• One of the main risk factors for the infection and development of human toxocariasis, is to cohabit with puppies and kittens. (scielo.org.co)
  • Toxocara cati is a parasitic roundworm commonly found in cats, which can cause the zoonotic infection toxocariasis in humans, primarily affecting the liver, lungs, or eyes. (hbot-india.com)
  • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may potentially alleviate symptoms of Toxocara cati infection by enhancing the immune response, promoting faster tissue healing, and reducing inflammation caused by the parasite's migration. (hbot-india.com)
  • 3. Toxocariasis is a parasitic infection of cats and dogs. (epicentrx.com)
  • Plague, also known as bubonic plague, is a severe and potentially fatal bacterial infection that affects both humans and animals. (doggyzworld.com)
  • Pork roundworm infection, also known as Toxocariasis, is a parasitic infection that commonly affects dogs. (doggyzworld.com)
  • If your child has ingested worm eggs, they can get a zoonotic infection called Toxocariasis . (smalldogplace.com)
  • It's horrible to step in, and contact carries a very small risk of toxocariasis, an unpleasant infection that can cause blindness and seizures. (mypetmatters.co.uk)
  • Although toxoplasmosis is mostly harmless, it's potentially serious if a woman trying to conceive or a mom-to-be in her first or second trimester becomes infected. (mom365.com)
  • Infections such as toxoplasmosis and toxocariasis can result from ingesting feces or dirt. (psychdb.com)
  • 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)
  • The high sensitivity and specificity exhibited by the new IgG(4)-ELISA should make the assay a good choice for use in tropical countries and any other area where potentially cross-reactive helminthic infections are common. (afpm.org.my)
  • Moreover, it has shown results in treating systemic infections, like Toxocariasis and Filariasis providing therapeutic benefits even in these complex cases. (buy-pharma.md)
  • Since some heartworm preventives also cover intestinal parasites, the dog would also potentially lose protection against hookworms, whipworms, roundworms, and tapeworms, depending on the product used. (elanco.com)
  • One reason is that raccoons adapt readily to human habitation and therefore tend to defecate in close proximity to homes ( 11 ), potentially putting large numbers of infective eggs in the immediate environment of children and others playing or working in yards, parks, playgrounds, and other similar environments. (cdc.gov)
  • 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)
  • Both assays were used to test 338 serum samples, including 26 samples from probable cases of toxocariasis. (afpm.org.my)
  • Mitochondrial Function - a Potentially Modifiable Risk Factor for Glaucoma? (eyedoctors.ie)
  • Some patients develop isolated digestive forms, but the cardiac form is the most common one, leading to potentially lethal cardiomyopathies, with a high risk of cerebrovascular accidents. (ldbiodiagnostics.com)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Based on prevalence and impact on public health, toxocariasis is an underestimated zoonosis in developing and developed countries. (scielo.org.co)
  • This article summarizes data on the modes of transmission of potentially zoonotic intestinal parasites of dogs and cats and the available data on the frequency at which they infect and cause disease in humans in the United States. (dvm360.com)
  • Potentially zoonotic gastrointestinal parasites of dogs and cats include the maternally transmitted intestinal roundworms and hookworms whose infective stages may contaminate and persist in the peridomestic environment ( i.e. in proximity to humans). (dvm360.com)
  • Prevention of toxocariasis requires a One Health approach,* incorporating the collaboration of groups invested in protecting the health of humans, animals, and the environment. (medscape.com)
  • Baylisascaris procyonis roundworms can cause potentially fatal neural larva migrans in many species, including humans. (cdc.gov)
  • With more extended therapy, gastrointestinal symptoms are the most frequent side effects and rare but potentially severe adverse effects include neutropenia, hypersensitivity reactions, hepatitis, angioedema, Stevens Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. (nih.gov)
  • 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)