A Comparative Study of Microbial & Parasitic, Disease in Al Muthanna Province, Iraq

Abstract

Parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases spread with their various clinical manifestations in Muthanna can be spread directly or indirectly and from person to person. It can affect animals when transmitted to humans. Therefore, the aim of the study was to conduct some of the epidemiological aspects of these diseases in the governorate.  A descriptive study was applied to 732 patients, rabies (409), brucellosis (16), and cutaneous leishmaniasis (307) in Al-Rumaitha Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Al-Hasan Hospital in Al-Samawah and Al-Qadeer Hospital. Data such as gender, age, occupation, time of illness, method of diagnosis. the highest incidence of viral diseases (56%) and parasitic diseases (42%), while the lowest incidence of bacterial diseases (2%) was recorded. According to a resident of viral and parasitic diseases was recorded in Samawah. High incidence of bacterial diseases in the Kidhair. Regarding the difference between urban and rural areas, data were recorded for the highest cases in rural areas. The study showed that the highest incidence of the disease was in January 2019, then began to decline to reach its lowest rate in October 2019. The data recorded the highest cases of males (62%) with various parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases, while the lowest was among females (38%). OR (1.66) with CL (1.36 - 2.02). These diseases still represent a health threat that must be managed, so the county government can exercise its legal authority to manage threats to public health security by expanding the disease surveillance system.