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Larva17

• Visceral larva migrans (VLM) is a condition in humans caused by the migratory larvae of certain nematodes, humans being a dead-end host, and was first reported in 1952. (wikipedia.org)
• However, visceral larva migrans seems to affect children aged 1-4 more often while ocular larva migrans more frequently affects children aged 7-8. (wikipedia.org)
• Toxocariasis Cutaneous larva migrans Beaver, P. C. (wikipedia.org)
• these are visceral larva migrans (VLM), ocular larva migrans (OLM), and covert toxocariasis (common toxocariasis). (medscape.com)
• Evaluation of serodiagnostic tests for visceral larva migrans. (cdc.gov)
• 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)
• 408, 75%) and rural (136, 25%) areas placed on diagnosing visceral larva migrans of Hamadan. (who.int)
• Ocular larva migrans (OLM), also called ocular toxocariasis, is usually unilateral and has no or very mild systemic manifestations. (msdmanuals.com)
• For visceral larva migrans (VLM), enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for antibodies against Toxocara is recommended to confirm the diagnosis. (msdmanuals.com)
• Visceral larva migrans is caused by the migration of larvae through the internal organs of humans and the resulting inflammatory reaction. (medscape.com)
• 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 often called visceral larva migrans VLM. (bestgoldens.hu)
• Another type of toxocariasis is called Visceral Larva Migrans . (smalldogplace.com)
• The disease in humans becomes a visceral larva migrans (VLM). (ac.ir)
• Toxocaral visceral larva migrans is characterised by fever, malaise, cough and bronchospasm, abdominal pain , and occasionally failure to thrive. (symptoma.com)
• The Bordier Toxocara Canis (9200) ELISA Kit is an enzyme immunoassay for the diagnosis of human toxocariasis (visceral or ocular larva migrans syndrome). (quadratech.co.uk)
• However, in some cases, migrating larvae can induce Visceral Larva Migrans (VLM) or Ocular Larva Migrans (OLM) syndromes. (quadratech.co.uk)

Ocular toxocariasis9

• The two more severe forms of the disease are visceral toxocariasis and ocular toxocariasis. (cdc.gov)
• Ocular toxocariasis typically occurs in 5 to 10-year-olds. (cdc.gov)
• The use of albendazole in managing ocular toxocariasis remains unclear. (cdc.gov)
• Serodiagnosis of ocular toxocariasis: a comparison of two antigens. (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)
• 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)
• Ocular Toxocariasis - when the larvae infect the eye and cause vision loss, eye inflammation, and/or damage to the retina. (rareguru.com)
• Treatment of ocular toxocariasis is more difficult and usually consists of measures to prevent progressive damage to the eye. (rareguru.com)
• Ocular toxocariasis in schoolchildren. (ac.ir)

Larvae9

• Stool examination for Toxocara larvae is not a helpful diagnostic test for toxocariasis. (medscape.com)
• Toxocariasis is human infection with nematode ascarid larvae that ordinarily infect animals. (msdmanuals.com)
• Toxocariasis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by migrating nematode worms, Toxocara species larvae, within tissues. (microbiologyresearch.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)
• Diagnosis of toxocariasis is difficult because confirmation of infection requires demonstration of larvae via biopsy. (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)
• 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)
• In humans, the migration of larvae produces ocular larval migrans (OLM) or visceral larval migrans (VLM) (6). (vetmedmosul.com)
• visceral larval migrans (VLM), this is where the larvae migrate aimlessly. (outbreaknewstoday.com)

Covert toxocariasis3

• 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)

Prevalence6

• Based on prevalence and impact on public health, toxocariasis is an underestimated zoonosis in developing and developed countries. (scielo.org.co)
• 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)
• Risk factors and prevalence of toxocariasis in pregnant women and diabetic patients compared to healthy adults in Ilam province, Western Iran. (microbiologyresearch.org)
• 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)
• 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)

Diagnosis of Toxocariasis2

• Diagnosis of toxocariasis is made using an Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay, or ELISA test. (cdc.gov)
• Diagnosis of toxocariasis is based on clinical, epidemiologic, and serologic findings. (msdmanuals.com)

Humans3

• 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)
• Prevention of toxocariasis is important in both animals and humans. (cdc.gov)
• Toxocariasis in humans is an unknown and underdiagnosed disease with increased risk of distribution determined by the large canine and cat populations. (journal-imab-bg.org)

Parasitic infections2

• Neglected parasitic infections in the United States: toxocariasis. (org.vn)
• Toxocariasis is considered one of the Neglected Parasitic Infections, a group of five parasitic diseases that have been targeted by CDC for public health action. (outbreaknewstoday.com)

