Engorgement, mass at repletion and moulting success of immature Ixodes rubicundus after sequential infestations of their natural hosts, rock elephant shrews (Elephantulus myurus), were investigated under laboratory conditions. The reaction of E. myurus is characterized by inefficient or non-existent anti-tick immunity which enables immature I. rubicundus to attach and engorge successfully and e...

Introduction. Persistent genital arousal disorder (PGAD) is described as the spontaneous, intrusive, and unwanted genital arousal in the absence of sexual interest and desire. Whether the etiology of this disorder is essentially central or peripheral is unclear; however, a presenting symptom may be persistent engorgement of genital erectile and

BACKGROUND Infection of mosquitoes is an essential step for the transmission of mosquito-borne arboviruses in nature. Engorgement of infectious blood meals from viremic infected vertebrate hosts allows the entry of viruses and initiates infection of midgut epithelial cells. Historically, the infection process of arboviruses in mosquitoes has been studied through the engorgement of mosquitoes fr...

ances in 46 cases of communicated hydrophobia. The abnormal appearances consisted principally of intense congestion of the arachnoid pia water in the cranium and spinal canal, engorgement of the choroid piexuses and velu.u interpositum, a certain amount of red or sanguinolent serum and corresponding turgescence of the hemispheres of the brain, cerebellum, and central ganglia. " The medulla oblo...