Definitions
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- noun Any of various
soil -transmitted parasitic nematodes
Etymologies
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From geo- + helminth
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Methods/Design To determine the effect of geohelminth infections and their treatment on malaria infection and disease outcome, as well as on immunological parameters, the area of Nangapanda on Flores Island, Indonesia, where malaria and helminth parasites are co-endemic was selected for a longitudinal study.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Aprilianto Wiria 2010
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The majority of subjects were infected by the geohelminth family of parasites -- which includes hookworm, roundworm and whipworm.
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The majority of subjects were infected by the geohelminth family of parasites -- which includes hookworm, roundworm and whipworm.
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