Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Trichomoniasis

摘要: Trichomonas vaginalis is one of the most common human parasitic infections in United States, as well prevalent non-viral sexually transmitted infection. However, it has long received much less consideration than other and diseases. Much this inattention can be attributed to a poor understanding public health impact trichomoniasis. Increasing recognition sequelae infection, including increased risk infection with immunodeficiency virus adverse outcomes pregnancy, led interest T. vaginalis. Recent innovations include development diagnostic tests that could improve detection parasite. A number important questions, such epidemiology among men women, true burden symptomatic asymptomatic infections, whether current treatments will adequate reduce substantial disparities costs associated trichomoniasis, need remedy neglect disease.