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"Group of infections that include several parasistic, viral and…
"Group of infections that include several parasistic, viral and bacterial diseases that cause substantial illness, strongly associated with poverty in tropical and subtropical environments" (Molyneux, Savioli & Engels, 2016, p.1)
Bacterias
Buruli Ulcer - Mycobacterium ulcerans - Water disesase, especially mud or bed bugs
Leprosy - Mycobacterium leprae - Transmitted through the air (coughing or sneezing) from an infectious person - Host in an amoeba
Trachoma - Chlamydia trachomatis - Irreversible blindness - Flies that have been in contact with discharge from eyes, nose or contact with an infected person
Yaws - Treponema pallidum subespecies pertenue - Humans only reservoir - Transmission from person to person - Chronic and disfiguring disease
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Parasites
Protozoa
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African trypanosomiasis - Trypanosoma brucei - Vector borne - Tsétsé Flies infected by animals harboring the parasite
Leishmaniasis - Leishmania - Three types: cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral - Transmitted by the bite of an infected phlebotomine sandfly
Helminths
Cysticercosis/Taeniasis - Taenia solium - Intestinal infection with tapeworms - Foodborne, when a person eats raw or undercooked infected pork
Dracunculiasis - Dracunculus medinensis - Lower extremity sores - Infection when the person consumes water contaminated with copepod
Echinococcosis - Echinococcus granulosus - Two types: cystic and alveolar - Infected by eating contaminated food or contact with parasitized dogs
Foodborne trematode infections - Trematodoe - Consumption of raw fish, crustaceans or vegetables with tha larvae of the parasite - Sever liver and lung disease
Lymphatic filariasis - Filaroidea family - Lymphedema and elephantiasis- Infected Anopheles bite infection
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Schistosomiasis-Schistosoma- Infection when larvae of the parasite released by Freshwater snails penetrate the skin-Waterborne disease
Geohelminthiasis- Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichuria and Hookworm - Transmitted by eggs shed through the feces of infected people
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Meunier, CEO and General Manager Health Connect International and Advisor Division of Tropical Diseases Yann A. (2013). Tropical Diseases: A Practical Guide for Medical Practitioners and Students (1.a ed.). Oxford University Press, USA.
