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parasitic diseases A parasitic disease, also known as parasitosis, is an infectious disease caused by parasites. Parasites are organisms which derive sustenance from its host while causing it harm. The study of parasites and parasitic diseases is known as parasitolog ...

– central nervous system parasitic infections

– central nervous system helminthiasis

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neurocysticercosis Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a Parasitic disease, parasitic infection of the central nervous system, nervous system caused by the larvae of the tapeworm ''Taenia solium,'' also known as the "pork tapeworm". The disease is primarily transmitted ...

* – neuroschistosomiasis

– central nervous system protozoal infections

* – malaria, cerebral * – toxoplasmosis, cerebral

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eye infections, parasitic An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system. In higher organisms, the eye ...

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acanthamoeba keratitis ''Acanthamoeba'' keratitis (AK) is a rare disease in which amoebae of the genus ''Acanthamoeba'' invade the clear portion of the front (cornea) of the human eye, eye. It affects roughly 100 people in the United States each year. ''Acanthamoeba'' ...

– onchocerciasis, ocular

– toxoplasmosis, ocular

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helminthiasis Helminthiasis, also known as worm infection, is any macroparasite, macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitism, parasitic worms, known as helminths. There are numerous species of the ...

– cestode infections

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diphyllobothriasis Diphyllobothriasis is the infection caused by tapeworms of the genus '' Diphyllobothrium'' (commonly '' D. latum'' and ''D. nihonkaiense''). Diphyllobothriasis mostly occurs in regions where raw fish is regularly consumed; those who consume raw f ...

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sparganosis Sparganosis is a parasitic infection caused by the plerocercoid larvae of the genus '' Spirometra'' including '' S. mansoni'', '' S. ranarum'', '' S. mansonoides'' and '' S. erinacei''.John, D.T. and Petri, W.A. Markell and Voge's Medical Parasit ...

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echinococcosis Echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by tapeworms of the ''Echinococcus'' type. The two main types of the disease are ''cystic echinococcosis'' and ''alveolar echinococcosis''. Less common forms include ''polycystic echinococcosis'' an ...

* – echinococcosis, hepatic * – echinococcosis, pulmonary * –

hymenolepiasis Hymenolepiasis is infestation by one of two species of tapeworm: '' Hymenolepis nana'' or '' H. diminuta''. Alternative names are dwarf tapeworm infection and rat tapeworm infection. The disease is a type of helminthiasis which is classified as a ...

* – monieziasis * –

taeniasis Taeniasis is an infection within the intestines by adult tapeworms belonging to the genus '' Taenia''. There are generally no or only mild symptoms. Symptoms may occasionally include weight loss or abdominal pain. Segments of tapeworm may be ...

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cysticercosis Cysticercosis is a tissue infection caused by the young form of the pork tapeworm. People may have few or no symptoms for years. In some cases, particularly in Asia, solid lumps of between one and two centimeters may develop under the skin. Af ...

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– helminthiasis, animal

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dirofilariasis Dirofilariasis is an infection by parasites of the genus ''Dirofilaria''. It is transmitted through a mosquito bite; its main hosts include dogs and wild canids. These can give rise to granulomas in the pulmonary artery. Some common symptoms inclu ...

* – fascioloidiasis * – monieziasis * – setariasis * – strongyle infections, equine * –

toxocariasis Toxocariasis is an illness of humans caused by the dog roundworm ('' Toxocara canis'') and, less frequently, the cat roundworm ('' Toxocara cati'').https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/article/142/suppl_1/A104/1771175 Eosinophilic Pseudoleukemia Due to ...

– nematode infections

* – adenophorea infections * – enoplida infections * –

trichinosis Trichinosis, also known as trichinellosis, is a parasitic disease caused by roundworms of the '' Trichinella'' genus. During the initial infection, invasion of the intestines can result in diarrhea, abdominal pain, and vomiting. Migration of ...

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trichuriasis Trichuriasis, also known as whipworm infection, is an infection by the parasitic worm '' Trichuris trichiura'' (whipworm). If the infection is only with a few worms, there are often no symptoms. In those who are infected with many worms, there ...

* – larva migrans * – larva migrans, visceral * – secernentea infections * – ascaridida infections * –

anisakiasis ''Anisakis'' ( ) is a genus of parasitic nematodes that have life cycles involving fish and marine mammals. They are infective to humans and cause anisakiasis. People who produce immunoglobulin E in response to this parasite may subsequently ha ...

