hookworm
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Back in the Stone Age (or the Middle Ages, for that matter), the immunoglobulin E system had its hands full fighting off roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms , and flukes; it had no time for being precious about dust mites and cat hair.
a parasitic nematode worm that inhabits the intestines of humans and other animals. It has hooklike mouthparts with which it attaches itself to the wall of the gut, puncturing the blood vessels and feeding on the blood.
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He was a public health scientist who cruised tropical rivers and hacked his way through jungles - a man who tirelessly fought 'hookworm' , yellow fever, malaria and typhus fever in countries all over the world.
The prevalence of 'hookworm' had reduced from 55 per cent to eight per cent and schistosomiasis from 48 per cent to 24 per cent.
The troops suffered from malaria, dengue fever, beriberi, 'hookworm' and pellagra.
Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, and 'hookworm' are the most prevalent geohelminth infections.
How can we expect a man or a woman to do a full day's work if he or she is riddled with malaria, bilharzia or 'hookworm' ?
He has lost a lot of weight, due to 'hookworm' , and he has open wounds in his chest and abdomen.
Nongovernment organizations have initiated public health programs such as the Rockefeller Foundation which undertook eradication of pellagra and 'hookworm' .
We asked for a second opinion and began our relationship with Richard, who immediately diagnosed 'hookworm' and successfully treated Max for it.
In the developing countries this is normally the result of poor diet, often combined with blood loss due to parasitic infection, particularly 'hookworm' .
It conducted important research on such endemic parasitical diseases as 'hookworm' , malaria, and yellow fever.
Among those implicated are rotavirus, 'hookworm' , Giardia.
Although it may be caused by a myriad of nematodes, the most common infective agent is a dog and cat 'hookworm' , Ancylostoma caninum and Ancylostoma braziliense.
Anyone who has recently been to a tropical country may have a test for 'hookworm' .
The blood loss caused by 'hookworms' can produce a microcytic hypochromic anemia.
When the animal defecates, the 'hookworms' are shed and the larvae are picked up by humans through breaks in the skin, hair follicles and even through intact skin.
It eliminates the tissue stages of heartworms and also removes and controls adult and immature stages of 'hookworms' .
Back in the Stone Age (or the Middle Ages, for that matter), the immunoglobulin E system had its hands full fighting off roundworms, tapeworms, 'hookworms' , and flukes; it had no time for being precious about dust mites and cat hair.
The most common form of worms was 'hookworms' , infecting 21.6 percent of those surveyed.
‘One family came to me en masse - six members - for the elimination of their 'hookworms' ,’ Dr. Nelson notes.
House flies are suspected of transmitting at least 65 human diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera, dysentery, tuberculosis, anthrax, leprosy, food poisoning, pinworms, 'hookworms' , and some tapeworms.
Roundworms, tapeworms, and 'hookworms' most commonly infect cats.
These can be roundworms, tapeworms or 'hookworms' .
In the case of 'hookworms' , there may also be intestinal bleeding and anemia.
Our vet also found that he had 'hookworms' and whipworms and these are now gone.
They are testing a protein derived from 'hookworms' that could be used to prevent blood clots in stroke victims.
The effect of hookworm could not be assessed because no individuals with hookworm had ev'idence o'f exercise-induced wheeze.
Little threadworms and 'hookworms' are about one centimetre long, while roundworms are about 20 cm long and our friend the tapeworm can reach up to 10 metres in length.
Certain species of 'hookworms' can affect humans when the larvae burrow under humans' skin and cause an itchy rash.
Adult roundworms and 'hookworms' are parasites that live in your pet's small intestine.
A. duodenale and N. americanus are 'hookworms' that cause blood loss, anemia, pica and wasting.
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