Toxoplasmosis
Chapter 72 Toxoplasmosis Michael R. Lappin Overview of Toxoplasmosis First Described: The organism that was ultimately named Toxoplasma gondii was first described in France in 1908 (Nicolle and Manceaux)1 Cause:…
Coccidioidomycosis
Chapter 63 Coccidioidomycosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Coccidioidomycosis First Described: 1892 (by the medical student Alejandro Posadas), in a person from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where it was initially mistaken…
Leishmaniosis
Chapter 74 Leishmaniosis Jane E. Sykes, Gad Baneth and Christine A. Petersen Overview of Leishmaniosis First Described: The cause of visceral leishmaniosis was first described in India in 1903 (separately…
Trypanosomiasis
Chapter 78 Trypanosomiasis Stephen C. Barr, Ashley B. Saunders and Jane E. Sykes Overview of American Trypanosomiasis First Described: Chagas’ disease (American trypanosomiasis) was first described in humans in 1909…
Blastomycosis
Chapter 60 Blastomycosis Jane E. Sykes and Lindsay K. Merkel Overview of Blastomycosis First Described: 1894, in the United States by Thomas Casper Gilchrist.1 The organism was initially mistaken for…
Bacterial Infections of the Genitourinary Tract
Chapter 89 Bacterial Infections of the Genitourinary Tract Jane E. Sykes and Jodi L. Westropp Overview of Bacterial Infections of the Genitourinary Tract Causes: The most common cause of genitourinary…
Cryptococcosis
Chapter 62 Cryptococcosis Jane E. Sykes and Richard Malik Overview of Cryptococcosis First Described: 1894, in a human patient in Germany (independently by Busse and Buschke)1 Causes: Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcus…
Lyme Borreliosis
Chapter 51 Lyme Borreliosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Lyme Borreliosis First Described: Connecticut, USA, 1982 (Burgdorfer)1 Cause: Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (a spirochete) Primary Mode of Transmission: Ixodes spp….
Infections of the Cardiovascular System
Chapter 86 Infections of the Cardiovascular System Jane E. Sykes and Steven Epstein Overview of Cardiovascular System Infections Causes: Most often staphylococci, streptococci, and Escherichia coli are involved. Gram-negative bacterial…
Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and Pyothorax
Chapter 87 Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and Pyothorax Jane E. Sykes Overview of Bacterial Tracheobronchitis and Bronchopneumonia Secondary to Invasion by Resident Bacteria Causes: Frequently isolated secondary bacterial invaders in respiratory tract…
