El papel de la mosca doméstica y la cucaracha en la transmisión de Entamoeba histolytica en las diarreas de la infancia

  1. Marta Bajo González 1
  2. Julia Barrado Cuchillo 1
  3. Laura Bravo Varela 1
  4. Marta González Jiménez 1
  5. Adrián Jorge González 1
  6. Consuelo Giménez Pardo dir. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Alcalá
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    Universidad de Alcalá

    Alcalá de Henares, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04pmn0e78

Book:
Experiencia de innovación docente [1]: colección de revisiones de enfermedades infecciosas emergentes y reemergentes
  1. Juan Cuadros González (dir.)
  2. M. Isabel Gegúndez Cámara (dir.)
  3. Consuelo Giménez Pardo (dir.)
  4. M. Rosario González Palacios (dir.)
  5. Lourdes Lledó García (dir.)
  6. Juan Romanyk (dir.)
  7. José Vicente Saz Pérez (dir.)

Publisher: Editorial Universidad de Alcalá ; Universidad de Alcalá

ISBN: 978-84-16599-10-3

Year of publication: 2015

Pages: 399-410

Type: Book chapter

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Abstract

Diarrhea is a major cause of morbidity worldwide, mainly affecting impoverished rural areas. One of the mayor causes of this condition is Entamoeba histolytica and the mechanisms by which it is transmitted must be known. The most important is the fecal-oral route, and arthropods, such as Musca domestica, have proven to be a very efficient vector. However, the role of the cockroach in the transmission is not confirmed yet, despite carrying many pathogens. The consequences of diarrhea are particulary severe in younger population. Effective prevention could improve their quality of life in short and long term. In this article we give priority to measures aimed at both reducing contact between synanthropic species and sources of infection, and between them and humans. Trying to avoid fly-human interaction seems much more complicated.

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