CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas (FCF) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
ph.d. at Immunology from Universidade de São Paulo (1993). He is currently professor tiitular at Universidade Sao Judas Tadeu. Has experience in Immunology, focusing on Applied Imunology, acting on the following subjects: cisticercose, imunodiagnóstico, taenia crassiceps, cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Neurocysticercosis (NC), a disease caused by the presence of the larval form of Taenia solium in the central nervous system and by host-parasite interactions, is the most extensively studied form of human cysticercosis due to its severe symptoms and high mortality and morbidity incidences. The disease prevalence is variable and is mainly related to socioeconomic and cultural factors, with…
Cysticercosis is a serious problem in the Public Health system in Brazil, caused by the presence of the Taenia solium (Cysticercus cellulosae) larvae in the human organism. Frequent locations are the skeletal muscle, the ocular system and the central nervous system. The nervous form, neurocysticerosis, is considered to be of the greatest clinical concern. However, a safe diagnosis of neur…
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