Parasitic Diseases

What Do California Otters and Virginia Opossums Have In Common? - Atlas Obscura What Do California Otters and Virginia Opossums Have In Common? - Atlas Obscura Posted: 30 Mar 2020 02:04 PM PDT As the new coronavirus continues to wreak havoc, hopping from human to human, scientists have figured out how another perilous pathogen has been sliding from land to sea. Scientists have long known that disease-causing parasites play host hopscotch to survive. Now, researchers at the University of California, Davis, and colleagues have mapped the game as it's played by Sarcocystis neurona , a pathogen that causes brain swelling in sea otters, which often kills them. Off the West Coast, it turns out the parasite slips from opossums to otters by way of clams—a complex transmission chain that's exacerbated by human activity, according to a paper published recently in Scientific Reports . The years-long study entailed capturing more than 700 sea o...

Seattle researchers to study malaria drug treatment of coronavirus - KUOW News and Information Seattle researchers to study malaria drug treatment of coronavirus - KUOW News and Information Posted: 30 Mar 2020 02:56 PM PDT A decades-old malaria drug -- that has recently prompted debate and confusion -- will be tested in Seattle and New York to see if it could treat coronavirus patients. Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are used to treat malaria (and sometimes other ailments such as lupus or arthritis). It is among potential treatments that UW Medicine is studying in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "We currently don't know if hydroxychloroquine works, but we will learn in as short a timeframe as possible what the outcome is," said principal investigator Ruanne Barnabas in a statement. Barnabas is an associate professor of global health in the University of Washington schools of Medicine and Public Health. T...

What's Eating You: 12 Common Intestinal Parasites - Medscape What's Eating You: 12 Common Intestinal Parasites - Medscape Posted: 25 Nov 2019 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] 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 . [23] Most infections are found in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), organ transplant recipients, people with diabetes, children, and the elderly. [23] 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 dia...

Earthling Ed: USA Today Was Wrong To Call My Coronavirus Meat-Eating Post 'Partly False' - Plant Based News Earthling Ed: USA Today Was Wrong To Call My Coronavirus Meat-Eating Post 'Partly False' - Plant Based News Posted: 19 Mar 2020 12:00 AM PDT 'It is absolutely crucial to have important dialogue that can create mass positive change' Earthling Ed is a vegan educator, public speaker and content creator On March 15, I uploaded a post to my Instagram that stated COVID-19 was caused because we eat animals.  The post gained a lot of traction - including from people who believed that the post was wrong, and that the consumption of non-human animals had nothing to do with the current coronavirus pandemic. ADVERTISEMENT Thanks for watching! Visit Website USA Today The traction on the post led to a journalist reaching out to me from USA Today who asked me to ...

Market Forecast Report on Parasitic Diseases Therapeutic 2019-2025 - Jewish Life News Market Forecast Report on Parasitic Diseases Therapeutic 2019-2025 - Jewish Life News Posted: 30 Mar 2020 06:04 AM PDT The global Parasitic Diseases Therapeutic market reached ~US$ xx Mn in 2019 and is anticipated grow at a CAGR of xx% over the forecast period 2019-2029 . In this Parasitic Diseases Therapeutic market study, the following years are considered to predict the market footprint: History Year: 2014 – 2018 Base Year: 2019 Estimated Year: 2019 Forecast Year: 2019 – 2029 The business intelligence study of the Parasitic Diseases Therapeutic market covers the estimation size of the market both in terms of value (Mn/Bn USD) and volume (x units). In a bid to recognize the growth prospects in the Parasitic Diseases Therapeutic market, the market study has been geographically fragmented into important regions that are progressing faster than th...

Ask The Vet Manage Goat Parasites - DTN The Progressive Farmer Ask The Vet Manage Goat Parasites - DTN The Progressive Farmer Posted: 23 Mar 2020 09:31 AM PDT If your veterinarian does not work with goats, find one who does. The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners may be a good resource for you. They can be reached at 419-496-0696. I tell people that even if their goats are healthy, it's important to develop a relationship with a veterinarian before you need him or her. With intestinal parasites of sheep and goats, we need a new mindset. We need to be talking about parasite management. The question "What is the best dewormer?," is outdated. The worm most likely causing your problem is Haemonchus contortus, or the barber's pole worm. They are prolific bloodsuckers and egg shedders. On many farms across the country, these worms are resistant to every class of dewormer we have. That means we have to get very...

Coronavirus symptoms: The feeling when you wake up that could be a sign of COVID-19 - Express Coronavirus symptoms: The feeling when you wake up that could be a sign of COVID-19 - Express Posted: 26 Mar 2020 04:41 AM PDT Coronavirus now affects every walk of life with people being told to stay at home, self-isolate and monitor any unusual symptoms. The most common and well-known  symptoms  of coronavirus includes fever, cough and shortness of breath. There have been other reported signs such as loss of taste and smell or even possibly a loss of hearing. There is another lesser-known symptom. Many people have reported different symptoms they experienced before they were diagnosed with coronavirus which is causing a lot of confusion for many. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states on their website: "Reported illness have ranged from mild symptoms to severe illness and death for confirmed coronavirus disease ...