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Tungiasis – A Janus-faced parasitic skin disease
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2013 Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by the penetration of female sand fleas (Tunga penetrans). It is acquired when people walk barefoot or rest on soil, where sand fleas have completed the off-host cycle. Tungiasis is a classic poverty-associated disease which belongs to the family of neglected tropical diseases (NTD).
Hermann, Feldmeier, Anne, Keysers
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Development of Onchocerca volvulus in humanized NSG mice and detection of parasite biomarkers in urine and serum. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: The study of Onchocerca volvulus has been limited by its host range, with only humans and non-human primates shown to be susceptible to the full life cycle infection.
Abraham, David +7 more
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Medičnì Perspektivi, 2021 Bacterial, allergic, parasitic and fungal skin lesions are much more common among children than among adult patients. The aim of this study was to analyze data on the prevalence and incidence of diseases of skin and subcutaneous tissue with allergic and
O.P. Volosovets +8 more
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Automation Diagnosis of Skin Disease in Humans using Dempster-Shafer Method
E3S Web of Conferences, 2018 Skin disease is an infectious disease that is common in people of all ages. Disorders of the skin often occur because there are factors, among others, are climate, environment, shelter, unhealthy living habits, allergies and others.
Khairina Dyna Marisa +3 more
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Epidemiology of Skin Diseases among Displaced People in Diyala Province
مجلة كلية الطب, 2018 Background: Diyala have many internally displaced persons as a consequence of the armed conflict. Those peoples experience serious health problems related to their displacement, including skin disorders.
Naseer K. Alwan +2 more
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Pruritus as a Distinctive Feature of Type 2 Inflammation
Vaccines, 2021 Pruritus is a common symptom of several skin diseases, both inflammatory and neoplastic. Pruritus might have a tremendous impact on patients’ quality of life and strongly interfere with sleep, social, and work activities.
Simone Garcovich +5 more
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Helminths in the gastrointestinal tract 1 as modulators of immunity and pathology [PDF]
, 2017 Helminth parasites are highly prevalent in many low- and middle-income countries, in which inflammatory bowel disease and other immunopathologies are less frequent than in the developed world.
Fleming, John O. +2 more
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Hatching Strategies in Monogenean (Platyhelminth) Parasites that Facilitate Host Infection [PDF]
, 2011 In parasites, environmental cues may influence hatching of eggs and enhance the success of infections. The two major endoparasitic groups of parasitic platyhelminths, cestodes (tapeworms) and digeneans (flukes), typically have high fecundity, infect more
Armstrong +13 more
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Invited review: Camel skin diseases survey in Morocco [PDF]
, 2019 The present study aimed to collect data related to skin diseases in dromedary camels in the south of Morocco. As a whole, 168 herds from 9 provinces located in the south of Morocco have been prospected.
Bengoumi, Mohammed +3 more
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Analysis of the human diseasome reveals phenotype modules across common, genetic, and infectious diseases [PDF]
, 2014 Phenotypes are the observable characteristics of an organism arising from its response to the environment. Phenotypes associated with engineered and natural genetic variation are widely recorded using phenotype ontologies in model organisms, as are signs
Gkoutos, Georgios V +2 more
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