NTD Description Burden, availability of treatment Dengue Flavivirus (RNA virus). Mosquito borne (genus Aedes). Fever, bone pain, haemorrhagic complications, shock Fifty to 100 million cases yearly worldwide. >20,000 deaths. No…
Fig. 1 (a) “Kilo” of khat. “Kilo” is not a weight reference but a term used for a bundle. Three to four bundles can be consumed per day or more…
Fig. 1 The stigma process dynamics (adapted from ILEP 2011) model seen over time Building on Goffman’s initial conceptualization, Jones et al. (1984) have identified six dimensions of stigma namely…
Fig. 1 Invasion of (a) the choroid plexus of a lateral ventricle and (b) the leptomeninges by T. b. brucei parasites in rats infected with the parasite can occur early…
Fig. 1 Salted Tilapia (“koobi”) on sale at a Ghanaian market stall Dietary salt intake plays a critical role in blood pressure regulation. However the question as to whether high…
Fig. 1 Spastic stance and fixed joint (ankle ankylosis) in a young boy moderately affected by konzo. Subjects moderately affected by the disease use sticks to walk while those mildly…
Fig. 1 The plate illustrates T. cruzi circulating in the blood (a); pseudocyst formation (b); lesions in cardiac fibers (c); healing with fibrosis (d) Besides direct parasite infection, another main…
Fig. 1 Probable pathways of neurocognitive impairment in falciparum malaria The effects of falciparum malaria on cognition have been documented for wide range of exposures to the parasite (Fernando et…
Koszewski W (1991) Epilepsy following brain abscess. The evaluation of possible risk factors with emphasis on new concept of epileptic focus formation. Acta Neurochir 113:110–117PubMedCrossRef Lang B, Newbold CI, Williams…
