Toxocariasis: Kidshealth

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Site description: Toxocara are common parasites of dogs and cats. When they infect humans, the illness is called toxocariasis or visceral larva migrans.




Topic: Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes

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NextStrongyloidiasishttp://www.studentbmj.com/back_issues/0803/education/280.html StrongyloidiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Includes history, cause, images, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Next 10Diphyllobothriasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Diphyllobothriasis.htm Diphyllobothriasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Tapeworms Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
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Next 70Rotavirus Factshttp://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/rot.html Rotavirus FactsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Previous 70Babesia Infectionhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/babesia/ Babesia InfectionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Babesiosis Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Next 170A Doughboy's Lungs Yield 1918 Flu Virushttp://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc97/3_22_97/fob1.htm A Doughboy's Lungs Yield 1918 Flu VirusTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Influenza/1918_Pandemic An article from Science News Online describing the exhumation of one of the victims of the pandemic and the retrieval of a virus sample from his tissue.
Previous 170Nanophyetus spp. :Bad Bug Bookhttp://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap27.html Nanophyetus spp. :Bad Bug BookTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Undercooked fish carries this parasite. Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, associated foods, target populations, and outbreaks.
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Previous 270Mycoplasmas: Sophisticated, Re-emerging and Burdened by Their Notorietyhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol3no1/baseman.htm Mycoplasmas: Sophisticated, Re-emerging and Burdened by Their NotorietyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Mycoplasmal Research paper by Joel B. Baseman and Joseph G. Tully discussing the role of mycoplasmas within various diseases: overview of all different strains and mechanisms of pathogenicity.
Other resource N0 Harvard School of Public Health: Mosquito-Borne Viruseshttp://www.hsph.harvard.edu/mosquito/ Harvard School of Public Health: Mosquito-Borne VirusesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Research of mosquito-borne viruses that focuses primarily on West Nile encephalitis, Eastern Equine encephalitis, St. Louis encephalitis, and LaCrosse encephalitis. Includes mosquito facts, suggestions for mosquito control, and links to HSPH research and various outside resources.
Other resource N1 eMedicine - Tick-Borne Diseases, Introductionhttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic584.htm eMedicine - Tick-Borne Diseases, IntroductionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Article by Jonathan A Edlow, MD.
Other resource N2 Postgraduate Medicine: Patient Notes: Tick-borne Illnesshttp://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2002/06_02/pn_tick.htm Postgraduate Medicine: Patient Notes: Tick-borne IllnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Factsheet on preventing tick borne disease.
Other resource N3 CDC: Insects, Arthropods, and Diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/insects/ CDC: Insects, Arthropods, and DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Factsheets, articles, and news reports on arthropod borne diseases.
Other resource N4 MedlinePlus: Tick Biteshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tickbites.html MedlinePlus: Tick BitesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Directory of factsheets, news reports, and articles concerning tick and insect bites and the disease they carry.
Other resource N5 Stop Breeding Mosquitoeshttp://www.geocities.com/stopbreedingmosquitoes/ Stop Breeding MosquitoesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Vector_Borne Advocates citizen action to educate community leaders about the dangers of disease vectors from breeding mosquitoes, especially in storm water drains in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Other resource N6 Filaria Journalhttp://www.filariajournal.com/ Filaria JournalTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Addresses the biology, infections, disease and control of filariasis, onchocerciasis, and guinea worm.
Other resource N7 Dientamoeba fragilis Infection - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/dientamoeba/default.htm Dientamoeba fragilis Infection - CDC Division of Parasitic DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Includes factsheets on the flagellate protozoan parasite and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.
Other resource N8 Ectoparasites and Endoparasiteshttp://www.soton.ac.uk/~ceb/ Ectoparasites and EndoparasitesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Academic links and information about Fasciola (liver flukes) and parasitic zoonoses.
Other resource N9 eMedicine - Licehttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic298.htm eMedicine - LiceTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Article by Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH.
Other resource N10 WormLearnhttp://home.austarnet.com.au/wormman/wormmain.htm WormLearnTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic A parasitology site that helps people with little or no knowledge of parasites get essential introductory information.
Other resource N11 CDC DPDx - Parasites and Healthhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Para_Health.htm CDC DPDx - Parasites and HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Factsheets on on intestinal and blood-borne parasites.
Other resource N12 The Merck Manual: Parasitic Infectionhttp://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch196/ch196a.html The Merck Manual: Parasitic InfectionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Provides detailed information on each of these diseases, including their symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Other resource N13 Mamas Healthhttp://www.mamashealth.com/malaria.asp Mamas HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Malaria, its symptoms, treatment and prevention.
