Topics Covered
- Protozoal and helminthic parasites cause significant lung diseases
- Eosinophilia occur mainly in helminthic infections
- Immunosuppressed individuals are prone to develop serious parasitic lung infections
- Parasitic lung infections mimics many common and uncommon lung diseases
- Effective antiparasitic drugs are available
- Prevention of many parasite infections are by proper personal hygiene, consuming properly cooked food and avoiding bites from mosquitoes, ticks and flies
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Talk Citation
Vijayan, V.K. (2013, July 11). Parasitic lung infections: nematodes [Video file]. In
The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved May 6, 2021, from
https://hstalks.com/bs/2589/.
Publication History
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Published on July 11, 2013
Financial Disclosures
- Dr. Vannan Kandi Vijayan has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
