Biology and Medicine

Department of Future-Oriented Studies, Democracy Estate, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, India

Biography

Chrysanthus Chukwuma Sr is inter alia a physician, researcher & consultant in medicine, primary healthcare, epidemiology, diabetes, cardiology, HIV/AIDS, SARS-CoV-2 & other (re)emerging infectious diseases, population & gender issues, food security, environment, mining & mining-related matters, microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry and related sciences. His interests are also in the application of information technology in health, environment, administration & development for the future.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Concern of Acanthamoeba keratitis during the COVID-19 pandemic
  Author(s): Chrysanthus Chukwuma*
  
  This article presents an overview of information regarding Acanthamoeba keratitis per epidemiology, host-pathogen interactions, clinical manifestations, risk factors, environmental implications, diagnosis, treatment and management as well as COVID-19 characteristics which may be taken into cognizance for suspected infected patients, researchers and ophthalmologic practitioners. Acanthamoeba spp. is pathogenetically ubiquitous in nature. Acanthamoeba keratitis is considerably an ocular-threatening and debilitating keratitis that exhibits contumacious characteristics which hinder or impede treatment or management. At inception, Acanthamoeba generally depicts atypical clinical features which are frequently misdiagnosed as other microbial keratitis. Fundamentally, it constitutes a rare corneal infection of which the aetiologic agent is the protozoon Acanthamoeba spp. in contact lens weare.. View more»
  

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