Three Unusual Cases of Roundworm Infection

Unusual cases of Theileria annulata infection in calves

Bilateral Pulmonary Thromboembolism: An Unusual Presentation of Infection with Influenza A (H1N1) Virus

Swine flue is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease caused by a subtype of influenza A virus. Herein we present three patients with H1N1 infection complicated with pulmonary thromboembolism. The patients had chest pain and unexplained dyspnea. Imaging studies showed bilateral hilar predominance. Computed tomographic angiography confirmed bilateral thromboembolism (an unusual presentatio...

UNUSUAL AND RARE TERATOMAS OF THE HEAD AND NECK: A REPORT OF THREE CASES

Teratomas are bulky lesions that rarely occur in the head and neck regions.They are composed of tissues from all germ layers with varying degrees of differentiation. They arise from pluripotential stem cells and ectopic embryonic non-germ cells. The most common sites of occurrence in the head and neck are the cervical region and the nasopharynx. Three cases of these tumors are reported here...

Occurrence of roundworm (Parascaris equorum) in horses from small farms based on necropsy.

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of roundworm infection in working horses slaughtered for meat. In these horses anthelmintics had not been used. MATERIAL AND METHODS Roundworms were collected post-mortem from small intestines of 83 horses. RESULTS The mean prevalence of roundworm infection was 12% and intensity--46.7 specimens per horse. Infection was found o...

Tyrosine Phosphorylation Modulates Histone−reader Interactions

Helminths infect over 1 billion people worldwide. These intestinal parastic worms cause systemic immunological changes, altering host susceptibility to other infectious diseases and modulating inflammatory responses. Pregnancy similarly alters the immune system, shifting from a type 1 (TH1) proinflammatory response to a type 2 (TH2) anti-inflammatory response, allowing for maternal fetal tolera...