Drug Development for Parasite-Induced Diarrheal Diseases

• Main Author: Anjan Debnath (auth)
• Other Authors: James H. McKerrow (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Cryptosporidium; parasite; Giardia; Entamoeba; diarrhea; chemotherapy; protozoa; drug
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

One of the top four contributors to the global burden of disease is diarrheal infections. Intestinal parasites are major causes of morbidity and mortality associated with diarrheal diseases in both the developed and developing world. Amebiasis is responsible for 50 million cases of invasive disease...