Helminthiasis is a disease in which a part of the body is infested with worms such as pinworm, roundworm or tapeworm. Typically, the worms reside in the gastrointestinal tract but may also burrow into the liver and other organs. Rumex abyssinicus Jacq and Rumex nervosus Vahl (polygonaceae) is a large annual herb up to 4m high, leaves usually sagittate, inflorescence much branched, leafless pani...

Extraintestinal oxyuriasis, in our experience with three affected women of fertile age, presented itself as a solitary fibrotic nodular lesion, with a varying location. The sites of location were: parietal peritoneum, serous surface of the uterus and wall of the uterine tube. The size of the nodules was 5 to 10 mm. Histologically, the lesions were hypocellular fibrotic nodules with a variable a...

Human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven historical strata were observed, from Gallo-Roman period up to Modern Times. Soil samples from cesspools, latrines, and structures-like were studied and revealed intestinal parasite eggs in the dif...

A 60-year-old asymptomatic man attended following positive faecal occult blood testing in the UK bowel cancer screening programme. He was a regular carer for young grandchildren. Recent tests showed an elevated eosinophil count (0·82 × 109 cells per L [range 0·04–0·4]). Colonoscopy patchy erythema and erosions with multiple Enterobius vermicularis (threadworm or pinworm) caecum (figure, A). His...

The Neotropical parasitoid wasp Dolichogenidea gelechiidivoris (Marsh, 1975) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), one of the most important biocontrol agents South American tomato pinworm Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), is reported for first time from Africa, grown in open fields and greenhouses several regions Algeria. Color photos specimens Algeria, Spain America, as well holo...

The aim of this study was to assess the major food items ingested by adult specimens of Daphnia laevis within the eutrophic Pampulha reservoir in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The gut content was analyzed after addition of sodium hypochlorite and also through the examination of dissected guts under scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that Chlorophyceae was the main food ite...

Sayuran merupakan jenis makanan penting bagi manusia untuk menjaga kesehatan. Kurangnya konsumsi sayur dapat meningkatkan resiko terkena penyakit degenerative di kemudian hari seperti obesitas, jantung coroner, gagal ginjal, diabetes, hipertensi, dan kanker. lalapan adalah sayuran yang biasanya dihidangkan dalam keadaan mentah sehingga diperkirakan berperan menjadi salah satu sumber infeksi Soi...