helminth


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Synonyms for helminth

worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes

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Comparison of prevalence of Ancylostomes and other helminths in dogs based on different seasons.
Larvae mature into adult helminth in the intestine resulting in abdominal pain, damage to liver and pancreas, and malabsorption.
Thus, the data presented increases knowledge on the occurrence of species of parasites, their relations with the hosts, helping in knowledge related to the pattern of distribution of the species and here increase our knowledge about the helminth fauna associated with Brazilian reptiles.
We conducted a review of the literature to investigate previous descriptions of abnormalities in the morphology of intestinal helminth eggs, with particular reference to ascarids.
The present research work was designed to determine the helminth parasites fauna of fish species in River Kishenganga of Gurez valley (India) and their status in parasite communities (prevalence, mean intensity, abundance).
INFECTIONS AND RISK FACTORS WITH ZOONOTIC INTESTINAL HELMINTHS IN PUPPIES ATTENDING FOR GOVERNMENTAL VETERINARY SERVICES IN LIBERTADOR MUNICIPALITY, CARACAS, VENEZUELA
A survey of intestinal protozoan and helminth parasites in Karachi.
Gelaw et al., "The Impact of Asymptomatic Helminth Co-Infection in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Tuberculosis in North-West Ethiopia," PLoS ONE, vol.
The most commonly found filarioid helminth within the present study area in Eastern Austria was S.
Experimental data suggest that exposure to helminth infections can inhibit the development of chronic inflammatory diseases, such as T1D and other immune-mediated diseases [10].
Nowadays, one of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases is infection with helminth parasites, which infect about one-third of the human population worldwide.
Tissue damage caused by helminth tissue colonization induces the release of alarmins such as IL-33 and IL-25 that leads to the activation of innate cells like ILC2s and the production of large amounts of IL-13, IL-5, and IL-4.