Ascariasis
Ascariasis is a disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Infections have no symptoms in more than 85% of cases, especially if the number of worms is small. Symptoms increase with the number of worms present and may include shortness of breath and fever in the beginning of the disease. These may be followed by symptoms of abdominal swelling, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Children are most commonly affected, and in this age group the infection may also cause poor weight gain, malnutrition, and learning problems.Infection occurs by eating food or drink contaminated with Ascaris eggs from feces. The eggs …
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CADTH: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health · 18 April 2023 English
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CMA: Canadian Medical Association · 21 September 2022 English
gastroenterology teams Figure 1: Supine frontal abdominal radiograph of a 5-year-old boy with biliary ascariasis, obtained at time of patient presentation. [...] On the pre- sumption that these worms would continue … gastrointestinal tract, where they would be amenable to treatment with mebendazole, the course was Ascariasis is a parasitic infection of the intestine caused by Ascaris extended an additional 3 days. [.. …
Biliary ascariasis and trisomy 21 in a child newly arrived to Canada Practice | Cases CPD Biliary ascariasis … weeks of abdominal pain and decreased oral • Ascariasis is a common parasitic infection, particularly … dilated biliary tree, consistent with biliary ascariasis (Figure 2). The echogenic portal triads would … abdominal radiograph of a 5-year-old boy with biliary ascariasis, obtained at time of patient presentation. A … to treatment with mebendazole, the course was Ascariasis is a parasitic infection of the intestine caused …
Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Health and Community Services · 19 August 2020 English
99 Page 4 Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Introduction The purpose of this guideline, Routine Practices and Additional Precautions Across the Continuum of Care, is to outline the infection prevention …
Colorado tick, Snowshoe hare, Jamestown Canyon Ascariasis Usually Routine Not person to Ova must hatch … shedding symptoms (fecal/oral) Roundworm See Ascariasis Rubella, acquired Fever, Droplet Respiratory …
CMA: Canadian Medical Association · 9 November 2017 English
During the trip, she diagnosis of peripheral blood eosinophilia in the returned spent most of her time at the beach, ate food provided at the resort traveller regardless of duration …
exposure period manifestations‡ Laboratory diagnosis Ascariasis§ Worldwide Fecal–oral 3–9 d Löeffler syndrome … fascioliasis. ‡Selected symptoms are listed; for ascariasis, hookworm and stronyloidiasis presenting in the …
UNU-INWEH: United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health · 10 June 2016
In the reuse” and disease; “wastewater reuse” and quantitative risk assessments or surveys), and context of these health challenges the full health and crops; “wastewater reuse” and safe studies that …
University Institute for Water, Environment and as ascariasis are commonly associated with Wastewater Use in … sources) Blumenthal Mezquital Stool samples, survey Ascariasis and diarrhoeal Occupational (workers and household) … 7% among residents of the (2000) found higher ascariasis prevalence in in Hanoi, Vietnam. Exposure was …
CMA: Canadian Medical Association · 31 March 2016 English
The remain- the abdomen also showed prominence of the der of his examination was unremarkable. [...] Using the patient’s immigration history from North Africa, the instances, because of the risk …
Tuberculoma Appropriate exposure history Parasitic Ascariasis Ascaris lumbricoides Endemic in Asia, Africa …
UNU-INWEH: United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health · 8 November 2013 Spanish
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et al.,”Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections: Ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm’, The Lancet, vol …
UNU-INWEH: United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health · 8 November 2013 Spanish
En América Latina y el Caribe cerca de 12.000 niños La diarrea es la segunda causa principal de menores de 5 años de edad mueren cada año por fallecimientos en …
et al., “Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections: Ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm”, The Lancet, vol …
UNU-INWEH: United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health · 7 November 2013 Portuguese
Na América Latina e no Caribe, aproximadamente A diarreia, a segunda principal causa de morte de 12.000 crianças com menos de 5 anos morrem crianças com menos de 5 anos …
et al., “Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections: Ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm”, The Lancet, vol …
UNU-INWEH: United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment and Health · 7 November 2013 Indonesian
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et al., ‘Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections: Ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm’, The Lancet, vol …
