Taeniasis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

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PreviousEchinococcosishttp://www3.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/echinococcosis.htm EchinococcosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Tapeworms Factsheet with distribution, clinical findings, treatment, and prevention.
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NexteMedicine - Cystic Echinococcosishttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic629.htm eMedicine - Cystic EchinococcosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Tapeworms Article by Enrico Brunetti, MD.
Next 10Kidshealth: Amebiasishttp://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/amebiasis.html Kidshealth: AmebiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Amebiasis Includes cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
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Next 70Medinfo: Mumpshttp://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/mumps.html Medinfo: MumpsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Mumps Information for patients on mumps, a virus infection which typically causes enlargement of the two salivary glands in the cheeks at the angle of the jaw.
Previous 70Sleeping Sickness Bug Swallowed a Planthttp://www.nature.com/nsu/030127/030127-3.html Sleeping Sickness Bug Swallowed a PlantTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/African_Trypanosomiasis Article suggests that an ancient ancestor of trypanosomes merged with a type of green algae.
Next 170Rabies Guidebookhttp://www.state.in.us/boah/companion/rabies/ Rabies GuidebookTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Viral/Rabies Basic information on the disease from the Indiana State Board of Animal Health.
Previous 170Schistosoma spp.http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/schistosoma.html Schistosoma spp.Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Includes life cycle, images, and disease information.
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Previous 270CDC: 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 N0 Para-site Onlinehttp://www.med-chem.com/Para/Index.htm Para-site OnlineTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic This diagnostic medical parasitology site includes, current issues, FAQS, procedures, method discussion and recommendations, quiz of the month and CPT codes.
Other resource N1 Body Lice Fact Sheet - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases -http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/lice/factsht_body_lice.htm Body Lice Fact Sheet - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases -Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Includes insect information, symptoms, and treatment.
Other resource N2 Isosporiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/isosporiasis.htm Isosporiasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N3 eMedicine - Isosporiasishttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1194.htm eMedicine - IsosporiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Article by Venkat R Minnaganti, MD.
Other resource N4 Parasites of Vertebrateshttp://ucdnema.ucdavis.edu/imagemap/nemmap/Ent156html/vertcom Parasites of VertebratesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Directory of factsheets on parasites that cause disease in humans.
Other resource N5 MedlinePlus: Parasitic Diseaseshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parasiticdiseases.html MedlinePlus: Parasitic DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Directory of factsheets, press releases, and articles.
Other resource N6 Parasites and Parasitological Resourceshttp://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/ Parasites and Parasitological ResourcesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic Life cycles, biology, and images of protozoan, helminth, and nematode parasites of humans and animals.
Other resource N7 Malaria Databasehttp://www.wehi.edu.au/MalDB-www/who.html Malaria DatabaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Resources for scientists doing malaria research.
Other resource N8 MARA/AMRA Project Home Pagehttp://www.mara.org.za MARA/AMRA Project Home PageTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Mapping malaria risk in Africa.
Other resource N9 Navy Medical Department Pocket Guide to Malaria Prevention and Controlhttp://www.vnh.org/Malaria/Malaria.html Navy Medical Department Pocket Guide to Malaria Prevention and ControlTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria The U.S. Navy guide to preventing and controlling malaria.
Other resource N10 Malaria Travel Informationhttp://www.geocities.com/aaadeel/maltravel.html Malaria Travel InformationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria A reference page containing links on information and advice regarding protection of international travellers against malaria .
Other resource N11 Malaria Factshttp://www.malariafacts.com Malaria FactsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria An informational site which will help you learn about this disease and its prevention, so that you may reduce your risk of contracting it.
Other resource N12 NetMark: A Regional Partnership for Sustainable Malaria Preventionhttp://www.netmarkafrica.org/ NetMark: A Regional Partnership for Sustainable Malaria PreventionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Managed by the Academy for Educational Development (AED), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit organization. Goal is to make affordable, lifesaving insecticide-treated nets commercially available on a national scale in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal and Zambia.
Other resource N13 ACTMalaria - The Asian Collaborative Training Network for Malariahttp://www.actmalaria.org/ ACTMalaria - The Asian Collaborative Training Network for MalariaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria ACTMalaria is an intercountry initiative between Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. ACTMalaria develops training materials and courses to meet the needs of malaria control programs in southeast Asia and the Mekong valley.
Other resource N14 Progress and Challenges for Malaria Vaccineshttp://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v415/n6872/full/415694a_fs.html Progress and Challenges for Malaria VaccinesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Nature review of current status and strategies for development of a malaria vaccine (February 2002).
