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how do you treat the arthropods from collembola?

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Arthropods: Collembola are arthropods.  The arthropod phylum includes the insects, collembola (springtails), arachnids (eg. Spiders), and crustaceans.  Although many believe that collembola can cause human infestation, there is as yet no definitive proof of this, and there is no well established standard-of-care treatment.

Question 2

what are are scabies?

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Infesting parasite: Scabies is a common infestation caused by the arthropod sarcoptes scabiei. The mite is transmitted via prolonged direct human contact. The main presenting symptoms include rash and severe itching. If you think you might have scabies, please see your doctor and get treatment soon!

Question 3

how many types of arthritis are there? what are they?

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Many many: The two main types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis  also gout   but there are many other types

they all have some degree of pain and swelling involved and some inflamation.

Question 4

what are paramyxoviruses?

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See below: The genus paramyxovirus include mumps virus, rsv(respiratory syncytial virus), and parainfluenza virus, an important cause for croup.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of flea bites?

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Itch: The normal reaction to an insect bite, including fleas, is an inflammatory reaction at the site of the bite, which appears within minutes and consists of itchy local redness and swelling. A delayed reaction involving the same signs and symptoms may follow sometimes.

Question 6

could you tell me what are murine xenograft models?

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A research tool in c: It is a research tool in cancer research, often used for testing new anticancer drugs.

Question 7

what is tropical eosinophilia? what are the symptoms?

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Allergy to filaria: These are little worms carried by mosquitoes. As they travel through the lungs, they can produce asthma and other problems with breathing. There are often a lot of eosinophils in the blood during this illness, and the spleen tends to be big

Question 8

what are coronaviruses?

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Coronavirus: Coronaviruses are common viruses that most people get some time in their life. Coronaviruses are named for the crown-like spikes on their surface.  Human coronaviruses usually cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses.

Question 9

in what way are neurological disorders catagorized and what are they?

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Neurology: Very broad question. Neurological disorders can be categorized into central nervous system;brain and spinal cord; and peripheral nervous system;nerve and muscle. There are different diseases affecting each component. Stroke, seizures, headaches,  peripheral neuropathy are some of the common ones. Please refer to a neurology text book for a complete list.

Question 10

what are murine xenograft models? what are they used for?

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Cancer screening: In order to evaluate the effect of antitumor drugs had syngeneic mouse models were employed where each mouse was genetically similar and the induced mouse tumor could be transplanted to other mice and drugs tested.  With genetically immunocompromised mice available human cancer could be transplanted into such mice and these xenograft modwls studied more efficiently.

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