Background and Objectives: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) infections precipitate immunological deficiencies, predisposing afflicted individuals to opportunistic diseases and exacerbating clinical symptoms. A prevalent health concern among these patients is entero...
Introduction. The frequency of detected strongyloidiasis is affected by the selected laboratory method in the studied population. Considering that Honduras has few community-based studies, the analysis of the laboratory record data can provide information helping to understand this parasitosis. Objective...
INTRODUCCIÓN: los parásitos intestinales son infecciones del tracto gastrointestinal que pueden ser causadas por la ingestión de quistes de protozoos, huevos o larvas de gusanos, y por la penetración de las larvas a través de la piel. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar la preva...
Introdução: as parasitoses intestinais são doenças que apresentam um problema de saúde mundial, causando grandes problemas nutricionais, onde sua ocorrência varia de acordo com o clima de cada região e condições socioeconômicas. Regiões que apresentam
climas trópicos com umidade, altos índic...
En Honduras, el PAI a través de la implementación de estrategias y acciones ha logrado
erradicar, eliminar y controlar diversas enfermedades prevenibles por vacunación, sin
embargo, existen limitantes importantes que han incidido en el no logro de la
cobertura en el programa sostenido, desde el año 2...
Santos Junior, Edemilton Ribeiro;
Andrade, Raoni dos Santos;
Passos, Aldery Souza;
Santos, Raíssa da Silva;
Santos, Glauber Andrade dos;
Almeida, Mariana Soares de;
Bomfim, Érica Santos;
Matos, Paulo José dos Santos de;
Lima, Luana Brunelly Araújo de;
Carvalho, Karine Sampaio de;
Rossi, Rebeca Correia;
Albuquerque, Wesley Araújo de;
Correia, Manuella Silva;
Ribeiro, Lívia Sousa;
Amor, Ana Lúcia Moreno.
Objective: this study aimed to associate enteroparasitic infection with nutritional, allergic, and clinical repercussions and the sociodemographic aspects in an academic community in Santo Antônio de Jesus, Bahia, Brazil. Methods: the cross-sectional research was carried out between February 2018 and Ma...
Abstract Background Head lice, or head pediculosis, is a parasitosis considered a serious public health problem that affects mainly resource-limited countries. Objective To describe epidemiological aspects of the pediculosis capitis in Minas Gerais, in Brazil. Method This systematic review was conduct...
Beaches are a source of parasite contamination because protozoan cysts and helminth eggs and larvae can remain viable in sandy soils for months. Parasitic infections are mainly related to hygiene conditions, health, and environmental education, and can affect the life quality of the population. Therefore...
