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Mesh

Mesh consists of semi-permeable barrier made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material. Mesh is similar to web or net in that it has many attached or woven strands.-Types of mesh:...

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--- central nervous system parasitic infections

--- central nervous system helminthiasis

--- neurocysticercosis --- neuroschistosomiasis

--- central nervous system protozoal infections

--- malaria, cerebral --- toxoplasmosis, cerebral

--- cestode infections

--- diphyllobothriasis

Diphyllobothriasis

Diphyllobothrium is a genus of tapeworm which can cause Diphyllobothriasis in humans through consumption of raw or undercooked fish. The principal species causing diphyllobothriosis is Diphyllobothrium latum, known as the broad or fish tapeworm, or broad fish tapeworm. D. latum is a pseudophyllid...

 --- sparganosis

Sparganosis

Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of diphyllobothroid tapeworms belonging to the genus Spirometra. First described by Manson in 1882, the infection is transmitted by ingestion of contaminated water, ingestion of a second intermediate host such as a frog or...

 --- echinococcosis

Echinococcosis

Echinococcosis, which is often referred to as hydatid disease or echinococcal disease, is a parasitic disease that affects both humans and other mammals, such as sheep, dogs, rodents and horses. There are three different forms of echinococcosis found in humans, each of which is caused by the larval...

 --- echinococcosis, hepatic --- echinococcosis, pulmonary --- hymenolepiasis

Hymenolepiasis

Hymenolepiasis is infestation by one of two species of tapeworm:* Hymenolepis nana* Hymenolepis diminutaAlternative names are:* Dwarf tapeworm infection* Rat tapeworm-Causes, incidence, and risk factors:...

 --- monieziasis --- taeniasis

Taeniasis

Taeniasis is a form of tapeworm infection which is caused by tapeworms of the genius Taenia.The two most important human pathogens in the genus are Taenia solium and Taenia saginata . Infection is acquired by eating undercooked contaminated meat. The adult worms live in the lumen of the intestine...

 --- cysticercosis

Cysticercosis

Cysticercosis refers to tissue infection after exposure to eggs of Taenia solium, the pork tapeworm. The disease is spread via the fecal-oral route through contaminated food and water, and is primarily a food borne disease. After ingestion the eggs pass through the lumen of the intestine into the...

 --- neurocysticercosis

--- helminthiasis, animal

--- dictyocaulus infections --- dirofilariasis

Dirofilariasis

Dirofilariasis is an infection by parasites in the Dirofilaria genus.It can be caused by:* Dirofilaria immitis* Dirofilaria repens...

 --- fascioloidiasis --- monieziasis --- setariasis --- strongyle infections, equine --- toxocariasis

Toxocariasis

-History of discovery:Werner described a parasitic nematode in dogs in 1782 which he named Ascaris canis. Johnston determined that what Werner had described was actually a member of the genus Toxocara established by Stiles in 1905. Fữlleborn speculated that T canis larvae might cause granulomatous...

--- nematode infections

--- adenophorea infections --- enoplida infections --- trichinosis

Trichinosis

Trichinosis, also called trichinellosis, or trichiniasis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork or wild game infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly called the trichina worm. There are eight Trichinella species; five are...

 --- trichuriasis

Trichuriasis

Trichuriasis is a parasitic infection primarily in the tissue of the cecum, appendix, colon and rectum that is caused by Trichuris trichiura , an intestinal parasitic nematode .-Agent :...

 --- larva migrans

Larva migrans

Larva migrans can refer to:* Cutaneous larva migrans, a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites* Visceral larva migrans, a condition in children caused by the migratory larvae of nematodes...

 --- larva migrans, visceral --- secernentea infections --- ascaridida infections --- anisakiasis --- ascariasis

Ascariasis

Ascariasis is a human disease caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Perhaps as many as one quarter of the world's people are infected, with rates of 45% in Latin America and 95% in parts of Africa. Ascariasis is particularly prevalent in tropical regions and in areas of poor...

 --- ascaridiasis --- toxascariasis --- toxocariasis

Toxocariasis

-History of discovery:Werner described a parasitic nematode in dogs in 1782 which he named Ascaris canis. Johnston determined that what Werner had described was actually a member of the genus Toxocara established by Stiles in 1905. Fữlleborn speculated that T canis larvae might cause granulomatous...

 --- larva migrans, visceral --- oxyurida infections --- oxyuriasis --- enterobiasis

Enterobiasis

A pinworm infection or enterobiasis is a human parasitic disease and one of the most common childhood parasitic worm infections in the developed world. It is caused by infestation with the parasitic roundworm Enterobius vermicularis, commonly called the human pinworm...

