... is a food-borne parasitic disease caused by several species of lung flukes belonging to genus Paragonimus. ... Owing to the diverse symptoms it presents, the disease is variously known as endemic haemoptysis, oriental lung fluke infection ... Paragonimiasis is easily mistaken for other diseases with which it shares clinical symptoms, such as tuberculosis and lung ... In mammalian lung tissue, the adult flukes live as encapsulated pairs. As hermaphrodites, they produce and fertilise their own ...

... is a disease in which eosinophils accumulate in the lung in response to a parasitic infection. The parasite ... Respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium, Syndromes affecting the lung). ... as the diagnostic criteria can be vague and consistent with a multitude of diseases or conditions. The disease's developmental ... The symptoms of Löffler's syndrome include those of a parasitic infection such as abdominal pain and cramping, skin rashes and ...

2007). Diffuse parenchymal lung disease : 47 tables ([Online-Ausg.] ed.). Basel: Karger. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-8055-8153-0. Hadda V ... Vijayan VK (May 2009). "Parasitic lung infections". Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 15 (3): 274-82. doi:10.1097/MCP. ... In rare circumstances, bacteria in the lung will form a pocket of infected fluid called a lung abscess. Lung abscesses can ... sickle cell disease (SCD), asthma, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, and biological aging. Additional risks in children ...

Eosinophilic pneumonia is a disease in which an eosinophil, a type of white blood cell, accumulates in the lungs. These cells ... Eosinophilic pneumonia is a rare disease. Parasitic causes are most common in geographic areas where each parasite is endemic. ... Parasites can either invade the lungs, live in the lungs as part of their life cycle, or be spread to the lungs by the ... Eosinophilic pneumonia can also occur when the immune system attacks the lungs, a disease called eosinophilic granulomatosis ...

... is a disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Infections have no symptoms in more than 85% of ... During pulmonary disease, larvae may be found in fluids aspirated from the lungs. White blood cell counts may demonstrate ... The eggs hatch in the intestines, the larvae burrow through the gut wall, and migrate to the lungs via the blood. There they ... "Neglected Tropical Diseases". cdc.gov. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014 ...

For lung diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, white blood cell count is crucial for the diagnosis of the disease, as ... It occurs in response to a wide variety of conditions, including viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection, cancer, ... Rales may be heard when listening to the lungs with a stethoscope. A chest x-ray can be normal in those with leukostasis or may ... The brain and lungs are the two most commonly affected organs. Leukostasis most commonly occurs with acute myeloid leukemia. ...

Articles with short description, Short description is different from Wikidata, Trematoda, Parasitic diseases, Tropical diseases ... Foodborne trematodiases that involve the lung, liver and intestines are classified as a neglected tropical disease. Cases of ... Neglected tropical diseases are made up of bacterial, parasitic and viral infections that negatively impact the development of ... Trematodiases that infects the lung, liver and intestine are classified as neglected tropical diseases by the World Health ...

"Certain infectious or parasitic diseases" (etiology). In the MMS, Pneumonia is categorized in the "Lung infections", with a ... Lung infections (entity id: 915779102) and Certain infectious or parasitic diseases (entity id: 1435254666). The Pneumonia node ... Chute CG (May 2018). "The rendering of human phenotype and rare diseases in ICD-11". Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease. 41 ... "Diseases of the blood or blood-forming organs" (chapter 3) and "Diseases of the immune system" (chapter 4). The other new ...

For lung diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis, WBC count is very important for the diagnosis of the disease, as ... It occurs in response to a wide variety of conditions, including viral, bacterial, fungal, or parasitic infection, cancer, ... This classification is similar to that of fever, which is also a test result instead of a disease.[citation needed]"Right shift ... Although it may indicate illness, leukocytosis is considered a laboratory finding instead of a separate disease. ...

... respiratory and lung diseases, malaria, parasitic worms, typhoid fever, cholera, etc are on the rise. This has its own ...

... a parasitic intestinal disease in mammals caused by Cryptosporidium Krypto, a dog in the popular comic, cartoon, and movie ... a genus of fungus that can cause lung disease, meningitis, and other illnesses in humans and animals Cryptococcosis (also ... called cryptococcal disease), a disease caused by Cryptococcus Cryptosporidium, a protozoan that can cause-intestinal illness ...

