The physically ill group consisted of patients with severe allergic rhinitis.
Clinical symptoms such as wheezing, coughing and episodic airflow obstruction have been described for patients with toxocariasis and allergic asthma.
We initiate our studies by comparing two murine models, one for toxocariasis and another for allergic asthma.
Other mechanisms that could potentially cause cognitive decline are autoimmune vasculitis or allergic hypersensitivity responses to the chemotherapeutic medications.
As someone who's mildly allergic to tobacco smoke, this was a relief.
Clinically, the disease has a large spectrum of signs varying from allergic symptoms to hydrocele, cardiopathy, and ocular passage of adult worms under conjunctiva.
A diet with reduced allergenicity during pregnancy is currently considered as more disadvantageous for possible maternal and fetal malnutrition than advantageous for allergic prophylaxis.
Thus, overall, the idea that helminths can protect against human allergic and autoimmune inflammatory disease is compelling.
