2021/03/29 by Rodrigo Siqueira-Batista, Rodrigo Siqueira‐Batista, Stefania Salvador Pereira Montenegro +2 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Entomological Studies and Ecology #Bee Products Chemical Analysis #Insect Pheromone Research and Control
paper · pdf · doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1405
Pararamosis is a medical condition, described in the latex extracting areas of the Amazon (rubber tree regions), resulting from contact with the caterpillar of the Premolis semirufa moth. The disease can present itself in an acute form-similarly to other erucisms (injuries caused by moth larvae in humans)-or in a chronic form, typically characterized by the occurrence of changes in the joints of the hands. Because of its importance, in the context of tropical diseases, the objective of this article was to review the main facets of the disease, emphasizing the different pathogenic aspects of the interaction between the arthropod and man.