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More children in Madhesh and Karnali infected with soil-transmitted intestinal worms: Report
21 Nov 2025 02:56 GMT
… Madhesh provinces.”
Soil-transmitted helminth infections, or intestinal parasites, are the … Ascaris lumbricoides, trichuris trichiura and hookworms are the causative agents of … the soil.
Doctors say infected children are nutritionally and physically …
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UG Pro-Vice Chancellor receives international medal
20 Nov 2025 18:51 GMT
… sustained contributions to tropical medicine, infectious disease research and scientific capacity … for identifying the connection between hookworm infection and anaemia at just 26 … Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) at the University …
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New Laboratory Will Help Sierra Leone Fight Parasitic Infections
30 Oct 2025 12:41 GMT
… undernourished.
Researchers have investigated parasitic infections in Sierra Leonean populations as … evidence of six different parasitic infections in their bloodstreams, with the … being Ascaris lumbricoides (42%), and hookworm (26%).
“This study clearly shows …
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How many Einsteins have we lost to hookworm?
16 Oct 2025 14:49 GMT
… Health’s website entitled “Human Hookworm Infection in the 21st Century,” “intimately … infrastructure and modern sanitation. Hookworm spreads via infected fecal matter, and when … of America has caused via hookworm infection.
How many geniuses have we …
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New World SCREWWORM parasite â which eats living flesh â infects first American in Maryland
26 Aug 2025 17:39 GMT
… which eats living flesh — infects first American in Maryland
A … human risk? While rare, infections are excruciating. Patients describe … for those who suspect an infection? Act fast.
" … , too. From tapeworms to hookworms, these invaders drain nutrients, …
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IDAI promotes WHO's WASHED concept to combat worm infections
22 Aug 2025 16:19 GMT
… Pediatric Society (IDAI) Tropical Infectious Diseases Working Group, Dr. … effective control of worm infections.
“Addressing worm infections requires the involvement … by worm infections, mostly caused by roundworms, whipworms, and hookworms transmitted …
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UCLA researchers identify dopamine pathway key for threadworm infection prevention
14 Aug 2025 04:14 GMT
… blocking this pathway could prevent infections caused by these parasitic nematodes … .
Threadworms, specifically Strongyloides stercoralis, infect over 600 million people worldwide … channel is also found in hookworms but not in humans.
Based …
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Tick Bites, Hookworms, and Allergies: A Pet Health Crisis
09 Aug 2025 09:18 GMT
… Problem Is Getting Worse
Ticks. Hookworms. Fleas. They might be … can catch signs of infections or illnesses early.
Vaccines … can also monitor for infections that might otherwise go … for diskospondylitis, an excruciating spinal infection. Final bill? $35,755. …
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The Changing Face of Helminth Infections: A 15-Year Temporal Analysis from Eastern Saudi Arabia
06 Aug 2025 09:14 GMT
… infectious diseases.2
Helminth infections, caused by various species including Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworms … Ascaris lumbricoides (31.3%) and hookworm (16.5%) predominating, is … of Ascaris lumbricoides and hookworm likely reflects the geographic …
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Article on Effectiveness of Homeopathic Medicine in Cases of Worm Infections
04 Aug 2025 16:23 GMT
… homeopathic medicines in treating worm infections based on clinical experience, … infections are caused by various parasites like roundworms, tapeworms, pinworms, and hookworms … commonly used remedy in worm infections.
Indications: Irritability, grinding of …