Neurocysticercosis a public health problem

Neurocysticercosis a public health problem

Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic disease of the central nervous system that constitutes a public health problem in endemic regions. Here, we present a patient with epilepsy and cognitive impairment due to neurocysticercosis. A public health intervention could eradicate this disease in endemic regions such as Ecuador.

Neurocysticercosis, a Persisting Health Problem in Mexico

BACKGROUND The ongoing epidemiological transition in Mexico minimizes the relative impact of neurocysticercosis (NC) on public health. However, hard data on the disease frequency are not available. METHODOLOGY All clinical records from patients admitted in the Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia (INNN) at Mexico City in 1994 and 2004 were revised. The frequencies of hospitalized N...

Epidemiology of Neurocysticercosis in Mexico: From a Public Health Problem to Its Control

Neurocysticercosis May No Longer Be a Public Health Problem in Mexico

The Joint Coordinating Board of the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) of the World Health Organization in its 25th session in June 2002 endorsed the ‘‘Disease Entry/Exit Strategy’’ within the TDR research portfolio [1]. Here we are using this concept to show how neurocysticercosis (NCC) ‘‘entered’’ as a public health problem and provide data to support why i...

Hypertension – a Public Health Problem

Hypertension, considered a “silent murder”, is the largest social problem in developed countries and in a large number of developing countries. Despite of known efficacy and affectivity of various preventive and control measures, including the pharmacological ones, hypertension will continue, for decades, representing one of the largest health challenges and high cost disease for individuals an...