ToxocaraCovert toxocariasisLarvaePrevalenceZoonoticDiagnosis of toxocariasisCenters for DiseasVisceral toxocariasisSeroprevalenceHumansNematodeEpidemiologicalRoundwormsEosinophiliaEpidemiologySymptomsHumanDiseaseZoonosisCutaneousSchoolchildrenHelminthic DiseasesGranulomaSerologicalPreventionOccursIranDiagnosticSevereInflammationPatientsChildrenRashAspectsMigrationCategoriesLiver
Toxocara20
- Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm (Toxocara canis) and, less frequently, the cat roundworm (Toxocara cati). (wikipedia.org)
- Both Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati eggs require a several week incubation period in moist, humid weather outside a host before becoming infective, so fresh eggs cannot cause toxocariasis. (wikipedia.org)
- Toxocariasis is an infection caused by the ingestion of larvae of the dog roundworm Toxocara canis or the cat roundworm Toxocara cati . (medscape.com)
- Toxocariasis is a helminthic disease due to the migration of either Toxocara canis or T. cati larvae through the human organism. (medicaljournals.se)
- The presence of the larvae of the genus Toxocara in human tissues causes the manifestations of human toxocariasis, including the syndrome of visceral larva migrans, ocular toxocariasis, covert toxocariasis, as well as signs of liver, lungs or central nervous system involvement (1). (medicaljournals.se)
- Toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by migrating nematode worms, Toxocara species larvae, within tissues. (microbiologyresearch.org)
- Toxocariasis is generally spread through dirt that has been contaminated with animal feces that contain infectious Toxocara eggs. (rareguru.com)
- Toxocariasis is caused by Toxocara canis ( T. canis ) and, less frequently, Toxocara catis (T. catis), which are intestinal nematodes (roundworms) found in dogs and cats, respectively. (medscape.com)
- Stool examination for Toxocara larvae is not a helpful diagnostic test for toxocariasis. (medscape.com)
- Because the anti-Toxocara immunoglobulin-positive population is much higher than the prevalence of clinical toxocariasis, most patients are thought to have subclinical infection. (medscape.com)
- Toxocariasis is infection caused by larvae of the roundworms Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati , which are parasites of animals. (msdmanuals.com)
- Toxocariasis occurs mainly in young children, who acquire Toxocara eggs by ingesting soil contaminated by the feces of dogs, cats, or other animals that carry the parasite. (msdmanuals.com)
- The diagnosis of toxocariasis is confirmed by identifying Toxocara antibodies in the blood. (msdmanuals.com)
- 109. In Toxocara and Toxocariasis: Clinical Epidemiological and Molecular Perspectives. (cdc.gov)
- Toxocariasis is a disease caused by Toxocara nematodes and occurs from consuming their eggs. (ac.ir)
- Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease affecting humans that is predominantly caused by Toxocara canis and T. cati , primarily parasites of dogs and cats, respectively. (nih.gov)
- Infection by Toxocara canis in humans may cause cerebral toxocariasis (CT). (tmu.edu.tw)
- Soil-contamination by Toxocara eggs nematode is the cause of toxocariasis (vis- in public parks has been reported previ- ceral larva migrans) [1]. (who.int)
- John H. Rockey Intravitreal injection of Toxocara canis and Ascaris suum larvae into guinea pigs is being studied as a model for human ocular toxocariasis. (karger.com)
- Toxocariasis is a parasitic disease due to Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati, which live in the intestines of cats and dogs. (cshd.org.tr)
Covert toxocariasis7
- One is called covert toxocariasis, or common toxocariasis. (cdc.gov)
- Covert toxocariasis is often undiagnosed because the patient is not sick enough to seek medical attention. (cdc.gov)
- Covert toxocariasis often does not need to be treated. (cdc.gov)
- There are three distinct syndromes of toxocariasis: covert toxocariasis is a relatively mild illness very similar to Löffler's syndrome. (wikipedia.org)
- Covert toxocariasis is the least serious of the three syndromes and is believed to be due to chronic exposure. (wikipedia.org)
- Signs and symptoms of covert toxocariasis are coughing, fever, abdominal pain, headaches, and changes in behavior and ability to sleep. (wikipedia.org)
- these are visceral larva migrans (VLM), ocular larva migrans (OLM), and covert toxocariasis (common toxocariasis). (medscape.com)
Larvae3
- Diagnosis of toxocariasis is difficult because confirmation of infection requires demonstration of larvae via biopsy. (medscape.com)
- Ocular Toxocariasis - when the larvae infect the eye and cause vision loss, eye inflammation, and/or damage to the retina. (rareguru.com)
