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Author:   Veer Singh ,  Ashish Kumar
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781032633053

ISBN 10:   1032633050
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   02 April 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 General Introduction of visceral leishmaniasis. Chapter 2 Geographical distribution of VL and PKDL in India. Chapter 3 Visceral leishmaniasis as a public health problem in India: Action toward its elimination. Chapter 4 Pathogenesis of Visceral Leishmaniasis. Chapter 5 A current scenario of drug discovery against visceral leishmaniasis. Chapter 6 Major challenges in visceral leishmaniasis treatment. Chapter 7 Post-Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Development from Visceral Leishmaniasis. Chapter 8 Symptoms and diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis. Chapter 9 Molecular Mechanism of PKDL Development. Chapter 10 Immunopathogenesis of Visceral Leishmaniasis and Post-Kala azar Dermal Leishmaniasis. Chapter 11 A recent update on Visceral Leishmaniasis, and Post Kala-azar Dermal Leishmaniasis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatments. Chapter 12 Review the existing control measures for VL and PKDL: Innovative vector control approaches, case management, vaccine development and community education. Chapter 13 Public Health Implications and Challenges of VL and PKDL. Chapter 14 Role of Environmental Factors on the Development of PKDL. Chapter 15 Arsenic and antimony toxicity in drinking water and their role in the development of PKDL. Chapter 16 Government policies toward providing safe drinking water to the public and current updates. Chapter 17 Factor influencing the development of Post-Kala-azar dermal Leishmaniasis.

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Dr. Veer Singh is currently working as Young Scientist (DHR) at the Department of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, India. He got PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi. He has more than 40 publications and his area of work involved Environmental contamination & toxicity, the role of drinking water heavy metals contamination in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) & post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) development. Dr. Ashish Kumar is currently working as Scientist-C and Head of Department at the Department of Biochemistry, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, and Patna, India. He has published more than 40 publications in International/national journals. He has received several awards and received several funding (sponsored projects) from many national and international agencies. Currently, 4 doctoral and 2 postdoctoral students are working under the supervision of Dr. Ashish Kumar. Dr. Kumar is working in the interdisciplinary area of life science. His work is mainly focused on visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). He is also working on VL and PKDL diagnosis, treatment and environmental impacts on disease development.

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