 --- rhabditida infections --- strongyloidiasis

Strongyloidiasis

Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic disease caused by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis, or sometimes S. fülleborni. It can cause a number of symptoms in people, principally skin symptoms, abdominal pain, diarrhea and weight loss...

 --- spirurida infections --- dracunculiasis

Dracunculiasis

Dracunculiasis , also called guinea worm disease , is a parasitic infection caused by Dracunculus medinensis, a long and very thin nematode . The infection begins when a person drinks stagnant water contaminated with copepods infested by the larvae of the guinea worm...

 --- filariasis

Filariasis

Filariasis is a parasitic disease and is considered an infectious tropical disease, that is caused by thread-like nematodes belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea, also known as "filariae"....

 --- dipetalonema infections --- dirofilariasis

Dirofilariasis

Dirofilariasis is an infection by parasites in the Dirofilaria genus.It can be caused by:* Dirofilaria immitis* Dirofilaria repens...

 --- elephantiasis, filarial --- loiasis --- mansonelliasis

Mansonelliasis

Mansonelliasis is the condition of infection by the nematode Mansonella.The disease exists in Africa and tropical Americas, spread by biting midges or blackflies...

 --- onchocerciasis

Onchocerciasis

Onchocerciasis , also known as river blindness and Robles' disease, is a parasitic disease caused by infection by Onchocerca volvulus, a nematode . Onchocerciasis is the world's second-leading infectious cause of blindness. It is not the nematode, but its endosymbiont, Wolbachia pipientis, that...

 --- onchocerciasis, ocular --- setariasis --- strongylida infections --- hookworm infections --- ancylostomiasis

Ancylostomiasis

Ancylostomiasis is the condition of infection by Ancylostoma hookworms. The name is derived from Greek ancylos αγκυλος "crooked, bent" and stoma στομα "mouth."...

 --- necatoriasis --- oesophagostomiasis --- strongyle infections, equine --- trichostrongyloidiasis --- dictyocaulus infections --- haemonchiasis --- ostertagiasis --- trichostrongylosis

--- trematode infections

--- clonorchiasis

Clonorchiasis

Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinensis.Clonorchiasis is a known risk factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma, a neoplasm of the biliary system....

 --- dicrocoeliasis --- echinostomiasis --- fascioliasis

Fascioliasis

Fasciolosis also known as Fascioliasis, Fasciolasis, distomatosis and liver rot, is an important helminth disease caused by two trematodes Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica. This disease belongs to the plant-borne trematode zoonoses. In Europe, the Americas and Oceania only F...

 --- fascioloidiasis --- opisthorchiasis

Opisthorchiasis

Opisthorchiasis is an parasitic disease caused by species in the genus Opisthorchis ....

 --- paragonimiasis

Paragonimiasis

Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani. It infects an estimated 22 million people worldwide. It is particularly common in East Asia. More than 30 species of trematodes of the genus Paragonimus have been reported which...

 --- schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by several species of trematodes , a parasitic worm of the genus Schistosoma. Snails often act as an intermediary agent for the infectious diseases until a new human host is found...

 --- neuroschistosomiasis --- schistosomiasis haematobia --- schistosomiasis japonica --- schistosomiasis mansoni

--- aids-related opportunistic infections

--- helminthiasis, animal

--- dictyocaulus infections --- dirofilariasis

Dirofilariasis

Dirofilariasis is an infection by parasites in the Dirofilaria genus.It can be caused by:* Dirofilaria immitis* Dirofilaria repens...

 --- fascioloidiasis --- monieziasis --- setariasis --- strongyle infections, equine --- toxocariasis

Toxocariasis

-History of discovery:Werner described a parasitic nematode in dogs in 1782 which he named Ascaris canis. Johnston determined that what Werner had described was actually a member of the genus Toxocara established by Stiles in 1905. Fữlleborn speculated that T canis larvae might cause granulomatous...

--- protozoan infections, animal

Protozoan infections, animal

Protozoan infections in animals may be caused by:* Organisms in the sub-class Coccidia ** Species in the genus Besnoitia...

--- babesiosis

Babesiosis

Babesiosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with Babesia, a genus of protozoal piroplasms. After trypanosomes, Babesia are thought to be the second most common blood parasites of mammals and they can have a major impact on health of domestic animals in areas without severe...

 --- cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis, also known as crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the intestines of mammals and is typically an acute short-term infection...

 --- dourine --- theileriasis --- toxoplasmosis, animal --- trypanosomiasis, bovine

--- pregnancy complications, parasitic

--- central nervous system protozoal infections

--- ciliophora infections

--- balantidiasis

Balantidiasis

Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with Balantidium coli.-Symptoms:Symptoms can be local due to involvement of the intestinal mucosa, or systemic in nature and include either diarrhea or constipation.-Treatment:...

