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- noun Plural form of
helminth .
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Eosinophils typically combat parasitic invaders of the human body larger than bacteria or viruses, such as flukes or parasitic worms (collectively known as helminths).
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The impact of climatic factors and host density on the long-term population dynamics of vole helminths.
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In their adult form, helminths cannot multiply in humans.
Parasite 2008
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Some consider the helminths to also include the segmented worms (annelids) — the only ones important medically are the leeches.
Parasite 2008
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There are three main groups of helminths (derived from the Greek word for worms) that are human parasites:
Parasite 2008
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Like protozoa, helminths can be either free-living or parasitic in nature.
Parasite 2008
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On and on ... but the point is, I didn't have to attend eight years of medical training, and I never required a multi-million dollar facility to treat helminths in Panama or Shigella in East Africa.
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It was stated that the immune response to certain vaccines against diphtheria (throat inflammation), tetanus, cholera and tuberculosis was diminished in people infected with worms, or helminths.
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In this way, water is treated by less expensive methods, since treatment requires mainly the removal of coliforms and helminths (e.g. wastewater treatment ponds).
Chapter 5 2000
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Where losses to helminths are difficult (or expensive) to control, the use of these animals can minimise the need for other control strategies.
Chapter 5 1999
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