The Trypanosomiases

Author : Ian Maudlin,P. H. Holmes,Michael A. Miles
Publisher : CABI
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-09
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0851990347

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The Trypanosomiases by Ian Maudlin,P. H. Holmes,Michael A. Miles Pdf

This state-of-the-art reference book includes comprehensive coverage of the biology and control of African, Asian and South American trypanosomiasis ("sleeping sickness") in man and animals. It describes recent research developments in the biology and molecular biology of trypanosomes (the protozoan parasite) and their vectors, and methods in diagnosis and control, such as trapping tsetse fly vectors. Different sections of the book are devoted to biology of trypanosomes, vector biology, epidemiology and diagnosis, pathogenesis, disease impact, chemotherapy and disease control, and vector control. The book contains contributions from leading experts from Europe, North and South America, and Africa.

Author : Stefan Magez,Magdalena Radwanska
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783709115565

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Trypanosomes and Trypanosomiasis by Stefan Magez,Magdalena Radwanska Pdf

This new volume written by experts in the field of trypanosome research covers every aspect of trypanosome-vector-host biology. It is a must read for basic researchers working with trypanosomes and related organisms, infection and drug development as well as parasitology in a broader sense. ​

Author : John Ford
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015006119500

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The Role of the Trypanosomiases in African Ecology by John Ford Pdf

Author : Donald Kruel
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781438101743

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Trypanosomiasis by Donald Kruel Pdf

Describes the two main types of trypanosomiasis, how and where it is spread, as well as its treatment.

Author : Ian Maudlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 614 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : OCLC:1326174240

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Trypanosomiases by Ian Maudlin Pdf

This reference book includes comprehensive coverage of the biology and control of African, Asian and South American trypanosomiasis in man and animals. It describes recent research developments in the biology and molecular biology of trypanosomes and their vectors, and methods in diagnosis and control, such as tsetse trapping. Different sections of the book are devoted to biology of trypanosomes (part 1), vector biology (part 2), epidemiology and diagnosis (part 3), pathogenesis (part 4), disease impact (part 5), chemotherapy and disease control (part 6), and vector control (part 7). This book is intended for researchers in the areas of parasitology, medical and veterinary science, and biology, and for public health and veterinary staff and international agencies concerned with reducing mortality and morbidity due to trypanosomiasis.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241209847

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Control and Surveillance of Human African Trypanosomiasis by World Health Organization Pdf

This report provides information about new diagnostic approaches, new therapeutic regimens and better understanding of the distribution of the disease with high-quality mapping. The roles of human and animal reservoirs and the tsetse fly vectors that transmit the parasites are emphasized. The new information has formed the basis for an integrated strategy with which it is hoped that elimination of HAT will be achieved. The report also contains recommendations on the approaches that will lead to elimination of the disease. Human African Tryponosomiasis (HAT) is a disease that afflicts populations in rural Africa, where the tsetse fly vector that transmits the causative trypanosome parasites thrives. There are two forms of HAT: one, known as gambiense HAT, is endemic in West and Central Africa and causes over 95% of current cases; the other, known as rhodesiense HAT, is endemic in East and southern Africa and accounts for the remainder of cases. The presence of parasites in the brain leads to progressive neurological breakdown. Changes to sleep-wake patterns are among the symptoms that characterize the disease, also known as "sleeping sickness". Eventually, patients fall into a coma and die if not treated. Different treatments are available against parasites present in the haemolymphatic system (first stage) and those that have entered the brain (second stage). Currently, lumbar puncture is required to select the appropriate drug.

Author : Julius Kreir
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323149556

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Taxonomy, Kinetoplastids, and Flagellates of Fish by Julius Kreir Pdf

Parasitic Protozoa, Volume I: Taxonomy, Kinetoplastids, and Flagellates of Fish contains 10 chapters that first discuss the classification of the protozoans, and then explain the system of parasitic protozoans. This reference material focuses on the significant aspects specifically related to Leishmania and trypanosomes, including the trypanosomes causing disease in man and livestock in Africa, as well as the nonpathogenic trypanosomes of mammals. Lastly, the flagellate parasites of fish are described. This book will be invaluable to physicians and veterinarians interested in studying the parasite's disease-causing property in man and livestock.

Author : Gerald T. Hughes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : HEALTH & FITNESS
ISBN : 1634847237

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African Trypanosomiasis by Gerald T. Hughes Pdf

Human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is caused by infection with the morphologically indistinguishable subspecies Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (in East and Southern Africa) and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (in West and Central Africa). The disease is presently almost under control and less than 4000 cases are currently reported. In both, T. b. rhodesiense and T. b. gambiense infection, after the injection of infective metacyclic trypanosomes with tsetse fly vector saliva, the parasites establish in the skin, differentiate to the bloodstream stage and spread via the local draining lymph node into the vascular system. In this book, Chapter One presents an overview of the current epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment options. Chapter Two provides an in-depth review of diagnostic methods for African trypanosomiasis. Chapter Three discusses the use of aminoadamantane derivatives against Trypanosoma brucei.

