DISEASES OBSERVED IN KENYA

Abstract

The Japanese Medical Group had engaged in clinic of the Rift-Valley Provincial .General Hospital in Nakuru, Kenya, for about 1 year and 2 months. This is a report of the study of distribution of th3 diseases in Nakuru area, based on the cases experienced during that psriod and the list in the hospital. 1. The inpatientd with pulmonary disease was the most in number and then those with digestive tract disease the second. The tropical disease was the 3rd even though Makuru was not bad weather area. Many diseases due to bacterial and protozoal infection which are common in the undsrdevelbping countries, were seen. 2. As tha respiratory disease, such diseases as the upper respiratory infection, pneumonia, tuberculosis were observed. Most of the agents to cause these diseases seemed to be not resistant to the antibiotics. As the digestive tract disease, acute gastrointestinal disorder including food poisoning and cirrhosis of ths liver, as the cardiovascular dissase, rheumatic heart -disease, as the hematologie disorder .anemia due to mulnutrition and sickle cell anemia were noted. 3. As the tropical diseass, malaria, amebiasis, kala-azar, schistosomiasis, hydatid disease were seen. The last three diseases seemed to show different distribution in every tribe according to the hospital record. 4. As the nutritional disease, so-called "Kwashiorkor" and pellagra were noticed. 5. As the infectious disease, bacillary dysentery was the most, and fcatanus, typhoid, brucellosis and leprosy were the next. For these diseases, the antibiotics was also remarkably effective for the treatment.