Other resource N14 Health Care Information: Relapsing Malariahttp://healthlink.mcw.edu/content/article/907368749.html Health Care Information: Relapsing MalariaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria It is possible to develop a relapsing type of malaria months to even years after traveling to a malaria infected country, even if you were taking the appropriate malaria medications to prevent the illness.
Other resource N15 Rotary Against Malariahttp://www.rotary9600.org/ Rotary Against MalariaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Information about malaria and the Rotary Club's anti-malaria project.
Other resource N16 Malaria Linkshttp://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/malaria.html Malaria LinksTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria A reference page containing links on malaria: diagnosis, treatment and control as well as links for advice regarding protection of travellers
Other resource N17 Malaria and Healthhttp://www.malariaandhealth.com Malaria and HealthTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria A resource for travel medicine health professionals and the public. Provides an overview of the disease, endemic areas, prevention measures including drug prophylaxis as well as links to other malaria and tropical medicine sites.
Other resource N18 Leiden Malaria Research Grouphttp://www.lumc.nl/1040/research/malaria/malaria.html Leiden Malaria Research GroupTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Malaria research in the Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands). Detailed description of the malaria parasite Plasmodium berghei, one of the four rodent parasites that infect African murine rodents.
Other resource N19 Environmental Health Project - Malaria Resourceshttp://www.ehproject.org/Library/MalariaNet.htm Environmental Health Project - Malaria ResourcesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Sponsored by USAID's Office of Health, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition. Resources available include regular bulletins and reports outlining anti-malaria strategies and policy recommendations, assessments of past programs, studies and conference proceedings.
Other resource N20 Antimalarial Drug Resistance and its Assessmenthttp://malaria.farch.net Antimalarial Drug Resistance and its AssessmentTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria A website dedicated to drug resistance in malaria and to drug sensitivity assays. Its aim is to provide researchers with all information and software required for drug sensitivity testing.
Other resource N21 DDT & Malaria: Answers to Common Questionshttp://www.ipen.org/DDTenglish.pdf DDT & Malaria: Answers to Common QuestionsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria The Stockholm Convention, signed by 91 countries and the European Community in 2001, will enter into force and become legally binding when it is ratified by 50 countries, raising the possibility of the 'loss' of DDT as a tool for malaria control. This IPEN document answers some common questions that arise in public discussions of the DDT issue.
Other resource N22 MEDLINEplus: Malariahttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malaria.html MEDLINEplus: MalariaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria US National Institutes of Health directory of their extensive collection of malaria-related documents
Other resource N23 AnoBase: The Anopheles Databasehttp://www.anobase.org/ AnoBase: The Anopheles DatabaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Database containing genomic/biological information on anopheline mosquitoes, with an emphasis on Anopheles gambiae, the world's most important malaria vector. AnoBase is the continuation of AnoDB, a database established and maintained since 1996 at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) of the Foundation of Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Other resource N24 DEET - Information from US Environmental Protection Agencyhttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/chemicals/deet.htm DEET - Information from US Environmental Protection AgencyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria This page discusses EPA's actions concerning DEET, considered by many to be the most effective mosquito repellent currently available. Page also includes tips on how to use DEET products safely.
Other resource N25 South Africa's War against Malaria: Lessons for the Developing Worldhttp://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-513es.html South Africa's War against Malaria: Lessons for the Developing WorldTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Policy analysis by the Cato Institute describes malaria control techniques, and recommends indoor residual spraying of DDT to reduce the overall disease burden, so that countries can afford to purchase expensive, but effective, new drugs to treat the remaining cases.
Other resource N26 Malaria News - Topix.nethttp://www.topix.net/health/malaria Malaria News - Topix.netTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Latest news stories from around the world.
Other resource N27 eMedicine Health - Malariahttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/13140-1.asp eMedicine Health - MalariaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of this infection of the blood.
Other resource N28 The European Malaria Vaccine Initiativehttp://www.emvi.org/ The European Malaria Vaccine InitiativeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Established in 1998 by the European Commission and interested European Union Member States, in order to address identified structural deficiencies in public funded malaria vaccine development. News, calls, meetings, organization, and links.
Other resource N29 The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institutehttp://www.jhsph.edu/malaria/ The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research InstituteTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Outlines current research into a vaccine, with background details of the disease, FAQ, and details of other research projects.
Other resource N30 Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Global Partnershiphttp://rbm.who.int/ Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Global PartnershipTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Launched in 1998 by the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the World Bank, with the aim of halving the burden of malaria by 2010. Includes fact sheets and details of current programs.
Other resource N31 Clonorchiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Clonorchiasis.htm Clonorchiasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment. Undercooked freshwater fish from Asia carry the fluke.
Other resource N32 Heterophyiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/heterophyiasis.htm Heterophyiasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N33 eMedicine - Intestinal Flukeshttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1177.htm eMedicine - Intestinal FlukesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Article by Chi Hiong U Go, MD.
