Scabies and Head-Lice Infestations in Different Environmental Conditions of Lower Silesia, Poland

Lonc, Elżbieta; Okulewicz, A.

doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0170:sahlii]2.0.co;2

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“…the agents of the disease, spread rapidly in children's groups through both direct physical contact between a healthy and infested person, and by using combs, hairbrushes, or headgear belonging to an infested person. The high importance of the level of personal hygiene in the spread of pediculosis is supported by the fact that the disease is more frequently diagnosed in children from dysfunctional families, orphanages and special schools, as observed in previous and the current study [4] and by other authors [21,22] in their studies of pediculosis and other infectious diseases, e.g. scabies, which spread through direct contact [18].…”

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Head pediculosis in schoolchildren in the eastern region of the European Union

Bartosik¹,

Buczek²,

Zając³

et al. 2015

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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Objective. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of head pediculosis among children from state primary schools in the villages and towns in eastern Poland, one of the poorest regions of the European Union. Materials and methods. The study was conducted in 2009-2012 in 30 rural and urban State schools. Current and previous results (1996-2000) of examinations performed in the study area were compared. The impact of socioeconomic factors on the prevalence of head pediculosis in eastern Poland in the period of 16 years was analysed. Results. Pediculosis was diagnosed in 2.01% of the schoolchildren, more frequently in pupils from rural (3.52%) than urban (0.98%) schools. Lice infestation was higher in girls (59.52%) than in boys (40.48%). The risk of pediculosis in children increased in schools that did not employ a nurse (mean 5.07%) and decreased when a part-time (mean 2.96%) or full-time nurse (mean 1.01%) was employed. The incidence of pediculosis doubled despite the improvement in the socioeconomic status of the population observed within the last 16 years. Conclusion.The results indicate that personal hygiene behaviour may be of key importance in determining the spread of the disease.

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“…In turn, lice infestation rates were lower in two-parent families with both parents working [15] and in families with few children [24]. Pediculosis usually affects children aged 3-12, who need adults' care [2,4,12,13,21,24].…”

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Head pediculosis in schoolchildren in the eastern region of the European Union

Bartosik¹,

Buczek²,

Zając³

et al. 2015

Ann Agric Environ Med.

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“…This corroborates previous findings where female:male ratios varied between 2:1 and 10:1. [341922232629] The preponderance of girls reflects the observation that they tend to have closer and more frequent head-to-head contact among each other than boys. [30] Moreover, they usually have longer hair than boys, thereby increasing the odds that during head contact the head lice can grasp a hair and migrate from one host to another.…”

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Prevalence and risk factors associated with pediculosis capitis in an impoverished urban community in Lima, Peru

Lesshafft

Baier

Guerra

et al. 2013

J Global Infect Dis

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Background:Pediculosis capitis is a ubiquitous parasitic skin disease associated with intense pruritus of the scalp. In developing countries it frequently affects children and adults, but epidemiological data at the community level are rare.Objectives:To assess prevalence and risk factors associated with pediculosis capitis in a resource-poor community in Lima, Peru.Materials and Methods:In total, 736 persons living in 199 households in a circumscribed neighbourhood were examined for head lice and nits by visual inspection. At the same time, socio-demographic data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Variables associated with pediculosis were identified by performing a bivariate analysis, followed by a multivariate logistic regression analysis.Results:Prevalence of pediculosis capitis was 9.1% (95% confidence interval (CI): 7.0-11.2 %) in the general population and 19.9% (CI: 15.4-24.4%) in children ≤15 years of age. Multivariate analysis showed that pediculosis capitis was significantly associated with age ≤ 15 years (OR: 16.85; CI:7.42-38.24), female sex (OR: 2.84; CI: 1.58-5.12), household size of >4 persons (OR: 1.98; CI: 1.11-3.55), low quality of house construction material (OR:2.22; CI: 1.20-4.12), and presence of animals in the household (OR: 1.94; CI: 1.11-3.39).Conclusion:Pediculosis capitis was a very common disease in the studied community in Lima, Peru. Our logistic regression analysis affirms that young age is the most important risk factor for pediculosis capitis. Moreover, female sex, large household size, living in wooden houses and the presence of animals were identified as being significantly associated with head lice infestation.

