Clinical and Historical Perspectives of Toxoplasmosis

Joseph Kiprop Choge

ISBN 10: 6207805216 / ISBN 13: 9786207805211

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2024, 2024

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Neuware -Toxoplasmosis is a protozoan infection that has a cosmopolitan distribution and has also been documented as the commonest opportunistic infection affecting the central nervous system among patients with HIV/AIDS in developed countries, especially among those not taking appropriate prophylactic treatment. Although the human infection is usually asymptomatic or mild, the disease entity is life-threatening among immune-compromised patients, who frequently develop cerebral toxoplasmosis along with other associated opportunistic infections that are typically seen among HIV/AIDS patients. Healthcare teachers deployed to work in busy healthcare institutions and learners under their instruction require quick reference material to guide in diagnosis and management of toxoplasmosis. This book therefore provides the summarized essential details to enable the readers save on time while searching for relevant information required for pathophysiology, clinical presentation, complications, diagnosis and management of toxoplasmosis.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 56 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Clinical and Historical Perspectives of Toxoplasmosis
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6207805216
• ISBN 13: 9786207805211
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 4D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 4 millimeters depth
• Weight: 102 grams

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Toxoplasmosis is a protozoan infection that has a cosmopolitan distribution and has also been documented as the commonest opportunistic infection affecting the central nervous system among patients with HIV/AIDS in developed countries, especially among those not taking appropriate prophylactic treatment. Although the human infection is usually asymptomatic or mild, the disease entity is life-threatening among immune-compromised patients, who frequently develop cerebral toxoplasmosis along with other associated opportunistic infections that are typically seen among HIV/AIDS patients. Healthcare teachers deployed to work in busy healthcare institutions and learners under their instruction require quick reference material to guide in diagnosis and management of toxoplasmosis. This book therefore provides the summarized essential details to enable the readers save on time while searching for relevant information required for pathophysiology, clinical presentation, complications, diagnosis and management of toxoplasmosis.