Involvement of Hookworm Co-Infection in the Pathogenesis and Progression of Podoconiosis: Possible Immunological Mechanism

Involvement of Hookworm Co-Infection in the Pathogenesis and Progression of Podoconiosis: Possible Immunological Mechanism

Podoconiosis is an endemic, non-infectious, geochemical and non-filarial inflammatory cause of tropical elephantiasis. The immunology of podoconiosis is not yet expressly understood. In spite of this, co-infection and co-morbidity with the infectious, soil-transmitted hookworm disease that causes ir...

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Main Authors: Damilare O. Famakinde, Adedotun A. Adenusi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
podoconiosis
hookworm
iron deficiency anemia
co-infection
immunopathogenesis
inflammation
fibrosis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/2/37

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