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Symptoms of selected parasitic diseases in the oral cavity
Introduction Parasitic diseases are caused by many species of protozoa, helminths, and arthropods. Parasitosis can be divided into gastrointestinal, tissue and skin diseases and can appear in many different parts of the body.
Natalia Puzio +7 more
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The Immune Response to Nematode Infection
Nematode infection is a major threat to the health of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Nematodes vary in their effect on the host and in the mechanisms underlying immunity but the general features are becoming clear. There is considerable variation among individuals in resistance to infection and much of this variation is due to genetic variation
Michael Stear +3 more
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Immunity to gastrointestinal nematode infections [PDF]
Numerous species of nematodes have evolved to inhabit the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans, with over a billion of the world's population infected with at least one species. These large multicellular pathogens present a considerable and complex challenge to the host immune system given that individuals are continually exposed to infective ...
Sorobetea, D. +2 more
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Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm) infection is common in raccoons and can cause devastating pathology in other animals, including humans. Limited information is available on the frequency of asymptomatic human infection.
Sara B. Weinstein +9 more
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A CUTANEOUS NEMATODE INFECTION IN MONKEYS [PDF]
A number of monkeys (Macacus rhesus) were found to be infected with a nematode which gave rise to several types of skin lesions, subcutaneous nodules, edema about the joints, and elongated serpiginous blisters of the palms and soles. In the subcutaneous nodules were found larval forms of the nematode and possibly adult male forms.
H F, Swift, R H, Boots, C P, Miller
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Rat Lungworm Infection in Rodents across Post-Katrina New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a parasitic nematode that can cause eosinophilic meningitis in humans, was first detected in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, in the mid-1980s and now appears to be widespread in the southeastern United States.
Rosalyn C. Rael +5 more
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The aim of the present study was to carry out an epidemiological survey on gastrointestinal infections by nematodes and coccidia in cattle herds in the semiarid region of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil.
Lídio Ricardo Bezerra Melo +7 more
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Background. The burden of nematode infections is high mostly in children below 5 years old, with clinical manifestations ranging from mild to painful symptoms due to severe infections that end up suppressing the immune system of the infected children ...
Lynda Allan +3 more
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FAUNA OF GASTROINTESTINAL STRONGYLATES OF SHEEP AND GOATS ON THE TERRITORY OF THE CHECHEN REPUBLIC
. Aim. Livestock is one of the main sources of protein human nutrition. Helminthiases infections are one of the limiting factors in animal husbandry. The most prevalent helminths of sheep and goats OF gastrointestinal tract are Strongylatoses. Studies on
M. M. Salmanova, R. H. Gairabekov
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