Epidemiology and therapy of lung endoparasitic infections with a zoonotic potencial
Epidemiology and therapy of lung endoparasitic infections with a zoonotic potencial

Summary/Abstract: Introduction: Endoparasitic infections remain a serious public health problem in both developed and developing countries. A wide spectrum of endoparasites affects the respiratory system, especially the lungs. The diagnosis and therapy of these lung infections is difficult, especially because of their wide spectrum of clinical symptoms. They are also caused by a large variety of potential etiological agents and they forms — the current state of their ontogenetic development. Research objectives: To provide basic information about endoparasitic infections (including zoonotic) that attack the respiratory tract of humans and to describe their epidemiology in the most exposed regions. Core of the work: Pulmonary endoparasitises of humans are primarily associated with their occurrence in tropical regions. Endoparasitosis of the human respiratory tract is caused by various types of parasites (protozoa, nematodes, cestodes, trematodes and their developmental stages). They are most often accompanied by cough, wheezing, fever and, in some cases, characteristic eosinophilia. Complications due to endoparasitic lung infections occur more often in children, adolescents and immunocompromised individuals. Conclusion: Pulmonary infections caused by parasites represent the highest risk for children and immunocompromised persons after transplants, with malignancies or for patients with HIV/AIDS. Globalization, travel to exotic locations, migration, animal trade, intensive livestock farming, and global climate change may lead to an increased epidemiological risk of pulmonary endoparasites.

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