Parasitic Diseases?

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I've been reading and watching a lot about parasitic diseases. It seems like 1 out of 6 human beings are infected. I read about the symptoms but they sound like they can be confused with other illnesses. I've been to 3rd world countries and from my studies, that's where we get most of these parasites from. I know that it's hard to prevent yourself from being a host....it's not exactly what everyone is thinking about, it slips our minds. What should we do to find out if we're infected?
There are internal parasites and external parasites.
Internal parasites-Malaria, Filariasis, Pinworm, roundworm, hookworm, tape worm, etc
External parasites-Pubic lice, Head louse, Scabies, etc
Parasitic infectious diseases
African trypanosomiasis – Amebiasis – Ascariasis – Babesiosis – Chagas Disease – Clonorchiasis – Cryptosporidiosis – Cysticercosis – Diphyllobothriasis – Dracunculiasis – Echinococcosis – Enterobiasis – Fascioliasis – Fasciolopsiasis – Filariasis – Free-living amebic infection – Giardiasis – Gnathostomiasis – Hymenolepiasis – Isosporiasis – Kala-azar – Leishmaniasis – Malaria – Metagonimiasis – Myiasis – Onchocerciasis – Pediculosis – Pinworm Infection – Scabies – Schistosomiasis – Taeniasis – Toxocariasis – Toxoplasmosis – Trichinellosis – Trichinosis – Trichuriasis – Trichomoniasis – Trypanosomiasis  (+ info)

What are some nasty parasitic diseases that affect the body?

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For my science final I need to do a presentation on a parasite that affects one (or more) of these systems: Circulation, Respiratory, Digestion or Excretory.
Any suggestions? I want a really bad one, preferably fatal or life-threatening that affects two or three (if possible) of the systems.

Thank you in advance!
trypanosoma cruzi (chagas disease)  (+ info)

What are some really strange parasitic diseases that cause problems in the respiratory system?

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And/Or the circulatory system?
nematode worms... you know the ones that dogs, cats, sheep get,
they migrate to the lungs as part of their life cycle and cause coughing when they eat through part of the lungs.  (+ info)

What are the diseases or parasitic invasions affecting human Lymph nodes?

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Lymphoma is the cancer that effects the lymph nodes. There are many subtypes of lymphoma.

Mono is one of the main viruses that effects the lymph nodes as well.  (+ info)

difference between parasitic diseases CAUSED by invertebrates and diseases TRANSMITTED by invertebrates?

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i dont get the difference in the 2 questions
invertebrate: oyster
diseases transmitted by oyster: hepatitis A, vibrio vulnificus sepsis.

I.e. these are germs that are carried by the oyster, and transmitted to a human who eats the raw oyster.

Invertebrate: prawns
PARASITIC disease transmitted: angiostrongylus cantonensis (a roundworm that causes meningitis). You get the parasite by eating the prawn - usually in a salad.


Invertebrates that CAUSE parasitic disease: pick just about any parasite that exists - they are all invertebrates:
strongyloides (threadworm)
ascaris (roundworm)
tinea solium ( pork tapeworm)
countless other.


the difference here is that our invertebrate is actually the cause of the disease itself, not merely CARRYING a parasite that will cause disease.

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parasitic diseases caused by inverterates? and diseases transmitted by invertebrates?

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can you find me some just the animal and discrption of disease?!
sandfly -- leishmaniasis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_fly
anopheles - malaria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/malaria
culex -- filaria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/filariasis
sleeping sickness[trypanosomiasis] - tsetse fly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_sickness
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what are 3 parasitic diseases?

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hey! can u help! i need the answer in like 20 min!
A

Acanthamoeba Infection

Acanthamoeba Keratitis Infection

African Sleeping Sickness (African trypanosomiasis)

Alveolar Echinococcosis (Echinococcosis, Hydatid Disease)

Amebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica Infection)

American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas Disease)

Ancylostomiasis (Hookworm, Cutaneous Larva Migrans [CLM])

Angiostrongyliasis (Angiostrongylus Infection)

Anisakiasis (Anisakis Infection, Pseudoterranova Infection)

Ascariasis (Ascaris Infection, Intestinal Roundworms)

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B

Babesiosis (Babesia Infection)

Balantidiasis (Balantidium Infection)

Baylisascariasis (Baylisascaris Infection, Racoon Roundworm)

Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis)

Blastocystis hominis Infection

Body Lice Infestation (Pediculosis)

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C

Capillariasis (Capillaria Infection)

Cercarial Dermatitis (Swimmer's Itch)

Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis)

Chilomastix mesnili Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)

Clonorchiasis (Clonorchis Infection)

CLM (Cutaneous Larva Migrans, Ancylostomiasis, Hookworm)

"Crabs" (Pubic Lice)

Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection)

Cutaneous Larva Migrans (CLM, Ancylostomiasis, Hookworm)

Cyclosporiasis (Cyclospora Infection)

Cysticercosis (Neurocysticercosis)