Other resource N15 Shoklo Malaria Research Unithttp://www.shoklo-unit.com/index.htm Shoklo Malaria Research UnitTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Malaria research along the Thai-Burmese border. Includes location, publications, malaria task force, and photograph album.
Other resource N16 Anamed Malaria Programmehttp://anamed.y2z.de/English_Home_Page/Anamed_Malaria_Programme/anamed_malaria_programme.html Anamed Malaria ProgrammeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Numerous studies in tropical countries have demonstrated the potential of artemisia-based medicines. The Anamed coordination in Germany has committed itself to making hybrid seeds available, providing information about cultivation in the tropics, recording the effectiveness and side-effects, and publishing the results in the national languages of southern countries, as an aid to decision-making.
Other resource N17 Malaria Vaccine Initiativehttp://www.malariavaccine.org/ Malaria Vaccine InitiativeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria MVI's mission is to accelerate the development of promising malaria vaccine candidates and ensure their availability and accessibility for the developing world.
Other resource N18 Africa Malaria Dayhttp://mosquito.who.int/amd2003/index.html Africa Malaria DayTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria On the 25th of April, Africa celebrates Africa Malaria Day. The theme for the 2003 event is 'Insecticide Treated Nets and Effective Malaria Treatment for Pregnant Women and Young Children by 2005'. This WHO site provides event info and resources, and supports community networking efforts.
Other resource N19 Malaria Factshttp://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/Malaria.html Malaria FactsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Factsheet with causes, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N20 Multilateral Initiative on Malariahttp://www.mim.su.se/ Multilateral Initiative on MalariaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria An alliance of organizations and individuals concerned with malaria. MIM aims to maximize the impact of scientific research against malaria in Africa, through promoting capacity building and facilitating global collaboration and coordination. MIM will hold the 3rd Pan-African Conference on Malaria in Arusha, Tanzania in November 2002.
Other resource N21 Ronald Ross and the Transmission of Malariahttp://crishunt.8bit.co.uk/ross_and_malaria.html Ronald Ross and the Transmission of MalariaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria An article pertaining to Ronald Ross, who in 1897 discovered malarial parasites in mosquitoes.
Other resource N22 Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.cdc.gov/malaria/ Centers for Disease Control and PreventionTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Presents an in-depth look at malaria.
Other resource N23 Manuel Patarroyo - Third World Travelerhttp://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Heroes/Manuel_Patarroyo.html Manuel Patarroyo - Third World TravelerTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria Information about the Colombian researcher and developer of the malaria vaccine.
Other resource N24 Malaria Controlhttp://www.pathcanada.org/english/malaria.cfm Malaria ControlTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Malaria PATH Canada (Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health) promotes insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria and decrease childhood mortality and morbidity from the disease.
Other resource N25 Nanophyetus 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.
Other resource N26 Fasciolopsiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Fasciolopsiasis.htm Fasciolopsiasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes fluke Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N27 Paragonimiasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Paragonimiasis.htm Paragonimiasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N28 CDC Travelers' Health Information on Schistosomiasishttp://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/schisto.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on SchistosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Factsheet with cause, affected areas of the world, symptoms, geographic distribution map, prevention, and treatment.
Other resource N29 CDC DPDx - Schistosomiasishttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Schistosomiasis.htm CDC DPDx - SchistosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N30 MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Schistosomiasishttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001321.htm MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: SchistosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, complications, and prevention.
Other resource N31 Schistosomiasishttp://martin.parasitology.mcgill.ca/jimspage/biol/SCHISTO.HTM SchistosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Features organism life cycle and disease syndromes.
Other resource N32 Schistosomiasis Research Program at Harvardhttp://www.hsph.harvard.edu/schisto/ Schistosomiasis Research Program at HarvardTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Includes disease information, activities, objectives, publications, and links.
Other resource N33 Schistosomiasis: The "New" Plague of Africahttp://facstaff.uww.edu/rambadtd/globalp/papers/schistos.htm Schistosomiasis: The "New" Plague of AfricaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Flukes/Schistosomiasis Article on the disease and its effects.
Other resource N34 Swimmer's Itch: The Authorized Home Page - Hope Collegehttp://www.hope.edu/swimmersitch/ Swimmer's Itch: The Authorized Home Page - Hope CollegeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Swimmer's_Itch Information about symptoms, control, life cycle, host-parasite relationships, and distribution of this skin ailment.
Other resource N35 Swimmer's Itchhttp://www.aocd.org/skin/dermatologic_diseases/swimmers_itch.html Swimmer's ItchTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Swimmer's_Itch American Osteopathic College of Dermatology information page on cercarial dermatitis. Covers description, cause, geographic occurrence, treatment, names for this condition in different parts of the world, and other causes of itching among swimmers.
