Visceral Leishmaniasis and Post-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis

Pathogenesis, Treatment and Disease Control
Herausgeber: Kumar, Ashish; Singh, Veer

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This reference book delves into visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis (PKDL), covering their pathophysiology, treatment options, and control strategies. It reviews VL's global impact, its transition to PKDL, symptoms, diagnosis, and the immunopathogenesis of both diseases, highlighting parasite-host interactions

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm
• ISBN-13: 9781032633053
• ISBN-10: 1032633050
• Artikelnr.: 71621230

Autorenporträt

Dr. Veer Singh is currently working as Young Scientist (DHR) at the Department of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India. He got PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He has more than 40 publications and his area of work involved Environmental contamination & toxicity, the role of drinking water heavy metals contamination in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) & post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) development. Dr. Ashish Kumar is currently working as Scientist-C and Head of Department at the Department of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, and Patna, India. He has published more than 40 publications in International/national journals. He has received several awards and received several funding (sponsored projects) from many national and international agencies. Currently, 4 doctoral and 2 postdoctoral students are working under the supervision of Dr. Ashish Kumar. Dr. Kumar is working in the interdisciplinary area of life science. His work is mainly focused on visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). He is also working on VL and PKDL diagnosis, treatment and environmental impacts on disease development.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. Editors. Contributors. Chapter 1 General
Introduction to Visceral Leishmaniasis. Chapter 2 Geographical Distribution
of VL and PKDL in India. Chapter 3 Visceral Leishmaniasis as a Public
Health Problem in India: Action Toward its Elimination. Chapter 4
Pathogenesis of Visceral Leishmaniasis. Chapter 5 A Current Scenario of
Drug Discovery Against Visceral Leishmaniasis. Chapter 6 Major Challenges
in Visceral Leishmaniasis Treatment. Chapter 7 Post-kala-azar Dermal
Leishmaniasis Development from Visceral Leishmaniasis. Chapter 8 Symptoms
and Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis and Post-kala-azar Dermal
Leishmaniasis. Chapter 9 Molecular Mechanism of PKDL Development. Chapter
10 Immunopathogenesis of Visceral Leishmaniasis and Post-kala-azar Dermal
Leishmaniasis. Chapter 11 A Recent Update on Visceral Leishmaniasis and
Post-kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and
Treatments. Chapter 12 Review of Existing Control Measures for VL and PKDL:
Innovative Approaches to Vector Control, Case Management, Vaccine
Development, and Community Education. Chapter 13 Public Health Implications
and Challenges of VL and PKDL. Chapter 14 Role of Environmental Factors on
the Development of PKDL. Chapter 15 Arsenic and Antimony Toxicity in
Drinking Water and Their Roles in the Development of PKDL. Chapter 16
Government Policies toward Providing Safe Drinking Water to the Public.
Chapter 17 Factors Influencing the Development of Post-kala-azar Dermal
Leishmaniasis. Index.