--- coccidiosis

--- cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis, also known as crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the intestines of mammals and is typically an acute short-term infection...

 --- cyclosporiasis

Cyclosporiasis

Cyclosporiasis is an infection with the protozoan Cyclospora cayetanensis, a pathogen transmitted by feces or feces-contaminated fresh produce and water. Outbreaks have been reported due to contaminated raspberries. It is not spread from person to person...

 --- isosporiasis

Isosporiasis

Isosporiasis is a human intestinal disease caused by the parasite Isospora belli. It is found worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical areas. Infection often occurs in immuno-compromised individuals, notably AIDS patients, and outbreaks have been reported in institutionalized groups in the...

 --- malaria

Malaria

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...

 --- malaria, avian --- malaria, cerebral --- malaria, falciparum --- blackwater fever

Blackwater fever

Blackwater fever is a complication of malaria in which red blood cells burst in the bloodstream , releasing hemoglobin directly into the blood vessels and into the urine, frequently leading to kidney failure...

 --- malaria, cerebral --- malaria, vivax --- sarcocystosis --- toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infects most genera of warm-blooded animals, including humans, but the primary host is the felid family. Animals are infected by eating infected meat, by ingestion of feces of a cat that has itself...

 --- toxoplasmosis, animal --- toxoplasmosis, cerebral --- toxoplasmosis, congenital --- toxoplasmosis, ocular

--- protozoan infections, animal

Protozoan infections, animal

Protozoan infections in animals may be caused by:* Organisms in the sub-class Coccidia ** Species in the genus Besnoitia...

--- babesiosis

Babesiosis

Babesiosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with Babesia, a genus of protozoal piroplasms. After trypanosomes, Babesia are thought to be the second most common blood parasites of mammals and they can have a major impact on health of domestic animals in areas without severe...

 --- cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis

Cryptosporidiosis, also known as crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the intestines of mammals and is typically an acute short-term infection...

 --- dourine --- theileriasis --- toxoplasmosis, animal --- trypanosomiasis, bovine

--- sarcomastigophora infections

--- mastigophora infections --- dientamoebiasis

Dientamoebiasis

Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with Dientamoeba fragilis. Dientamoeba fragilis is a single celled parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal tract of humans...

 --- giardiasis

Giardiasis

Giardiasis or beaver fever in humans is a diarrheal infection of the small intestine by a single-celled organism Giardia lamblia. Giardiasis occurs worldwide with a prevalence of 20–30% in developing countries. In the U.S., 20,000 cases are reported to the CDC annually, but the true annual...

 --- leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sand fly...

 --- leishmaniasis, cutaneous --- leishmaniasis, diffuse cutaneous --- leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous --- leishmaniasis, visceral --- trichomonas infections --- trichomonas vaginitis --- trypanosomiasis

Trypanosomiasis

Trypanosomiasis or trypanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus Trypanosoma. Approximately 500,000 men, women and children in 36 countries of sub-Saharan Africa suffer from human African trypanosomiasis which is caused by...

 --- chagas disease

Chagas disease

Chagas disease is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. T. cruzi is commonly transmitted to humans and other mammals by an insect vector, the blood-sucking insects of the subfamily Triatominae most commonly species belonging to the Triatoma, Rhodnius,...

 --- chagas cardiomyopathy --- dourine --- trypanosomiasis, african --- trypanosomiasis, bovine --- sarcodina infections --- amebiasis --- acanthamoeba keratitis

Acanthamoeba keratitis

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare disease in which amoebae invade the cornea of the eye.-Causes:In the United States, it is nearly always associated with contact lens use, as Acanthamoeba can survive in the space between the lens and the eye...

 --- blastocystis infections --- dysentery, amebic --- entamoebiasis --- liver abscess, amebic

--- tick-borne diseases

--- babesiosis

Babesiosis

Babesiosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with Babesia, a genus of protozoal piroplasms. After trypanosomes, Babesia are thought to be the second most common blood parasites of mammals and they can have a major impact on health of domestic animals in areas without severe...

 --- theileriasis

--- ectoparasitic infestations

--- lice infestations --- mite infestations --- scabies

Scabies

Scabies , known colloquially as the seven-year itch, is a contagious skin infection that occurs among humans and other animals. It is caused by a tiny and usually not directly visible parasite, the mite Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the host's skin, causing intense allergic itching...

 --- trombiculiasis --- myiasis

Myiasis

Myiasis is a general term for infection by parasitic fly larvae feeding on the host's necrotic or living tissue. Colloquialisms for myiasis include flystrike, blowfly strike, and fly-blown. In Greek, "myia" means fly....

 --- hypodermyiasis --- screw worm infection --- tick infestations

--- leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of sand fly...

--- leishmaniasis, cutaneous --- leishmaniasis, diffuse cutaneous --- leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous