The history of African trypanosomiasis

作者: Dietmar Steverding

DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-1-3

关键词: EthnologyTransmission (medicine)Veterinary medicineDiseaseAfrican trypanosomiasisMedieval historyMedicine

摘要: The prehistory of African trypanosomiasis indicates that the disease may have been an important selective factor in evolution hominids. Ancient history and medieval reveal affected lives people living sub-Saharan at all times. Modern revolves around identification causative agents mode transmission infection, development drugs for treatment methods control disease. From recent sleeping sickness we can learn be controlled but probably not eradicated. Current human has shown production anti-sleeping is always guaranteed, therefore, new, better cheaper are urgently required.

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