Zapote Market‚ Bacoor‚ Cavite Ma. Elisa L. Laddaran‚ and Hazel Anne L. Tabo‚ MS Biological Sciences Department‚ College of Science‚ De La Salle University-Dasmariñas Introduction Parasites of fish constitute one of the major problems confronting modern fish culturists and pathological conditions arising from parasite infections. It assumes a high level especially under crowded conditions (Van Dan Broek 1979). Commonly‚ nile tilapia (O. niloticus) and galunggong (D. maruadsi) are staple fish food
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Ascariasis is the infection of Ascaris lumbricoides. Ascaris lumbricoides is the human form of the parasite‚ while ascaris suum is the pig form. Ascaris lumbricoides are the most common worm infection found in humans‚ this is because with 200‚000 eggs that are being made and excreted each day‚ that the chances of infection are exponential. Ascariasis is also known as the Giant roundworm. The Giant roundworm can grow up to 35 cm or 13.7795 inches. This worm may not seem very harmful but the cycle
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* Phytochemical studies of crude extract of stem bark yielded important secondary metabolites - tannins‚ steroids‚ alkaloids‚ anthraquinones‚ terpenes‚ carbohydrates and saponins. Properties: * Saponin acts as a laxative and expels intestinal parasites. * Its fungicide
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used‚ the plant‚ and related reliable published works. The World Health Organization - Representative Office in the Philippines stated in one of their articles that the Philippines is endemic of soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH)‚ also known as intestinal worm infections are the diseases that are most common among school-age children (wrpo.who.int‚ 2016). Ascariasis refers to the infection with Ascaris lumbricoides‚ which is particularly common in children. The pathology
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. . . a nest of parasites hanging from the neat sunlit town‚ eating its substance‚ giving no nourishment back. Yet to K lying idle in his bed‚ thinking without passion (What is it to me‚ after all? he thought)‚ it was no longer obvious which was host and which parasite‚ camp or town. If the worm devoured the sheep‚ why did the sheep swallow the worm? What if there were millions‚ more millions than anyone knew‚ living in camps‚ living on alms‚ living off the land‚ living by guile‚ creeping away in
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Our Lady of Fatima University CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Intestinal parasitism is rampant in the Philippines especially in rural areas where health care is often the least priority. This disease is frequently overlooked since the infected individuals are often asymptomatic unless the infection is severe enough to cause obvious signs of infection such as abdominal enlargement or actual passage of worms from orifices. Intestinal parasitism is a persistent problem in our community and it is precipitated
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a risk for 127 million people. River blindness is caused by the bite of black flies that deposit larvae of a parasite under the skin of their victims. When the larvae mature into adult worms‚ the adults reproduce millions of the immature forms of the parasites that migrate throughout the tissues of the body causing severe and never-ending itching and lesions in the skin. These parasites eventually reach the eyes causing an inflammatory reaction that slowly destroys the eye tissue. Victims of the
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decreased‚ this has not been fully successful just yet. Successful eradication of parasites would involve educating the people‚ proper sanitation‚ and the compliance of the public to the guidelines provided by the government and health organizations. This is not an easy matter for these require much time and money and people from rural areas have been used to their way of life and some do not see how the parasites may cause harm and affect one’s performance. With this‚ Parasitology (ZOO 173) students
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whale tapeworm Polygonoporus giganticus‚ can grow to over 30 m . On the other hand‚ species using small vertebrates as hosts tend to be small. For example‚ vole and lemming tapeworms are only in length‚ and those parasitizing shrews only . Tapeworm parasites of vertebrates have a long history:
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According to Cambridge Advanced Learner Dictionary Third Edition‚ parasite is an organism that lives on or in another living organism and feeds from it. Parasites are organism that could affect human body and gain benefits on it and gives human diseases out of it. Parasites cause a lot of major disease to human‚ and animals. Parasites also carries diseases from animals and transmit it to humans.Parasite was first discovered by Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran‚ a military doctor in France’s Service
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