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Water Disinfection for Travelers
Centers for Disease Control — Waterborne disease is a risk for international travelers who visit countries that have poor hygiene and inadequate sanitation, and for wilderness users relying on surface water in any country, including the United States. Worldwide, more than one ...More…
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Women / CDC DPD
Centers for Disease Control — Infection with a number of parasites can lead to special consequences for women. Some examples are given below. Pregnant women in malaria-endemic countries are at increased risk for adverse effects of malaria infection (for example, miscarriage, ...More…
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Travel/Travelers
Centers for Disease Control — International travelers can be at risk for a variety of infectious and non-infectious diseases. Travelers may acquire parasitic illnesses through: Contaminated food and drink are common sources for the introduction of infection into the body. The ...More…
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Parasitic Infections
Merck — Onchocerciasis (river blindness) is infection with the roundworm Onchocerca volvulus. It causes itching, a rash, sometimes with scarring, as well as eye symptoms that may lead to blindness. The infection is spread through the bite of female ...More…
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What is crabs?
Social Health Association — Accurate source of information about crabs. STD education, information, referrals, and support for over 90 years. The ASHA mission is to stop sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences to individuals, families and communities. ...More…
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Navigation for the Body Lice Website
Centers for Disease Control — Learn about body lice infestation and its public health significance. Body lice are parasitic insects that live on clothing and bedding used by infested persons. Body lice frequently lay their eggs on or near the seams of clothing. Body lice must ...More…
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Análisis de heces
Kids Health — Las heces pueden proporcionar a los médicos una información muy valiosa sobre las posibles causas de los problemas de estómago, intestino u otras partes de sistema digestivo de sus pacientes. Las heces se suelen considerar como un producto de ...More…
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Infectious agents: From bacteria to worms
Mayo Clinic — Germs. Learn how germs work and what you can do to protect yourself. Germs live everywhere. You can find germs in the air, on food, plants and animals, in the soil, in the water, and on just about every other surface - including your own ...More…
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Nature Immunology
National Institutes of Health — A new study reveals an important and newly discovered pathway used by disease-causing bacteria to evade the host immune system and survive and grow within the very cells meant to destroy them. This discovery may lead to new treatments and ...More…
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Ascaridiasis
Kids Health — La ascaridiasis es una infección intestinal causada el gusano parasitario Ascaris lumbricoides. La ascaridiasis es la infección humana más común en el mundo causada por gusanos. La ascariosis es una infestación parasitaria provocada por el ...More…
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"Parasitic Diseases"
Clinical Trials — Pharmacokinetic Interaction Between the Antimalarial Combination Artemether/Lumefantrine and Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Including Lopinavir/Ritonavir in HIV-Infected Adults Normal Immunological Parameters Among Healthy Volunteers in ...More…
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Whipworm Disease
National Institute of Allergy — Whipworm disease, or trichuriasis, is a parasitic disease of the large intestine. Worldwide, infections usually occur in tropical and subtropical areas and in areas with poor sanitation; they also occur in the southern United States. An estimated ...More…