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- Title: Worming Their Way Back: Forgotten and New Helminths Continue to Become More Common in the United States
- Author : Journal of Continuing Education Topics & Issues
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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Despite efforts to eradicate the world of parasites, such as anti-helminth drugs and control measures, parasitic worms persisted in great numbers in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization noted in 1984. Around this same time, some forgotten helminths, i.e. intestinal worms, thought to have disappeared, started to appear once again. Today, the United States continues to see more and more parasites making a comeback. This is occurring because as a cosmopolitan society, more U.S. citizens are traveling and more people are immigrating to or seeking refuge in the United States, said (the late) "Chris" Christian, BS, MT(AMT), director emeritus, School of Medical Technology, Southwest Oklahoma State University, Sayre. People are disrupted in their homelands due to malnutrition, evacuation and war. Because of living conditions and circumstances, they are picking up parasites and bringing them to the United States. In addition to parasites found prior to the 1950s, helminths not native to the United States are now being identified.