Parasites are living things that use other living things - like your body - for food and a place to live. You can get them from contaminated food or water, a bug bite, or sexual contact. Some parasitic diseases are easily treated and some are not.
Parasites range in size from tiny, one-celled organisms called protozoa to worms that can be seen with the naked eye. Some parasitic diseases occur in the United States. Contaminated water supplies can lead to Giardia infections. Cats can transmit toxoplasmosis, which is dangerous for pregnant women. Others, like malaria, are common in other parts of the world.
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- Parasitic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)... parasitic diseases. Some medicines are available to treat parasitic infections.
- Hookworm infection is caused by roundworms. The disease affects the small intestine and lungs. ... The infection is caused by infestation ...
- Travelers' Health: Pregnant Travelers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Infections and Pregnancy/Related Issues ... Infections and Pregnancy ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Information about how to order the U.S. government ...
- ... in your belly that helps digest food). A parasitic infection can cause diarrhea , gas , stomach cramps, and other ... Available from: https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/infections/parasitic-infections-intestinal-protozoa-and-microsporidia/cryptosporidiosis Merck Manual Consumer ...
- Diagnosis of Parasitic Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Chagas Disease/Learn More ... Chagas Disease ... Leishmaniasis/Diagnosis and Tests ... Leishmaniasis ... A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its ...
- Children and Parasitic Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Parasites, parasitic diseases, organism that lives on or in a host, cause disease, developing countries, Guinea worm, filariasis, sleeping sickness, ... leishmaniasis, river blindness, trypanosomiasis, hookworm, roundworm, pinworm, worms, Parasitic Diseases, Children's Health
- Alphabetical Index of Parasitic Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Parasites, parasitic diseases, organism that lives on or in a host, cause disease, developing countries, Guinea worm, filariasis, sleeping sickness, ... leishmaniasis, river blindness, trypanosomiasis, hookworm, roundworm, pinworm, worms, Parasitic Diseases
- Transmission of Parasitic Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Parasitic Diseases/Prevention and Risk Factors
- 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 are ...
- Travel/Travelers and Parasitic Diseases (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)... water, vector-borne transmission, person-to-person contact, Parasitic Diseases, Travelers' Health
