Dysentery due to infestation with the whipworm, Trichuris trichiura, is common among underprivileged children living in Cape Town. Chronic blood loss and a diet deficient in iron leads to profound anaemia and it is not unusual for young children with this infestation to present in cardiac failure. While temporary correction of anaemia and treatment ofiron deficiency are readily achieved, eradic...

Massive gastrointestinal bleeding from the small intestine un common, It is usually a complication advanced local small bowel pathology or vascular abnormalities. Parasitc infections causing gastrointestinal bleeding is usually a feature of large bowel prasitc infestations. Small parasitic infestation can cause chronic anemia rather than acute bleeding. This is a report of massive small intesti...

1Laboratory of Physical Anthropology, Department of Public Health and Paediatric Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy 2Department Biosciences, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway 3Laboratoire d’Anthropologie Bio-Culturelle, Droit, Etique & Santé, Unités Mixtes de Recherche 7258, Faculté de Médecine de Marseille, Marseille, France 4Laboratóri...

We reviewed the epidemiology of STH in Malaysia from the 1970s to 2009. High prevalence rates persist among the rural Aborigines, estate workers and in urban slums and squatter areas. Trichuris trichiura is the most prevalent helminth in Malaysia ranging from 2.1% to 98.2%. Ascaris lumbricoides follows closely with a prevalence rate of 4.6-86.7%, while hookworm is the least prevalent (0-37.0%)....

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections is high in developing countries, especially school children. STH can lead to anemia. AIM: The aim the study was observe correlation between and anemia cases primary METHODS: Analytical observation with a cross-sectional method carried out by retrieving data from health service unit Talawi. Research samples were children, group...

The prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths in five rural villages in northern peninsular were investigated. Generally the prevalence and intensity of infection were low in the 0-10- and above 50-year-old age groups when compared with other age groups. The prevalence and intensity of infection in the five villages were quite similar, because of similar socio-economic status. The ...

Tricuriasis is an infection caused by the eggs of Trichuris trichiura worm which often found in humans, can show symptoms such as diarrhea, anemia, lack protein energy, weight loss and accompanied headaches fever. intestinal nematode habitat human digestive tract, including a group worms that are transmitted through soil (Soil Transmitted Helmints). Research has been carried out at Chemistry-Bi...