Other resource N36 GlaxoSmithKline: Lymphatic Filariasis Programmehttp://www.gsk.com/filariasis/ GlaxoSmithKline: Lymphatic Filariasis ProgrammeTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Detailed information about the disease, its history, and treatment.
Other resource N37 Global Alliance to Eliiminate Lymphatic Filariasishttp://www.filariasis.org/ Global Alliance to Eliiminate Lymphatic FilariasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Lymphatic_Filariasis Describes the disease, its epidemiology (including countries where it is endemic), prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment; and international efforts to eradicate it.
Other resource N38 Toxoplasmosishttp://www.thebody.com/treat/toxo.html ToxoplasmosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Comprehensive information about Toxoplasma gondii and AIDS-related conditions, from The Body.
Other resource N39 Toxoplasmosishttp://www.avma.org/careforanimals/animatedjourneys/pethealth/pethealth.asp#6 ToxoplasmosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Protozoan parasitic disease transmissible from animals to people. Includes transmission routes, dangers to people, prevention, and symptoms in cats.
Other resource N40 Kidshealth: Toxoplasmosishttp://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/toxoplasmosis.html Kidshealth: ToxoplasmosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Focus is on the disease in children. Features signs, sypmtoms, prevention, and treatment.
Other resource N41 Toxoplasma gondiihttp://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/tox1.htm Toxoplasma gondiiTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Photomicrographs of the stages of the organism that causes toxoplasmosis.
Other resource N42 Congenital Txoplasmosishttp://www.cps.ca/english/statements/ID/id98-03.htm Congenital TxoplasmosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Toxoplasmosis Fact sheet about the disease in infants.
Other resource N43 Cryptosporidium Informationhttp://www.cieh.org.uk/crypto/ Cryptosporidium InformationTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Chartered Institute of Environmental Health collection of resources about Cryptosporidium in drinking water. This single-celled organism is difficult to detect and can be life-threatening for the elderly, very young and immuno-compromised.
Other resource N44 Cryptosporidiosis Waterborne Diseasehttp://wilkes.edu/~eqc/crypto.htm Cryptosporidiosis Waterborne DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Information related to the disease, routes of contamination, life cycle, testing and water treatment.
Other resource N45 MedlinePlus: Cryptosporidiosishttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cryptosporidiosis.html MedlinePlus: CryptosporidiosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cryptosporidiosis Includes articles, news stories, and factsheets.
Other resource N46 Cyclospora Factshttp://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/cyclospora.html Cyclospora FactsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cyclosporiasis Includes organism information, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Other resource N47 Cyclospora cayetanensishttp://www.ksu.edu/parasitology/cyclospora/cyclospora.html Cyclospora cayetanensisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Cyclosporiasis Medical and scientific description of the organism and the disease it causes.
Other resource N48 eMedicine - Microsporidiosis :http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1469.htm eMedicine - Microsporidiosis :Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Microsporidiosis Article by Valda M Chijide, MD.
Other resource N49 Leishmaniasis, All Abouthttp://www.medscape.com/SCP/IIM/1999/v16.n09/m1609.08.god/m1609.08.god-01.html Leishmaniasis, All AboutTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Abstract, introduction, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and differential, ecology, treatment and control, drugs. From Medscape.
Other resource N50 Leishmaniasis, All Abouthttp://homepages.uel.ac.uk/2738m/ Leishmaniasis, All AboutTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Introduction, morphology, transmission, immunology, and treatment. From the University of East London, B.Sc Applied Biology course project.
Other resource N51 Third Cost-B9 Congresshttp://www.icp.ucl.ac.be/cost/ Third Cost-B9 CongressTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis seminar in Bruges, Belgium on 29-31 May 2000 sponsored by COST-B9 (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research).
Other resource N52 Leishmaniasis, Cutaneoushttp://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/leis_cr.htm Leishmaniasis, CutaneousTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Treatment (Israel).
Other resource N53 Leishmaniasis, Travelhttp://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/leishmaniasis.htm Leishmaniasis, TravelTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Health information for international travel. From Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Other resource N54 Immunization Against Visceral Leishmaniasishttp://www.jimmunol.org/cgi/content/abstract/165/12/7064 Immunization Against Visceral LeishmaniasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Simona Stäger, Deborah F. Smith and Paul M. Kaye. Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. Journal of Immunology.
Other resource N55 MedlinePlus: Leishmaniasishttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/leishmaniasis.html MedlinePlus: LeishmaniasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Leishmaniasis Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.