Author : William Herbert Potts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1050 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : African trypanosomiasis
ISBN : MINN:31951000000416A

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The African Trypanosomiases by William Herbert Potts Pdf

Author : Robert S. Desowitz
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004-03-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780393292152

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Federal Bodysnatchers and the New Guinea Virus: Tales of Parasites, People, and Politics by Robert S. Desowitz Pdf

"[Desowitz's] stories...rank among the best current examples of medical detective prose."—Booklist Twenty years ago the world slept, confident that biomedical science would protect it from devastating plagues. Our wake-up call sounded at the outbreak of the AIDS epidemic. Then came more unfamiliar pathogens in its wake, such as the West Nile virus. Meanwhile, the neglected diseases of the third world, including malaria and African sleeping sickness, festered—their victims salvageable only by unaffordable, patent-protected drugs. Robert S. Desowitz traces the histories of these diseases and the issues we must confront—the morality and legality of patent laws, the effect of global warming on epidemics, public support for the commercial biochemical industry, the growing dissociation of clinicians and public health professionals, and the terrifying shadow of bioterrorism.

Author : Kevin M. Tyler,Michael A. Miles
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781441992062

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American Trypanosomiasis by Kevin M. Tyler,Michael A. Miles Pdf

American trypanosomiasis, or Chagas disease, is caused by the protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi. Sixteen to eighteen million people are currently infected with this organism, and 45,000 deaths are attributed to the disease each year. Infection with T. cruzi is life-long, and 10-30% of persons who harbor the parasite chronically develop cardiac and gastrointestinal problems associated with the parasitosis. Although major progress has been made in recent years in reducing vector-borne and transfusion-associated transmission of T. cruzi, the burden of disability and death in persons chronically infected with the organism continues to be enormous. Eight to ten million persons born in countries in which Chagas disease is endemic currently reside in the United States, and epidemiologic and census data suggest that 50,000-100,000 are chronically infected with T. cruzi. The presence of these infected persons poses a risk of transmission of the parasite in the USA through blood transfusion and organ transplantation and several such cases have now been documented. American Trypanosomiasis, volume seven of World Class Parasites is written for students of tropical medicine, parasitology and public health, for researchers and practitioners alike who wish to bring themselves abreast of the status quo with respect to this disease. It is intended to supplement formal textbooks, in order to broaden and illuminate current areas of scientific and public health concern. Uniquely for T. cruzi, this book addresses parasite, vector and host biology, the pathogenesis of Chagas disease and current and prospective therapeutics and control strategies in a single volume.

Author : Miodrag Ristic
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 662 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789401190343

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Diseases of Cattle in the Tropics by Miodrag Ristic Pdf

Most of the future increase in livestock production is expected to occur in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Cattle are the most numerous of the ruminant species in the tropics and provide the largest quantity of animal food products. More than one-third of the world's cattle are found in the tropics. Disease is the major factor which prohibits full utilization of these regions for cattle production. Various infectious and transmissible viral, rick ettsial, bacterial, and particularly protozoan and helminthic diseases, are widespread in the tropics and exert a heavy toll on the existing cattle industry there. This uncontrolled disease situation also discourages investment in cattle industries by private and government sectors. In Africa alone, it is estimated that 125 million head of cattle could be accommodated in the tropical rainbelt if the disease and other animal husbandry factors could be resolved. The potential of efficient cattle production under more favorable conditions prompted various international agencies to establish a multi million dollar International Laboratory for Research in Animal Diseases (ILRAD) in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. In South America, principal sites for raising cattle are shifting to the savannah lands because the more fertile soils are being used for crop produc tion, however, in the savannahs also, disease remains the most powerful deterrent in implementing the cattle industry.

Author : Samuel J. Black,J. Richard Seed
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306468940

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The African Trypanosomes by Samuel J. Black,J. Richard Seed Pdf

African trypanosomes are tsetse-transmitted protozoa that inhabit the extracellular compartment of host blood. They cause fatal sleeping sickness in people, and Nagana, a wasting and generally fatal disease, in cattle. While trypanosomes are most common to Africa (about 30% of Africa's cattle graze on the fringe of the tsetse habitat), some species have spread beyond its boarders to Asia, the Middle East and South America. The African Trypanosomes, volume one of World Class Parasites, is written for researchers, students and scholars who enjoy reading research that has a major impact on human health, or agricultural productivity, and against which we have no satisfactory defense. It is intended to supplement more formal texts that cover taxonomy, life cycles, morphology, vector distribution, symptoms and treatment. It integrates vector, pathogen and host biology and celebrates the diversity of approach that comprises modern parasitological research.

Author : Donald Kruel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1646938712

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Trypanosomiasis by Donald Kruel Pdf

Trypanosomiasis refers to two diseases caused by the protozoa called trypanosomes. Trypanosoma cruzi in the Americas causes Chagas disease and;Trypanosoma brucei in Africa causes African sleeping sickness.

Author : Katherine Elliott,Maeve O'Connor,G. E. W. Wolstenholme
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-16
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470717707

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Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis by Katherine Elliott,Maeve O'Connor,G. E. W. Wolstenholme Pdf

The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.