Scabies in Indonesia: Epidemiology and Prevention

Epidemiology of asthma in Indonesia.

INTRODUCTION The study of epidemiology of asthma in Indonesia is still rare. It is still in limited scope, either in a region, school, hospital or limited community. Those studies have not been standardized. Many diagnoses were based on questioner, clinical or secondary data. A study using one consistent standard and carried out in unison for entire region of Indonesia has not been reported. Th...

Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Scabies in a Dermatology Office.

BACKGROUND Scabies is a neglected skin disease, and little is known about current incidence and treatment patterns in the United States. The purpose of this study was to examine demographic data, treatment types, success of treatment, and misdiagnosis rate of scabies in an outpatient dermatology clinic. METHODS A retrospective chart review of patients diagnosed with scabies within the past 5 ...

Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax in Indonesia

Endemic malaria occurs across much of the vast Indonesian archipelago. All five species of Plasmodium known to naturally infect humans occur here, along with 20 species of Anopheles mosquitoes confirmed as carriers of malaria. Two species of plasmodia cause the overwhelming majority and virtually equal shares of malaria infections in Indonesia: Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax The cha...

Cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention.

Correspondence to: Dr F Rodrı́guez-Artalejo, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Avda. Arzobispo Morcillo, sn, 28029 Madrid, Spain; [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T he scientific field of epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease is enormous. Thus, in this glossary the reade...

HIV Epidemiology and Prevention