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ascariasis Ascariasis is a disease caused by the parasitic roundworm ''Ascaris lumbricoides''. Infections have no symptoms in more than 85% of cases, especially if the number of worms is small. Symptoms increase with the number of worms present and may in ...

* – ascaridiasis * – toxascariasis * –

* – larva migrans, visceral * – oxyurida infections * – oxyuriasis * –

enterobiasis Pinworm infection (threadworm infection in the UK), also known as enterobiasis, is a human parasitic disease caused by the pinworm (parasite), pinworm, ''Enterobius vermicularis''. The most common symptom is pruritus ani, or itching in the Human ...

* – rhabditida infections * –

strongyloidiasis Strongyloidiasis is a human parasitic disease caused by the nematode called '' Strongyloides stercoralis'', or sometimes the closely related ''S. fülleborni''. These helminths belong to a group of nematodes called roundworms. These intestinal ...

* – spirurida infections * –

dracunculiasis Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm ('' Dracunculus medinensis).'' A person becomes infected by drinking water contaminated with Guinea-worm larvae that reside inside copepods (a typ ...

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filariasis Filariasis is a filarial infection caused by parasitic nematodes (roundworms) spread by different vectors. They are included in the list of neglected tropical diseases. The most common type is lymphatic filariasis caused by three species o ...

* – dipetalonema infections * –

* – elephantiasis, filarial * –

loiasis ''Loa loa'' filariasis, (Loiasis) is a skin and eye disease caused by the nematode worm ''Loa loa''. Humans contract this disease through the bite of a deer fly (''Chrysops'' spp.) or mango fly, the Vector (epidemiology), vectors for ''Loa loa' ...

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mansonelliasis Mansonelliasis is the condition of infection by the nematode ''Mansonella''. The disease exists in Africa and tropical Americas, spread by biting midges or blackflies. It is usually asymptomatic. Symptoms and signs Infections by ''Mansonella pe ...

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onchocerciasis Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm ''Onchocerca volvulus''. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second-most common cause of blindne ...

* – onchocerciasis, ocular * – setariasis * – strongylida infections * – hookworm infections * –

ancylostomiasis Ancylostomiasis is a hookworm disease caused by infection with '' Ancylostoma'' hookworms. The name is derived from Greek ancylos αγκύλος "crooked, bent" and stoma στόμα "mouth". Ancylostomiasis is also known as miner's anaemia, tu ...

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necatoriasis Necatoriasis is the condition of infection by '' Necator'' hookworms, such as ''Necator americanus''. This hookworm infection is a type of helminthiasis (infection) which is a type of neglected tropical disease. Signs and symptoms When adult wo ...

* – oesophagostomiasis * – strongyle infections, equine * – trichostrongyloidiasis * – dictyocaulus infections * – haemonchiasis * – ostertagiasis * – trichostrongylosis

– trematode infections

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clonorchiasis Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke (''Clonorchis sinensis'') and two related species. Clonorchiasis is a known risk factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma, a neoplasm of the biliary system. Symp ...

* – dicrocoeliasis * – echinostomiasis * –

fascioliasis Fasciolosis is a parasitic worm infection caused by the common liver fluke ''Fasciola hepatica'' as well as by '' Fasciola gigantica''. The disease is a plant-borne trematode zoonosis, and is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD). I ...

* – fascioloidiasis * –

opisthorchiasis Opisthorchiasis is a parasitic disease caused by certain species of genus '' Opisthorchis'' (specifically, '' Opisthorchis viverrini'' and '' Opisthorchis felineus''). Chronic infection may lead to cholangiocarcinoma, a cancer of the bile ducts. M ...

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paragonimiasis Paragonimiasis is a food-borne parasitic disease caused by several species of lung flukes belonging to genus '' Paragonimus''. Infection is acquired by eating crustaceans such as crabs and crayfishes which host the infective forms called metacerc ...

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schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis, also known as snail fever, bilharzia, and Katayama fever is a neglected tropical helminthiasis, disease caused by parasitism, parasitic Schistosoma, flatworms called schistosomes. It affects both humans and animals. It affects ...

* – neuroschistosomiasis * – schistosomiasis haematobia * – schistosomiasis japonica * – schistosomiasis mansoni

– intestinal diseases, parasitic

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anisakiasis ''Anisakis'' ( ) is a genus of parasitic nematodes that have life cycles involving fish and marine mammals. They are infective to humans and cause anisakiasis. People who produce immunoglobulin E in response to this parasite may subsequently ha ...

