Parasitic Diseases

10 Common Parasites and Diseases Found in Game Fish (and What You Need to Know About Them) - Outdoor Life Magazine 10 Common Parasites and Diseases Found in Game Fish (and What You Need to Know About Them) - Outdoor Life Magazine Update: AAEP parasite control guidelines - dvm360 Varying deworming strategy may aid parasite control - Feedstuffs 10 Common Parasites and Diseases Found in Game Fish (and What You Need to Know About Them) - Outdoor Life Magazine Posted: 27 May 2020 09:02 PM PDT Cookie Settings Many products featured on this site were editorially chosen. Outdoor Life may receive financial compensation for products purchased through this site. Copyright © 2020 Outdoor Life. A Bonnier Corporation Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. Update: AAEP parasite control guidelines - dvm360 Posted: 27 May 2020 03:08 PM PDT bmargaret / stoc...

Physics of parasites - Mirage News Physics of parasites - Mirage News Posted: 28 May 2020 02:34 AM PDT Using a new approach, scientists are applying the techniques of physics to investigate the relationships between parasites and their hosts. The programme is led by the Würzburg cell biologist Markus Engstler. They are small, adaptable and dangerous: trypanosomes – seen here in the intestine of the tsetse fly. (Image: Jaime Lisack & Markus Engstler) When the animals of the Serengeti migrate to their waterholes at dusk, predatory insects are already waiting for them there. One of these, the tsetse fly, is not fussy and sucks blood from almost all the animals at the waterhole – crocodiles, zebras, lions, or buffalo. With a kind of flexible sawtoothed rapier it pierces even the most robust skin, and can inject microscopic parasites – trypanosomes – into the wound during its bloodmeal. These unicellular organisms are acco...

Tapeworms: How to tell if you have one - Fox News Tapeworms: How to tell if you have one - Fox News Posted: 14 Dec 2019 12:00 AM PST A tapeworm is a parasite that you can get if you eat the infected and undercooked meat of an animal. (iStock) Dear Dr. Manny, I ate something on a trip to Brazil and now I've been having terrible stomach issues. I've read about people who have had tapeworms and I don't know if I have one. How do you know if you have a tapeworm? What do the eggs look like? How do you diagnose a tapeworm? Will the worm die on its own? Is it common to get a tapeworm?  Thanks for your question. A tapeworm is a parasite that you can get if you eat the infected and undercooked meat of an animal. So you could have gotten a tapeworm by eating something. It's hard to know if you have a tapeworm on your own, but the most common symptoms are abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, unexplained weight l...

Opinion | 'Smoke detector' way can help prevent problems for your pet - Cambridge Times Opinion | 'Smoke detector' way can help prevent problems for your pet - Cambridge Times Posted: 26 May 2020 08:21 AM PDT One of my university professors told my class of veterinary students that there are two ways of practising medicine. One of those was Fire Engine Medicine. The other was Preventive Medicine. I often think of those words in clinical practice more than 30 years later. So what did my professor mean by Fire Engine Medicine? Perhaps many of you already know the answer. He meant that we can work hard to prevent diseases or we can treat them once they happen. Waiting to treat after the disease has arrived is similar to having firefighters come to your house to put out a fire. Most house fires shouldn't happen. Being careful with open flames, like candles; heat sources, such as stoves, safe wiring...

Parasite or anti-allergen? Dundee scientist investigates how worms can protect against asthma - The Courier Parasite or anti-allergen? Dundee scientist investigates how worms can protect against asthma - The Courier Posted: 24 May 2020 05:43 AM PDT © Supplied Dr Henry McSorley. Parasitic worms and their potential for protecting people from asthma are being examined by Dundee scientists. Experts have known for some time that an infection of roundworms can prevent the development of allergies but it has never been properly understood. The parasites live in the intestines of people and animals and interfere with the parts of the immune system which cause allergies. Now, research led by Dr Henry McSorley, from Dundee University's School of Life Sciences, has discovered the worms secrete a molecule which blocks signals between cells of the immune system. That molecule, called HpBARI, was enough to prevent the development of asthma...

MASTER GARDENERS: Compost tea boosts plant health - Odessa American MASTER GARDENERS: Compost tea boosts plant health - Odessa American Posted: 24 May 2020 02:00 AM PDT Social distancing, standing in line outside my favorite grocery store last month, I found strategically placed Blackberry plants for sale. The week before a friend had gifted me two big plastic tubs. I had time on my hands so why not combine the two and give it a shot? The plants were alive several weeks later but not thriving so I added compost tea. In two weeks they have grown 12". So what is compost tea and how do you make your own? Compost Tea is the liquid off of the worm castings (poop). Composting worms are Red Wigglers, not the earthworms that you find in your healthy flowerbeds. Red Wigglers are worms that turn food scraps, newspapers and cardboard into rich compost which can be added to plants and gardens or used as compost tea to water plants. It takes l...

Does cooking food kill coronavirus? - Los Angeles Times Does cooking food kill coronavirus? - Los Angeles Times Posted: 24 Apr 2020 10:19 PM PDT Since writing about how to wash produce during the pandemic, I've gotten questions from readers asking if cooking food kills any possible coronavirus on it. I also have received requests for "100%-certain facts." Given the novelty of this outbreak, research is ongoing and information evolving, so to find answers to readers' queries, I reached out to an expert in infectious disease, Dr. Stephen Berger . Berger is board-certified in both infectious diseases and clinical microbiology and is a co-founder of GIDEON , the Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network. Here are his insights into the connections between coronavirus and food. The interview has been condensed and edited. Can COVID-19 be transmitted through food? If so, how? There have been no cases of COVID-19 as...

What is a parasite cleanse, and does it work? - Medical News Today What is a parasite cleanse, and does it work? - Medical News Today Posted: 16 Oct 2019 12:00 AM PDT A parasite cleanse is any diet, supplement, or other detox product that is intended to eliminate parasites from the body without using prescription medications. Many companies go so far as to recommend these cleanses for just about anyone, without a doctor ever diagnosing them with a parasitic infection. Many natural plants and compounds may help the body clear out parasites. However, in cases where a person does not have a parasite, they will do very little. In this article, learn more about parasite cleanses and what the evidence says about whether they are effective. There is a myth in some natural health circles that argues that the vast majority of people have parasites, and, therefore, need parasite cleanses. This presumption is untrue. However, well...

Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone With A New Deworming Strategy - Bovine Veterinarian Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone With A New Deworming Strategy - Bovine Veterinarian Posted: 11 May 2020 10:10 AM PDT [unable to retrieve full-text content] Break Out Of Your Comfort Zone With A New Deworming Strategy    Bovine Veterinarian Merck Animal Health to Acquire US Rights to SENTINEL® Brand of Combination Parasiticides for Companion Animals - Hoard's Dairyman Posted: 13 May 2020 02:21 PM PDT The information below has been supplied by dairy marketers and other industry organizations. It has not been edited, verified or endorsed by Hoard's Dairyman. Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), and Virbac (NYSE Euronext:VIRP) today announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under whi...