Nematode2

• Most frequently, human toxocariasis is caused by T. canis , a nematode roundworm of the family Ascaridae. (medscape.com)
• Toxocariasis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Toxocara canis, a parasitic nematode of dogs, or T. mystax of cats. (quadratech.co.uk)

Zoonosis2

• 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)
• The epidemiology and public health importance of toxocariasis: a zoonosis of global importance. (org.vn)

Epidemiology1

• Epidemiology of human toxocariasis in Poland - A review of cases 1978-2009. (org.vn)

Epidemiological3

• 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)
• 109. In Toxocara and Toxocariasis: Clinical Epidemiological and Molecular Perspectives. (cdc.gov)
• 16. Abdi J, Darabi M, Sayehmiri K. Epidemiological situation of toxocariasis in Iran: Meta-analysis and systematic review. (ac.ir)

Toxoplasmosis1

• 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)

Eosinophilia1

• A seroepidemiological survey of toxocariasis among eosinophilia patients in Chungcheongnam-do. (ac.ir)

Cutaneous3

• This observation illustrates the broad spectrum of the cutaneous manifestations of toxocariasis, showing that the disease may also cause 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)
• According to this case, febrile exanthema can be added to the cutaneous manifestations of toxocariasis. (medicaljournals.se)

Nematodes2

• 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)
• Toxocariasis is a disease caused by Toxocara nematodes and occurs from consuming their eggs. (ac.ir)

Serological2

• Rossz lehelet hasmenés toxocariasis Giardia duodenalis cdc Serological test results for Toxocara spp. (bestgoldens.hu)
• 14. Portus M, Riera C, Prats G. A serological survey of toxocariasis in patients and healthy donors in Barcelona (spain). (ac.ir)

Canis4

• involucra animales de compañía caninos y felinos, como también perros y gatos sin hogar ( Canis familiaris y Felis catus , respectivamente), que diseminan los huevos del parásito en sus heces al medio ambiente. (scielo.org.co)
• Prevention of toxocariasis obviously is preferable, but eradicating T canis infection is difficult because of the complexity of its life cycle. (medscape.com)
• A toxocariasis infection is one caused by a parasite found in cats ( Toxocara cati ), although a canine strain ( Toxocara canis ) can also be found. (animalwised.com)
• Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati , which belong to the family Toxocaridae and genus Toxocara .Adult worms live in the small intestine of dogs and cats. (vetmedmosul.com)

Disease2

• Toxocariasis is a human disease caused by infection with the larval stages of the dog or cat roundworm. (cdc.gov)
• Toxocariasis, a neglected disease in Switzerland? (org.vn)

Abdominal1

• Erythematous and vesicular abdominal rash during toxocariasis. (medicaljournals.se)

Febrile1

• We report here a case of human toxocariasis revealed by febrile exanthema. (medicaljournals.se)

Eggs5

• therefore, the presence of these eggs is not a diagnostic finding in human toxocariasis. (medscape.com)
• 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)
• Toxocariasis is generally spread through dirt that has been contaminated with animal feces that contain infectious Toxocara eggs. (rareguru.com)
• Contamination of the environment with pets feces containing helminth eggs is the key route of transmission toxocariasis, threatening especially the youngest children. (journal-imab-bg.org)
• If your child has ingested worm eggs, they can get a zoonotic infection called Toxocariasis . (smalldogplace.com)

Interventions2

• Harnessing the Toxocara Genome to Underpin Toxocariasis Research and New Interventions. (org.vn)
• Human toxocariasis: current advances in diagnostics, treatment, and interventions. (journal-imab-bg.org)

Manifestations1

• The clinical manifestations of human toxocariasis are miscellaneous. (medicaljournals.se)

Parasite1

• Toxocariasis is a widespread zoonotic parasite. (medicaljournals.se)

Diagnostic3

• 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)
• Toxocariasis--a current clinical and diagnostic problem. (org.vn)

Systemic1

• Human toxocariasis: diagnosis, worldwide seroprevalences and clinical expression of the systemic and ocular forms. (org.vn)

Diseases1

• In the last couple of years, stray dogs and cats have been increasing in Sulaimaniyah province, especially in public parks and residential areas, which might significantly impact public health by spreading zoonotic diseases, including toxocariasis (6). (vetmedmosul.com)

Rash1

• Erythematous and vesicular rash of the left side of the trunk and left upper arm during toxocariasis. (medicaljournals.se)

Varies1

• Treatment of toxocariasis varies, depending on the type of infection. (cdc.gov)

Typically1

• Visceral toxocariasis typically occurs in children, but can infect persons of any age. (cdc.gov)

Children2

• 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)

Severe1

• Patients with atopy may experience more severe toxocariasis. (medscape.com)

Public health1

• Toxocariasis: a silent threat with a progressive public health impact. (org.vn)

Aspects1

• Today, we'll discuss the clinical aspects of toxocariasis. (cdc.gov)