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balantidiasis Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with ''Balantidium coli''. History The first study to generate balantidiasis in humans was undertaken by Cassagrandi and Barnagallo in 1896. However, this experiment was not successful in ...

– blastocystis infections

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cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis, sometimes informally called crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by ''Cryptosporidium'', a genus of protozoan parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the ileum, distal small intestine and can affect the respiratory tr ...

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dientamoebiasis Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with ''Dientamoeba fragilis'', a single-cell parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is an important cause of traveler's diarrhea, chronic abdominal pain, chron ...

– dysentery, amebic

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giardiasis Giardiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the protist enteropathogen ''Giardia duodenalis'' (also known as ''G. lamblia'' and ''G. intestinalis''), especially common in children and travellers. Infected individuals experience steatorrhea, a typ ...

– liver diseases, parasitic

– echinococcosis, hepatic

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fascioliasis Fasciolosis is a parasitic worm infection caused by the common liver fluke ''Fasciola hepatica'' as well as by '' Fasciola gigantica''. The disease is a plant-borne trematode zoonosis, and is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD). I ...

– liver abscess, amebic

– lung diseases, parasitic

– echinococcosis, pulmonary

– mesomycetozoea infections

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opportunistic infections 300px, ''Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed'', engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605 Opportunism is the practice of taking advantage of circumstances — with little regard for principles or with what the consequences are for others. Oppor ...

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aids-related opportunistic infections An opportunistic infection is an infection that occurs most commonly in individuals with an immunodeficiency disorder and acts more severe on those with a weakened immune system. These types of infections are considered serious and can be caused b ...

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superinfection A superinfection is a second infection superimposed on an earlier one, especially by a different microbial agent of exogenous or endogenous origin, that is resistant to the treatment being used against the first infection. Examples of this in bact ...

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parasitemia Parasitemia is the quantitative content of parasites in the blood. It is used as a measurement of parasite load in the organism and an indication of the degree of an active parasitic infection. Systematic measurement of parasitemia is important in ...

– parasitic diseases, animal

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babesiosis Babesiosis or piroplasmosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with a eukaryotic parasite in the order Piroplasmida, typically a ''Babesia'' or '' Theileria'', in the phylum Apicomplexa. Human babesiosis transmission via ...

– helminthiasis, animal

* – dictyocaulus infections * –

* – fascioloidiasis * – monieziasis * – setariasis * – strongyle infections, equine * –

– protozoan infections, animal

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babesiosis Babesiosis or piroplasmosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with a eukaryotic parasite in the order Piroplasmida, typically a ''Babesia'' or '' Theileria'', in the phylum Apicomplexa. Human babesiosis transmission via ...

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cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis, sometimes informally called crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by ''Cryptosporidium'', a genus of protozoan parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the ileum, distal small intestine and can affect the respiratory tr ...

* – dourine * – theileriasis * – toxoplasmosis, animal * – trypanosomiasis, bovine

– pregnancy complications, parasitic

– protozoan infections

– central nervous system protozoal infections

– ciliophora infections

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balantidiasis Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with ''Balantidium coli''. History The first study to generate balantidiasis in humans was undertaken by Cassagrandi and Barnagallo in 1896. However, this experiment was not successful in ...

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coccidiosis Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease of the intestinal tract of animals caused by coccidian protozoa. The disease spreads from one animal to another by contact with infected feces or ingestion of infected tissue. Diarrhea, which may become bloody ...

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cyclosporiasis Cyclosporiasis is a disease caused by infection with ''Cyclospora cayetanensis'', a pathogenic Apicomplexa, apicomplexan protozoan transmitted by human feces, feces or feces-contaminated food and water. Outbreaks have been reported due to contamin ...

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isosporiasis Isosporiasis, also known as cystoisosporiasis, is a human intestinal disease caused by the parasite '' Cystoisospora belli'' (previously known as ''Isospora belli''). It is found worldwide, especially in tropical and subtropical areas. Infection o ...

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malaria Malaria is a Mosquito-borne disease, mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates and ''Anopheles'' mosquitoes. Human malaria causes Signs and symptoms, symptoms that typically include fever, Fatigue (medical), fatigue, vomitin ...

* – malaria, avian * – malaria, cerebral * – malaria, falciparum * –

blackwater fever Blackwater fever is a complication of malaria infection in which red blood cells burst in the bloodstream (hemolysis), releasing hemoglobin directly into the blood vessels and into the urine, frequently leading to kidney failure. The disease ...

