Parasitic Diseases List

People with low levels of vitamin K in their blood may suffer from poor lung function and conditions like asthma and COPD, according to a study. Although the findings do not change current vitamin K intake recommendations, they support further research, including possible vitamin K supplementation for certain individuals. A study published in ERJ Open Research reveals a connection between low levels of vitamin K in the blood and poor lung function, including conditions like asthma and COPD. People with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are more likely to have poor lung function and to say they suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and wheezing, according to a study published on August 9 in the journal ERJ Open Research . Vitamin K is found in leafy green vegetables, vegetable oils, and cereal grains. It plays a role in blood clotting, and so helps the body to heal wounds, but researchers know very little about its role in lung health. Portrait photo of ...

Patients with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors have a lower annualized bleeding rate with concizumab than with no prophylaxis, according to a phase 3 study published online Aug. 31 in the New England Journal of Medicine . Tadashi Matsushita, M.D., Ph.D., from Nagoya University Hospital in Japan, and colleagues evaluated the safety and efficacy of concizumab in patients with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors. As part of the explorer7 phase 3 trial, participants were randomly assigned to receive no prophylaxis for at least 24 weeks (group 1; 19 patients) or to receive concizumab prophylaxis for at least 32 weeks (group 2; 33 patients), or they were nonrandomly assigned to receive concizumab prophylaxis for at least 24 weeks (groups 3 and 4; 81 patients). The researchers found that the esti...

Study population Togo had a population of > 8 million people in 2020, all of whom are at risk for STH and SCH infection [9]. At the time of baseline mapping, there were 35 of 40 districts in the country, which was restructured in 2019 to 39 districts comprising 720 sub-districts, each of which has a health centre that services 1–10 villages. Thirty-seven of the 39 districts were mapped at baseline and the same villages were re-assessed in 2015. The remaining two districts, covering the capital, Lomé, were excluded during the NTD mapping because transmission of the targeted NTDs is very low or non-existent there. To date, 638 of 720 sub-districts have been mapped. Each sub-district or PHU has a dispensary with one nurse, who provides health care to between 1 and 10 villages. In total, 92 sub-districts across ten districts (and four regions) had completed > 10 years of effective MDA against SCH and STH by 2021 and conducted a second impact assessment. Study design and sampl...

Sunita Paswan, 27, noticed the swelling in her legs for the first time when she was in Class 9. While she initially didn't pay much heed to it, as her legs got more swollen and after trying everything to cure it, she got to know that she is suffering from Lymphatic Filariasis, a neglected tropical disease in which the infection occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through mosquitoes. Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis or 'Hathi Pao' not only causes physical disablity, but the patients also suffer from mental, social, and financial losses contributing to stigma and poverty. India is a major contributor to the global burden, accounting for over 40 percent of all LF cases globally. Moreover, approximately 640 million people in India are currently at risk of contracting the disease. Meanwhile, 90 percent of the LF burden in India rests upon eight tropical states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Ma...

CNN  —  When a 64-year-old Australian woman was sent to hospital for brain surgery, neurosurgeon Dr. Hari Priya Bandi was not expecting to pull out a live 8-centimeter (3-inch) long parasitic roundworm that wriggled between her forceps. "I've only come across worms using my not-so-good gardening skills … I find them terrifying and this is not something I deal with at all," Bandi told CNN of the world's first discovery of a live worm inside a human brain. The finding unleashed a mad scramble to find out what exactly the parasite was, Canberra Hospital infectious disease expert Sanjaya Senanayake told CNN. One colleague in the hospital lab was able to reach an animal parasitology expert at a governmental scientific research agency just 20 minutes away – and found their unexpected answer. "We were able to send the live wiggling w...

The source behind a norovirus outbreak that sickened a few hundred people last year has been identified, according to a report published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report looked at the outbreak in Tazewell County, Illinois, which includes part of Peoria, which saw 317 people fall ill, all of whom dined at a restaurant -- referred to as restaurant A -- between Nov. 19, and Nov. 26, 2022. Investigators with the Tazewell Health Department and Illinois Department of Public Health concluded the outbreak was likely caused by a sick food handler at the restaurant who had ungloved contact with salad, toppings and dressings during food preparation. The team looked at 317 patients, three with confirmed and 314 with probable norovirus infection, defined as having diarrhea or vomiting after dining at the restaurant during Thanksgiving week. They also interviewed 40 people who dined at the restaurant and did not become ill. Patrons at the restaurant were sent an...

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