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Parasitic Intestinal Disease
Disease Parasitic Intestinal

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Presentation

The present report includes some of the scientific information reviewed by the WHO Scientific Group of Intestinal Protozoan and Helmintic Infections in 1980. [who.int]

Infection by either one-cell organisms or intestinal worms is often present without any symptoms. [healthhype.com]

The images that are created show whether inflammation is present on the intestinal wall. CT or MRI scan Capture images of the tissue and lining inside the intestines. Ready for an appointment? - call us at - [dukehealth.org]

Reported Albendazole Coverage The estimated drug coverage with albendazole is presented in Table 3. [journals.plos.org]

Entire Body System

  • Weight Loss

    Individuals who have other illnesses may experience longer-lasting symptoms resulting in complications such as prolonged diarrhea leading to dehydration, further weight loss, and malnutrition. [medbroadcast.com]

    Chronic diarrheal illness symptoms include greasy, foul-smelling, yellowish diarrhea, weight loss, and abdominal pain. [emedicinehealth.com]

    Cyclospora infect the small intestine and most commonly cause watery diarrhea; other symptoms include abdominal cramping, nausea and weight loss. [cnn.com]

    These symptoms negatively impact nutritional status, including decreased absorption of micronutrients, loss of appetite, weight loss, and intestinal blood loss that can often result in anemia. [en.wikipedia.org]

    Mucus in the bowel movement Bloating and flatulence Weight loss is common. Pale skin, tiredness, tingling (due to reduced absorption of minerals and vitamins). [healthhype.com]

Gastrointestinal

  • Diarrhea

    World Gastroenterology Organisation Practice guideline: Acute diarrhea (LINK: http://www.worldgastroenterology.org/guidelines/global-guidelines/acute-diarrhea/acute-diarrhea-english Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) / Infectious Diseases [biomerieux-diagnostics.com]

    Side effects may include stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, or headache. [emedicinehealth.com]

    Because other conditions can cause bloody diarrhea, and because there are other types of infectious diarrhea, information about bowel disease in your family and details of your travels are particularly important. [drugs.com]

    Parasitic protozoa cause waterborne and foodborne outbreaks of diarrhea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  • Nausea

    Side effects may include nausea, vomiting, headache, dry mouth, or a metallic taste in the mouth. Urine may turn dark or reddish-brown. Metronidazole brings on nausea and vomiting when alcohol is consumed while on the medication. [emedicinehealth.com]

    Acute symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea, fever, and headache. Shigella is frequently found in water polluted with human feces. [biomerieux-diagnostics.com]

    It causes diarrhea and, often, nausea and vomiting. The symptoms usually last a few days. [kidshealth.org]

    Cyclospora infect the small intestine and most commonly cause watery diarrhea; other symptoms include abdominal cramping, nausea and weight loss. [cnn.com]

    Malaria causes fever, chills, sweats, headache, body ache, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. Symptoms typically appear seven to nine days after infection. [livestrong.com]

  • Abdominal Pain

    Intestinal worms produce a wide range of symptoms including intestinal manifestations (diarrhoea, abdominal pain), general malaise and weakness. Hookworms cause chronic intestinal blood loss that result in anaemia. [who.int]

    Common symptoms are fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea, which is often bloody. [biomerieux-diagnostics.com]

    When symptoms of fever and abdominal pain, especially on the right upper side, suggest a possible liver abscess, you may need an ultrasound or CT scan of the liver. [drugs.com]

    Chronic diarrheal illness symptoms include greasy, foul-smelling, yellowish diarrhea, weight loss, and abdominal pain. [emedicinehealth.com]

    Gastrointestinal conditions include inflammation of the small and/or large intestine, diarrhea/dysentery, abdominal pains, and nausea/vomiting. [en.wikipedia.org]

  • Vomiting

    Symptoms of shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) include abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea, fever, vomiting, and blood, pus, or mucus in stool. [biomerieux-diagnostics.com]

    Ingesting the parasite can also sometimes cause vomiting, which can expel the worm from the body. [health.com]

    Malaria causes fever, chills, sweats, headache, body ache, nausea, vomiting and fatigue. Symptoms typically appear seven to nine days after infection. [livestrong.com]

    Side effects may include stomach pain, diarrhea, vomiting, or headache. [emedicinehealth.com]

  • Loss of Appetite

    Soil-transmitted helminths impair the nutritional status of those infected in many ways, sometimes causing death by: negatively affecting nutritional status (causing intestinal bleeding, loss of appetite, diarrhoea or dysentery, and reducing absorption [who.int]

    These symptoms negatively impact nutritional status, including decreased absorption of micronutrients, loss of appetite, weight loss, and intestinal blood loss that can often result in anemia. [en.wikipedia.org]

    It’s important to remember that having one (or even more) symptoms of a parasite infection doesn’t necessarily mean anything: when the symptoms are as vague as “fatigue” and “loss of appetite,” you might just be having a bad day! [paleoleap.com]

Treatment

WHO recommends annual treatment in areas where prevalence rate of soil-transmitted helminthiases is between 20% and 50%, and, a bi-annual treatment in areas with prevalence rates of over 50%. [who.int]

The patient continued to have frequent binge episodes and inappropriate eating patterns, gaining weight consequently over a normal range, despite successful treatment of the condition. No purging behavior was detected. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Also, patients who consumed immunosuppressive drugs in combination with 5ASA, corticosteroid and biological treatment showed the highest percentage of parasitic infection among those who had >3 parasites. [ecco-ibd.eu]

Parasites may fail to respond to treatment. In these cases, it may be necessary to grow the parasite in the laboratory in order to test treatments in the test tube. [clinicaltrials.gov]

Treatment for Giardiasis is mainly done by medicines, the most common treatment is Tinidazole ( Tindamax ). If you are pregnant, consult your OB/GYN physician to monitor treatments. [emedicinehealth.com]

Prognosis

Abstract Backgrounds: Intestinal Parasitic Infection (IPI) plays a vital role in the prognosis of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). [nepjol.info]

What Is the Prognosis for Giardiasis? Cure rates are high with appropriate medication in an otherwise healthy person. [emedicinehealth.com]

Prognosis Drug treatment can cure amebiasis within a few weeks. However, because medication cannot keep you from getting infected again, repeat episodes of amebiasis may occur if you continue to live in or travel to areas where amoebas are found. [drugs.com]

Etiology

The rate of increase in prevalence of allergic disease in some countries implies environmental exposures may be important etiological factors. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Abstract Background: The rate of increase in prevalence of allergic disease in some countries implies environmental exposures may be important etiological factors. [dx.doi.org]

Epidemiology

This longitudinal epidemiologic study was conducted among 630 students in rural Ethiopia. [washdev.iwaponline.com]

A review of the geographic distribution and epidemiology of leishmaniasis in the New World. ‏ الصفحة 54 - Hendrix TR: Epithelial and other mucosal lesions of the jejunum in giardiasis. Jejunal biopsy studies. [books.google.com]

Prevention

Rather, anthelmintic drugs now inhibit an enzyme that is necessary for the worm to make the substance that prevents the worm from being digested.For example, tapeworms are usually treated with a medicine taken by mouth. [en.wikipedia.org]

Improved accessibility to clean water is also promoted, but whether or not water is used for hygiene is more important than absolute access to clean water in trachoma prevention. [journals.plos.org]

Report of a WHO Expert Committee Authors : WHO/Department of Communicable Disease Prevention, Control and Eradication Overview Intestinal parasitic infections are distributed virtually throughout the world, with high prevalence rates in many regions. [who.int]

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