A 40-year-old member asked:
what should i do about my intestinal parasite testing after return from india? what will they check for and how?
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Dr. Gutti Rao answered
Hospital-based practice 46 years experience
Intestinal parasite: In india, you are more prone to develop amebiasis, giardiasis, ascariasis, hookworms, pin worms, in addition to this you may have shigella, e. Coli some other viral infections. A stoo test, culture is needed to appropriately treat.
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