ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ANCYLOSTOMIASIS
From New Latin, from Ancylostoma genus of hookworms, from Greek ankulos hooked, crooked + stoma mouth.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANCYLOSTOMIASIS»
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ancylostomiasis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
ancylostomiasis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tropical Health: A Report on a Study of Needs and Resources
Ancylostomiasis extends the length of the Nile, but a survey of 1,408 specimens
taken in various localities of the United Arab Republic (Egypt) showed
considerable local variation in hookworm incidence in this country. In one
seacoast fishing ...
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A Colour Handbook of Skin Diseases of the Dog and Cat UK ...
Ancylostomiasis. (hookworm dermatitis) ETIOLOGY AND PATHOGENESIS The
dermatitis develops from the cutaneous penetration of the third-stage larvae of
Uncinaria stenocephala or Ancylostoma spp. located in soil that the animal ...
Patrick J. McKeever, Tim Nuttall, Richard G. Harvey, 2009
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Tropical Diseases: A Practical Guide for Medical ...
Necator americanus, Ancylostoma duodenale Geographic Distribution
Ancylostomiasis is a nematodosis. It is endemic not only to the intertropical zone
but also around the Mediterranean basin and in vast areas of subtemperate Asia.
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The imaging of tropical diseases: with epidemiological, ...
... (i) 604 pleural effusion and thickening (i) 601 skeletal (i) 603 systemic disease
(i) 601 Sporotricum (Sporothrix) schenckii (i) 601 S. schenkii var. luriei (i) 601
Sprue houses (ii) 123 tropical (ii) 123-139 Sprue-like syndrome in
ancylostomiasis ...
Philip E. S. Palmer, Maurice Merrick Reeder, 2001
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Zoonoses and Communicable Diseases Common to Man and ...
ICD-10 B76.0 Ancylostomiasis; B76.8 Other hookworm diseases Synonyms:
Ankylostomiasis, hookworm disease, necatoriasis, uncinariasis. Etiology: The
agents of these diseases are the nematodes Ancylostoma caninum (of dogs) and
A.
Pan American Health Organization Staff, P. N. Acha, B. Szyfres, 2003
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Clinical Respiratory Medicine: Expert Consult - Online and Print
... less frequent than ascariasis and ancylostomiasis. The life cycle of the parasite
is the same as that of ascaris and hookworm. Ancylostomiasis, or hookworm
infection, may be caused by two nematodes: Strongyloidiasis and
Ancylostomiasis.
Richard K. Albert, Stephen G. Spiro, James R. Jett, 2008
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High-yield Imaging: Gastrointestinal
Parasitic Infections IMAGING Radiography Findings n Ascariasis: long tubular
filling defects in the intestinal lumen and thickened small bowel folds n
Ancylostomiasis: jejunal fold thickening n Strongyloidiasis: small bowel folds
thickened, ...
Richard M. Gore, Marc S. Levine, 2010
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To Cast Out Disease : A History of the International Health ...
January 1916 to December 1917. Ibid. Summary prepared for Principal Civil M.O.
—1919 Report; Ancylostomiasis Operations—Ceylon. Summary for 1929. RAC.
RG.5.3 S.462 B.193, 194. Post Campaign in Matale, September, 1918. RAC.
John Farley Adjunct Professor of Biology and History Dalhousie University, 2003
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Haematology: An Illustrated Colour Text
Ancylostomiasis affects approximately 20% of the world's population. It is a major
cause of gastrointestinal blood loss and iron deficiency anaemia in tropical
regions. Worms attach to the upper small intestine and remove blood from the
host; ...
Martin R. Howard, Peter J. Hamilton, 2008
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Progress in Drug Research
Thus a dose of 4-6 g of the oil per adult and 3-4 g per child has been found to
give good response against human ancylostomiasis [67]. 2.2.2 Halogenated
hydrocarbons One of the earlier drugs of this class used in the treatment of
hookworm ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANCYLOSTOMIASIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
ancylostomiasis is used in the context of the following news items.
What is a parasite? What do parasites do?
Ancylostomiasis/Hookworm - (Latin name: Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus). Affects the lungs, small intestine, and blood. «Medical News Today, Mar 11»
Idiopathic Sialadenosis-Salivary Gland Clinic Columbia University …
... bacillary dysentery, carcinoma of the esophagus, chagas disease, ancylostomiasis and pancreatitis) and lead, mercury or starch poisoning. «PR Web, Jan 05»
