This infection is widespread in the Orient, especially in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, the Philippines, and throughout Indonesia. It also occurs in Africa and South America. Like other fluke previously mentioned this eggs develop in fresh.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 08.30.11 | No Comments
Liver fluke disease is very widespread throughout the Far East and also occurs in some other parts of the world. The disease is common in dogs and cats in these areas, but it only occurs in human who eat raw fish, or fish that has been pickel.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 08.18.11 | No Comments
Fluke infections are very common all through the Orient and in may other parts of the world, particularly in warm areas with a good rainfall. Snail fever is endemic in the Central Philippines. The abdomen of an 11-year-old boy with intesti.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 08.9.11 | No Comments
There are more than thirty different types of tapeworm infections that may affect the human body. Some tapeworms are only a few inches long; others measure from ten to thirty feet or more in length. The beef tapeworm, when fully grown, measures .. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 07.28.11 | No Comments
Trichinosis is a troublesome disease which transmitted by inadequately cooked meat. It is a serious public health problem in areas where large quantities of meat are consumed. This particular parasites infects many different animals, but the ch.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 07.19.11 | No Comments
Whipworm infection are common in all warm and moist climate. Hundreds of millions of people have this disease. Children are more frequently and more heavily infected than adults. The worms live primarily in the large bowel and may also be pres.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 07.8.11 | No Comments
Threadworm, or strongyloidosis, is a troublesome infection caused by a delicate worm which invades the lining of the digestive organs. Like a hookworm, the larvae of this worm develops in contaminated soil, penetrates the skin of bare feet, and t.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 06.28.11 | No Comments
Pinworm or seatworms are small white worms about a quarter of an inch in lenght. Unline many others worm infections, this one is not limited to the rural areas, but is also found in cities and among all classes of people. Children are the most co.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 06.16.11 | No Comments
Hookworm is a serious disease caused by small worms which attach themselves to the wall of the intestines. Within the bowel they caused serious bleeding, as well as poisoning the patient. Hookworm infections are found chiefly in warm, moist .. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 06.7.11 | No Comments
Roundworm are found in almost all countries. These giant intestinal parasites cause the disease known as ascariasis. These worms are of an off-white color. They are usually as long and thick as an ordinary pencil and are most frequently seen in c.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 05.26.11 | No Comments
Any sudden change in bowel habits from the normal pattern of many years should immediately alert one to the fact that something is wrong. A careful stool examination should be done to rule out the presence of blood and parasites. The rectum and l.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 05.17.11 | No Comments
Cancer of stomach and bowel are more likely to occur after a person reaches forty years of age. Cancer of the stomach may show few it any symptoms at first. Later the patient may complain of abdominal distress which is usually more noticeable aft.. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 05.5.11 | No Comments
Not all tumors are malignant. Many are benign, but they can cause serious trouble within the bowel by obstructing the lumen or tube. Fairly large non-malignant tumors may develop whit in the stomach, causing a chronic loss of blood. Although not .. Read More
Conditions & Diseases | 04.19.11 | No Comments
