Abstract Food-borne trematodes (FBTs) are a group of liver, lung, and intestinal flukes that typically infect humans through the ingestion of freshwater fish, crustaceans, and plants contaminated by encysted forms of the parasites. FBTs are prevalent throughout the world, with…
Abstract Infections with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) affect the health of around 1.5 billion people around the world. Individuals of all ages may be infected with the common roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) , whipworm (Trichuris trichiura) , hookworm ( Ancylostoma duodenale and…
Acknowledgment The author acknowledges the work of Kis Robertson, Nina Marano, and Katherine J. Johnson on this chapter in the previous edition. Abstract Rabies has been recognized as a source of great human suffering and fear since ancient times. Characterized…
Acknowledgment The authors acknowledge the work of Michael James Babineaux and Miriam J. Alter on this chapter in the previous edition. Abstract Viral hepatitis is caused by infection with five distinctly different human viruses that cannot be distinguished from one…
Abstract Infection with the gram-negative bacteria Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi ( S . Typhi) or S. enterica serotype Paratyphi A, B, or C ( S. Paratyphi A, B, or C) may result in a serious febrile illness known as enteric…
Abstract Malaria is a bloodborne protozoan parasite mostly transmitted from person to person by bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical regions. Despite a substantial reduction in the malaria burden observed since 2010, largely attributed to effective…
Abstract Travel in the broadest sense means going from one place to another, especially journeys to distant or unfamiliar places, and the theme of travel being associated with exposure to exotic infectious diseases (IDs) has been a recurring one throughout…