• Soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis are the most important helminthiases, and are among the neglected tropical diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • After malaria and intestinal helminthiasis, schistosomiasis is the third most devastating tropical disease in the world, being a major source of morbidity and mortality for developing countries in Africa, South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Asia. (medscape.com)
  • Most human schistosomiasis is caused by S haematobium, S mansoni , and S japonicum . (medscape.com)
  • One of the main risk factors for the infection and development of human toxocariasis, is to cohabit with puppies and kittens. (scielo.org.co)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Este artículo revisa los estudios experimentales centrados en el desarrollo de vacunas para el control de la toxocariasis, y se presta especial atención a los estudios epidemiológicos relevantes sobre la importancia de los caninos domésticos en la toxocariasis humana. (scielo.org.co)
  • The parasitic diseases associated to predation vary from protozoan agents, such as toxoplasmosis, to cestodes like sparganosis and even nematodes such as toxocariasis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Helminthiasis, also known as worm infection, is any macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitic worms, known as helminths. (wikipedia.org)
  • Soil-transmitted helminthiases are responsible for parasitic infections in as much as a quarter of the human population worldwide. (wikipedia.org)
  • A genus of parasitic nematodes of the superfamily METASTRONGYLOIDEA. (lookformedical.com)
  • Their action will extend not only to the destruction of microorganisms, but also have a negative effect on human tissues and organs. (wormin-official.com)
  • Symptoms of infection in humans include cough, muscle aches, runny nose and sore throat. (who.int)
  • Symptoms depend upon worm load (number of worms), anatomical location of parasites, duration of infection and host immune system reactions. (wikitropica.org)
  • Cercariae penetrate the skin of humans or, in the case of S. japonicum, humans and other mammalian hosts that act as reservoirs for infection. (wikitropica.org)
  • As pathogens in the body, helminths induce an immune response. (wikipedia.org)
  • citation needed] Chronic immune responses to helminthiasis may lead to increased susceptibility to other infections such as tuberculosis, HIV, and malaria. (wikipedia.org)
  • Less importantly, other schistosomes with avian or mammalian primary hosts can cause severe dermatitis in humans (eg, swimmer's itch secondary to Trichobilharzia ocellata ). (medscape.com)
  • These substances then enter the circulatory and lymphatic systems of the host body. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some larvae of worms move through the body through the circulatory system and randomly attach to any organ. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • Where the burden of parasites in the body is light, there may be no symptoms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Parasites - helminths live everywhere: in the earth, water, human and animal organisms. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • Usually, helminths multiply very quickly, and the depletion of the body is a consequence of the vital activity of parasites. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • The helminthic parasites (simply worms) are divided into two categories, which correspond to the site of activity in the donor's body. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • They are not in vain called parasites, since they feed on the resources of the body they infected. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • These parasites are found most often in a child's body. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • It is worth cleaning the body from parasites at home using folk methods, especially since there are many of them, and the effectiveness has been proven by more than one generation. (wormin-official.com)
  • It is well established that T helper 2 cells are the central players of protective immunity to helminths, while the roles for B cells and antibodies are context-dependent. (wikipedia.org)
  • Helminths can settle both in the body of an animal and a person. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • This has occurred in marshlands, leading to "hybrid" species of schistosomes, which have re-infected humans, usually from the same supply sources. (medscape.com)
  • Five species of schistosomes are known to infect humans and lay eggs (complete their life cycle). (wikitropica.org)
  • Control of anthrax among humans depends on the integration of veterinary and human health surveillance and control programmes. (who.int)
  • Routine cross-notification between the veterinary and human health surveillance systems should be part of any zoonotic disease prevention and control programme, and close collaboration between the two health sectors is particularly important during epidemiological and outbreak investigations. (who.int)
  • The eggs from human excreta and urine have been found in endemic water supplies. (medscape.com)
  • Worm infestations, Trichomonas infections, the presence of lamblia in the body - all these health problems in the modern world are solved in a short time by highly effective drugs of synthetic origin and methods of traditional medicine. (wormin-official.com)
  • The highly pathogenic avian influenza is a highly contagious disease affecting wild birds and poultry with occasional infections in human. (who.int)
  • As the eggs penetrate the urinary system, they can find their way to the female genital region and form granulomas in the uterus, fallopian tube, and ovaries. (medscape.com)
  • Central nervous system (CNS) involvement occurs because of embolization of eggs from the portal mesenteric system to the brain and spinal cord via the paravertebral venous plexus. (medscape.com)
  • If many eggs are introduced, the entire body may be infected. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • It has existed for hundreds of years and still occurs naturally in both animals and humans in many parts of the world, including Asia, southern Europe, sub-Sahelian Africa and parts of Australia. (who.int)
  • Less prevalent species, such as S mekongi and S intercalatum , may also cause systemic human disease. (medscape.com)
  • Helminthiasis has been found to result in poor birth outcome, poor cognitive development, poor school and work performance, poor socioeconomic development, and poverty. (wikipedia.org)
  • Egypt has been the most affected country in the EMR where the disease has remained endemic, with frequent epizootic and 167 human cases that include 60 deaths. (who.int)
  • Humans generally acquire the disease directly or indirectly from infected animals, or through occupational exposure to infected or contaminated animal products. (who.int)
  • Since it was first reported in Vietnam in 2003, the disease has been responsible for human outbreaks and deaths in 15 countries in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa resulting in 603 human cases including 356 deaths. (who.int)
  • Invertebrates or non-human vertebrates which transmit infective organisms from one host to another. (lookformedical.com)
  • Transmission of H5N1 from infected birds to humans has been confirmed in Iraq, Egypt, Djibouti and Pakistan. (who.int)
  • His method is not aimed at eliminating pests from an infected organ, but provides for a complete comprehensive cleansing of the body. (wormin-official.com)
  • The latter can survive for up to 80 days outside the body (importance for hibernating). (wikitropica.org)