In 1968, the World Health Organization published a volume entitled Interactions of Nutrition and Infection (SCRIMSHAW et al., 1968). The preface opened with these words: 'That malnutrition increases susceotibilitv to infectious disease seems a reasonable assumption, and clinical observation in areas where malnutrition is common has generally lent support to this belief. Equally reasonable is th...

Sir,?Sharif Husain, a Mohammadan male, aet. 23 years, was admitted into the hospital on the 18th August, 1911^ complaining of pain and swelling in the right iliac region and upper ̂ of right thigh of 8 days' duration. On examination it was found that he kept the right thigh flexed and stiff. The swelling extended from Poupart's ligament up to the region of the liver and also backwards to the out...

absenteeism was highly correlated with laboratory-confi rmed infl uenza, and such information could be used to provide surveillance alerts up to 2 weeks before other traditional infl uenza surveillance data sources (3). The use of workplace absenteeism data, particularly from large employers, has the potential for overcoming the major limitation of school-based absenteeism data in detecting out...

In this case, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) was normal. Studies have shown that MRCP and endo‐sonography are comparable in the presence of nondilated common bile duct.[3] The failure to diagnose on USG and MRCP in the index case may be due to the migration of the worm, which may move freely in and out of the bile or pancreatic duct. In most patients worms move out of the du...

We report a case of 35-year-old male patient who presented with painful right side of scrotum and worm pouting out of the scrotum. The patient had undergone surgery for strangulated right inguinal hernia 2 years back. On exploration we found multiple adult Ascaris worms in the scrotum with right-sided hydrocele. All the worms were removed and eversion of sac was done.

Numerous studies have shown that anthelminthic treatment can be effective in improving growth rates when given to malnourished children with ascariasis. Recent investigations have also indicated that Ascaris infections can affect mental processing in some school children. Poor socio-economic conditions are among the key factors linked with higher prevalences of ascariasis, as are defaecation pr...

Currently, information on prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections among different tribes of Orang Asli (aboriginal) is scarce in Malaysia. The present study is a cross-sectional study aimed at determining the factors associated with the prevalence of STH infections among the Proto-Malay, Negrito and Senoi tribes. Faecal samples were collected from 500 participants and socioecon...

Ascaris lumbricoides is one of the most common intestinal parasites causing Ascariasis in pre-school children living in under-developed countries with poor sanitation (Schulze et al., 2005; Steinberg et al., 2003). About 30 % of adult and 60-70% children in endemic areas have worm infestation (Khuroo et al., 1989). Most of the cases however, remain asymptomatic, but in cases with high worm burd...

Ascariasis affects more than 1 billion people worldwide, mainly in developing countries, causing substantial morbidity. Current treatments for Ascaris infection are based on mass drug administration (MDA) with synthetic anthelmintic drugs such as albendazole, however continual re-infection and the threat of drug resistance mean that complementary treatment options would be highly valuable. Here...