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Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus Leishmania. [7] It is generally spread through the bite of phlebotomine sandflies, Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia, and occurs most frequently in the tropics and sub-tropics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and southern Europe.
The Belly Button Biodiversity Project began at North Carolina State University in early 2011 with two initial groups of 35 and 25 volunteers. [10] Volunteers were given sterile cotton swabs and were asked to insert the cotton swabs into their navels, to turn the cotton swab around three times and then return the cotton swab to the researchers ...
The sand fly stings mainly at night, and it usually occurs about half a meter above the ground (so sleeping on high beds can prevent infection). To avoid stinging, apply mosquito repellent, and cover the body. [citation needed] Studies conducted in recent years show that the plant Bougainvillea glabra may protect against the sand fly. The plant ...
An umbilical hernia is a health condition where the abdominal wall behind the navel is damaged. It may cause the navel to bulge outwards—the bulge consisting of abdominal fat from the greater omentum or occasionally parts of the small intestine.
The belly button is unique to each individual due to it being a scar, and various general forms have been classified by medical practitioners. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ further explanation needed ] Outie : A navel consisting of the umbilical tip protruding past the periumbilical skin is an outie.
The British Infection Association (BIA) is a professional association in the United Kingdom that supports professionals within the field of infection. [1]Registered in the UK, [2] the Association is governed by an elected board of Principle Officers, [3] made up of President, Vice President, Honorary Secretary, Treasurer and Meeting Secretary supported by a wider elected council. [4]
Egypt has the world's highest hepatitis C infection rate, and the infection rates in various regions of the country closely track the timing and intensity of the anti-schistosomiasis campaign. [ 89 ] By the early 20th century, schistosomiasis' symptom of blood in the urine was seen as a male version of menstruation in Egypt and was thus viewed ...
A urachal cyst is a sinus remaining from the allantois during embryogenesis.It is a cyst which occurs in the remnants between the umbilicus and bladder. [1] This is a type of cyst occurring in a persistent portion of the urachus, presenting as an extraperitoneal mass in the umbilical region.