HELMINTHIASIS

Course overview

HELMINTHIASIS CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH PROBLEM WITH INCREASED MORBIDITY AND, TO SOME EXTENT, MORTALITY IN AN UNDERDEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY, ALTHOUGH IT MAY ALSO OCCUR IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. IT REMAINS UNDIAGNOSED IN MANY PATIENTS, AND THEY SUFFER A LOT DUE TO MANY COMPLICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF HELMINTHIASIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.