dc.contributor.author | Elmahdi Ali, Mohammed | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-28T10:30:59Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-28T10:30:59Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-03-12 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.limu.edu.ly/handle/123456789/2027 | |
dc.description | Echinococcosis or hydatid cyst (HC) is considered one of the major parasitic
infections in Libya that causes many health problems and economic losses in
communities(1). Hydatidosis is one of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases in the
world causing major economical and healthy problems. The agent of the disease is E
granulosus, a parasite of cestodes, having its final host as dog and a variety of hosts
including human as intermediate hosts(1)
.
The complete life cycle of Echinococcus granulosus requires two hosts. Domestic
dogs act as the primary definitive host of the mature adult worms and a single infected
dog may accommodate millions of adult worms within its intestines. Intermediate
hosts become infected with the larval form of the parasite and include a wide range of
herbivorous animals primarily sheep, goats, and horses. The life cycle is completed by
the ingestion of one or more cysts and its contents by the canine host through the
consumption of infected viscera of sheep and and/or other livestock. Protoscoleces
released in the small intestine attach to the intestinal wall and within two months
mature into adult worms capable of producing infective eggs. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Hydatid disease, also called hydatidosis or echinococcosis, is a cyst-forming disease
resulting from an infection with the metacestode, or larval form, of parasitic dog
tapeworms from the genus Echinococcus. To date, five species of Echinococcus have
been characterized. The vast majority of human diseases are from Echinococcus
granulosus and Echinococcus multioccularis which cause cystic echinococcosis and
alveolar echinococcosis, respectively. Millions of people worldwide are affected by
human hydatid disease. This report will cover the treatment of this disease, its
incidence in Libya preceded by the life cycle of the causative agent. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.title | Incidence Of Hydatid Cyst Disease In Benghazi, Libya | en_US |
dc.type | Other | en_US |