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“…W latach 60. ubiegłego wieku wystąpiła nieoczekiwana fala zachorowańzarejestrowano wówczas 180 tysięcy przypadków, podobnie jak w 1980 roku (69 tysięcy) [15]. W latach 1966-1986 liczba rejestrowanych zakażeń wyniosła ponad 1,5 miliona [16]. Obecnie w Polsce świerzb nie podlega obowiązkowi zgłaszania do Państwowej Inspekcji Sanitarnej.…”

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“…W piśmiennictwie opisano liczne przykłady masowych zakażeń. Dzieci poniżej 6 lat przebyły zakażenie świerzbem: w 90% w społeczności Aborygenów w północnej Australii, w 86% w Sierra Leone, w 70% w Indiach [6,16,19], podobnie jak w domu opiekuńczym w Malezji [20]. W danych epidemiologicznych z różnych rejonów świata stwierdza się częste współistnienie świerzbu z wszawicą głowową z powikłaniami w postaci trwałej limfadenopatii.…”

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Prace poglądowe Health problems in developing countries: scabies infection as a neglected tropical disease

Kowalska¹,

Kowalik²,

Góźdż³

2014

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Przegląd Dermatologiczny 2014/6 490 prace poglądowe StreSzczenie Zakażenie świerzbowcem w krajach rozwijających się zostało uznane przez Światową Organizację Zdrowia w 2012 roku za zaniedbaną chorobę tropikalną. Liczba zachorowań na świecie utrzymuje się na stałym poziomie -300 milionów rocznie. Dzięki prowadzonym ostatnio badaniom dotyczącym interakcji pasożyta z układem immunologicznym człowieka odkryto kilka mechanizmów wykorzystywanych do pasożytniczego trybu życia. Świerzbowiec syntetyzuje inhibitory układu dopełniacza człowieka oraz produkuje cząsteczki wpływające na profil cytokin, czego wynikiem jest w początkowym etapie infekcji skuteczna inwazja związana z upośledzeniem działania układu immunologicznego gospodarza. Wyrazem tego stanu jest 3-4-tygodniowy okres latencji oraz trudności w usunięciu pasożyta. Dodatkowo upośledzenie działania układu immunologicznego stwarza dogodne warunki do rozwoju groźnych infekcji bakteryjnych. Problemami są nie tylko trudności w opanowaniu epidemii, ale przede wszystkim zapobieganie powikłaniom w narządach wewnętrznych. W wyniku wtórnych zakażeń paciorkowcowych, rzadziej gronkowcowych, może dojść do kłębuszkowego zapalenia nerek, gorączki reumatycznej i reumatycznej choroby serca. W pracy została przedstawiona etiopatogeneza tych powikłań. Próbuje się również wykorzystać wyniki badań dotyczących interakcji pasożyt -układ immunologiczny gospodarza do stworzenia skutecznej szczepionki przeciwko świerzbowcowi w celu ochrony społeczeństw zagrożonych. AbStrActScabies mite infection in the developing countries was globally recognized as a neglected tropical disease by the WHO in 2012. The morbidity worldwide persists at a permanent level of 300 million infections per year. Thanks to recent research conducted on the interaction between the parasite and the human immune system, the mechanisms used for the parasitic lifestyle were discovered. Sarcoptes scabiei synthesizes inhibitors of the human complement system and produces factors affecting the cytokine profile, and this is responsible for the 3-4 week latency period and the difficulty in removing the parasite. In addition, impairment of the immune system creates favorable conditions for the development of serious secondary bacterial infections. The difficulties in epidemic control are not the only problem. There are other ones, most of all Problemy zdrowotne krajów rozwijających się -zakażenie świerzbem jako zaniedbana choroba tropikalna Health problems in developing countries: scabies infection as a neglected tropical disease

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Scabies and Head-Lice Infestations in Different Environmental Conditions of Lower Silesia, Poland

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Head pediculosis in schoolchildren in the eastern region of the European Union

Head pediculosis in schoolchildren in the eastern region of the European Union

Prevalence and risk factors associated with pediculosis capitis in an impoverished urban community in Lima, Peru

Prace poglądowe Health problems in developing countries: scabies infection as a neglected tropical disease

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