parasitic infection
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparasiticandinfection
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parasitic
adjective
uk/ˌpær.əˈsɪt.ɪk/us/ˌper.əˈsɪt̬.ɪk/
Parasitic organisms live on other animals or plants of a different type and feed ...
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infection
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/us/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
a condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered ...
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The aetiology is unknown but suggested causes are bacterial, viral orparasiticinfection, vitamin deficiency or food toxins.
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The frequency of aparasiticinfectionin a host is at least partially a function of how often the host and parasite contact each other.
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However, little is known of the way their numbers are regulated, and their relationship to infection and particularlyparasiticinfectionhas been largely ignored.
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A raised eosinophil count is often indicative of an intestinalparasiticinfection.
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Because antigens from adult worms are easily obtainable, the possibility of using these antigens for the detection ofparasiticinfectionshould be considered.
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The effect ofparasiticinfectionalone was examined using mosquitoes of the same age.
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Potentiation of zinc stress caused byparasiticinfectionof snails.
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The pattern of results was consistent with the hypothesis thatparasiticinfectioncombines with nutritional deficits to impair the efficiency of cognitive processes.
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Certainly, this model system may prove to be useful for the investigation of a debilitatoryparasiticinfectionon behaviour.
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The authors considered that increased cadmium sensitivity was the cost of being able to resistparasiticinfection.
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The sheep were born and reared indoors under conditions that minimized the risk ofparasiticinfection.
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The present study is the first report of tenascin expression in bile duct cancer induced by a combinedparasiticinfectionand carcinogen treatment.
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Estimation ofparasiticinfectiondynamics when detectability is imperfect.
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The normal control group of sera was obtained from ten healthy adults who were negative for anyparasiticinfectionat the time of blood collection.
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It is prevalent in developing countries that cannot prevent its fecal- oral spread and ranks second in worldwide causes of morbidity byparasiticinfection.
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But this intestinalparasiticinfectionstatus showed no influence on the result of antifilarial antibody assays in the present study.
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Pheasants in and around release pens are vulnerable toparasiticinfection.
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The course of aparasiticinfection, however, depends upon both abiotic and biotic environmental variables.
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The normal control group of sera were obtained from 20 healthy adults who were negative for anyparasiticinfectionat the time of blood collection.
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This study provides the first direct evidence of the impact ofparasiticinfectionon mammalian mate choice.
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