Parasitic Diseases

New high-resolution images show how malaria parasites evade frontline drugs - EurekAlert New high-resolution images show how malaria parasites evade frontline drugs - EurekAlert New Images Show How Malaria Parasites Evade Frontline Drugs - Columbia University Irving Medical Center Woman Gets Parasitic Worms in Her Eyes After a Trail Run - Livescience.com New high-resolution images show how malaria parasites evade frontline drugs - EurekAlert Posted: 27 Nov 2019 10:03 AM PST IMAGE:  New pictures of a key mediator of drug resistance for the parasite-¬-captured with single-particle cryo-electron microscopy by a team of scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeon--are... view more  Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center SUMMARY: Images show how changes in a specific protein of the malaria parasite are causing a frontline treatment to lose effectiveness Results show how ...

Your Good Health: No good evidence for using toxic nicotine to get rid of parasites - Times Colonist Your Good Health: No good evidence for using toxic nicotine to get rid of parasites - Times Colonist Posted: 12 Nov 2019 12:00 AM PST Dear Dr. Roach: I talked to a person who said they'd eaten a cigarette and it cured all of their symptoms of parasite infection, because tobacco is an "ancient cure" or something like that. I looked up the topic on poison control and was shocked to see cases of children who've been hospitalized, etc., for this. article continues below Trending Stories Is tobacco actually effective for getting rid of parasites? Also, if a person can smoke up to 40 cigarettes a day, how come more people aren't in the hospital for nicotine poisoning? J.S.B. Children are particularly at risk for nicotine poisoning. Nicotine is a deadly poison, with a very small dose (7.5 mg...

A man ate hotpot and got tapeworms in his brain. He had to be dewormed. - The Washington Post A man ate hotpot and got tapeworms in his brain. He had to be dewormed. - The Washington Post Posted: 27 Nov 2019 06:52 AM PST Days later, the man started feeling dizzy, having headaches and experiencing epilepsy-like symptoms such as limb twitching and mouth foaming while trying to sleep at night, according to the report. Co-workers witnessed one of Zhu's episodes and dialed for emergency help. He was seen at a hospital where scans and tests showed that he had multiple intracranial calcifications, abnormal deposits of calcium in blood vessels to the brain; and multiple intracranial lesions, according to researchers. Medical staff wanted to examine him further, but he dismissed their concerns because he didn't want to spend more money, according to the report. The symptoms that sent Zhu to the hospital persisted after he l...

Man in China Contracts Brain Parasite After Eating Hot Pot - Livescience.com Man in China Contracts Brain Parasite After Eating Hot Pot - Livescience.com Posted: 27 Nov 2019 11:40 AM PST A man in China ended up with tapeworm larvae in his brain after eating a hot pot meal that was likely undercooked, according to news reports. The 46-year-old man, who lives in the eastern province of Zhejiang, went to the hospital after developing neurological symptoms, including headaches, dizziness and epilepsy-like episodes of limb twitching and foaming at the mouth, according to The Washington Post . The man told doctors that, about a month before his symptoms started, he had eaten pork and mutton in a home-made hot pot meal. Doctors at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University Medical College performed an MRI, which showed he had multiple lesions in his brain. He was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis , a parasitic disease that occurs w...

Builder has up to 700 parasitic worms in his brain after eating undercooked pork - Yahoo Sports Builder has up to 700 parasitic worms in his brain after eating undercooked pork - Yahoo Sports Posted: 27 Nov 2019 06:00 AM PST The parasitic larvae Taenia solium was found in the man's brain and chest. [Photo: Getty] More A builder was found to have hundreds of parasitic worms in his brain after eating undercooked pork. Zhu Zhong-fa, 43, went to a hospital in Zhejiang, China, foaming at the mouth, and drifting in and out of consciousness. An MRI scan revealed he had more than 700 worms writhing in his brain and chest in a condition known as neurocysticercosis. READ MORE:   Teen Dies From Eating Undercooked Pork This occurs when parasitic larvae in undercooked pork build-up in the body, eventually invading the central nervous system and triggering seizures. Mr Zhong-fa admitted to eating a hotpot a month ago he was ...

Doctors found hundreds of tapeworms in man's brain after eating pork - INSIDER Doctors found hundreds of tapeworms in man's brain after eating pork - INSIDER Posted: 26 Nov 2019 12:56 PM PST A 43-year-old Chinese man was suffering from headaches and seizures, and doctors found hundreds of tapeworms living in his brain and chest. The worms likely came from eggs on a piece of undercooked pork the man reportedly ate, doctors said. When the eggs reproduce, they cause cysts that become infected lesions inside the body.  Tapeworm infections in the brain are rare in developed countries, but are best prevented when meat is cook meat properly to avoid this and other parasitic infections .  Visit Insider's homepage for more.  When 43-year-old Zhu Zhongfa of China went to the hospital complaining of a headache and seizures that caused him to lose consciousness , doctors found hundreds of tapeworms living in his brain and ch...