热带病

热带病(tropical disease)指在热带与亚热带地区流行或独有的一类感染性疾病,属热带医学、寄生虫学与全球卫生范畴,涵盖疟疾、登革热、血吸虫病、淋巴丝虫病、盘尾丝虫病、利什曼病、恰加斯病、非洲锥虫病、麻风病与结核病等。这些疾病在温带地区较少见,部分原因是寒冷季节迫使昆虫冬眠从而抑制媒介数量。昆虫媒介是最常见的传播环节,病原经叮咬进入皮下血液。被忽视的热带病共同影响逾十亿人,多集中于低收入国家的贫困与边缘化人群,是全球卫生议程的重点。

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