Tropical diseases: Schistosomiasis, Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis. Bibliographic Revision.

Authors

  • Frayda Gómez Vázquez Facultad de Ciencias Médicas II. Santiago de Cuba.
  • Electra Guerra Domínguez Policlínico Docente “Jimmy Hirtzel”. Bayamo.
  • Guillermo Martínez Ginarte Hospital Provincial “Carlos Manuel de Céspedes”. Bayamo.
  • María Esther Martínez Guerra Hospital Provincial “Carlos Manuel de Céspedes”. Bayamo
  • José Ramón Jiménez Osorio Policlínico Docente “Victoria de Girón”. Palma Soriano.

Keywords:

, PARASITIC DISEASES/epidemiology, PARASITIC DISEASES/therapy, PARASITIC DISEASES/classification, PARASITIC DISEASES/transmission, SCHISTOSOMIASIS, LEISHMANIASIS, TRYPANOSOMIASIS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Abstract

With the objective to develop the research of tropical diseases caused by parasites in many countries where the cuban medical collaboration offers integrated health services, and in order to increase our professionals knowledge, it was performed a bibliographical revision, emphasizing the clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic aspects of the Schistosomiasis, Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis.

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Published

2011-01-05

How to Cite

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Gómez Vázquez F, Guerra Domínguez E, Martínez Ginarte G, Martínez Guerra ME, Jiménez Osorio JR. Tropical diseases: Schistosomiasis, Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis. Bibliographic Revision. RM [Internet]. 2011 Jan. 5 [cited 2025 Jun. 5];15(1). Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/1530

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REVISIONES BIBLIOGRÁFICAS