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Hookworm Infection

Hookworm infection, a parasitic intestinal infection is more prevalent in places with poor sanitation and hygiene as the hookworms spread through contaminated soil.

Survey to Detect Parasitic Infection

Survey to Detect Parasitic Infection

The Uttar Pradesh is planning to conduct a survey to study the prevalence of intestinal helminthic infections among school children.

Oral Hookworm Vaccine Developed

Oral Hookworm Vaccine Developed

Hookworm is an intestinal <b><i>parasite</i></b> of humans. A polyhydrophobic amino acid (pHAA)-based oral hookworm vaccine candidate with major advantages developed.

Hookworm Vaccine Could Save Millions of People Globally

Hookworm Vaccine Could Save Millions of People Globally

New oral vaccine can prevent hookworm infection – a parasite which causes serious disease in tens of millions of people globally

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Nipah Virus Infection: Stay Calm, Practice Good Hygiene Tips

Nipah Virus Infection: Stay Calm, Practice Good Hygiene Tips

You can avoid contracting the brain-damaging Nipah virus by simple good hygiene practices such as frequent hand washing and eating well-cooked food. Nipah virus infection has killed 13 people in Kerala till now and led to quarantining of at least 40 others.

Boy in Delhi Lost 22 Liters of Blood Due to Hookworm Infection, Cured

Boy in Delhi Lost 22 Liters of Blood Due to Hookworm Infection, Cured

The hookworm in the small intestine of the boy sucked 22 litres of blood since the last two years. After a deworming therapy, he was cured.

$2Million Grant Awarded To George Washington University To Test Hookworm Vaccines In Brazil

$2Million Grant Awarded To George Washington University To Test Hookworm Vaccines In Brazil

To begin work on a phase 1 clinical trial to test a hookworm vaccine in an endemic area of Brazil, researchers received a $2.1 million U01 grant from the NIH.

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Handwashing With Soap and Nail Clipping Reduce Intestinal Parasitic Infections in School-Aged Children

Handwashing With Soap and Nail Clipping Reduce Intestinal Parasitic Infections in School-Aged Children

Information about the efficacy of handwashing in reducing the prevalence of intestinal parasites and in improving hemoglobin levels to reduce anemia prevalence.

Hookworm Genome Paves Way for Development of New Treatments

Hookworm Genome Paves Way for Development of New Treatments

Thanks to the scientists who managed to unravel the genome of the hookworm, new remedies for this disease-causing parasite that affects 700 million people will now be developed

DNA of Hookworm Decoded!

DNA of Hookworm Decoded!

Hookworm infections may be linked to going barefoot in South America, Africa and Asia, and these infections are believed to affect 700 million of the world's poor

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Better Way to Treat Hookworm Infections Identified

Better Way to Treat Hookworm Infections Identified

Scientists have used genetically engineered probiotics to treat hookworm infections.

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