Silica Nanoparticles and Mesoamerican Nephropathy: A Case Series An epidemic of kidney disease has ravaged the Pacific coast of Central America, where it typically affects men working in the sugarcane fields as well as local farmers. A role for heat …
Video: Update on epidemics of CKD of unknown etiology in agricultural communities with Professor Tarek El Baz
Academy of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation View on YouTube. 0:00 Introduction 2:04 Current epidemics of kidney diseases 2:50 Mesoamerican nephropathy 4:22 Sri Lankan nephropathy 5:10 Uddanam nephropathy 6:13 potential roles of heat stress, dehydration, and heatstroke 15:35 Role of uric …