Contagious infectious diseases in hajj

Introduction and Objectives: One of the biggest gatherings in the world is pilgrimage to Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. During this great religious ceremony, the country of Saudi Arabia receives a large number of pilgrims throughout the year to perform the Hajj ritual. To this end, an average of around 3 million people come from around 140 countries each year with different cultures and cultures in a small geographic collection. This causes many diseases and exacerbations of chronic diseases. Therefore, it is clear that it is impossible to deny the necessity of observing health, safety and conduct of examinations before being sent to Hajj. The purpose of this study was to determine the distribution of common diseases among pilgrims, mortality rates and how to control these diseases. Materials and methods: This research have been conducted in the field of scient metric studies in a survey (analytical) method. The community under study consists of all health-related articles on Hajj and pilgrimage on websites. All articles were extracted based on the number of scientific publications, authors, organizations, countries and countries share in science production. Results: 391 articles have been published on the health of pilgrims of Hajj. The number of review articles and clinical practice is very limited. The share of Iran is only 8 original articles. Eventually, 84 articles and publications were finalized during the period 2000-2019 And 4 cases of common and contagious diseases in Hajj were investigated and analyzed. Conclusion: In the Ridicule of Hajj, pilgrims from all over the world travel to the land of revelation for the pilgrimage of Hajj. There may be a series of infectious and contagious diseases that can lead to a transfer from one person to another and the emergence of an epidemic in another society. Although they are vaccinated against diseases before the departure of the Hajjis, nonetheless, the likelihood of illness is high if they do not comply.

کلیدواژه ها:

Hajj ، Hajj health ، Visitor health