parasitic infection
Unwanted internal guests
A parasitic infection is an illness caused by organisms that live on or inside a host body, drawing nutrients at the host's expense.
Parasites range from microscopic protozoa like those causing malaria to visible worms like tapeworms.
The doctor suspected a parasitic infection after the patient returned from the tropics.
Treatment depends on identifying the specific parasite involved.
- helminthsEndoparasitic worm organisms
- intestinal wormsParasites inhabiting the gut
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- protozoaSingle-celled eukaryotic organisms
- fecal-oralTransmission via ingested waste
dirty water · zoonotic · cryptosporidium · tapeworm · vector-borne · giardia · amoebas · toxoplasmosis · river blindness · tropical disease · disease · immune response · waterborne · nematodes · flea · leech · developing countries · tick
- infectionsbacteremia, septicemia, viremia, polio, hepatitis
- disease causesetiology, causation, pathogens, genetics, root causes
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- Beekeeping Problemscolony collapse, starvation, CCD, swarming, parasites
- reptile diseasesstomatitis, thermal burns, impaction, gout, soft shell
- Chronic InfectionsHIV, AIDS, tuberculosis, TB, hepatitis B
parasitic infectionbacterial infection
Illness from harmful microorganisms
viral infection · fungal infection · prion disease · viral illness · mycosis
parasitic infectionhealth
Condition of body, mind
wellness · clean bill of health · sterility · immunity · uninfected
parasitic infectionsymbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
mutualism · symbiotic relationship · commensalism · beneficial bacteria
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