Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia refers to the presence of the parasite in the absence of fever or malaria-relate...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91591
Acinetobacter baumannii from various clinical sources (Blood, urine, CSF, Ear swab, burn swab, wound swab, sputum and vaginal swab) were isolated from patients were attending to Baquba Teaching Hospital and Al-Betool Teaching Hospital. A total of (27) isolates of A. baumannii ba...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91590
Background: Antibiotics are prescription-only medications but can be procured over the counter. This over the counter use of antibiotic is of global health concern as it has led to antibiotics resistance, increased severe side effects, increased cost and a cycle of abuse/misuse....
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91588
Luis Ignacio Pérez-Velázquez, Michelle Arias-Morales, Edith Fernanda Villanueva-Méndez, Gilberto Flores-Vargas, María de Jesús Gallardo-Luna, Efraín Navarro-Olivos, Erick Olav Duran-Arredondo, Juan Carlos González-Araiza & Nicolas Padilla-Raygoza·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2024
Background: Obesity is a significant public health issue, marked by excessive adipose tissue accumulation, heightening the risk of numerous diseases. In Mexico, adult obesity rates surpass the global average. The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior, conceived by Prochaska and DiCl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91589
Aims: To assess caregivers’ awareness of Zika virus disease effects on children, infected by their mother during pregnancy; and attitude towards infected unborn babies. Study Design: This quantitative study, was of observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional design. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91587
Oral Leukoplakia (OLK) is a common mottled oral mucosal disease with potential malignant changes, and it is one of the diseases of high concern in dentistry. Through in-depth analysis and review of the existing literature, this summarizes the epidemiological features, clinical ch...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91586
Background: Viral hepatitis B is a life-threatening condition with global public health implications. It is highly endemic and one of the leading causes of mortality in Africa. There are no screening strategies defined for the general population in Nigeria despite an estimated 19...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91585
Background: Somalia’s health systems were weakened by decades of conflicts, and this was made worse by the coronavirus pandemic that hit the nation like the rest of the world. Despite the existence of different types of COVID-19 vaccines, there has been a reluctance to take the v...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91583
Aims: Strongyloides Hyperinfection Syndrome (SHS) and disseminated Strongyloidiasis have been extensively reported in immunocompromised patients. In SHS, large parasitic loads of larvae cause symptoms mainly limited to the gastrointestinal tract and lung, whereas in the dissemina...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i91584
Kelechi U. Imediegwu, Stephen I. Okogu, Benson C. Anya, Ezinne V. Uchegbu, Patrick Akhator Omoike, Ufuoma E. Tietie, Abiodun M. Ogundipe, Oliver O. Eusebius, Ikwuoma G. Eleweke, Chukwuemeka V. Mokwe, Chibuzor S. Okonkwo, Daniel U. Ohadinma, Eberechukwu F. Anikpo & Thomas U. Uku·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2024
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Fortunately and unfortunately, there are various information sources out there; medical students should have optimal knowledge of COVID-19 with all forms o...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2024/v45i81581