helminth infection
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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 immune response tohelminthinfectionin trypanosome-infected animals.
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While aggressiveness was positively associated with measures of androgen and glucocorticoid activity, no significant relationship emerged with individualhelminthinfection.
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Calves were purchased immediately after birth and kept in pairs in stalls with a concrete floor, to prevent contact with anyhelminthinfection.
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The combination of impact on physical growth and education giveshelminthinfectionan importance to child development that far outweighs the apparent consequences of infection.
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Population-level comparisons between wadis showed that local differences in the intensity ofhelminthinfectionwere associated positively with a composite index of androgen activity.
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Herd immunity tohelminthinfectionand implications for parasite control.
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Cytokine mediated regulation of chronic intestinalhelminthinfection.
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In particular, we do not understand howhelminthinfectionstimulates immunological processes in a density-dependent manner or how these immunological mechanisms achieve their density-dependent effects on different parasite fitness traits.
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In the light of our results, large-scale estimates of the distribution ofhelminthinfection, together with estimates of the extent of helminth associated morbidity, may require revision.
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The size of lizards did not affect overallhelminthinfectionintensities, which may be due to the low infection rates observed, indicating that infracommunities are probably not saturated with worms.
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Doeshelminthinfectionaffect mental processing and educational achievement?
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Also, the immune response triggered byhelminthinfectionmay drain the bodys ability to fight other diseases, making affected individuals more prone to coinfection.
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Although the application of modern biotechnological tools to improve diagnostics forhelminthinfection has considerably advanced, the genuine uptake has not been practised.
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Clinically infected people havehelminthinfectionand rarely blindness.
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However, it is unclear whether the acquired immune response will display the same role in helminth infections of humans.
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Little information exists on the potential effectiveness of amphibian defensive responses against helminth infections.
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As reviewed in this supplement, overwhelming scientific evidence argues that intestinal helminth infections exert an enormous toll on human health, development and prosperity.
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The first of these are intestinal helminth infections, for which the study of multiple infections is particularly relevant.
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