* – malaria, cerebral * – malaria, vivax * – sarcocystosis * –

toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by ''Toxoplasma gondii'', an apicomplexan. Infections with toxoplasmosis are associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric and behavioral conditions. Occasionally, people may have a few weeks or month ...

* – toxoplasmosis, animal * – toxoplasmosis, cerebral * – toxoplasmosis, congenital * – toxoplasmosis, ocular

– protozoan infections, animal

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* – dourine * – theileriasis * – toxoplasmosis, animal * – trypanosomiasis, bovine

– sarcomastigophora infections

* – mastigophora infections * –

dientamoebiasis Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with ''Dientamoeba fragilis'', a single-cell parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is an important cause of traveler's diarrhea, chronic abdominal pain, chron ...

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giardiasis Giardiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the protist enteropathogen ''Giardia duodenalis'' (also known as ''G. lamblia'' and ''G. intestinalis''), especially common in children and travellers. Infected individuals experience steatorrhea, a typ ...

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leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus ''Leishmania''. It is generally spread through the bite of Phlebotominae, phlebotomine Sandfly, sandflies, ''Phlebotomus'' an ...

* – leishmaniasis, cutaneous * – leishmaniasis, diffuse cutaneous * – leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous * – leishmaniasis, visceral * – trichomonas infections * –

trichomonas vaginitis Trichomoniasis (trich) is an infectious disease caused by the parasite ''Trichomonas vaginalis''. About 70% of affected people do not have symptoms when infected. When symptoms occur, they typically begin 5 to 28 days after exposure. Symptoms ca ...

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trypanosomiasis Trypanosomiasis or trypanosomosis is the name of several diseases in vertebrates caused by parasitic protozoan trypanosomes of the genus ''Trypanosoma''. In humans this includes African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease. A number of other disea ...

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chagas disease Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by ''Trypanosoma cruzi''. It is spread mostly by insects in the subfamily Triatominae, known as "kissing bugs". The symptoms change throughout the ...

* – chagas cardiomyopathy * – dourine * –

African trypanosomiasis African trypanosomiasis is an insect-borne parasitic infection of humans and other animals. Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as African sleeping sickness or simply sleeping sickness, is caused by the species ''Trypanosoma bru ...

* – trypanosomiasis, bovine * – sarcodina infections * –

amebiasis Amoebiasis, or amoebic dysentery, is an infection of the intestines caused by a parasitic amoeba ''Entamoeba histolytica''. Amoebiasis can be present with no, mild, or severe symptoms. Symptoms may include lethargy, loss of weight, colonic ulc ...

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acanthamoeba keratitis ''Acanthamoeba'' keratitis (AK) is a rare disease in which amoebae of the genus ''Acanthamoeba'' invade the clear portion of the front (cornea) of the human eye, eye. It affects roughly 100 people in the United States each year. ''Acanthamoeba'' ...

* – blastocystis infections * – dysentery, amebic * – entamoebiasis * – liver abscess, amebic

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tick-borne diseases Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. They are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens, including rickettsia and other types of bacteria, viruses, and proto ...

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* – theileriasis

– skin diseases, parasitic

– ectoparasitic infestations

* – lice infestations * –

mite infestations Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...

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scabies Scabies (; also sometimes known as the seven-year itch) is a contagious human skin infestation by the tiny (0.2–0.45 mm) mite ''Sarcoptes scabiei'', variety ''hominis''. The word is from . The most common symptoms are severe itchiness a ...

* – trombiculiasis * –

myiasis Myiasis ( ), also known as flystrike or fly strike, is the parasitic infestation of the body of a live animal by fly larvae (maggots) that grow inside the host while feeding on its Biological tissue, tissue. Although flies are most commonly attr ...

* – hypodermyiasis * – screw worm infection * – tick infestations

– larva migrans

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leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus ''Leishmania''. It is generally spread through the bite of Phlebotominae, phlebotomine Sandfly, sandflies, ''Phlebotomus'' an ...

* – leishmaniasis, cutaneous * – leishmaniasis, diffuse cutaneous * – leishmaniasis, mucocutaneous

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onchocerciasis Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm ''Onchocerca volvulus''. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second-most common cause of blindne ...

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zoonoses A zoonosis (; plural zoonoses) or zoonotic disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a virus, bacterium, parasite, fungi, or prion) that can jump from a non-human vertebrate to a human. When h ...