It can serve as vectors for two serious human diseases: the schistosomiasis blood fluke parasite, and the paragonimus lung ... This freshwater snail is significant medically, because it is an important vector of parasitic infection in the tropics and ... PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4(3): e611. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000611. Zhao Q. P., Jiang M. S., Littlewood D. T. J. & ... PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 4(3): e611. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000611. Davis G. M. (1979). "The origin and evolution of ...

Pallis AG, Syrigos KN (December 2013). "Lung cancer in never smokers: disease characteristics and risk factors". Critical ... Certain parasitic infections can also increase the presence of carcinogenic compounds in the body, leading to the development ... "European Consensus Statement on Lung Cancer: risk factors and prevention. Lung Cancer Panel". CA: A Cancer Journal for ... Lung cancer death rates in the United States have mirrored smoking patterns, with increases in smoking followed by dramatic ...

Lung involvement may manifest as shortness of breath, interstitial lung disease, pleural effusion, and even respiratory failure ... Toxocariasis at eMedicine "Fact Sheet: Toxocariasis". Division of Parasitic diseases. Centers for Disease Control and ... Division of Parasitic diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2009. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March ... Division of Parasitic diseases. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2004. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010 ...

Paragonimiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke genus, Paragonimus. It primarily affects humans (and other ... Gastropod-borne parasitic diseases (GPDs) are a group of infectious diseases that require a gastropod species to serve as an ... Articles with short description, Short description matches Wikidata, Parasitic diseases, Human diseases and disorders). ... Clonorchiasis is a parasitic infection caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis. The disease is prevalent in East ...

... which consists of many species of lung flukes that result in the food-borne parasitic disease paragonimiasis. Scientists have ... Parasitic Diseases. 31 (1): 39-42. ISSN 1000-7423. PMID 24812835. (Articles with short description, Short description is ... P. skrjabini in humans, however, are known to often fail to make it to the lungs and thus don't reach the stage of adult ... it was presumed for 89 years that only one species of Paragonimus lung fluke, P. westermani, caused paragonmiasis in humans. ...

... prevention and management of parasitic diseases in Morocco, and a program to fight against waterborne diseases in Ivory Coast. ... In Besançon, his academic publication subjects included: Farmer's lung, the relationship between mold and asthma, unhealthy ... a local parasitic disease). Following a move in 2008 to Marseille, his work focused on three subjects: Creating and evaluating ... Epidemiology of parasitic and tropical diseases, (especially leishmaniasis, cholera and malaria, with special interest in ...

Muller, R (1996). "Liver and lung flukes". In F. E. G. Cox (ed.). The Wellcome Trust illustrated history of tropical diseases. ... For additional information, see the recommendations in The Medical Letter (Drugs for Parasitic Infections). Case study: An 11½- ... Paragonimus westermani (Japanese lung fluke or oriental lung fluke) is the most common species of lung fluke that infects ... Paragonimiasis may present as a sub-acute to chronic inflammatory disease of the lung. It was discovered by Coenraad Kerbert ( ...

It can result from acute lung injury or a lung disease like emphysema. Lung procedures, like surgery, drainage of fluid with a ... an inherited condition that often causes fever and swelling in the abdomen or the lungs Fungal or parasitic infections Heart ... Inflammatory bowel disease Lung cancer and lymphoma Other lung diseases like cystic fibrosis, sarcoidosis, asbestosis, ... A chest tube removes the air and lets the lung expand again. The lung fluid is examined under a microscope and is evaluated for ...

Northern geographic shifts of disease vectors and parasitic disease in the Northern Hemisphere have likely been due to global ... The geographic range of a lung parasite that impacts ungulates like caribou and mountain goats, Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei, ... One of the most commonly transmitted waterborne disease categories are the diarrhea diseases. These diseases are transmitted ... Infectious diseases, Disease ecology, Climate change and society, Waterborne diseases, Climate change and the environment). ...

Not all diseases are caused by pathogens, such as black lung from exposure to the pollutant coal dust, genetic disorders like ... Whereas meningitis can be caused by a variety of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic pathogens, cholera is only caused by ... diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker ... The bacterial disease tuberculosis, primarily caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has one of the highest disease burdens, ...