- Visceral Toxocariasis - when the larvae infect various organs of the body (i.e. the liver or the central nervous system) and cause fever, fatigue, coughing, wheezing, and/or abdominal pain. (rareguru.com)
Prevalence5
- Based on prevalence and impact on public health, toxocariasis is an underestimated zoonosis in developing and developed countries. (scielo.org.co)
- Risk factors and prevalence of toxocariasis in pregnant women and diabetic patients compared to healthy adults in Ilam province, Western Iran. (microbiologyresearch.org)
- This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of toxocariasis in children aged 6-14 years. (ac.ir)
- The results showed a low prevalence of toxocariasis in children studied. (ac.ir)
- There have been few epidemiological proportionally according to residence with studies on the prevalence of toxocariasis a probable prevalence of 15% in urban areas in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially and 3% in rural areas with 95% confidence in western parts such as Hamadan, except interval. (who.int)
Zoonotic1
- Toxocariasis is a widespread zoonotic parasite. (medicaljournals.se)
Diagnosis of toxocariasis1
- Diagnosis of toxocariasis is made using an Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay, or ELISA test. (cdc.gov)
Centers for Diseas1
- Every year, at least 3,000-4,000 serum specimens from patients with presumptive diagnoses of toxocariasis are sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state public health laboratories, or private laboratories for serodiagnostic confirmation (9). (cdc.gov)
Visceral toxocariasis4
- The two more severe forms of the disease are visceral toxocariasis and ocular toxocariasis. (cdc.gov)
- Visceral toxocariasis typically occurs in children, but can infect persons of any age. (cdc.gov)
- In visceral toxocariasis, treatment is usually required and includes five days of albendazole. (cdc.gov)
- Visceral toxocariasis is treated with antiparasitic medications. (rareguru.com)
Seroprevalence3
- Seroprevalence of toxocariasis in schoolchildren in Trinidad. (ac.ir)
- Seroprevalence of human toxocariasis in Denmark. (ac.ir)
- Seroprevalence of human toxocariasis in Andean communities from the Northeast of Lima, Peru. (harvard.edu)
Humans4
- Prevention of toxocariasis is important in both animals and humans. (cdc.gov)
- Good hygiene practices, timely disposal of pet feces, and routine deworming of pets are strategies necessary to reduce ocular toxocariasis in humans. (medscape.com)
- In humans, toxocariasis is considered an aberrant infection because humans are incidental hosts, as the parasites cannot successfully reach full maturity in the human body. (medscape.com)
- The Blood Lions team has identified five diseases as being the most dangerous ones to humans: human ehrlichiosis, human babesiosis, toxocariasis, trichinosis, and African sleeping sickness. (mongabay.com)
Nematode1
- Most frequently, human toxocariasis is caused by T. canis , a nematode roundworm of the family Ascaridae. (medscape.com)
Epidemiological2
- This paper reviews the experimental studies focused on vaccine development for toxocariasis control, and special attention is given to relevant epidemiological studies on the importance of dogs in human toxocariasis. (scielo.org.co)
- 16. Abdi J, Darabi M, Sayehmiri K. Epidemiological situation of toxocariasis in Iran: Meta-analysis and systematic review. (ac.ir)
Roundworms1
- Toxocariasis is a disease provoked by roundworms from the order of nematodes. (parazitiintestinali.com)
Eosinophilia2
- A seroepidemiological survey of toxocariasis among eosinophilia patients in Chungcheongnam-do. (ac.ir)
- In this article, we report a 12-year-old girl who presented with complaints of abdominal pain and edema of the eyes and face and who had immunoglobulin E level of 4540 kU/L, white blood cell count (WBC) of 21500/mm 3 , and 81% eosinophilia in peripheric blood smear, who was diagnosed as toxocariasis. (cshd.org.tr)
Epidemiology1
- The epidemiology and public health importance of toxocariasis: A zoonosis of global importance. (ac.ir)
Symptoms1
- Toxocariasis symptoms may start within several weeks after eggs are ingested. (msdmanuals.com)
Human12
- Toxocariasis is a human disease caused by infection with the larval stages of the dog or cat roundworm. (cdc.gov)
- One of the main risk factors for the infection and development of human toxocariasis, is to cohabit with puppies and kittens. (scielo.org.co)
- The clinical manifestations of human toxocariasis are miscellaneous. (medicaljournals.se)
- We report here a case of human toxocariasis revealed by febrile exanthema. (medicaljournals.se)
