Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
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ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To explain: The reasons for and consequences of following statement, “Cysticercosis is underdiagnosed in the United States.

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A large group of helminths are able to cause intestinal distress and migrate within the body. They enter inside body as larva or egg then mature into worm in intestine. After maturation, they are able to migrate into circulatory and lymphatic systems and then travel to heart as well as lungs and migrate up to respiratory and throat. Their migration results in inflammatory reactions in digestive tract, eosinophilia and pneumonia.

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