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... anemia , ( 5 ) weight loss , and ( 6 ) occasional rectal prolapse , with worms embedded in the mucosa . Headache and slight fever may occur . Extreme cachexia is sometimes seen with fatal infections in which hundreds to several thousand ...
... anemia , ( 5 ) weight loss , and ( 6 ) occasional rectal prolapse , with worms embedded in the mucosa . Headache and slight fever may occur . Extreme cachexia is sometimes seen with fatal infections in which hundreds to several thousand ...
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... anemia of the iron - deficiency type . Clinical and experimental evidence indicates that anemia is primarily due to the continuous loss of blood , which includes serum pro- teins as well as iron . The pathology and symptomatology are ...
... anemia of the iron - deficiency type . Clinical and experimental evidence indicates that anemia is primarily due to the continuous loss of blood , which includes serum pro- teins as well as iron . The pathology and symptomatology are ...
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... anemia secondary to hook- worm infection is present , the first consider- ation is treatment of the anemia . Since hookworm anemia is due to iron deficiency , the hemoglobin level will rise following oral administration of iron even ...
... anemia secondary to hook- worm infection is present , the first consider- ation is treatment of the anemia . Since hookworm anemia is due to iron deficiency , the hemoglobin level will rise following oral administration of iron even ...
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Blood and Tissue Protozoa of Human Beings | 101 |
THE NEMATHELMINTHES OR ROUNDWORMS | 107 |
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