Cysticercosis

Tapeworms that infect beef is called Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), and Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm). The pork and beef tapeworms are large and flat, they can grow up to 15 to 30 feet long. When a human ingests pork tapeworms they can become an intermediate host, which means they are able to become the host that can transfer the tapeworms to other humans. This can happen if the infected person does not wash there hands properly and has feces on hands that have the eggs in it or by swallowing the pork tapeworm egg in food or water contaminated with human feces. They can also transfer the eggs to there mouth after contact with an infected person or with contaminated clothing and furniture. The fish tapeworm is the only one that can cause inadequate absorption of nutrients causing anemia due to it absorbing B12 from your system necessary for red blood cells to

Ringworms is a contagious fungal infection that occasionally occurs on the surface of people or animals skin. Ringworms can also be called tinea corporis. Children, athletics, and people who change in locker rooms, are the most commonly people that can get affected by this infection. People who has weakened immune system have more problem fighting off ringworms. Pets can also have ringworm infection.

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Many sarcoidosis patients do not need treatment. Sarcoidosis most of the time heals itself. The disease tend to spontaneously appear and disappear.When treatment is need is when sarcoidosis is in the lungs and other important organs, the goal is to keep the organs functionally normality.Most common antibiotic prednisone, which is a corticosteroid that reduces inflammation the affected areas in the body. Medicine that also suppress the immune system is prescribed. Surgery might be recommended to remove some of

What is Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic Fibrosis is a disease inherited past down from many generations. Another name for cystic fibrosis is called clubbing there are many other name terminologies for cystic fibrosis. The name of the disease originates from the tough tissue, which scars inside the pancreas, first documented in the 1930’s. The pancreas is one the major organ attacked by a faulty chromosome no.7 where cystic fibrosis has been found. A cystic fibrosis patient can have the recessive gene and both of his or her parents can carry the gene but not affected by the gene. The disease attacks the external glands, which includes (lungs, perspiration glands, gastrointestinal system, and a man’s masculinity). Cystic fibrosis can cause several different

The human immune system defends the body from any bacteria, viruses, bad cells, and in this case a parasite. According to Zabi Safi who studied Immunology says that the immune system activates Eosinophils to try to exterminate the tape worm. This method is proven useful however large tape worms are immune to this therefore staying alive inside of your body feeding on your nutrients. If this is the case there are antibodies and drugs. According to Mayo clinic staff medication to get rid of a tapeworm includes drugs like praziquantel (Biltricide), Albendazole (Albenza), Nitazoxanide (Alinia). And in extreme circumstances surgery may be

• Handling contaminated vegetables or undercooked meat from an infected animal and then passing the parasite from your hands to your mouth. You can also become infected with toxoplasmosis if you use knives, cutting boards, or other utensils that have had contact with undercooked or raw, contaminated foods.

Ascariasis is found in over one billion people worldwide. This type of roundworm can be transmitted into the body if the person gets them on his or her hands then transfers them to their mouth. They are usually found in soil. In countries where people live in poverty the roundworm has a very high chance of being transferred to people. The reason for this is because in some counties people use human feces to fertilize their crops, and they many have poor disposal for their feces. Once someone ingests a ascariasis roundworm it can be transmitted from person to person very fast through infected feces that is not disposed properly. Children are more likely to be infected because they put their hands in their mouth a lot and that can transmit roundworms into the body very fast. Children also are more likely to have symptoms because their intestines are smaller and the worms have less room. Once a child swallows a roundworm egg it passes down into their intestine where it will then hatch into a baby worm called larva. The Larva can pass through the intestine wall into the bloodstream where it will then travel though the lungs up to the throat. They are then swallowed again and go into the small intestine where they grow into adult

An incision was made below the clitellum at around segment 40. The worm was cut on one side of the dorsal blood vessel, starting at the clitellum down to the anus with small scissors. A thin, shiny cuticle began to peel from the worm’s skin. A few times, the intestine was slightly cut and runny, dark brown soil began to seep out. After this, the worm’s clitellum (segments 30 to 38) was cut through to the mouth (segement 1) The worm’s skin was pinned down to the tray,

It is caused by a coxsackie virus. It occurs mainly in the summer and early fall and is most common in children under 10 years of age. Treatment for hand, food, mouth disease is child can attend school or child care if the child feels well enough to take part in activities. Carefully dispose of (or clean, if applicable) articles soiled by discharge from an infected child’s nose and throat or stool. Clean and disinfect all common toys and surfaces. Clean and disinfect diaper change area after each diaper

Mode of infection: A mode of infection for Hydatid Cysts is the ingestion of eggs. If a person ingests food or drinks water that is contaminated with feces from a person or animal with tapeworm, a microscopic tapeworm eggs can be ingested. If an animal has a tapeworm infection, it contains larvae cysts in its muscle or tissue, therefore eating undercooked meat can have you ingest the larvae. The larvae will then develop into adult tapeworms in the intestines.

After the parasites enter your body, they can cause any number of symptoms. People have developed skin rashes, aches, fevers, chills, coughs, inflammation, scarring, anemia, malnutrition, and learning difficulties. They can also affect the lungs, bladder, liver, and intestines. Less often, the eggs can induce paralysis, seizures, or even spinal cord inflammation.

Cercariae enter the body through unbroken skin and it passes through the lining of the mouth or gastrointestinal track. When in the body the worm penetrates the nearest vein to travel to the liver, where they grew and mature. When they mature in the liver, they pair up male and female to travel to the intestines and or bladder to lay eyes. A high content of eggs in tissues causes severe problems for the individuals with the condition. The disease mostly affects the liver and the spleen, it causes both of these organs to swell or in other words it causes enlargement. It makes sense for the liver and spleen to swell, considering that the worms stay and mature in the liver. Katayama is a symptom associated with the disease; the signs and symptoms are fever, feeling tire, and bronchospasm (Sherwood, 2012). There are two types of schistomosomiasis, the intestinal and urinary track. Large amount of worm eggs in the intestinal wall cause immune respond which led to

Dracunculiasis is an infection caused by the guinea worm. When you first get it, there are no symptoms. After about a year, the person infected begins to develop a painful burning feeling on the lower limb. This is the female worm forming a blister in the skin. After a few weeks, the worm comes out.

This disease is caused by a blood trematode, a flatworm that can survive in two hosts. It is spread through the water (CDC, 2012). Once a person gets in contact with freshwater that