Trichomoniasis and gonorrhea.

Trichomoniasis.

Trichomoniasis is perhaps the most common curable sexually transmitted disease worldwide, yet few resources are devoted to its control. It is associated with potentially serious complications such as preterm birth and human immunodeficiency virus acquisition and transmission. The immunology of a related organism, Tritrichomonas foetus, which causes disease in cattle, has been investigated to so...

[Trichomoniasis].

Few economic analyses have been made to assess the disease’s cost to the rancher. But, one study done in the late 1950’s suggested the overall loss associated with this infection could be as high as $800 per bull per year. In another more recent estimation a loss of anticipated revenue loss of $43,000 developed in a 360 cow herd the year trichomonas infection occurred. The pregnancy rate had dr...

Gonorrhea: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis

This concise textbook is written by an international group of experts in photobiology. There are fifteen chapters dealing with a number of basic theoretical and practical aspects of the subject including photochemistry, photomedicine, and bioluminescence. It is unlikely that any individual will be equally interested in all. The quality of the writing is good, however, and terms are clearly defi...

Trichomoniasis and Lactoferrin: Future Prospects

Trichomonas vaginalis is a parasitic protozoan which infects the urogenital tract and requires iron as an essential nutrient. Iron is known to upregulate various adhesins required for cytoadherance and other factors involved in pathogenesis. At mucosal surfaces, iron is chelated by lactoferrin resulting in low levels of free iron. However, pathogens have evolved mechanisms for an increased upta...

Prevention and Control of Trichomoniasis