Trichomonas vaginalis is the causative agent of trichomoniasis, the most common non-viral STD, affecting an estimated 143 million individuals globally. Preterm delivery, low birth weight, perinatal ...

Infection with trichomonas is associated with preterm delivery, premature rupture of the membranes, and low birth weight. [1,3] Pregnant women with trichomoniasis have a 30% higher risk of ...

The State Public Health Laboratory, one of the apex referral laboratories in the State, has developed its own molecular diagnostic test kits to identify five common species of free living amoeba ...

The globally persistent and most common sexually transmitted agent Trichomonas vaginalis continues to be an underestimated public health threat. Infection with T. vaginalis has been associated with ...

Brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri protozoans in trophozoite form, computer illustration. This organism is an opportunistic pathogen of humans, causing meningoencephalitis (inflammation of the ...

Trichomonas vaginalis can be infected with double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) viruses designated T. vaginalis virus (TVV), which may have important implications for trichomonal virulence and disease ...

Trichomoniasis is primarily transmitted through sexual contact. This includes vaginal intercourse, which is the most common way the Trichomonas vaginalis parasite makes its move from one person to ...