Tapeworm Infestation: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Tapeworm Infestation: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
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Tags: Emergency, Worm Parasite, Tapeworm, Emergency Medicine
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:27 am By:
Tapeworms are long, segmented worms of the class Cestoda. Learn more about symptoms of tapeworm infestation. http://bit.ly/dAXM1j
Hydatid Cysts: eMedicine Gastroenterology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus. It is not endemic in the United States, but the change of immigration patterns and the improvement of transcontinental transportation over the past ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on June 2, 2010 at 7:43 pm By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Hydatid disease is a parasitic infestation by a tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus. Learn who is most susceptible. http://bit.ly/aq8IUy
Pinworms: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) is the most common intestinal parasite in the United States. Despite primarily living in the gut, the most common chief complaint is anal itching (pruritus). Most patients with pinworm infestation, however, are asymptomatic.” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:50 am By:
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) is the most common intestinal parasite in the United States. Learn causes & symptoms. http://bit.ly/9edCPS
Scabies: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Scabies is a common parasitic infection of global proportion. Worldwide, an estimated 300 million cases occur annually.1 The arthropod Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis causes an intensely pruritic and highly contagious skin infestation,2 which affects ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Scabies is a common parasitic infection of global proportion. Worldwide, an estimated 300 million cases occur annually. http://bit.ly/dmVO1L
Pediculosis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Infestation with lice is referred to as pediculosis. Lice are ectoparasites that live on the body. The 3 types of lice that parasitize humans are Pediculus humanus capitis (head louse), Pediculus humanus corporis (body louse), and ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 28, 2010 at 4:28 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Infestation with lice is referred to as pediculosis. Lice are ectoparasites that live on the body. Learn more. http://bit.ly/bTSaxM
Cysticercosis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Cysticercosis is a systemic illness caused by dissemination of the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. Encystment of larvae can occur in almost any tissue. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS), known as ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 27, 2010 at 3:32 am By:
Susan Scroggins Active Health Library and Health Advocate
Cysticercosis is a systemic illness caused by dissemination of the larval form of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium. http://bit.ly/d1gvyT
Myiasis: eMedicine Emergency Medicine
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Myiasis is an infestation of the skin by developing larvae (maggots) of a variety of fly species (myia is Greek for fly) within the arthropod order Diptera. Worldwide, the most common flies that cause the human ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on April 25, 2010 at 6:55 pm By:
Julie Bohlen Health Executive and Active Health Library
Myiasis is an infestation of the skin by developing larvae (maggots) of a variety of fly species. Learn more about it. http://bit.ly/cUJ6Si
Bedbug Bites: eMedicine Dermatology
emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Arthropod assaults on humans can have many manifestations clinically, histologically, and immunologically. Hemiptera is an order of insect species. This order of true bugs has piercing-sucking mouthparts and includes the family Cimicidae (bedbugs), which are blood-sucking ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2010 at 8:15 pm By:
Medscape Dermatology Health Site
Bedbug control methods. Pesticide resistance is emerging but new ideas, some cheap, might do the trick. Updates at http://bit.ly/bwDh84
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