Other resource N34 Danish Bilharziasis Laboratoryhttp://www.bilharziasis.dk/ Danish Bilharziasis LaboratoryTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Includes contacts, research, and purpose.
Other resource N35 eMedicine - Schistosomiasishttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic857.htm eMedicine - SchistosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Article by Amy J Behrman, MD.
Other resource N36 Medmicro: Schistosomes and Other Trematodeshttp://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch088.htm Medmicro: Schistosomes and Other TrematodesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Medical and scientific information on the organisms and the diseases they cause.
Other resource N37 Schistosomiasis Control Initiativehttp://www.schisto.org/ Schistosomiasis Control InitiativeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features objectives, disease information, programs, operating locations, and news.
Other resource N38 Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseaseshttp://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/schisto/ Schistosomiasis: The UNICEF-UNDP-World Bank-WHO Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features disease information, parasite life cycle, research, achievements, news, publications, and images.
Other resource N39 WHO/OMS: Schistosomiasishttp://www.who.int/health-topics/schisto.htm WHO/OMS: SchistosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Includes factsheets on the disease, programs, and research.
Other resource N40 What's Bugging You? - Swimmers' Itchhttp://www.ent.msu.edu/cgi-bin/bugging.pl?action=article&article=swmritch.txt What's Bugging You? - Swimmers' ItchTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Swimmer's_Itch Short article about the "hive-like" rash some people get following time spent in the water, including causes, preventive measures, and treatment of symptoms.
Other resource N41 Lymphatic filariasishttp://www.who.int/health-topics/lymphfil.htm Lymphatic filariasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Detailed information from the World Health Organization.
Other resource N42 Liverpool Lymphatic Filariasis Support Centrehttp://www.filariasis.org.uk/ Liverpool Lymphatic Filariasis Support CentreTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Extensive information about elephantiasis and its treatment. Includes video and audio presentations.
Other resource N43 Filariasis.nethttp://www.filariasis.net/ Filariasis.netTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Features news releases, studies, and a forum.
Other resource N44 Cat Fanciers' Association: Health Committee - Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancyhttp://www.cfainc.org/health/toxo-pregnancy.html Cat Fanciers' Association: Health Committee - Toxoplasmosis and PregnancyTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Addresses the concerns of pregnant cat owners about the disease.
Other resource N45 CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases : Toxoplasmosishttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/toxoplasmosis/ CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases : ToxoplasmosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Features symptoms, fact sheet, laboratory tests, and articles.
Other resource N46 eMedicine: Toxoplasmosishttp://www.emedicine.com/EMERG/topic601.htm eMedicine: ToxoplasmosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Article by Joseph Sciammarella, MD, FACP, FACEP, DABMA.
Other resource N47 Toxoplasmosis in Cats and Humanshttp://web.vet.cornell.edu/Public/FHC/toxo.html Toxoplasmosis in Cats and HumansTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Cornell Feline Health Center provides a comprehensive fact sheet about toxoplasmosis.
Other resource N48 Toxoplasmosis Factshttp://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/toxo.html Toxoplasmosis FactsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Includes cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N49 Cryptosporidium Parvum: A Review of Cryptosporidiosishttp://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/khan.htm Cryptosporidium Parvum: A Review of CryptosporidiosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Technical discussion covering transmission, biology, pathogenesis, prevention and control, future strategies for treatment and prevention, and related topics.
Other resource N50 Cryptosporidiosishttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/default.htm CryptosporidiosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis This pamphlet was prepared by the inter-agency Working Group on Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis, and describes various methods of protection from the one-celled parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum.
Other resource N51 CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cryptosporidiosishttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/factsht_cryptosporidiosis.htm CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - CryptosporidiosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Fact sheet with cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N52 CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cyclospora Infection http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cyclospora/default.htm CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cyclospora Infection Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cyclosporiasis Fact sheets and studies with cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Other resource N53 Microsporidiosishttp://www.thebody.com/treat/micros.html MicrosporidiosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Microsporidiosis Information resources from The Body on this opportunitistic infection.
Other resource N54 Leishmaniasis, Caninehttp://www.stw.nl/projecten/U/udg3703.html Leishmaniasis, CanineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Immunization using interferon-gamma as an adjuvant.
Other resource N55 Persian Gulf, The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. Troopshttp://www.gulflink.osd.mil/medical/med_impact.htm Persian Gulf, The Impact of Infectious Diseases on the Health of U.S. TroopsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Includes Leishmaniasis as one of the diseases studied in connection with Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. From Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, reprinted from Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Other resource N56 Leishmaniasis, Technicalhttp://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/~opperd/parasites/leish1.htm Leishmaniasis, TechnicalTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Summary information plus clickable slides, references and world maps. From Christian de Duve Institute of Cellular Pathology.
