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Results 1 - 10 of 33 for Parasitic
  1. Parasitic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Parasites are living things that use other living things - like your body - for food and a place ... water, a bug bite, or sexual contact. Some parasitic diseases are easily treated and some are not. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/parasiticdiseases.html - Health Topics
  2. Cryptosporidiosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... that causes watery diarrhea. It is caused by parasites called Cryptosporidium, or Crypto . These parasites live in soil, food, and water. They are ... can become infected with Crypto by swallowing the parasite if it is in your food, drinking water, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cryptosporidiosis.html - Health Topics
  3. Giardia Infections (National Library of Medicine)  
    Giardiasis is an illness caused by a parasite called Giardia intestinalis. It lives in soil, food, and water. It may also be on surfaces that have been contaminated with waste. You ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/giardiainfections.html - Health Topics
  4. Chagas Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... and stomach problems. It is caused by a parasite. Chagas disease is common in Latin America, especially ... Chagas disease is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite. It is usually spread by infected blood-sucking ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/chagasdisease.html - Health Topics
  5. Toxoplasmosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. More than 60 million people in the U.S. have the parasite. Most of them don't get sick. But the parasite ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/toxoplasmosis.html - Health Topics
  6. Leishmaniasis (National Library of Medicine)  
    Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease spread by the bite of infected sand flies. There are several different forms of leishmaniasis. The most common ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/leishmaniasis.html - Health Topics
  7. Malaria (National Library of Medicine)  
    Malaria is a serious disease caused by a parasite. You get it when an infected mosquito bites ... different types of malaria caused by four related parasites. The most deadly type occurs in Africa south ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/malaria.html - Health Topics
  8. Body Lice (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... lay nits (lice eggs) on clothing. They are parasites, and they need to feed on human blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/bodylice.html - Health Topics
  9. Pinworms (National Library of Medicine)  
    Pinworms are small parasites that can live in the colon and rectum. You get them when you swallow their eggs. The eggs hatch ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pinworms.html - Health Topics
  10. Pubic Lice (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... of sexual exposure or abuse. Pubic lice are parasites, and they need to feed on human blood ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pubiclice.html - Health Topics
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