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  2. Pinworm infection - Wikipedia

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    Pinworm infection spreads through human-to-human transmission, by swallowing infectious pinworm eggs. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The eggs are hardy and can remain infectious in a moist environment for up to three weeks, [ 11 ] [ 18 ] though in a warm dry environment they usually last only 1–2 days. [ 20 ]

  3. Schistosomiasis - Wikipedia

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    Post-treatment monitoring Osteopontin (OPN) is a promising tool for monitoring praziquantel efficacy and post-treatment fibrosis regression as (OPN) expression is modulated by S. mansoni egg antigens and its levels correlate with severity of schistosomiasis fibrosis and portal hypertension in mice and humans. Praziquantel pharmacotherapy ...

  4. Orf (disease) - Wikipedia

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    Generally, treatment options are limited. [4] Injecting the lesion with cidofovir or applying imiquimod has been tried. [4] It is sometimes necessary to cut them out. [4] The vaccine used in sheep to prevent orf is live and has been known to cause disease in humans. [4] The disease is endemic in livestock herds worldwide. [2]

  5. Hand, foot, and mouth disease - Wikipedia

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    Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common infection caused by a group of enteroviruses. [10] It typically begins with a fever and feeling generally unwell. [10] This is followed a day or two later by flat discolored spots or bumps that may blister, on the hands, feet and mouth and occasionally buttocks and groin.

  6. Fenbendazole - Wikipedia

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    Fenbendazole is a broad spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic used against gastrointestinal parasites including: giardia, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, the tapeworm genus Taenia (but not effective against Dipylidium caninum, a common dog tapeworm), pinworms, aelurostrongylus, paragonimiasis, strongyles, and strongyloides that can be administered to sheep, cattle, horses, fish, dogs, cats ...

  7. Toxocariasis - Wikipedia

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    Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm (Toxocara canis) and, less frequently, the cat roundworm (Toxocara cati). [1] These are the most common intestinal roundworms of dogs, coyotes, wolves and foxes and domestic cats, respectively. [2] Humans are among the many "accidental" or paratenic hosts of these roundworms. [3]

  8. 15 Most Common Puppy Health Issues and How to Spot Them - AOL

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    The treatment is just an antibiotic, and most puppies do fine after medication, but you do need to take your puppy to your local veterinarian so that the stool can be examined under a microscope ...

  9. Dipylidium caninum - Wikipedia

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    A human infection with D. caninum is rare, but if an infection does occur, it is more likely to occur in young children. As of the early 1960s, the number of cases of D. caninum in the U.S. was a mere 21. Therefore, human infection of Dipylidium caninum, or diplydiasis, is a rare occasion. It is largely agreed across the parasitology community ...