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Lymphatic filariasis and river blindness, two diseases caused by filarial nematode worms, are the most important human tropical diseases after malaria. Nearly 140 million cases exist and over 1 billion people are at risk for infection. Despite admirable global efforts underway to control these devastating diseases, eradication will be extremely challenging with current technology. No vaccines are available, vector control programs have ended or are facing insect resistance, and drugs are largely ineffective against the worm's adult stage. Current drugs can effectively eliminate the worm's larval stages, but their broad use also increases the likelihood of accelerated drug resistance. To build on the current treatment regimen successes and to ensure that the path towards reduction and elimination of these diseases continues, new classes of chemistry with novel modes of action are urgently needed. The most critical of these are new macrofilaricides (drugs which kill or permanently sterilize the adult nematodes).
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What type of fungi causes diseases in plants and humans?
Yes. Most common forms would be tinea pedis (athletes foot), tinea corporis (ring worm), but fungi can also cause pneumonia.
Which type of infection causes roundworm whipworm and thread worm in humans?
helminthic ans by mayank bhatia
What type of worm causes elephantiasis?
the Filarial round worm causes elephantiasis
What diseases can turkeys get?
Turkeys can get a range of diseases. One of these diseases is Blackhead disease, which is caused by a type of worm.
What is the causes of under-nutrition deficiencies?
There can be many causes of malnutrition. Some common ones are.... *Eating disorder (primarily anorexia and bulimia) *Poverty, famine *Tape worm, parasites *Medical condisitons, diseases
What are the features of a nematoda?
(1)False coelom (2)bilateral symmetrical (3)cylindrical many are parasitic worm. many are causes diseases Felaria, round, worms and pm worm live in human intestine. E.G:- Ascario,wucheria.
What is the named pathogen that causes Diseases like elephantiasis caused by these worm-like animals?
The three main causes of elephantiasis are Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and B. timori. With Wuchereria being the most common.
What is a parasitic worm?
A parasitic worm is a worm that feeds on another organism, its 'host'. For example a tape worm. It latches onto the intestine of humans.
What section of a humans heart does a worm not have?
A worm does not have any part or section of a human heart.Only humans have parts and sections of a human heart.
What is a TH'erdemo worm?
A TH'erdemo worm twice the size of any humans or elephants head.
What worm that causes anemia?
Hookworm
What worm causes grotesque swelling of the legs and is in Southeast Asia?
I think you mean the guinea worm disease. Another term for this disease is Dracunculiasis. It develops in the subcutaneous tissue of mammals and has been reported in humans, dogs, horses, cats, cattle and others in Africa and Asia. The worm is acquired by drinking stagnated water contaminated with the guinea worm larvae.
