Frequency of blood-tissue parasitic infections in patients with multiple sclerosis, as compared to their family members

Frequency of blood-tissue parasitic infections in patients with multiple sclerosis, as compared to their family members

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic demyelinating disease of the central nervous system which has been identifies more prevalent in economically developed countries than in the developing countries. Low prevalence of parasitic infections (which can activate immune response and prevent o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nader Pestehchian, Masoud Etemadifarr, Hossein-Ali Yousefi, Maryam Chiani, Neda Aslani, Zahra Nasr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Blood-tissue parasitic
cutaneous leishmaniasis
malaria
multiple sclerosis
toxoplasmosis
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=12;spage=1578;epage=1581;aulast=Pestehchian

Internet

http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=12;spage=1578;epage=1581;aulast=Pestehchian

Similar Items