Sökning: "parasite clearance"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade orden parasite clearance.

  1. 11. Effects of DNA damage and vesicular exchange in P. falciparum

    Författare :Daisy Hjelmqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Plasmodium falciparum causes human malaria and is a global leading cause of mortality from parasitic infections. While decades of concerted effort has yielded significant result in reducing the endemicity, there is evidence of a recent resurgence in transmission intensity. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Human genetic factors involved in immunity to Plasmodium falciparum infection

    Författare :Manijeh Vafa Homann; Marita Troye-Blomberg; Marcel Hommel; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Plasmodium falciparum; Malaria; Immunity; Ethnic groups; Mali; Senegal; Genetic factors; IL-4; IL-10; Polymorphism; MOI; RBC variants; Immunology; Immunologi; immunologi; Immunology;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigated the associations between IL-4 -590 C/T and IL-10 -1087 A/G polymorphisms and malariometric indexes in the Fulani and the Dogon ethnic groups living in sympatry in Mali and differing in susceptibility to malaria. The correlations between antibodies level and parasitological data as well as splenomegaly were assessed. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Impact of laboratory diagnosis for improving the management of uncomplicated malaria at peripheral health care settings in Coast region, Tanzania

    Författare :Marycelina Mubi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Malaria is a disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium. Five species cause human disease, but the most common in tropical areas, and the cause of severe disease is Plasmodium falciparum. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Adaptive responses during giardia-host interactions

    Författare :Daniel Palm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Giardia lamblia is a major cause of water-borne enteric disease. The parasite is a noninvasive, flagellated protozoan that inhabits the upper part of the small intestine of its vertebrate hosts. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Immunodominant proteins in Giardia lamblia

    Författare :Malin Weiland; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The protozoan parasite Giardia lamblia is a major cause of diarrhoea in humans and other mammals. Infection starts by ingestion of infectious cysts that excyst in the upper part of the small intestine and attach to intestinal epithelial cells. LÄS MER