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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 ...
Protozoan infections are responsible for diseases that affect many different types of organisms, including plants, animals, and some marine life. Many of the most prevalent and deadly human diseases are caused by a protozoan infection, including African sleeping sickness, amoebic dysentery, and malaria.
The Chinese mostly documented diseases rather than the parasites associated with them. Chinese texts contain one of the few references to hookworm disease found in ancient records, but no connection to the hookworm parasite is made. [3]: 174 The Emperor Huang Ti recorded the earliest mentioning (2700 BC) of malaria in his text Nei Ching. He ...
Many protozoan pathogens are human parasites, causing serious diseases such as malaria, giardiasis, toxoplasmosis, and sleeping sickness. Some of these protozoa have two-phase life cycles, alternating between proliferative stages (e.g., trophozoites ) and resting cysts , enabling them to survive harsh conditions.
This is an incomplete list of organisms that are true parasites upon other organisms. Endoparasites. endo = within; parasites that live inside their hosts)
Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes B50-B64 within Chapter I: Certain infectious and parasitic diseases should be included in this category. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
Hyperparasites feed on another parasite, as exemplified by protozoa living in helminth parasites, [37] or facultative or obligate parasitoids whose hosts are either conventional parasites or parasitoids. [22] [33] Levels of parasitism beyond secondary also occur, especially among facultative parasitoids.
Parasites are organisms which derive sustenance from its host while causing it harm. [2] The study of parasites and parasitic diseases is known as parasitology. [3] Medical parasitology is concerned with three major groups of parasites: parasitic protozoa, helminths, and parasitic arthropods. [2]