intestinal parasite
Unwelcome digestive tenant
An intestinal parasite is an organism that lives in the digestive tract of a host animal, feeding on nutrients or blood.
Common examples include tapeworms, roundworms, and giardia.
Infection typically occurs through contaminated food or water: The doctor suspected an intestinal parasite after weeks of unexplained weight loss.
- wormLimbless soil invertebrate
- tapewormSegmented intestinal parasite
- hookwormIntestinal blood-feeding nematode
- roundwormParasitic cylindrical worm
- pinwormIntestinal nematode parasite
giardia · amoeba · infestation · gut · belly · stomach cramps · cramps · diarrhea · nausea · bloating · larvae · eggs · feces · fecal matter · contaminated · dirty water · tropical · third world
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