Che malattia è la scarlattina?
Che malattia è la scarlattina?
La scarlattina è una malattia esantematica contagiosa causata da ceppi di Streptococco Beta Emolitico di gruppo A (SBEGA) che producono una tossina detta tossina pirogenica. La tossina pirogenica, nei bambini suscettibili, passa in circolo causando l'esantema e gli altri sintomi della malattia.
Where does Chagas disease come from?
- Español (Spanish) Chagas disease is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the disease in 1909. It is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted to animals and people by insect vectors and is found only in the Americas (mainly, in rural areas of Latin America where poverty is widespread).
Is trypanosomiasis the same as Chagas?
- Chagas disease (T. cruzi infection) is also referred to as American trypanosomiasis. In the United States, Chagas disease is considered one of the neglected parasitic infections (NPI), a group of five parasitic diseases that have been targeted by CDC for public health action.
Is there a gearing mechanism for Chagas disease?
- Chagas disease has strong socio-economic and environmental determinants and its different dimensions linked in a gearing mechanism justify the necessity of multi-sectorial approaches. Chagas disease patients are at risk of severe COVID-19 manifestations and should be a priority group to be vaccinated.
What is the best treatment for Chagas disease?
- Treatment. To kill the parasite, Chagas disease can be treated with benznidazole and also nifurtimox. Both medicines are almost 100% effective in curing the disease if given soon after infection at the onset of the acute phase including the cases of congenital transmission. The efficacy of both diminishes, however,...
