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  2. Entomophagy in humans - Wikipedia

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    The eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults of certain insects have been eaten by humans from prehistoric times to the present day. [5] Around 3,000 ethnic groups practice entomophagy. [6] Human insect-eating is common to cultures in most parts of the world, including Central and South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Eighty percent ...

  3. Leishmaniasis - Wikipedia

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    Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus Leishmania. [7] It is generally spread through the bite of phlebotomine sandflies, Phlebotomus and Lutzomyia, and occurs most frequently in the tropics and sub-tropics of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and southern Europe.

  4. Parasitoid wasp - Wikipedia

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    Some caterpillars even bite the female wasps that approach them. Some insects secrete poisonous compounds that kill or drive away the parasitoid. Ants that are in a symbiotic relationship with caterpillars, aphids or scale insects may protect them from attack by wasps. [18] [19] Parasitoid wasps are vulnerable to hyperparasitoid wasps.

  5. List of poisonous animals - Wikipedia

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    The hooded pitohui.The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds' skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact.. The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.

  6. Pinworm infection - Wikipedia

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    The available data on mebendazole, albendazole, and pyrantel pamoate use in pregnancy is limited and they are all assigned to pregnancy category level C. Treatment of a pinworm infection during pregnancy is only recommended for patients with significant symptoms that may be causing adverse effects to the pregnant woman such as loss of sleep and ...

  7. Here’s How to Tell the Difference Between Bed Bug Bites and ...

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    Both fleas and bed bugs can bite and snack on your blood, causing severe itching and raising your risk for an infection or allergic reaction. Knowing the difference between bed bug bites and ...

  8. Myiasis - Wikipedia

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    Myiasis (/ m aɪ. ˈ aɪ. ə. s ə s / my-EYE-ə-səss [1]), also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae that grow inside the host while feeding on its tissue.

  9. Scarabiasis - Wikipedia

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    It can also affect humans, and despite being a rare phenomenon, [1] it is the second most important insectal disease in humans after myiasis, which is caused by the larva of flies. The term is commonly used as a synonym of canthariasis, but the latter refers to the infection of animal tissues by beetle larva, whereas the Scarabiasis refers to ...