Key Points Ectoparasite spread from person. Endemicity disease and epidemics relaxed to overcrowding and poverty. Female mite burrows into epidermis and lays eggs. Rash and itch result from papules / vesicles of individual mite in burrows plus secondary more generalized papular immune…
Key Points Pyodermas caused by Gram-positive cocci are a significant cause of morbidity and comorbidity in developing countries. Antibiotic resistance, empiric and inadequate therapy, and cost of new antibiotics impede efforts to reduce prevalence of cutaneous skin infections. Toxin production…
Filariasis Sam Kalungi Lynnette Tumwine Key Points The filariases result from infection with insect-vector-borne tissue-dwelling nematodes. This group of nematodes is characterized by having a microfilaria stage of development between the egg and the fully developed larva. Depending on the species, adult…