Common parasites

PRACTICAL THERAPEUTICS Common Intestinal Parasites

Intestinal parasites cause significant morbidity and mortality. Diseases caused by Enterobius vermicularis, Giardia lamblia, Ar^cylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Entamoeba histolytica occur in the United States. E. vermicularis, or pinworm, causes irritation and sleep disturbances. Diagnosis can be made using the "cellophane tape test." Treatment includes mebendazole and household sa...

Comments on Common Intestinal Parasites in Elderly People

 Intestinal parasites (IP) are one of the most significant causes of infections among the eldely in developing countries, especially in tropical areas. Trichuris trichiura and Ancylostoma duodenale infect near 2.3 billion people, especially in elderly in all around the world (1). Intestinal protozoan like Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica and Cryptosporidium parvum are widespread in o...

The Common Animal Parasites of Swine

Antigens common to hosts and parasites.

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..... . . ...... ..... ......... .............. . . . ...... .......................... ......................... . . . ... ... 147 ANTIGEN SHARING BETWEEN MICROBES AND THEIR ANIMAL HOSTS .... ... ..... .. 148 Mycoplasma ............................................................. ....... ... ............... ........ ... ......... .. .. 148 Bacteria .........................

Some Parasites of the Common Crow, Corvus

Thirty-one species of parasites were taken from 339 common crows over a twentymonth period in Ohio. Of these, nine are new host records: the cestodes Orthoskrjabinia rostellata and Hymenolepis serpentulus; the nematodes Physocephalus sexalatus, Splendidofilaria quiscali, and Splendidofilaria flexivaginalis; and the arachnids Laminosioptes hymenopterus, Syringophilus bipectinatus, Analges corvin...