An Overview Of Tropical Diseases Ed. By Amidou Samie
by Amidou Samie /
2015 / English / PDF
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This book was developed to provide an update on issues relevant to the treatment of selected tropical diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis and ectoparasites such as chiggers which are widely distributed throughout the world. Tropical diseases affect millions of people throughout the world and particularly in the developing countries. The millennium development goals had specifically targeted HIV/AIDS and Malaria for substantial reduction as well as Tuberculosis while many other tropical diseases have been neglected. The new sustainable development goals have not made such distinction and have targeted all diseases for elimination for the improvement of the quality of life of human beings on earth. The control of these infections has been hampered by the development of drug resistance and the lack of the development of new and more effective drugs. The understanding of the biochemical processes underlying drug activity is therefore essential for the potential elimination of these infections. Preface 1 Emerging Public Health Issues in Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis 2 Mitochondria of Malaria Parasites as a Drug Target 3 Recent Advances in Antimalarial Drug Discovery — Challenges and Opportunities 4 Advances on Dientamoeba fragilis Infections 5 Speciation in the Leishmania guyanensis Vector Lutzomyia umbratilis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Northern Brazil — Implications for Epidemiology and Vector Control 6 Dirofilariosis and Leishmaniasis in the Northern Region of Serbia 7 Schistosomiasis – Updating Technologies and Diagnostic Approaches in Surveillance Strategies and Clinical Management 8 Praziquantel and Arachidonic Acid Combination — An Innovative Approach to the Treatment of Schistosomiasis 9 The Role of Chiggers as Human Pathogens
