DEFINITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND PARASITOLOGY
Spread the lovePublic health is a branch of medical sciences that primarily deals with the surveillance, control, detection and prevention of the emergence and spread […]
REASONS FOR THE HIGH FREQUENCY OF PARASITIC DISEASES IN THE TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL REGIONS
Spread the loveMost of these parasites are usually located and distributed in the tropical regions of the world because of some peculiar features of these […]
LIFE CYCLE OF MOSQUITO
Spread the loveMosquito species including those of Anopheles carry out effective breeding and survival in freshwaters (i.e. waters with low salinity) than in salt waters […]
LEISHMANIASIS
Spread the loveLeishmaniasis is the parasitic disease caused by the protozoal organism, Leishmania. The disease affects the skin, spleen and the liver, and it is […]
GIARDIASIS
Spread the loveGiardiasis is a water-borne protozoal diarrheal-disease that is cause by parasites in the genus Giardia. The disease is a common intestinal infection which […]
PROCESS OF KILLING OR INHIBITING MICROBIAL GROWTH
Spread the loveSeveral techniques abound for the killing and/or inhibition of the growth of microorganisms. These courses of action are usually undertaken in vitro or […]
ECHINOCOCCOSIS (HYDATIDOSIS, OR HYDATID DISEASE)
Spread the loveBIOLOGY AND CAUSATIVE AGENTS OF ECHINOCOCOCCUS Human echinococcosis (hydatidosis, or hydatid disease) is caused by the larval stages of cestodes (tapeworms) of the […]
TOXOPLASMOSIS (caused by Toxoplasma gondii)
Spread the loveToxoplasmosis is a protozoan (parasitic) disease which occurs in both humans and animals. It affects many cell types in its host’s body. Toxoplasmosis […]
DRACUNCULIASIS
Spread the loveDracunculiasis is a crippling parasitic disease that is caused by a tissue nematode (roundworm) which is usually found in the subcutaneous tissue of […]
OVERVIEW OF VACCINES
Spread the loveVaccines are biological substances that contain attenuated microorganisms or microbial preparations and/or antigens to a particular infectious disease agent, and which are used […]
ANTIBODIES
Spread the loveAntibodies are soluble protein molecules produced by the B cells of the immune system in response to a specific antigen that entered the […]