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Buruli ulcer has been the subject of scientific research since the description of M. ulcerans in 1948, and the demonstration that the bacteria could cause ulcers in laboratory animals. [ 11 ] [ 54 ] While several animals are susceptible to M. ulcerans ulcers, mice (particularly BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice) are most commonly used to model Buruli ...
The Global Buruli Ulcer Initiative (GBUI) is a World Health Organization (WHO) initiative to coordinate global efforts to control Buruli ulcer, [1] an infectious disease characterized by the development of painless open wounds. [2]
Scabies (also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite Sarcoptes scabiei, variety hominis. The word is from Latin: scabere, lit. 'to scratch'. The most common symptoms are severe itchiness and a pimple -like rash. Occasionally, tiny burrows may appear on the skin. In a first-ever infection, the infected person usually ...
Malum perforans pedis (neurotrophic ulcer, perforating ulcer of the foot) Meralgia paresthetica (Roth–Bernhardt disease) Neurotic excoriations; Notalgia paresthetica (hereditary localized pruritus, posterior pigmented pruritic patch, subscapular pruritus) Postencephalitic trophic ulcer; Psychogenic pruritus; Riley–Day syndrome (familial ...
The Juma Indigenous Territory, roughly the size of Las Vegas, is covered by old-growth Amazon rainforest. A top priority is to protect their territory, located in the south of Amazonas state, a ...
Tropical ulcer, more commonly known as jungle rot, is a chronic ulcerative skin lesion thought to be caused by polymicrobial infection with a variety of microorganisms, including mycobacteria. It is common in tropical climates .
English: A map of Africa with shading representing the number of cases of Buruli ulcer in 2018, according to the World Health Organization's Global Health Observatory data repository. Shading is in four levels: 1-150 cases - Yellow 151-300 cases - Orange 301-450 cases - Light red 451+ - Dark red (applies only to Ghana's 630 cases).
A U.S. museum has returned a batch of royal regalia to Ghana that was looted by British colonial soldiers 150 years ago, marking the first major return of stolen artefacts to the West African nation.