Pathology of Parasitic Infections

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Parasites induce multiple pathological changes in their human and animal hosts. In this chapter, the pathophysiology of parasitic infections and their clinical symptoms are discussed. Pathways for pathology of parasitic infections might be associated directly (e.g. intestinal blockage and damage by the helminths) or indirectly (e.g. loss of production through reduced feed intake or reduced feed conversion ratio). Similarly, haemoprotozoa are discussed to study their effects on blood (cell count, anaemia, etc.). Nematodes and cestodes are discussed for their special association with the gastrointestinal (GI) tracts of their hosts. Parasites mostly cause production and economic losses in livestock by affecting their GI functions, feed intake, efficiency of feed conversion into protein mass and energy metabolism. In this chapter, we describe the pathogenic interventions of numerous parasitic infections of livestock along with their prevalent genera and species in developing countries. Information on the harmful impacts of these parasites will aid future researchers in developing measures to combat them. This chapter has concentrated the essence of multiple studies related to parasitic infection pathology.

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