- The cutaneous signs clearly linked to human toxocariasis in case-control studies are chronic prurigo, pruritus, and urticaria (3, 4). (medicaljournals.se)
- therefore, the presence of these eggs is not a diagnostic finding in human toxocariasis. (medscape.com)
- 1993. Antibody reactivity in human toxocariasis. (cdc.gov)
- An initial test for toxocariasis (fecal examination) may not show the presence of parasites in the body, so doctors take human blood for diagnosis. (parazitiintestinali.com)
- Highlights of human toxocariasis. (ac.ir)
- People become ously [10,11] and clinical evidence suggests infected by ingestion of eggs from soil, dirty the presence of human toxocariasis in this hands (thumb-sucking) and raw vegetables. (who.int)
- Diagnosis of human in the city and 9 health centres in the rural toxocariasis through most immunologi- areas. (who.int)
- Drawing on this research, conservationists have named five diseases that have the potential to spill over into the human population and impact public health: human ehrlichiosis, human babesiosis, toxocariasis, trichinosis, and African sleeping sickness. (mongabay.com)
Disease2
- This observation illustrates the broad spectrum of the cutaneous manifestations of toxocariasis, showing that the disease may also cause febrile exanthema. (medicaljournals.se)
- Dog faeces is associated with the disease toxocariasis which can cause serious illness and even lead to blindness. (fermanaghherald.com)
Zoonosis1
- Según la prevalencia y el impacto en la salud pública, la toxocariasis es una zoonosis subestimada en los países en desarrollo y desarrollados. (scielo.org.co)
Cutaneous1
- According to this case, febrile exanthema can be added to the cutaneous manifestations of toxocariasis. (medicaljournals.se)
Schoolchildren1
- Ocular toxocariasis in schoolchildren. (ac.ir)
Helminthic Diseases1
- Among helminthic diseases, doctors often diagnose toxocariasis in people of different ages, which is a dangerous ailment. (parazitiintestinali.com)
Granuloma1
- Ocular toxocariasis can induce decreased visual acuity, uveitis , retinal granuloma, endophthalmitis, and other ocular lesions that often lead to sudden vision loss in the affected eye. (medscape.com)
Serological1
- 14. Portus M, Riera C, Prats G. A serological survey of toxocariasis in patients and healthy donors in Barcelona (spain). (ac.ir)
Prevention1
- Prevention of toxocariasis obviously is preferable, but eradicating T canis infection is difficult because of the complexity of its life cycle. (medscape.com)
Occurs1
- Ocular toxocariasis typically occurs in 5 to 10-year-olds. (cdc.gov)
Iran1
- Screening of Cystic Echinococcosis and Toxocariasis in Urmia Municipal Workers, Northwest Iran. (harvard.edu)
Diagnostic2
- miRNA-based diagnostic biomarkers for toxocariasis are emerging, but there is limited information about the role of many miRNAs and a more detailed diagnostic evaluation of miRNA expression patterns is needed to understand their immunobiological function. (microbiologyresearch.org)
- Our study revealed that miRNAs 21 and 103a might play fundamental roles as biomarkers and diagnostic tools for toxocariasis. (microbiologyresearch.org)
Severe1
- Patients with atopy may experience more severe toxocariasis. (medscape.com)
Inflammation1
- A doctor may suspect toxocariasis in a person who has an enlarged liver, inflammation of the lungs, a fever, and high levels of eosinophils (a type of white blood cell). (msdmanuals.com)
Patients1
- Connect with other caregivers and patients with Toxocariasis and get the support you need. (rareguru.com)
Children3
- Toxocariasis: potential association with bronchial asthma, and pneumonia among pediatric children. (qxmd.com)
- Toxocariasis is considered to be a dis- ease mainly of children, although adults can also be affected. (who.int)
- 29 children positive for toxocariasis, 24 had obtained from the parents for their child to a low titre, 4 a medium titre and only 1 had participate. (who.int)
Rash2
- Erythematous and vesicular abdominal rash during toxocariasis. (medicaljournals.se)
- Erythematous and vesicular rash of the left side of the trunk and left upper arm during toxocariasis. (medicaljournals.se)
Aspects1
- Today, we'll discuss the clinical aspects of toxocariasis. (cdc.gov)
Migration1
- Toxocariasis is an underestimated geohelminthic infection which shows respiratory changes concurrent with larval migration. (qxmd.com)
Categories1
- Further studies are still needed to explore the correlation between toxocariasis and different patient categories. (qxmd.com)
Liver1
- With toxocariasis, liver function tests will show a greatly increased level of bilirubin. (parazitiintestinali.com)