Other resource N56 HealthCentral - Pinwormhttp://www.healthcentral.com/library/librarycontent.cfm?id=459 HealthCentral - PinwormTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms Features cause, treatment, prevention, complications, and diagnosis.
Other resource N57 Kidshealth: Pinwormhttp://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/parasitic/pinworm.html Kidshealth: PinwormTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms Factsheet with cause, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Other resource N58 eMedicine Health - Pinwormshttp://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/17467-1.asp eMedicine Health - PinwormsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Pinworms Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of pinworms.
Other resource N59 Babesiosis Factshttp://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/babesiosis.html Babesiosis FactsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Babesiosis Answers to frequently asked questions.
Other resource N60 Chagas Diseasehttp://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/chagas/ Chagas DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Chagas_Disease Information from the World Health Organization.
Other resource N61 The Kiss of Death: Chagas' Disease in the Americashttp://www.uta.edu/chagas/ The Kiss of Death: Chagas' Disease in the AmericasTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Chagas_Disease A study of the disease by Dr. Joseph Bastien.
Other resource N62 MedlinePlus: Chagas Diseasehttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/chagasdisease.html MedlinePlus: Chagas DiseaseTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Chagas_Disease Directory of news, articles, and factsheets.
Other resource N63 African Trypanosomiasishttp://www.who.int/emc/diseases/tryp/ African TrypanosomiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/African_Trypanosomiasis Detailed information from the World Health Organization.
Other resource N64 Sleeping Sickness Bug Swallowed a Planthttp://www.nature.com/nsu/030127/030127-3.html Sleeping Sickness Bug Swallowed a PlantTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/African_Trypanosomiasis Article suggests that an ancient ancestor of trypanosomes merged with a type of green algae.
Other resource N65 eMedicine - African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2140.htm eMedicine - African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/African_Trypanosomiasis Article by Kitonga P Kiminyo, MD.
Other resource N66 CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/oncho.htm CDC Travelers' Health Information on Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)Top/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Brief information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Other resource N67 eMedicine - Onchocerciasishttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1667.htm eMedicine - OnchocerciasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Article by Michael A Forgione, Jr, MD.
Other resource N68 Global Partnership to Eliminate River Blindnesshttp://www.worldbank.org/gper/ Global Partnership to Eliminate River BlindnessTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Features disease information, contacts, programs, and history of the disease.
Other resource N69 BioMed Central: Onchocerciasishttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1523-3820/4/327 BioMed Central: OnchocerciasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Onchocerciasis Full text article on treatment of the disease, including the use of tetracyclines to treat the rickettsia-like endosymbiont (Wolbachia) bacteria in the worms.
Other resource N70 Ascaris lumbricoideshttp://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/Nematodes/Ascaris.html Ascaris lumbricoidesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Includes images, life cycle, and the pathology the nematode causes.
Other resource N71 Eustrongylides sp. : Bad Bug Bookhttp://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~mow/chap28.html Eustrongylides sp. : Bad Bug BookTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Features cause, symptoms, diagnosis, complications, associated foods, target populations, and outbreaks.
Other resource N72 Trichinosis - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/trichinosis/ Trichinosis - CDC Division of Parasitic DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Includes factsheets on the organism and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.
Other resource N73 Capillariasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Capillariasis.htm Capillariasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N74 Guinea Worm Disease or Dracunculiasis - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseaseshttp://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/guineaworm/ Guinea Worm Disease or Dracunculiasis - CDC Division of Parasitic DiseasesTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Includes factsheets on the organism and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.
Other resource N75 Trichuriasis - CDC DPDxhttp://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Trichuriasis.htm Trichuriasis - CDC DPDxTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
Other resource N76 Ascariasis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopediahttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000628.htm Ascariasis: MedlinePlus Medical EncyclopediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, complications, and prevention.
Other resource N77 Trichinosis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopediahttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000631.htm Trichinosis: MedlinePlus Medical EncyclopediaTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Features cause, risk factors, symptoms, tests, treatment, complications, and prevention.
Other resource N78 eMedicine - Hookwormshttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1028.htm eMedicine - HookwormsTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Article by David R Haburchak, MD.
Other resource N79 eMedicine - Strongyloidiasishttp://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2189.htm eMedicine - StrongyloidiasisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Article by Hari Polenakovik, MD.
Other resource N80 eMedicine - Trichinosishttp://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic612.htm eMedicine - TrichinosisTop/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Diseases/Parasitic/Nematodes Article by L Kristian Arnold, MD.

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