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Markers of inflammation, morbidity and mechanisms mediating resistance against Schistosoma haematobium infection in preschool age ahildren (Children aged five years and below).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2021-06-09)
Schistosomiasis is caused by a blood fluke worm of the genus Schistosoma. Adult worms can live for decades in the human host releasing ova causing inflammatory and obstructive disease in the urinary system. The preschool-age ...
Promoter single nucleotide polymorphisms in pro-inflammatory cytokine genes in S. haematobium infected and the risk of prostate cancer development
(2021-10)
This thesis reports the findings of a thorough study to establish the role of the genetic variations in the pro-inflammatory genes and the risk of developing prostate cancer (PCa) in male individuals residing in a ...
Prevalence and intensity of the schistosomiasis situation along the Zimbabwean urban and peri-urban shoreline of Lake Kariba
(Central African Journal of Medicine, 2003-01)
The potential health impacts of Lake Kariba were recognised before the construction of Kariba Dam.1 A medical team that assessed health impacts associated with the construction of the dam did not consider schistosomiasis ...
ANALYSIS ON THE BURDEN OF HELMINTHS-Plasmodium falciparum POLYPARASITISM, EFFECT ON ANAEMIA AND THE ROLE OF INTEGRATED SCHOOL BASED PARASITE CONTROL AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN ZIMBABWE.
(2013-06-04)
Introduction: Globally, 207 million; 2 billion and 243 million people are infected with schistosomiasis (SCH), soil transmitted helminths (STH) and Plasmodium falciparum (P.f) respectively. Many of the affected people are ...
Knowledge attitudes and practices of grade three primary school children in relation to schistosomiasis, soil transmitted helminthiasis and malaria in Zimbabwe
(BioMed Central, 2011)
Helminth infection rates in grade three children are used as proxy indicators of community infection status and to guide treatment strategies in endemic areas. However knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of this target ...