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リーシュマニア症 (Leishmaniasis) とは
1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Parasitic Diseases, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, USA. bxh4@cdc.gov
Lancet (London, England)
|October 8, 1999
まとめ
サンドフライが媒介する病気であるリーシュマニア症は,世界的に脅威であり続け,エイズに関連する症例のような新しい状況とともに進化しています. 治療の進歩はありますが,アクセシブルな診断と予防方法が緊急に必要です.
科学分野:
- 医学寄生虫学 医学寄生虫学
- 感染症 感染症は感染症です.
- トロピカル・メディシン (熱帯医学)
背景:
- Leishmania donovaniによって引き起こされるリーシュマニア症は,1903年に初めて記述されました.
- この病気は内臓,皮膚,粘膜の形態で発生し,疫病は定期的に発生します.
- リーシュマニア症は新しい地域やエイズ患者における好機的な感染症として出現しています.
研究 の 目的:
- リーシュマニア症の歴史的および現在の特徴をレビューする.
- 過去100年にわたる病気の変化と連続性を強調するためです.
- 将来の研究と応用のための切迫したニーズを特定する.
主な方法:
- リーシュマニア症に関する歴史的および現代的な文献のレビュー.
- 病気の流行病学,診断,治療方法の分析.
- 免疫学的および病原学的側面の議論.
主要な成果:
- リーシュマニア症は,流行病学の進化とともに,重要な世界的な健康問題として持続しています.
- 古典的な診断方法は依然として使用されており,分子アプローチは開発中です.
- 五価抗モニウム化合物は標準療法であり,アンフォテリシンB製剤は内臓リーシュマニア症の治療に先駆けとなる.
結論:
- 進歩にもかかわらず,リーシュマニア症の診断,治療,予防のためのアクセスしやすい,フィールドに適用可能な方法が不足しています.
- 免疫学と病原性における技術的進歩を,実用的なツールに変換することは極めて重要です.
- 変化するリーシュマニア症の状況と闘うために,継続的な研究が必要である.
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