Parasitic Diseases List

Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Biomedical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Background: An ear infection is responsible for up to 40% of preventable hearing impairment; one of the reasons for frequent and unwise antibiotic usage, especially in the developing world. Since the incidence of antibiotic resistance is increasing, especially in resource-limited countries, up-to-date knowledge on the susceptibility of ear-discharge isolates to antibiotic is important for better patient treatment. Therefore, this study aimed at determining the bacterial etiologies and their antibiotic susceptibility profiles among patients suspected with ear infections. Methods: We collected retrospective data from bacteriological results of ear discharge samples from 2013 to 2018. Sample collection, culture preparation, and bacterial identification were performed using standard microbiological techniques. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed followin...

If you have cancer, you are more likely to get certain kinds of infections. This is because some types of cancer or cancer treatment lower the amount of white blood cells you have, which weakens your immune system. That makes it more difficult to fight off the germs that cause infection. Healthcare providers can treat these infections, but some of them can be dangerous. Your risk of cancer infection depends on what kind of cancer you have and what kind of treatment you are receiving. Here are some of the most common types of cancer infection, what you can do to help prevent and cope with them, and how they are treated. FatCamera / Getty Images Bacterial Cancer Infections The most common cancer infections are bacterial. These are opportunistic infections, meaning that germs take advantage of a weak immune system to grow. Some of the most common bacterial cancer infections are: Staphylococcus (staph infection) : Staph infections cause bump...

A squeamish trend has taken hold of wellness TikTok in recent months: the parasite cleanse. In the depths of this particular wormhole, TikTokers document their experiences taking papaya seeds or supplements like ParaGuard or Para-Vide to expel the parasites that have supposedly taken up residence in their intestines. At the end of their regimen, they present evidence of a successful cleanse in the form of a vivid description — or even a photo — of what they claim to be the critters in their poop. "Most of us have parasites living inside us, and we don't even know it," @musserwyatt explained in a TikTok documenting day one of his cleanse. Other TikTokers list a plethora of symptoms: constipation, dark under-eye circles, teeth grinding, depression, fatigue, and so on. @natalieclarehealing said her "anxiety dropped ten times" after passing a tapeworm. All of this makes intestinal parasites seem not only worrisome, but also super common. I mean, who hasn't had c...

Enlarge this image Houston Fire Department paramedics prepare to transport a COVID-19 positive woman to a hospital on September 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. While the virus is still rampant in the U.S., some vaccinated people will continue to get infected. John Moore/Getty Images John Moore/Getty Images When Colin Powell died this week from complications related to COVID-19, it was a shock to many Americans. Though scientists and federal health officials are adamant that the vaccines work well to protect against hospitalization and death, it's unnerving to hear of fully vaccinated pe...

By NewsDesk   @infectiousdiseasenews The malaria parasite  Plasmodium vivax  ( P. vivax ) causes frequent, chronic infections that represent a major unrecognized burden on global health, according to a review by Kevin Baird of the Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit in Indonesia and Katherine Battle of the Institute for Disease Modeling in the United States publishing October 7 th  in the open access journal  PLOS Medicine . Mature Plasmodium vivax schizont/CDC In this review, Baird and Battle summarize evidence indicating that the global burden of malaria estimated from reported cases of acute attacks likely miss the widespread but more subtle harm done by chronic infection of  P. vivax . Furthermore,  P. vivax  often affects impoverished communities where people face multiple health challenges.   There are five  Plasmodium  species that cau...

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children with mental health problems were at increased risk of developing a mental disorder as an adult, a new systematic review has found. The research led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews , found prevention and early intervention should be targeted at primary school age children and those who are experiencing symptoms rather than waiting for a diagnosis. The study found experiencing mental health symptoms before 14 years of age and even as young as five were predictive of mental disorders well into adulthood. Importantly, symptoms rather than a diagnosis in childhood were more strongly linked with having a mental health disorder as an adult. The syste...

With COVID in retreat again around the country, the pent-up demand for travel is sending Americans to airports in droves, more than ready to make up for all that lost time in quarantine. But while so many passengers are eager to travel again, many are still concerned about the potential for exposure to the virus while they're in the air. So, how risky is flying really? To find out, we consulted an infectious disease doctor, who told us how to stay safe on a plane. First, the good news: Air in airplane cabins is heavily filtered and safer than most indoor environments, with cabin air completely replaced every three minutes while the plane is in flight, per National Geographic . At the same time, you can keep yourself even safer on board with some simple but strategic modifications. Read on for a smart hack you should know before you board your next flight from Thomas Russo , MD, a professor and chief of infectious diseases at th...