Canine whipworm infection occurs after a dog has eaten an egg left in the soil or other contaminated environments. Although some infected canines may not show signs, diarrhea or soft stool with blood ...

In the past few decades, considerable progress has been made in understanding the complex interaction of host and pathogen, and the pathophysiology underlying both meningococcal septicaemia and ...

FGF receptors (FGFRs) are involved in the pathogenesis of cancer and skeletal disorders. Experiments in model systems have shown that FGFR-specific inhibitors may be valuable in treating multiple ...

The structural and functional abnormalities that lead to cardiac death are coronary artery disease and left ventricular abnormalities related to remodelling (left ventricular hypertrophy, left ...

Figure 1 Helminth-induced pathogenesis of human pulmonary disease. Helminth infections can cause pulmonary pathology due to larval migration through the lung vasculature or through the lung tissue ...

For example, chronic schistosomiasis and heavy hookworm infections may lead to blood in the urine or stool. A severe whipworm infection can cause frequent, painful bowel movements of mucus, water, and ...

While drugs such as albendazole, mebendazole, and ivermectin are available to treat STH infections, cure rates are not high, particularly for whipworm (Trichuris trichiura). Moreover, both access ...

The evolution of a disease resulting in functional changes in your body is known as pathophysiology. To understand COPD’s pathophysiology, it’s important to understand the structure of the ...

Wystrach adds. “There are many different varieties and drug classes; generally, products that are effective against flat-shaped worms like tapeworms are not effective against round-shaped worms, such ...

While factors such as myocardial ischaemia, worsening renal function, volume overload and chronic pulmonary disease may contribute to decompensation, the primary pathophysiology in hypertensive AHF ...

It kills various kinds of intestinal parasitic worms that spread through soil contaminated by human feces, including hookworms, roundworms, and whipworms. Such infections are among the most common ...