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– parasitic diseases A parasitic disease, also known as parasitosis, is an infectious disease caused by parasites. Parasites are organisms which derive sustenance from its host while causing it harm. The study of parasites and parasitic diseases is known as parasitolog ...

– central nervous system parasitic infections

– central nervous system helminthiasis

– central nervous system protozoal infections

– eye infections, parasitic An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system. In higher organisms, the eye ...

– acanthamoeba keratitis ''Acanthamoeba'' keratitis (AK) is a rare disease in which amoebae of the genus ''Acanthamoeba'' invade the clear portion of the front (cornea) of the human eye, eye. It affects roughly 100 people in the United States each year. ''Acanthamoeba'' ...

– onchocerciasis, ocular

– toxoplasmosis, ocular

– helminthiasis Helminthiasis, also known as worm infection, is any macroparasite, macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitism, parasitic worms, known as helminths. There are numerous species of the ...

– cestode infections

– helminthiasis, animal

– nematode infections

– trematode infections

– intestinal diseases, parasitic

– anisakiasis ''Anisakis'' ( ) is a genus of parasitic nematodes that have life cycles involving fish and marine mammals. They are infective to humans and cause anisakiasis. People who produce immunoglobulin E in response to this parasite may subsequently ha ...

– balantidiasis Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with ''Balantidium coli''. History The first study to generate balantidiasis in humans was undertaken by Cassagrandi and Barnagallo in 1896. However, this experiment was not successful in ...

– blastocystis infections

– cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis, sometimes informally called crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by ''Cryptosporidium'', a genus of protozoan parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the ileum, distal small intestine and can affect the respiratory tr ...

– dientamoebiasis Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with ''Dientamoeba fragilis'', a single-cell parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is an important cause of traveler's diarrhea, chronic abdominal pain, chron ...

– dysentery, amebic

– giardiasis Giardiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the protist enteropathogen ''Giardia duodenalis'' (also known as ''G. lamblia'' and ''G. intestinalis''), especially common in children and travellers. Infected individuals experience steatorrhea, a typ ...

– liver diseases, parasitic

– echinococcosis, hepatic

– fascioliasis Fasciolosis is a parasitic worm infection caused by the common liver fluke ''Fasciola hepatica'' as well as by '' Fasciola gigantica''. The disease is a plant-borne trematode zoonosis, and is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD). I ...

– liver abscess, amebic

– lung diseases, parasitic

– echinococcosis, pulmonary

– mesomycetozoea infections

– opportunistic infections 300px, ''Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed'', engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605 Opportunism is the practice of taking advantage of circumstances — with little regard for principles or with what the consequences are for others. Oppor ...

– aids-related opportunistic infections An opportunistic infection is an infection that occurs most commonly in individuals with an immunodeficiency disorder and acts more severe on those with a weakened immune system. These types of infections are considered serious and can be caused b ...

– superinfection A superinfection is a second infection superimposed on an earlier one, especially by a different microbial agent of exogenous or endogenous origin, that is resistant to the treatment being used against the first infection. Examples of this in bact ...

– parasitemia Parasitemia is the quantitative content of parasites in the blood. It is used as a measurement of parasite load in the organism and an indication of the degree of an active parasitic infection. Systematic measurement of parasitemia is important in ...

– parasitic diseases, animal

– babesiosis Babesiosis or piroplasmosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with a eukaryotic parasite in the order Piroplasmida, typically a ''Babesia'' or '' Theileria'', in the phylum Apicomplexa. Human babesiosis transmission via ...

– helminthiasis, animal

– protozoan infections, animal

– pregnancy complications, parasitic

– protozoan infections

– central nervous system protozoal infections

– ciliophora infections

– coccidiosis Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease of the intestinal tract of animals caused by coccidian protozoa. The disease spreads from one animal to another by contact with infected feces or ingestion of infected tissue. Diarrhea, which may become bloody ...

– protozoan infections, animal

– sarcomastigophora infections

– tick-borne diseases Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. They are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens, including rickettsia and other types of bacteria, viruses, and proto ...

– skin diseases, parasitic

– ectoparasitic infestations

– larva migrans

– leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus ''Leishmania''. It is generally spread through the bite of Phlebotominae, phlebotomine Sandfly, sandflies, ''Phlebotomus'' an ...

