Nearly all Indigenous Australian children have some form of otitis media, a middle ear infection that often leads to hearing loss.
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Rheumatic heart disease is responsible for the highest gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians; higher than diabetes or kidney failure.
Trachoma easily spreads from one child to another through infected eye and nose secretions. A person may have up to 40 episodes of reinfection during childhood.
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Hugh Taylor is a Friend of The Conversation.Melbourne Laureate Professor, Harold Mitchell Chair of Indigenous Eye Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
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Academic Specialist, Indigenous Eye Health Unit, University of Melbourne
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Professor, Paediatrics, Telethon Kids Institute
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Professor. Leader of the Ear Health Research Program (EHRP), Child Health Division, Menzies School of Health Research
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Academic Specialist, University of Melbourne
