pathology thesis

Cholera, a devastating diarrheal disease that accounts for more than 10% of children’s deaths worldwide, has persistently remained a health threat to world’s population at large. It is endemic in many countries and in Sub-Saharan Africa, prevention has not achieved much because the causative ...

Cholera, a devastating diarrheal disease that accounts for more than 10% of children’s deaths worldwide, has persistently remained a health threat to world’s population at large. It is endemic in many countries and in Sub-Saharan Africa, prevention has not achieved much because the causative ...

Dengue is an arboviral infection that occurs in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. The infection is caused by the dengue virus (DENV) that exists in four distinct but closely related virus serotypes (DENV1-4) that show extensive genetic variability (Gubler 1989; Rigau-Perez et al. 19...

Dengue is an arboviral infection that occurs in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. The infection is caused by the dengue virus (DENV) that exists in four distinct but closely related virus serotypes (DENV1-4) that show extensive genetic variability (Gubler 1989; Rigau-Perez et al. 19...

Tuberculosis develops from infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), an acid-fast bacillus. Due to the aerobic nature of the bacillus, it preferentially infects the lungs to cause pulmonary TB. However, it can also spread and infect other body systems, such as the urinary tract and the cent...