Ectoparasitic infestations
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Cryptosporidiosis fact sheet - Fact sheets
Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused by swallowing the Cryptosporidium parasite. It mainly causes diarrhoea and stomach cramps.
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Toxoplasmosis in children and teenagers | Raising Children Network
Toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite. For most children and adults, its a mild illness. See your GP if you think your child might have toxoplasmosis.
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Cryptosporidium infection - including symptoms, treatment and prevention :: SA Health
Cryptosporidium infection (cryptosporidiosis or 'crypto') is an infection of the bowel caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium which can result in gastroenteritis (also known as 'gastro').
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Malaria overview - myDr.com.au
Malaria is a serious mosquito-borne disease that is caused by a parasitic infection of the red blood cells.
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Gastroenteritis - cryptosporidiosis - Better Health Channel
Outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have been associated with child care centres, public swimming pools and contaminated water supplies.
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Fleas - Better Health Channel
Fleas are parasites that feed off the blood of humans and animals, and can spread infection.
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How well do point-of-care tests detect Schistosoma infections in people living inendemic areas? | Cochrane
Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a parasitic disease common in the tropical and subtropics. Point-of-care tests and urine reagent strip tests are quicker and easier to use than microscopy. We estimate how well these point-of-care tests are able to detect schistosomiasis infections compared with microscopy.
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Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria | Cochrane
Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus artesunate versus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine for treating uncomplicated malaria
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Artemether-lumefantrine (four-dose regimen) for treating uncomplicated malaria | Cochrane
Malaria is a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes. It affects millions of people worldwide and causes significant illness and mortality. Uncomplicated malaria presents with symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle pain, and vomiting. The parasite has become resistant to a number of previously effective drugs, and so combinations of drugs are used to try to prevent further resistance. Artemether-lumefantrine is one such drug combination. This review of trials showed that, although the four-dose artemether-lumefantrine regimen was superior to chloroquine, in general the four-dose regimen was less effective compared with the six-dose regimen or other drug combinations. The fact that the four-dose regimen is generally less effective means it is unlikely that it would be used for treating uncomplicated malaria.
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