Other resource N57 Leishmaniasis, Government (CDC)http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/leishmania/default.htm Leishmaniasis, Government (CDC)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Emerging Infectious Diseases. From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Other resource N58 Leishmaniasis, Visceralhttp://homepages.uel.ac.uk/D.P.Humber/akhter/vlhp.htm Leishmaniasis, VisceralTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis From University of East London, B.Sc Microbiology course project.
Other resource N59 Leishmaniasis, Government (TDR)http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/leish/default.htm Leishmaniasis, Government (TDR)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Update, project reports, highlights, progress, publications, workplans and research grants, resources. From WHO/TDR (World Health Organization/Tropical Disease Research and Training).
Other resource N60 Leishmaniasis (CDC - DPDx)http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Leishmaniasis.htm Leishmaniasis (CDC - DPDx)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis US government site includes causal agent, life cycle, geographic distribution, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and features. From the Division of Parasitic Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Other resource N61 Enterobius vermicularis - Pinwormshttp://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/enterobius.html Enterobius vermicularis - PinwormsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms Includes pinworm life cycle, signs and symptoms, photographs and drawings of the parasite, and detection procedures.
Other resource N62 Pinworms and Your Childhttp://familydoctor.org/139.xml Pinworms and Your ChildTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms American Academy of Family Physicians patient information handout with information on treatment, symptoms, and prevention.
Other resource N63 eMedicine - Pinworm : Article by Sun Huh, MD, PhDhttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1837.htm eMedicine - Pinworm : Article by Sun Huh, MD, PhDTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms Article by Sun Huh, MD, PhD.
Other resource N64 Babesia Infectionhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/babesia/ Babesia InfectionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Babesiosis Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Other resource N65 Babesiosishttp://www.igenex.com/tickset1.htm BabesiosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Babesiosis Description of the disease and diagnostic tests.
Other resource N66 Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas' Disease)http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/chagas.html Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas' Disease)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Chagas_Disease Images of the causative parasite and brief information about the disease.
Other resource N67 Chagas Disease Research Programhttp://info.dom.uab.edu/geomed/debasish/chagas.html Chagas Disease Research ProgramTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Chagas_Disease Debasish Chattopadhyay's Structural Biology Laboratory is studying the DHFR and PTR enzymes of Trypanosoma cruzi for structure-based design of specific inhibitors of these enzymes. For this purpose, they have determined the crystal structure of substrate and inhibitor complexes of T. cruzi PTR at high resolution.
Other resource N68 Chagas Disease Factshttp://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/Chagas.html Chagas Disease FactsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Chagas_Disease Factsheet with cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N69 Trypanosomiasishttp://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/WWW/224/Trypano.html TrypanosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/African_Trypanosomiasis Information about two forms of Trypanosoma brucei, which afflicts over 66 million people in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa.
Other resource N70 African Trypanosomiasishttp://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/Trypano.html African TrypanosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/African_Trypanosomiasis Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and prevention.
Other resource N71 Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West Africahttp://www.who.int/ocp/ Onchocerciasis Control Programme in West AfricaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Detailed information about the disease and eradication programs from the World Health Organization.
Other resource N72 Sight Savers International - River Blindnesshttp://www.sightsavers.org.uk/html/savingsight/treatments/river.htm Sight Savers International - River BlindnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Information about the disease and its treatment.
Other resource N73 CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - River Blindnesshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/riverblindness/ CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - River BlindnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Factsheet and press releases concerning the disease.
Other resource N74 OnchoNethttp://www.science.smith.edu/departments/Biology/SWILLIAM/OnchoNet/OnchoNet.html OnchoNetTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Offers a range of resources on onchocerciasis, the fourth leading cause of blindness worldwide.
Other resource N75 Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years'http://allafrica.com/stories/200112150001.html Elimination Of River Blindness 'Possible Within Ten Years'Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Article from allAfrica.com.
Other resource N76 Anisakis simplex and related worms: Bad Bug Bookhttp://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap25.html Anisakis simplex and related worms: Bad Bug BookTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, associated foods, target populations, and outbreaks.
Other resource N77 Baylisascaris Infection Fact Sheet - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/baylisacaris/default.htm Baylisascaris Infection Fact Sheet - CDC Division of Parasitic DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Includes factsheets on the raccoon roundworm and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.
Other resource N78 Angiostrongyliasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/angiostrongyliasis.htm Angiostrongyliasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N79 Gnathostomiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/gnathostomiasis.htm Gnathostomiasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment. Human gnathostomiasis is due to migrating immature worms.
Other resource N80 Ascaris Infection - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/ascaris/ Ascaris Infection - CDC Division of Parasitic DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Includes factsheets on organism and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.

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