Cystoisopora Infection (Cystoisosporiasis) formerly Isospora Infection

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D

Diarrhea

Dientamoeba fragilis Infection

Diphyllobothriasis (Diphyllobothrium Infection)

Dipylidium caninum Infection (dog or cat tapeworm infection)

Dracunculiasis (Guinea Worm Disease)

Dog tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum Infection)

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E

Echinococcosis (Alveolar Echinococcosis, Hydatid Disease)

Elephantiasis (Filariasis, Lymphatic Filariasis)

Endolimax nana Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)

Entamoeba coli Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)

Entamoeba dispar Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)

Entamoeba hartmanni Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)

Entamoeba histolytica Infection (Amebiasis)

Entamoeba polecki

Enterobiasis (Pinworm Infection)

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F

Fascioliasis (Fasciola Infection)

Fasciolopsiasis (Fasciolopsis Infection)

Filariasis (Lymphatic Filariasis, Elephantiasis)

Foodborne Diseases

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G

Giardiasis (Giardia Infection)

Gnathostomiasis (Gnathostoma Infection)

Guinea Worm Disease (Dracunculiasis)

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H

Head Lice Infestation (Pediculosis)

Heterophyiasis (Heterophyes Infection)

Hydatid Disease (Alveolar Echinococcosis)

Hymenolepiasis (Hymenolepis Infection)

Hookworm Infection (Ancylostomiasis, Cutaneous Larva Migrans [CLM])

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I

Intestinal Roundworms (Ascariasis, Ascaris Infection)

Iodamoeba buetschlii Infection (Nonpathogenic [Harmless] Intestinal Protozoa)

Isospora Infection (see Cystoisospora Infection)

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J

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K

Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis, Leishmania Infection)

Keratitis (Acanthamoeba Infection)

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L

Leishmaniasis (Kala-azar, Leishmania Infection)

Lice Infestation (Body, Head, or Pubic Lice, Pediculosis, Pthiriasis)

Loaiasis (Loa loa Infection)

Lymphatic filariasis (Filariasis, Elephantiasis)

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M

Malaria (Plasmodium Infection)

Microsporidiosis (Microsporidia Infection )

Mite Infestation (Scabies)

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N

Naegleria Infection

Neurocysticercosis (Cysticercosis)

Nonpathogenic (Harmless) Intestinal Protozoa

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O

Ocular Larva Migrans (Toxocariasis, Toxocara Infection, Visceral Larva Migrans)

Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)

Opisthorchiasis (Opisthorchis Infection)

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P

Paragonimiasis (Paragonimus Infection)

Pediculosis (Head or Body Lice Infestation)

Pthiriasis (Pubic Lice Infestation)

Pinworm Infection (Enterobiasis)

Plasmodium Infection (Malaria)

Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia

Pseudoterranova Infection (Anisakiasis, Anisakis Infection)

Pubic Lice Infestation ("Crabs," Pthiriasis)

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R

Raccoon Roundworm Infection (Baylisascariasis, Baylisascaris Infection)

Recreational Water

River Blindness (Onchocerciasis)

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S

Scabies

Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia)

Sleeping Sickness (Trypanosomiasis, African; African Sleeping Sickness)

Strongyloidiasis (Strongyloides Infection)

Swimmer's Itch (Cercarial Dermatitis)

Swimming Pools

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T

Taeniasis (Taenia Infection, Tapeworm Infection)

Tapeworm Infection (Taeniasis, Taenia Infection)

Toxocariasis (Toxocara Infection, Ocular Larva Migrans, Visceral Larva Migrans)

Toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma Infection)

Travelers' Diarrhea

Trichinellosis (Trichinosis)

Trichinosis (Trichinellosis)

Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas Infection)

Trichuriasis (Whipworm Infection, Trichuris Infection)

Trypanosomiasis, African (African Sleeping Sickn  (+ info)

certain parasitic alveolates cause human diseases including...?

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A. Lyme disease
B. malaria
C. trichomoniasis
D. amoebic dysentery
Hey there, Gina.... ahhh... I beleeeve "alveolate" is an Adjective.
Has to do with deep pits; as in a honeycomb...or the substructure of lung tissue.
That said:
A. Yes (spirochette/ double-walled single-cell bacterium)
B. Yes (protozoan)
C. Yes (protozoan)
D. Yes (amoeba) DOH!!!  (+ info)

What are some negative consequences of a parasitic disease that ceases flow of lymph into bloodstream?

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Filariasis can cause blockage of the lymphatics and cause elephantiasis. See more here: http://www.examiner.com/x-7707-Infectious-Disease-Examiner~y2009m7d5-Travel-health-lymphatic-filariasis  (+ info)

Is Morgolons disease actually a parasitic skin disease?

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They have found the threads couldn't they be tiny worms?Just curious.
When looked at under a microscope, the fibers are more consistant with plant fibers.... Morgellon's is an incredibly strange disease....  (+ info)

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