Medical Actu – Actualités Médicales Quotidienne – Actualité Santé

Tag: Helminthiasis

  • Filariasis

    Filariasis

    —

    by

    Dr. Taoufik

    Filariasis are tissue helminth infections caused by nematodes, wired. Human transmission takes place via an insect vector, during a sting. The major pathogenic species are shown in the table below. In co-endemic areas, mixed infections are common. Each wire has two main stages of development: macrofilaria (to adults) and microfilariae (embryos). The choice of treatment…

  • Eosinophilia

    Eosinophilia

    —

    by

    Dr. Taoufik

    DIAGNOSIS: We talk hypereosinophilic when eosinophils counts greater than 500 / mm3 (5 gigas / L). The moderate eosinophilia (500 to 1000 / mm3) are most often related to atopy (asthma, eczema …) taking a drug or a parasitic disease. Only helminths cause eosinophilia and when stool examination is positive, eosinophilia is often in the…