intestinal parasites
Internal digestive freeloaders
Intestinal parasites are organisms that live inside the digestive tract of a host, feeding on nutrients or blood.
Common types include worms (tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms) and single-celled organisms like giardia.
They spread through contaminated food, water, or soil, causing symptoms from mild discomfort to severe malnutrition: The doctor tested for intestinal parasites after her trip abroad.
- helminthsEndoparasitic worm organisms
- tapewormsSegmented intestinal parasites
- roundwormsUnsegmented parasitic worms
- cryptosporidiumIntestinal parasitic microorganism
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
giardia · bloating · intermediate hosts · hookworms · dirty water · malnutrition · nematodes · whipworms · protozoa · anemia · stunted growth · pinworms · pain · egg · contaminated · wash your hands · amoeba · tropical diseases
- pet diseasesrespiratory infections, skin infections, ear infections, parasites, mites
- pet digestiongastroenteritis, diarrhea, vomiting, colitis, enteritis
- Microbesbacteria, bacterium, virus, mold, prokaryote
- dysenterydysentery, amoebic dysentery, shigellosis, scours, bloody stool
- fecal-oral diseasescholera, typhoid, norovirus, rotavirus, shigellosis
intestinal parasitesprobiotics
Live microorganisms aiding digestion
gut microbiome · intestinal flora · Lactobacillus · Bifidobacterium · microbiota