10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILARIASIS»
Discover the use of
filariasis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
filariasis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
This is the first in a series dedicated to the understanding of tropical diseases.
This wide-ranging book, the outcome of an international symposium, focuses on the host-parasite interaction in lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis.
CIBA Foundation Symposium, 2008
3
Controlling Intestinal Helminths While Eliminating Lymphatic ...
Reviews the WHO Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis and its potential impact for health.
L. S. Stephenson, Leslie H. Chappell, C. V. Holland, 2000
4
Human Nutrition and Parasitic Infection
Filariasis: nutritional interactions in human and animal hosts* D. M. STOREY
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford
M5 4WT, England, U.K. SUMMARY Vector-borne nematodes of the Order
Filarioidea ...
David William Thomasson Crompton, 1993
5
Principles of Medicine in Africa
The outlook for the management and control of lymphatic filariasis in Africa is,
however, far better now than when the last edition of this book was published.
This is not due to the discovery of new drugs, but to the discovery of new ways of
...
6
Infectious Diseases and Arthropods
3.32 Approximate geographic distribution of Brugian filariasis (adapted from
WHO publication WHO/VBC/89.967) result in hydrocele (this is separate from
scrotal elephantiasis). Obstructive filariasis may occur when adult worms in the
inguinal ...
7
Immunopathogenetic Aspects of Disease Induced by Helminth ...
Epidemiology and Occurrence One important consideration in any discussion of
lymphatic filariasis is that it is restricted to endemic pockets. At this point in time,
brugian filariasis is endemic in 8 countries and bancroftian filariasis in about 50.
8
Molecular Basis of Drug Design and Resistance
Filariasis The clinical treatment of filariasis has been dominated by two drugs, the
simple piperazine derivative, diethylcarbamazine, and the complex macrocyclic
lactone antibiotic, ivermectin. (Fig. 5). Ivermectin, a semi-synthetic derivative of ...
Leslie H. Chappell, Graham H. Coombs, S. L. Croft, 1997
9
Environmental Health: Bridging the Gaps
This section refers to lymphatic filariasis, which is the most widespread. Filariasis
is an infection with a small worm that causes inflammation and blockage of the
lymphatic system (a part of the circulatory system). Reaction to this blockage, ...
James A. Listorti, Fadi M. Doumani, 2001
10
Introduction to Animal Parasitology
filariasis. Eight species of filariae (Table 29.1) parasitise man. These occur in a
wide range of tissue habitats: lymph glands, deep connective tissue,
subcutaneous tissues or mesenteries. Habitats of this kind lend themselves
particularly to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILARIASIS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
filariasis is used in the context of the following news items.
Pattern recognition receptors in microbial keratitis
Wolbachia lipoprotein stimulates innate and adaptive immunity through Toll-like receptors 2 and 6 to induce disease manifestations of filariasis. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
Investments in Neglected Tropical Diseases key to development …
It said of the 81 countries endemic for Lymphatic filariasis (LF), 25 countries (31per cent) are no longer in need of mass drug administration, ... «Vibe Ghana, Jul 15»
High incidence of TB among migrant labourers
There were also cases of filariasis (1), leprosy (11) and other 129 skin diseases identified at the camp that screened 3,792 workers. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
New Report - Kenya to Gain Immensely By Investing in NTDs Control
The 10 diseases include river blindness, Guinea worm, lymphatic filariasis, blinding trachoma, schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminths, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Mosquitoes be gone
Anopheles Mosquitoes, as well as other types, can also carry filariasis and encephalitis. • Only female mosquitoes suck blood, and they do it to ... «Fenton Tri County Times, Jul 15»
Migrant Labourers in the State to Undergo Health Check-up
As per the reports of the two phases of screening, as many as 368 persons were suspected to have tuberculosis and 206 to have filariasis. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
Burden of Neglected Diseases in Sokoto
The NTDs include Trachoma, a leading cause of preventable blindness; Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) otherwise known as elephantiasis; ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
Smart phones assist parasite diagnosis
Filarial roundworms (nematodes) are the cause of diseases such as elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis), Loa loa filariasis and river blindness ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
Health screening at labour camps today
It also says that 108 workers are suspected to have tuberculosis; 48, filariasis; 28, leprosy; while 72 has symptoms of H1N1 infection. Medical ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
NMC's preventive programme on malaria and filariasis in Brahma …
Nagpur: Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) on July 1, Wednesday, held a programme at Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Vishwavidyalaya, ... «Nagpur Today, Jul 15»
