Parasitic Diseases

The worm turns on cat diagnosis - Boston Herald The worm turns on cat diagnosis - Boston Herald Posted: 13 Oct 2019 12:00 AM PDT About a week ago, my husband and I found a worm or something that looked like a worm on our 8-year-old cat. It was about a quarter of an inch long and disgusting looking. We had no idea how our cat might have gotten a worm since she is a strictly indoor cat. We sent a photograph to our vet and were urged to bring the cat in for a check-up and to bring a fecal sample in for testing, which we did. They found nothing wrong with our cat and the fecal exam came up negative. What could it have been and should we de-worm the cat even though we were told she had no worms? The vet said to not worry about it but had no other clear suggestions. We have seen nothing since that one occurrence. Is there anything else that we should do?  There are numerous intestinal parasites that cats can have, such as tapeworm, roundworms,...

What's Eating You: 12 Common Intestinal Parasites - Medscape What's Eating You: 12 Common Intestinal Parasites - Medscape Posted: 20 Nov 2018 12:00 AM PST Microsporidia An electron micrograph of Encephalitozoon hellem spores rupturing from a eukaryotic cell is shown above. Microsporidia are obligate, intracellular, spore-forming parasites. [1,23] The phylum Microsporidia contains over 1200 fungal species, a large number of which cause infection in humans. Two of the most important species are Encephalitozoon hellem and E intestinalis . [24] Most infections are found in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), organ transplant recipients, people with diabetes, children, and the elderly. [24] Microsporidiosis occurs through fecal-oral ingestion or inhalation of microsporidial spores via human-to-human or waterborne transmission. Patients with intestinal microsporidiosis may develop chronic, nonbloody ...

Drones keep an eye on tropical disease hotspots - Futurity: Research News Drones keep an eye on tropical disease hotspots - Futurity: Research News Posted: 31 Oct 2019 10:19 AM PDT Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Satellite images, drone photos, and even Google Earth could help identify communities most at risk for schistosomiasis, one of the world's worst tropical diseases, researchers report. A new study shows that clues in the environment can help identify transmission hotspots for the parasitic disease that is second only to malaria in its global health impact. Researchers used rigorous field sampling and aerial images to precisely map communities that are at greatest risk. "This is a game-changer for developing-country public health agencies, because it will make it possible for them to efficiently find the villages that need the...

Deworming in children: How intestinal worms can affect growth and ways to treat - The Indian Express Deworming in children: How intestinal worms can affect growth and ways to treat - The Indian Express Posted: 16 Oct 2019 12:00 AM PDT Related News Deworming is the process involving the use of medication to remove an infestation of worms in the intestine. Parents need to pay more attention to a child's health in their growing years. Among health issues that affect kids, one of the problems is the presence of worms in the child's stomach or intestine mostly due to an unclean environment, which takes a serious toll on health and growth. The child then needs to undergo deworming. Advertising Deworming is the process involving the use of medication to remove an infestation of worms in the intestine. As the World Health Organisation (WHO) states, soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the most common ...

New tropical disease detected in Brazil defies treatment - SciDev.Net New tropical disease detected in Brazil defies treatment - SciDev.Net Posted: 17 Oct 2019 12:00 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] New tropical disease detected in Brazil defies treatment    SciDev.Net What We Don't Know About Parasites in a Changing World Could Be Deadly - ScienceAlert Posted: 30 Jun 2019 12:00 AM PDT In the salt water marshes of southern California, a splashing killifish is easy prey for a hungry shorebird. Like a jerking marionette, the helpless creature shimmies and flashes on the surface of the water. And all the while, hiding deep in its brain, an invisible other quietly pulls the strings. The puppeteer in question is the super-abundant parasitic flatworm known as Euhaplorchis californiensis . Throughout its life, this one parasite will infect no less than three animals, and a bird's intestine is ...

Mobidiag Gets CE Mark for Intestinal Parasites Test - 360Dx Mobidiag Gets CE Mark for Intestinal Parasites Test - 360Dx Posted: 09 Oct 2019 12:00 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] Mobidiag Gets CE Mark for Intestinal Parasites Test    360Dx You are subscribed to email updates from "What is the most common parasite" - Google News . To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now . Email delivery powered by Google Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States

Malawi fights tsetse flies, disease after wildlife relocated - ABC News Malawi fights tsetse flies, disease after wildlife relocated - ABC News BMPs for Sustainable Parasite Control - Drovers Magazine Acaí berry extracts fight malaria in mice - Science Daily Malawi fights tsetse flies, disease after wildlife relocated - ABC News Posted: 30 Oct 2019 02:16 AM PDT The relocation of hundreds of elephants to Malawi's largest wildlife reserve was meant to be a sign of hope and renewal in this southern African nation. Then nearby residents began falling ill. The cause of the headaches, weakness and pain were trypanosomes, tiny parasites spread by the bite of the tsetste fly — a companion of the elephants. Trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is the result. Local families described the toll the disease can take. "I feel too weak," said Chiomba Njati, who was still recovering after a week in the hospital. He said h...

Tourist becomes first in UK infected with brain swelling disease from killer tick- the signs to watch for - The Sun Tourist becomes first in UK infected with brain swelling disease from killer tick- the signs to watch for - The Sun Posted: 29 Oct 2019 02:22 AM PDT A BRAIN swelling disease spread by ticks has reached the UK for the first time. Public Health England (PHE) confirmed the tick-borne encephalitis virus was detected in Thetford Forest, Norfolk, and on the Hampshire-Dorset border. 1 Tick-borne encephalitis has been detected in Thetford Forest, Norfolk, and the New Forest on the Hampshire-Dorset border PHE believes a "handful" of infected ticks were found in both locations, with only one highly probable case of tick-borne encephalitis so far. Health bosses say the risk is very low but it is currently investigating how common the ticks with the virus might be. The small parasitic bugs are becoming more common i...