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Skin microbiota: a source of disease or defence?
, 2008 Microbes found on the skin are usually regarded as pathogens, potential pathogens or innocuous symbiotic organisms. Advances in microbiology and immunology are revising our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of microbial virulence and the specific
Cogen, AL, Gallo, RL, Nizet, V
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Development of a scale to measure stigma related to podoconiosis in Southern Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Health-related stigma adds to the physical and economic burdens experienced by people suffering from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Previous research into the NTD podoconiosis showed significant stigma towards those with the disease,
A Dinno +30 more
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Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2019 Leprosy is caused by an infection with Mycobacterium leprae, an acid-fast, slow-growing, obligate intracellular rod-shaped bacillus. Intrapartum leprosy most commonly occurs in the third trimester of pregnancy. This is likely due to pregnancy decreasing cellular immunity, thus allowing the organism to proliferate unchecked. This case report reviews the
Madeline Smoot +3 more
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Conservation Biology, EarlyView.Abstract Monitoring wildlife health is essential for conservation and management, wildlife and livestock welfare, and public health in a One Health framework. Yet, wildlife health monitoring often requires long‐term fieldwork and intensive sampling, which can be costly or logistically challenging, especially for remote, rare, or elusive populations. To
Jonathan Tichon +8 more
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JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.Summary Background and Objectives People with skin disease often experience stigmatization in health and body care settings, significantly impacting their quality of life. This parallel‐group randomized controlled trial evaluated a face‐to‐face group seminar aimed at reducing stigma towards people with skin disease among health and body care ...
Juliane Traxler +5 more
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Leprosy and tuberculosis concomitant infection: a poorly understood, age-old relationship [PDF]
, 2014 Historically, archaeological evidence, post-mortem findings and retro- spective analysis of leprosy institutions’ data demonstrates a high observed incidence of concomitant infection with leprosy and tuberculosis (TB).
Anjum, V +7 more
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International Journal of Dermatology, EarlyView.Multilingual vitiligo‐related Google search queries in Germany (October 2019–May 2023) were extracted and thematically coded across German, English, Turkish, Arabic, Russian, and Polish. Relative patterns highlighted language‐specific emphases in treatment information, camouflage, depigmentation, psychosocial burden, and faith/home‐remedy terms ...
Lilian Rauch +5 more
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Trials, 2018 Background The annual new-case detection rate for leprosy, while generally stable over the last decade, shows that transmission rates have remained stagnant despite the successful worldwide administration of multidrug therapy since the 1980s.
Daiane Santos dos Santos +7 more
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The leprosy reaction is associated with salivary anti-Porphyromonas gingivalis IgA antibodies
AMB Express, 2023 The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between salivary anti-Porphyromonas gingivalis IgA antibodies and the leprosy reaction. The levels of salivary anti - P.
Michelle Miranda Lopes Falcão +14 more
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Skeletal Evidence for Leprosy in India by the Second Millenium B.C. [PDF]
, 2009 Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by _Mycobacterium leprae_ that affects almost 500,000 people worldwide^1^. The timing of first infection, geographic origin, and pattern of transmission of the disease are unknown^1-3^.
Gwendolyn Robbins +6 more
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