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  2. List of parasites of humans - Wikipedia

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    Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...

  3. Intestinal parasite infection - Wikipedia

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    The most common causes of intestinal parasites are through consumption of contaminated water, infected soil, inadequate sanitation and hygiene, and improper hygiene. [3] Specifically, lack of access to facilities for safe disposal of human waste can result in intestinal parasites and disease.

  4. Helminthiasis - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms of helminthiasis depend on a number of factors including: the site of the infestation within the body; the type of worm involved; the number of worms and their volume; the type of damage the infesting worms cause; and, the immunological response of the body. Where the burden of parasites in the body is light, there may be ...

  5. Giardiasis - Wikipedia

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    In vitro cell cultures have been widely used to study host-parasite interactions, and human enteroids are now being used as non-transformed intestinal epithelial cell infection models for G. intestinalis and other pathogens. [77] The main congress about giardiasis is the "International Giardia and Cryptosporidium Conference" (IGCC).

  6. Giardia duodenalis - Wikipedia

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    G. duodenalis is the most widespread intestinal parasite affecting humans. The parasite Giardia duodenalis can be found all over the world, in both developing and industrialized nations. However, human infections are most common in tropical and subtropical climates. [20] [24] Giardia duodenalis is common around the world because the parasite ...

  7. Ascaris lumbricoides - Wikipedia

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    Often, no symptoms are presented with a minor A. lumbricoides infection, the inevitable consequence being the e.g. once a year passage of such clearly visible worm(s) on close inspection. In the case of bad infections symptoms commonly include bloody sputum, cough, fever, abdominal discomfort, intestinal ulcer(s), as well as a less commonly ...

  8. Pinworm (parasite) - Wikipedia

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    It is a nematode (roundworm) and a common intestinal parasite or helminth, especially in humans. [7] The medical condition associated with pinworm infestation is known as pinworm infection (enterobiasis) [8] (a type of helminthiasis) or less precisely as oxyuriasis in reference to the family Oxyuridae. [9]

  9. Human parasite - Wikipedia

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    Human parasites are divided into endoparasites, which cause infection inside the body, and ectoparasites, which cause infection superficially within the skin. The cysts and eggs of endoparasites may be found in feces , which aids in the detection of the parasite in the human host while also providing the means for the parasitic species to exit ...

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