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Diabetes, Immune Dysfunction, and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Nigeria: A Pathophysiological and Epidemiological Review (www.kiu.ac.ug)
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a rapidly growing non-communicable disease in Nigeria, posing a dual challenge by increasing the national burden of chronic disease while exacerbating susceptibility to infectious diseases. Immune dysfunction associated with diabetes, including impaired innate and adaptive immune responses, compromises the host’s defense against pathogens. This immune dysregulation predisposes diabetic individuals to both endemic and emerging infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, Lassa fever, and COVID-19. The interaction between diabetes and infectious diseases creates a…
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