Background: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality globally. Approximately 80% of deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria, where preventive health practices are poor or non-existent. The aim of this study was to assess the pattern of cardiova...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i11381
Aims: Dracunculiasis is a neglected disease caused by a parasitic nematode, Dracunculus medinensis, also called the filaria of Medina. An outbreak of this disease occurred in the Salamat province in Chad in 2019, while the eradication of this disease worldwide was in its final st...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2023/v44i11380
Kawasaki Disease with Hemophagocytic syndrome (KD-HPS) is a rare disease that threatens the health of children around the world. Though it has low incidence rate, it progresses rapidly with atypical clinical symptoms which leads to misdiagnosis, posing serious threat to children'...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i241378
Background: Oral candidiasis is the most common fungal infection in immune compromised individuals such as AIDS patients. Candida albicans alone is responsible of more than 95% of candidiasis. The increase prevalence of oral candidiasis among African HIV infected people has resul...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i241377
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder of multiple etiologies. Cardiovascular changes are one of the important macro vascular complications which are a major cause of mortality in diabetic patients with diabetic nephropathy. The aim of this work was to evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i241376
Roméo Tankoua-Tchounda, Jacques Nack, Christian Mbohou Nchetnkou, Désiré Leonard Keptcheu Tchankwé, Michel Lontsi-Demano, Estelle Essangui, Alex Kevin Tako Djimefo & Leopold Gustave Lehman·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2022
Objectives: The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes a progressive alteration of the immune system leading to increased susceptibility to infectious agents. A few studies have been done on gastrointestinal parasites in HIV-infected persons in Cameroon. However, these studies...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i241374
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not a disease but a clinical syndrome, it is a set of heterogeneous alterations at the neurodevelopmental level that begins in childhood and remains throughout life. As of yet, there is no cure for ASD, but early intervention, including therapy a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i241375
Objective: In order to understand and study the diagnosis and treatment status of rare diseases in children across the country. Methods: The data information retrieved by keywords of rare diseases in children was sorted and analyzed through the Internet, the Internet, official da...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i241373
Background: Syphilis remains a public health problem in many parts of the world, including Nigeria, where is common during pregnancy. Design and Duration: This is a cross-sectional study involving pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Dogon Agogo Primary Health Centre, Jos...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i231372
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease afflicting people of all races, sex, economic and social status, and of all ages. Obesity is a major contributor to the type 2 diabetes epidemic. Obesity in persons with diabetes is associated with poorer control of blood gl...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i231371
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the infection of any part of the urinary tract, and about 150 million people worldwide develop UTI each year. Its is caused by bacteria, though fungi and viruses are etiologic agents, and can occur in community and hospital settings. This study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i231370
Background: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the gold standard for detecting oesophageal varices (OVs) in cirrhotic patients. However, due to the possible limitations of EGD, there has been much interest in the use of non-invasive techniques for this purpose. This study aimed...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i231369
Aim: To determine the point prevalence of malaria infection and asymptomatic malaria during rainy season among some nomads of North Eastern Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional observational study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted across 11 randomly select...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i231368
Objectives: Discuss the role of the enteric factor in the hyperoxaluria development. Methods: Using the Internet and written materials, the relevant factors of enteral factor; hyperoxaluria; oxalotrophia; Oxalobacter formigenes; kidney stones, and with 36 references, were compreh...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i221366
The research gives new therapeutic regimen to Tuberculosis. Despite of the fact being that the current regimen is a burden on liver functioning; most of these are highly hepatotoxic and increases serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) manifolds. In the backdrop of such a condition...
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Research Article10.9734/ijtdh/2022/v43i221365