text: Yo, just like up north, cerebrovascular disease
  Be causing pain and death in the tropics, believe
  The way stroke hits in these parts ain't the same
  From one tropical zone to another, it's a whole new game
  
  In these tropical regions, stroke be caused
  By the usual suspects found elsewhere, no pause
  But there be unique factors specific to the tropics
  Infectious causes and nonatherosclerotic topics
  
  In these parts, infectious stuff be playin' a role
  And nonatherosclerotic mechanisms take control
  Unlike non-tropical places, where atherosclerosis reigns
  In the tropics, different factors be causin' all the pains
  
  But our knowledge of stroke in these tropical lands
  Is limited, man, due to financial demands
  Healthcare and research suffer from restrictions
  Holdin' back progress in these regions, it's a real affliction