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Severe disease can lead to narrowing of the colon or rectum. [21] In intestinal schistosomiasis, eggs become lodged in the intestinal wall during their migration from the mesenteric venules to the intestinal lumen, and the trapped eggs cause an immune system reaction called a granulomatous reaction. [31]
Protein toxicity is the effect of the buildup of protein metabolic waste compounds, like urea, uric acid, ammonia, and creatinine.Protein toxicity has many causes, including urea cycle disorders, genetic mutations, excessive protein intake, and insufficient kidney function, such as chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury.
He discovered parasite eggs from two mummies, which were dated to around 1250–1000 BC. [8] The oldest infection known to date was revealed using ELISA, and is more than 5,000 years old. [9] Since the cause of the disease was unknown, Napoleon's army in 1798 called Egypt as "the land of menstruating men." [10]
AKI - the other main type of kidney disease - can be caused by dehydration, blood loss, urinary tract obstructions such as kidney stones or blood clots, low blood pressure, or heart disease. It ...
Customers with the eggs should return them to Costco for full refunds, the FDA said. The CDC e stimates that salmonella causes 1.35 million infections in the United States each year. Contaminated ...
Drug-induced glomerular disease is not common but there are a few drugs that have been implicated. Glomerular lesions occur primarily through immune-mediated pathways rather than through direct drug toxicity. Heroin and Pamidronate are known to cause focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Gold salts therapy can cause membranous nephropathy [4 ...
Dioctophyme renale eggs exhibiting the characteristic pitted and sculptured shell. D. renale is the largest nematode to parasitize humans. Adult male worms are 20–40 cm long and 5–6 mm wide; females can grow to 103 cm in length with a width of 10–12 mm. [3] Both sexes appear bright red in color and taper at both the anterior and posterior ...
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a serotype of the bacterial species Escherichia coli and is one of the Shiga-like toxin–producing types of E. coli.It is a cause of disease, typically foodborne illness, through consumption of contaminated and raw food, including raw milk and undercooked ground beef.