What does IH stand for?

Intermediate Host (life cycle of parasites)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

2) Human flu can be passed to the same intermediate host as bird flu.

Disease detectives: when a new flu strain strikes, germ-tracking ...

Inside the intermediate host, the eggs hatch and release tiny hooked embryos which travel in the bloodstream, eventually lodging in an organ such as the liver, lungs and/or kidneys.

Echinococcosis ? Information on Echinococcosis

In Svalbard, Norway, the only intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis, the sibling vole, has restricted spatial distribution.

Spatial distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis, Svalbard, Norway

Control There are two approaches to liver fluke control -- control of the snail intermediate host and treatment of infected cattle.

Liver flukes