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Intestinal parasites & protozoan infections are the most common in worldwide,particularly in the tropical & subtropical developing countries.It is estimated,3.5 billion people are affected & 450 million are ill as a result of the infections,the majority being children.The parasites can cause various diseases,because of increasing travel to developing countries,increased number of immune-compromised individual;consumption of raw or partially cooked food & endemic pockets of individuals with certain unhygienic or unsanitary practices.The objective was to see the status of infectious parasites in Chittagong & Hill Tracts.The study was based on the analysis of fecal samples of humans,forty one(41)parasite species recorded,four protozoans & four nematodes were present.The prevalence of infection was found to have a strong relationship with the socio-economic & health conditions of their habitations. A.lumbricoides,T.trichiura,E.histolytica / E.dispar & G.lamblia were the four dominant species occupying more than 98% of prevalence of infection. Among the cases(88%) infection was by the single Parasite.Double infection was(10%) & triple infection was virtually absent(0.02%).

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• Full title: Prevalence of intestinal parasites and their effects on the people
• Subtitle: Prevalence of intestinal parasites and their effects on the people, residing in the area of Chittagong & Chittagong hill tracts of Bangladesh
• Author: Mahfuzur Rahman, Farhana Rizwan, Forhad Monjur
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9783639340433
• ID: 06840632
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Weight: 308 g
• Dimensions: 220 × 150 × 12 mm
• Published: 2011

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