Learn About Helminthiasis
View Main Condition: Intestinal Parasitosis
- Helminthiasis
- Intestinal helminthiasis
- Worm infections
Hector Garcia practices in Lima, Peru. Mr. Garcia is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Helminthiasis. His top areas of expertise are Cysticercosis, Helminthiasis, Fish Tapeworm Infection, Epilepsy, and Microvascular Decompression.
Joseph Kamgno practices in Yaounde, Cameroon. Mr. Kamgno is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Helminthiasis. His top areas of expertise are Loiasis, Onchocerciasis, Spirurida Infections, and Secernentea Infections.
Gary Weil is an Infectious Disease provider in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Weil is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Helminthiasis. His top areas of expertise are Lymphatic Filariasis, Spirurida Infections, Secernentea Infections, and Helminthiasis.
Summary: This study will evaluate and treat patients with filarial infections to explore in depth the immunology of the disease, including susceptibility to infection, disease development, and response to treatment. Filarial infections are caused by parasitic worms. The immature worm (larva) is transmitted to a person through a mosquito bite and grows in the human body to 2 to 4 inches in length. Although ...
Summary: Neurocysticercosis is a brain disease due to the larval stage of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium). The most common symptoms patient experience from infection inside the substance of the brain (parenchymal disease) are seizures and headaches. When the infection is either inside the fluid pockets inside the brain (ventricular disease) or in the space around the brain (subarachnoid disease) patients...
Published Date: May 02, 2022
Published By: Genetic and Rare Diseases Informnation Center