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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. Ascariasis - Wikipedia

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    They are effective at removing parasites and eggs from the intestines. [34] Other effective agents include tribendimidine and nitazoxanide. [2] Pyrantel pamoate may induce intestinal obstruction in a heavy worm load. Albendazole is contraindicated during pregnancy and children under two years of age.

  4. Ascaris - Wikipedia

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    A. lumbricoides is the largest intestinal roundworm and is the most common helminth infection of humans worldwide. Infestation can cause morbidity by compromising nutritional status, [3] affecting cognitive processes, [4] inducing tissue reactions such as granuloma to larval stages, and by causing intestinal obstruction, which can be fatal.

  5. Ascaris lumbricoides - Wikipedia

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    Ascaris lumbricoides is a large parasitic roundworm of the genus Ascaris. It is the most common parasitic worm in humans. [1] An estimated 807 million–1.2 billion people are infected with A. lumbricoides worldwide. [2]

  6. Helminthiasis - Wikipedia

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    The most common intestinal parasites in the United States are Enterobius vermicularis, Giardia lamblia, Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, and Entamoeba histolytica. [70] In a developing country like Bangladesh, the most common species are round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), whipworm (Tricurias tricuras) and hookworm (Ancylostoma ...

  7. Parasitic worm - Wikipedia

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    Many of the worms referred to as helminths are intestinal parasites. An infection by a helminth is known as helminthiasis, helminth infection, or intestinal worm infection. There is a naming convention which applies to all helminths: the ending "-asis" (or in veterinary science: "-osis") is added at the end of the name of the worm to denote the ...

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