NUTRITION AND INFECTION IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Abstract
Why is it that the fatality rates from measles are often 200 times higher in poor developingcountries than in the industrialized countries?
The main reason is that the malnourished child is often overwhelmed by the infection whereas
the well-nourished child can combat it and survive. Nutritional status thus has an effect on infections
and infections have an effect on malnutrition. These are most important relationships.
In developing countries communicable diseases are extremely prevalent and are a major
cause of morbidity and mortality. The majority of children in most developing countries suffer from
undernutrition and malnutrition at some time in the first 5 years of life. The problems of infection
and malnutrition are closely related.1 Yet we tend to introduce, quite independently, programmes to
control communicable disease and other efforts to improve nutrition. It would be much more
efficient and effective if the twin problems were attacked together. Success in improving depends
both on control of infectious diseases and improvements in their food intake.
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