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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. Plasmodium falciparum - Wikipedia

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    Plasmodium falciparum is a unicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans. [2] The parasite is transmitted through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito and causes the disease's most dangerous form, falciparum malaria.

  4. Plasmodium malariae - Wikipedia

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    Plasmodium malariae is a parasitic protozoan that causes malaria in humans. It is one of several species of Plasmodium parasites that infect other organisms as pathogens, also including Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, responsible for most malarial infection.

  5. Baylisascaris procyonis - Wikipedia

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    The potential for human infection was noted in 1969 by Paul C. Beaver, who studied infected mice, and the first case was reported 15 years later. [3] Human infection with B. procyonis has been relatively rare, with about 30 cases reported since 1980. However, disease caused by this parasite can be extremely dangerous, causing death or severe ...

  6. Plasmodium vivax - Wikipedia

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    Plasmodium vivax is a protozoal parasite and a human pathogen.This parasite is the most frequent and widely distributed cause of recurring malaria. [2] Although it is less virulent than Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of the five human malaria parasites, P. vivax malaria infections can lead to severe disease and death, often due to splenomegaly (a pathologically enlarged spleen).

  7. Malaria - Wikipedia

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    Although the parasite responsible for P. falciparum malaria has been in existence for 50,000–100,000 years, the population size of the parasite did not increase until about 10,000 years ago, concurrently with advances in agriculture [238] and the development of human settlements. Close relatives of the human malaria parasites remain common in ...

  8. The 3 Most Dangerous Zodiac Signs, According to Astrologers

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    The 3 Most Dangerous Zodiac Signs, According to Astrologers. MaKayla McRae. December 10, 2024 at 6:10 AM. ... RELATED: 4 Signs You Met in a Past Life, According to Astrologers. Capricorn.

  9. Toxoplasmosis - Wikipedia

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    The parasite is known to reproduce sexually only in the cat family. [9] However, it can infect most types of warm-blooded animals, including humans. [9] Diagnosis is typically by testing blood for antibodies or by testing the amniotic fluid in a pregnant patient for the parasite's DNA. [4] Prevention is by properly preparing and cooking food. [10]

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