , the victims were workers in the sugar fields.

So far the origin of the disease is unknown; However, doctors in the region believe that one of the triggers could be the toxic chemicals (pesticides and herbicides) used in agriculture, as well as the excessive use of analgesics or alcohol .

However, the doctor Daniel Brooks of Boston University , in the United States, points out that the stress generated by the heat could be the cause of this disease , wave dehydration , because some employees work under extreme temperatures.

In the next video of the Graphic Press , the situation that exists in El Salvador is explained:

According to specialists, this condition impairs the ability of the kidney to clean the blood , which is why the process of dialysis to fight it.

Scientists work to identify the causes of disease chronic kidney disease and in a possible cure.

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