Filariasis in British Guiana
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| Description | The purpose of this presentation is to explain the filariasis problem in British Guiana and to urge the cooperation of residents in the joint research and control program established by the governments of British Guiana and the United States. The work of the Technical Assistance Development Organization (TADO) is described and illustrated in detail. The epidemiological and socioeconomic factors are discussed and the treatment program is described. In this presentation clinical subjects are first presented and their lifestyle is described. The crippling effects of filaria are discussed and demonstrated. The life cycle of the filaria is then described and illustrated, and histologic slides are presented which demonstrate the presence of the parasite in the blood. The diagnostic use of the nocturnal blood smear is described and demonstrated in considerable detail. The program then focuses on the work done by individual doctors, and the later research and control work of TADO is illustrate |
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| Source | collections.nlm.nih.gov |
| Author | Burton, George., British Guiana. Ministry of Labor, Health and Housing., Filariasis Research and Control Unit (British Guiana), British Guiana-United States of America Technical Assistance Development Organization., United States. Agency for International |
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Attribution: Burton, George., British Guiana. Ministry of Labor, Health and Housing., Filariasis Research and Control Unit (British Guiana), British Guiana-United States of America Technical Assistance Development Organization., United States. Agency for International