Tag Archives: hookworm
Disease-causing agents – a potential source of medicine?
We can learn a lot from the world of parasites, which in general also includes bacteria, viruses and fungi. The medical profession has long focused on bacteria and viruses more-so than parasitic protozoa partly due to the fact of how … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancylostoma duodenale. Necator americanus, blood thinner, Corvas International, herpes virus, hookworm, HSV, inflammation, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine, MediGene, Myxoma virus, oncolytic viruses, parasites, protozoa, storke, Viron Therapeutics, VT-111
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Helping the poorest of the poor fight disease
Imagine living day to day in a place plagued by constant poverty and unimaginable disease. AIDS, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), dracunculiasis (guinea worm disease), malaria, nodding syndrome, and onchocerciasis (river blindness) are some of the most common diseases the people … Continue reading
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Tagged African trypanosomiasis, AIDS, Ascaris lumbricoides, dracunculiasis, Ebola, Eflornithine, guinea worm disease, hookworm, malaria, Melarsoprol, nodding syndrome, onchocerciasis, parasites, Pentamidine, river blindness, roundworm, sleeping sickness, Sudan, Suramin, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Carter Center, Trypanosoma brucei, trypanosome, whipworm
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