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Do helminths cause epilepsy? [PDF]

open access: yesParasite Immunology, 2009
Both helminthiases and epilepsy occur globally, and are particularly prevalent in developing regions of the world. Studies have suggested an association between epilepsy and helminth infection, but a causal relationship is not established in many ...
Newton, Charles, Wagner, RG, Newton, CR
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Helminths and malignancy

Parasite Immunology, 2009
SummaryIt has been estimated that chronic infections with viruses, bacteria and parasites contribute to 17·8% of the global burden of cancer, although only a relatively small proportion of the infection‐related cancers can be attributed to helminth infections.
Vennervald, B. J., Polman, K.
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Helminths in the lungs

Parasite Immunology, 2014
SummaryParasitic helminths infect well over one billion people and typically cause chronic and recurrent infections that exert a considerable toll on human health and productivity. A significant number of important intestinal‐ and tissue‐dwelling helminth parasites have evolved a scripted migration through select organ systems.
J M, Craig, A L, Scott
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Helminths

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2000
Helminths affect more than one quarter of the world's population, contributing significantly to socioeconomic problems in developing countries. Control is heavily dependent on chemotherapy, which can be cost-effectively targeted to school-age children, in whom combined drug treatments work well. Drug resistance, however, is a constant threat.
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Homing in on Helminths

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1992
I am honored to give this lecture dedicated to the memory of Dr. Fred Soper, whose pioneering efforts against the insect vectors of malaria and yellow fever are legendary. Soper and his colleagues also played key roles in restoring the concept of eradication to respectability after the collapse of earlier campaigns to eradicate hookworm and yellow ...
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Cryopreservation of helminths

Parasitology Today, 1985
Department of Opthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29464, USA Fig. I. The effect of cooling rate on cell survival. Each cell type has its own optimum cooling rate (A). At slower rates the cells are injured by solution effects.
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Bronchoconstriction in Helminthic Infection

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 2009
In order to determine whether infection by helminthic parasites can be associated with a state of bronchoconstriction, we evaluated the response to the inhalation of a bronchodilator before and after long-term antihelminthic treatment of children in a urban slum of Caracas, Venezuela.
N R, Lynch   +5 more
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Helminths and the Respiratory System

Archivos de Bronconeumología ((English Edition)), 2006
1998. We will begin with a brief overview of the main genera and species involved, followed by a description of the point in the life cycle of each parasite when contact with the respiratory apparatus takes place. The second part of the article is a review of the principal epidemiological characteristics, with particular emphasis on the geographical ...
J L, Pérez-Arellano   +4 more
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Emerging helminth zoonoses

International Journal for Parasitology, 2000
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) As our ability to recognise and diagnose human disease caused by helminth parasites has improved, so our understanding of the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of these diseases has improved.
J, McCarthy, T A, Moore
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Immunity to helminths

Current Opinion in Immunology, 1990
E J, Pearce, A, Sher
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