Type: Infectious
Chagas disease
Vector-borne parasitic infection that can cause chronic cardiomyopathy and megaviscera.
Echinococcosis
Tapeworm larval infection forming cysts, mainly in liver and lungs.
Leishmaniasis
Sandfly-borne parasitic disease with cutaneous, mucocutaneous and fatal visceral forms.
Leprosy
Chronic mycobacterial infection of skin and peripheral nerves causing disfigurement and disability if untreated.
Lymphatic filariasis
Mosquito-borne nematode infection causing lymphedema and elephantiasis.
Whipple disease
Rare systemic bacterial infection with malabsorption, arthralgia and neurologic involvement.
Tuberculosis
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HIV/AIDS
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