Baylisascaris procyonis and Associated Diseases

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Introduction and Phylogeny

This is an image of Baylisascaris procyonis adults obtained from a raccoon. Image from CDC.gov.


By Nadia Torok

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Latrine habits: [1] This is a test, according to a source.[1]


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This image shows a female (left) and a male (right) sample of B. procyonis, from Rousserre et al..




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Life Cycle

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The life cycle of B. procyonis. Image from RaccoonWorld.com.



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Transmission, Risk Factors, and Treatment



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socioeconomic risk factors: Hare paper.

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disease 1

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disease 2

Other Animals

Conclusion

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Page, K.L., Swihart, R.K., and Kazacos, K.R. "Raccoon Latrine Structure and Its Potential Role in Transmission of Baylisascaris procyonis to vertebrates." 1998. The American Midland Naturalist 140(1):180-185.
  2. ↑ Hodgkin, J. and Partridge, F.A. "Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris." 2008. PLoS Biology 6:2634-2637.
  3. ↑ Bartlett et al.: Oncolytic viruses as therapeutic cancer vaccines. Molecular Cancer 2013 12:103.



Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2017, Kenyon College.

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