Dirofilaria immitis is known for causing heartworm disease by inhabiting the hearts, arteries, and lungs of dogs and some cats ... Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but there are many that are parasitic. The parasitic worms (helminths ... and hookworm disease. Filarial nematodes cause filariases. Furthermore, studies have shown that parasitic nematodes infect ... The many parasitic forms include pathogens in most plants and animals. A third of the genera occur as parasites of vertebrates ...

There are over nine species of lung flukes that can be transmitted to humans from cats. The disease has been found in Asia, ... Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic disease that is transmitted through contaminated food or water from an infected person or ... Sporotrichosis is a fungal disease that is transmitted by mostly outdoor cats. Paragonimiasis, or lung fluke uses cats as a ... The disease is spread by touching an infected cat. The rash may be scaly, reddened, and circular. Ringworm on the scalp usually ...

... is a commercially significant disease of poultry, particularly of chickens and turkeys, due to parasitic ... and Lungs in Commercial Turkeys". Avian Diseases Digest. 4 (2): e25-e26. doi:10.1637/8881.1. S2CID 198153546. McDougald, Larry ... The head may become cyanotic (bluish in colour), hence the common name of the disease, blackhead disease; thus the name ' ... McDougald, LR (2005). "Blackhead disease (histomoniasis) in poultry: A critical review". Avian Diseases. 49 (4): 462-76. doi: ...

Nodular 011.2 Tuberculosis of lung, with Cavitation 011.3 Tuberculosis of bronchus 011.4 Tuberculous fibrosis of lung 011.5 ... late effects 139 Late effects of other infectious and parasitic diseases (International Classification of Diseases). ... This is a shortened version of the first chapter of the ICD-9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. It covers ICD codes 001 to ... sites 078.11 Condyloma acuminata 078.2 Sweating fever 078.3 Cat-scratch disease 078.4 Foot-and-mouth disease 078.5 CMV disease ...

... worsening preexisting periodontal disease.[page needed] This parasite is also implicated in some chronic lung diseases; in such ... its behavior when in contact with target cells is similar to the closely related and likewise parasitic T. vaginalis. It has no ... mainly in patients with underlying cancers or other lung diseases. The organism is believed to enter the respiratory tract by ... A cure for gum disease. Amyris Editions. ISBN 978-28755-2016-6. Mallat H, Podglajen I, Lavarde V, Mainardi JL, Frappier J, ...

... or an autoimmune disease. The presence of lung cavities is associated with worse outcomes in lung cancer and tuberculosis; ... Globally, tuberculosis is likely the most common infectious cause of lung cavities. Less commonly, parasitic infections can ... A lung cavity or pulmonary cavity is an abnormal, thick-walled, air-filled space within the lung. Cavities in the lung can be ... including lung cysts, emphysema, bullae, and cystic bronchiectasis. Lung cysts are the most common mimics of lung cavities. ...

... can help assess the effects of stroke and other degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease on brain function. Another ... This includes pneumonia, parasitic infections, street drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamines that cause constriction of ... It involves vasoconstrictions of blood vessels connected to and within the lungs. As a result, the heart has a hard time ... In this disease, there is a build of the amyloid beta protein in the brain. This ultimately leads to a reduction in the ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Immigrant, Refugee, and Migrant Health. Atlanta. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 12 May ... Mishra M (13 May 2021). "Indian states turn to anti-parasitic drug to fight COVID-19 against WHO advice". Reuters. Archived ... Czeresnia, Jonathan M.; Weiss, Louis M. (2022). "Strongyloides stercoralis". Lung. 200 (2): 141-148. doi:10.1007/s00408-022- ... European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. (2018). "Strongyloidiasis and schistosomiasis". Public health guidance on ...

... infectious diseases such as MERS-CoV and norovirus, and parasitic infections such as Toxoplasma gondii. Human- and animal-cell- ... lung, kidney, and intestine. Organoids have been developed to study infectious disease. Scientists at Johns Hopkins University ... Organoids are also used in modeling genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's ... In recent years, scientists have produced organoids that can be used to model disease and test new drugs. Organoids grow in ...