Prevention of Keshan's Disease

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Prevention of Keshan's disease

Keshan's disease may be unpreventable in certain circumstances:

Living in an area with little selenium in the soil - it is impossible, without testing the soil, to determine if there is enough selenium in it
Viral or bacterial infection - some experts believe that coxsackievirus B3 may be involved in the cause of Keshan's disease (at least partly), but as they still have not identified if this is definitely the case, so it would be difficult to prevent Keshan's disease from this cause

There are ways to prevent Keshan's disease from occurring:

Eat foods rich in selenium - people who ensure they have a diet that includes foods rich in selenium have protection against developing Keshan's disease and have very little risk for this condition. Foods rich in selenium are: Brazil nuts, eggs, onions, garlic
Supplements - people who live in an area with known selenium-deficient soil should be taking selenium supplements to prevent deficiency and prevent Keshan's disease from occurring. A blood test can determine if there is a selenium deficiency in the body

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Last reviewed: 29 January 2009 || Last updated: 29 December 2009

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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.

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