![]() ![]() Les six principales maladies de ce type sont la gale, la pédiculose (de la tête, du corps et du pubis), la tungiase et les larva migrans cutanées dues à des ankylostomes. Les maladies parasitiques de l’épiderme constituent une catégorie hétérogène de maladies infectieuses, dans lesquelles les interactions parasite-hôte sont confinées dans la couche supérieure de la peau. We advocate integrating control of EPSD into intervention measures directed against other neglected diseases such as filariasis and intestinal helminthiases. The ongoing uncontrolled urbanization in many developing countries makes it likely that EPSD will remain the overriding parasitic diseases for people living in extreme poverty. Stigma, lack of access to health care and deficient behaviour in seeking health care are the reasons why EPSD frequently progress untreated and why in resource-poor populations severe morbidity is common. This results in an extraordinarily high prevalence and intensity of infestation of EPSD in resource-poor populations. ![]() ![]() We show that poverty favours the presence of animal reservoirs, ensures ongoing transmission, facilitates atypical methods of spreading infectious agents and increases the chances of exposure. We summarize the current knowledge on EPSD and show that these diseases are widespread, polyparasitism is common, and significant primary and secondary morbidity occurs. The six major EPSD are scabies, pediculosis (capitis, corporis and pubis), tungiasis and hookworm-related cutaneous larva migrans. Epidermal parasitic skin diseases (EPSD) are a heterogeneous category of infectious diseases in which parasite–host interactions are confined to the upper layer of the skin. ![]()
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