title: Parasites and asthma in Tanzanian children.
abstract: It has been claimed that parasitic infestation suppresses the development of asthma. Eight Tanzanian schoolchildren in whom asthma was confirmed by the demonstration of exercise-induced bronchospasm were found in an ascaris-endemic area of rural Tanzania. Faecal parasites were found equally commonly in the children with asthma and the ninety-seven non-asthmatic controls. The prevalence of asthma (3.3%) in the school under study was comparable with that found in developed countries.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001198:Ascaridiasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006725:Hookworm Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D012572:School Health Services; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D013636:Tanzania