– onchocerciasis Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm ''Onchocerca volvulus''. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second-most common cause of blindne ...

– zoonoses A zoonosis (; plural zoonoses) or zoonotic disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a virus, bacterium, parasite, fungi, or prion) that can jump from a non-human vertebrate to a human. When h ...

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parasitic diseases A parasitic disease, also known as parasitosis, is an infectious disease caused by parasites. Parasites are organisms which derive sustenance from its host while causing it harm. The study of parasites and parasitic diseases is known as parasitolog ...

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eye infections, parasitic An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system. In higher organisms, the eye ...

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acanthamoeba keratitis ''Acanthamoeba'' keratitis (AK) is a rare disease in which amoebae of the genus ''Acanthamoeba'' invade the clear portion of the front (cornea) of the human eye, eye. It affects roughly 100 people in the United States each year. ''Acanthamoeba'' ...

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helminthiasis Helminthiasis, also known as worm infection, is any macroparasite, macroparasitic disease of humans and other animals in which a part of the body is infected with parasitism, parasitic worms, known as helminths. There are numerous species of the ...

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anisakiasis ''Anisakis'' ( ) is a genus of parasitic nematodes that have life cycles involving fish and marine mammals. They are infective to humans and cause anisakiasis. People who produce immunoglobulin E in response to this parasite may subsequently ha ...

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balantidiasis Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with ''Balantidium coli''. History The first study to generate balantidiasis in humans was undertaken by Cassagrandi and Barnagallo in 1896. However, this experiment was not successful in ...

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cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis, sometimes informally called crypto, is a parasitic disease caused by ''Cryptosporidium'', a genus of protozoan parasites in the phylum Apicomplexa. It affects the ileum, distal small intestine and can affect the respiratory tr ...

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dientamoebiasis Dientamoebiasis is a medical condition caused by infection with ''Dientamoeba fragilis'', a single-cell parasite that infects the lower gastrointestinal tract of humans. It is an important cause of traveler's diarrhea, chronic abdominal pain, chron ...

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giardiasis Giardiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the protist enteropathogen ''Giardia duodenalis'' (also known as ''G. lamblia'' and ''G. intestinalis''), especially common in children and travellers. Infected individuals experience steatorrhea, a typ ...

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fascioliasis Fasciolosis is a parasitic worm infection caused by the common liver fluke ''Fasciola hepatica'' as well as by '' Fasciola gigantica''. The disease is a plant-borne trematode zoonosis, and is classified as a neglected tropical disease (NTD). I ...

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opportunistic infections 300px, ''Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed'', engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605 Opportunism is the practice of taking advantage of circumstances — with little regard for principles or with what the consequences are for others. Oppor ...

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aids-related opportunistic infections An opportunistic infection is an infection that occurs most commonly in individuals with an immunodeficiency disorder and acts more severe on those with a weakened immune system. These types of infections are considered serious and can be caused b ...

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superinfection A superinfection is a second infection superimposed on an earlier one, especially by a different microbial agent of exogenous or endogenous origin, that is resistant to the treatment being used against the first infection. Examples of this in bact ...

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parasitemia Parasitemia is the quantitative content of parasites in the blood. It is used as a measurement of parasite load in the organism and an indication of the degree of an active parasitic infection. Systematic measurement of parasitemia is important in ...

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babesiosis Babesiosis or piroplasmosis is a malaria-like parasitic disease caused by infection with a eukaryotic parasite in the order Piroplasmida, typically a ''Babesia'' or '' Theileria'', in the phylum Apicomplexa. Human babesiosis transmission via ...

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coccidiosis Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease of the intestinal tract of animals caused by coccidian protozoa. The disease spreads from one animal to another by contact with infected feces or ingestion of infected tissue. Diarrhea, which may become bloody ...

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tick-borne diseases Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. They are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens, including rickettsia and other types of bacteria, viruses, and proto ...

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leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis is a wide array of clinical manifestations caused by protozoal parasites of the Trypanosomatida genus ''Leishmania''. It is generally spread through the bite of Phlebotominae, phlebotomine Sandfly, sandflies, ''Phlebotomus'' an ...

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onchocerciasis Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm ''Onchocerca volvulus''. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second-most common cause of blindne ...

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zoonoses A zoonosis (; plural zoonoses) or zoonotic disease is an infectious disease of humans caused by a pathogen (an infectious agent, such as a virus, bacterium, parasite, fungi, or prion) that can jump from a non-human vertebrate to a human. When h ...