Trichomonads Parasitic in Humans

G. Piekarski appears not to have been brought home to at Forty years have passed since Trussent pub least some clinicians. Of special importance in lished an important book in the English lan this connection are T. vaginalis and Pentatri guage on Trichomonas vaginalis Donne and uro chomonas hominis (Davaine), the intestinal tri genital trichomoniasis. During the intervening chomonads of many mammalian species, in four decades, much information has been accu cluding humans. Some practitioners still tell mulated on trichomonads parasitic in humans their patients about the possibility of an intesti and on the diseases they cause. In light of this, nal origin of trichomonal infection of the uro many parasitologists and clinicians believe that the time has come for a complete review, in genital tract. book form, of various aspects of these parasites Trichomonas vaginalis infection of new and of the trichomonad parasitemias. This need borns, infants, and young children constitutes has been further reinforced by the finding that, an interesting, although not extensively pur despite the use of effective anti trichomonal sued, area of investigation. For hitherto incom drugs during the past years, the prevalence of pletely understood reasons, the period of preg human urogenital trichomoniasis, the world's nancy appears to favor the increase of most common sexually transmitted disease, has symptomatic trichomoniasis; there is, there been increasing significantly. As might have fore, little doubt that infants can be infected been expected, therefore, discussion of various during birth.