Mc3 parasitology

• Acanthamoebiasis


  A tiny ameba can cause an infection to the eye, the skin, and the brain. It can be found all over the world in soil and water. Individuals can get an infection if they have their contact lenses cleaned with tap water.
• Babesiosis


  A disease that is caused by parasites that are carried by ticks. The disease affects the red blood cells and poses a higher risk in summer around the Northeast and upper Midwest of the US.
• Balantidiasis


  A disease transmitted by Balatidium coli, which is a single-cell parasite that mostly infects pigs but can cause intestinal infections in humans rare cases. It can be spread by drinking contaminated water, or through direct contact with pigs.
• Blastocystosis


  An illness that affects the intestines. The blastocystis goes into the human body via the fecal-oral route. Any person can get one by eating or drinking anything that has been contaminated with animal or human feces where the parasite is present.
• Coccidiosis


  A disease that affects the human intestines, transmitted through the fecal-oral route, found all over the world
• Coccidiosis can also affect cats and dogs, but these are different from the kinds that affect humans. Cats, dogs, and humans typically can't infect each other.
• Amoebiasis


  A disease caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica, attacks the intestines, highly unlikely to be found outside tropical regions and areas with poor sanitation and high population density, transmitted via the fecal-oral route
• Giardiasis


  A disease that affects the lumen of a person's small intestine, caused by Giardia, also known as "beaver fever", transmitted through drinking anything contaminated with feces
• Isosporiasis or cyclosporiasis


  A disease caused by the Cystoisospora belli, formally called Isospora Belli, creates an infection to the epithelial cells of the small intestine, found all over the world, preventable and treatable, passed on via the fecal-oral route
• Leishmaniasis


  A common disease transferred by parasites belonging to the Leishmania family, can affect the viscera, the skin, or the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and throat
• Trichomoniasis


  Also known as "trich", a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis, mainly affects the female urogenital tract
• Trichomoniasis


  • Can affect males but will display no symptoms
• Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping sickness)


  Also called the African sleeping sickness, a disease passed on when a tsetse fly transmits a parasite belonging to the Trypanosoma family, affects the blood, central nervous system, and lymph
• Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping sickness)


  • Causes a change in sleep pattern or behavior, among several other physical symptoms, and it is considered fatal without immediate treatment, can cross the placenta and even infect a fetus during pregnancy
• Chagas disease


  A disease that affects the muscle, blood, nerves, esophagus, heart, and colon, transferred through an insect bite
• More than 300,000 people in the United States have the parasite that causes Chagas disease
• Roundworm (Ascariasis)


  A roundworm infection does not usually show any physical symptoms, but the worm may be noticed in feces, enters the human body through the consumption of contaminated food or drink
• Clonorchiasis


  Also called the Chinese liver fluke disease, a disease that affects the gall bladder
• How people get infected with clonorchiasis


  Eating raw, preserved, or poorly processed freshwater fish
• Diphyllobothriasis


  A disease that affects the blood and intestines
• How people get infected with diphyllobothriasis


  Eating raw fish that live fully or partly in freshwater
• The prevalence of diphyllobothriasis has increased in certain parts of the developed world, most likely as a result of the growing popularity of salted fillets, sushi, ceviche, and other dishes that involve raw-fish
• Enterobiasis


  A disease caused by the threadworm or pinworm Enterobius vermicularis, which can take abode in the human colon and rectum
• How enterobiasis spreads

  The worms lay eggs around a person's anus while they sleep, which leads to itching, and the parasites spread through the oral-fecal route
• Hookworm infection


  Common causes of intestinal disease
• How hookworm infections occur


  The parasites lay their eggs in the soil, and their larvae can easily penetrate the human skin
• Early physical symptoms of hookworm include a rash and itching
• Hookworms are most common in damp places and places with poor sanitation
• Strongyloidiasis


  A parasite that can lead to severe and even fatal immunodeficiency. The Strongyloidiasis parasite penetrates via the human skin and affects the intestines, lungs, and skin. This parasite is passed on from direct contact with soil that has been contaminated. It mostly occurs in subtropical and tropical regions.
• Taeniasis


  A disease that is caused by tapeworm belonging to the taenia family. They attack the intestines and are passed on by eating raw or undercooked beef or pork.
• Toxocariasis


  An infection transmitted by a roundworm from animals to humans. It affects the brains, eyes, and liver. Toxocariasis is caused by swallowing the eggs of the parasite accidentally.
• Trichinosis


  An infection caused by the roundworm belonging to the Trichinella family. An infection can cause fever, intestinal symptoms, and muscle aches. It is transferred from animals to humans by eating undercooked meat.
• Whipworm infection


  Also called trichuriasis, the whipworms takes abode in the human large intestine. Its eggs are passed in feces, and it is a prevalent parasite all over the world. Humans can get infected from ingesting the eggs accidentally when consuming unwashed fruit or vegetables.