Human Helminthiasis Ed. By Luis Rodrigo
by Luis Rodrigo /
2017 / English / PDF
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This volume is dedicated to human helminthiasis, known as worm infections, is any macroparasitic disease affecting humans, in which a part of the body is invaded by a lot of worms, known as helminths. They are broadly classified into flukes, tapeworms, and roundworms. Soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis are the most important, being included into the neglected tropical diseases. Helminthiasis has been found to result in poor birth outcome, less cognitive development, lower school and work performance, lower socioeconomic development, and poverty. Soil-transmitted helminthiases are responsible for parasitic infections in as much as a quarter of the human population worldwide. This group of infective diseases has been targeted under the joint action of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies and local governments, trying to achieve their eradication. Preface 1 World Wide Epidemiology of Helminths Infection 2 Mass Spectrometry and Metabolomics—New Approaches for Helminth Biochemical Studies 3 Helminths and their Role in Environmental Engineering 4 Helminthiasis: A Systematic Review of the Immune Interactions Present in Individuals Coinfected with HIV and/or Tuberculosis 5 Atherosclerosis and Helminths Infection 6 Global Control Efforts of Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis
