What’s Eating You? Pictures of Parasites. The enemy within: 10 human parasites. June 25, 2024 – Posted in: Information, Parasite, Uncategorized, Worms

Symbiotic relationships between a parasite and a host can have beneficial effects, even changing human personality and evolution. Often, however, the damage outweighs the positives. New Scientist investigates some of the most common human parasites and the damaging effects they can have Hookworm (Necator americanus) This parasitic nematode worm begins life outside the body and is transmitted through contaminated water, or fruits and vegetables. The hookworm larvae grow inside the human intestines where they attach to the wall…

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Common Food Sources of Parasites – Posted in: Information, Parasite, Uncategorized

Parasites, while not often talked about, can cause major damage to a food business. When people talk about food-borne illnesses, they’re usually referring to harmful bacteria such as Listeria monocytogenes causing outbreaks of Listeria, which has led to massive recalls of salad greens, fresh herbs, ice cream, soft cheeses, frozen produce and meat products and more. Parasites, which are organisms that live on or inside humans or animals, are less often talked about than other biological hazards…

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Types of human parasites and parasitic infections – Posted in: Infection, Information, Parasite, Uncategorized

Three types of parasites can cause disease in humans. They are protozoa, carried by mosquitos, helminths, such as roundworm, and ectoparasites, for instance lice and bed bugs. Parasites are organisms that live in or on a living host of another species. They survive by taking nutrients from this host. In this article, we detail the different types of parasites and parasitic infections that can affect humans. There are three types of parasites that can cause…

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Millions of Americans Have a Parasite and Don’t Realize It – Posted in: Information, Parasite, Uncategorized

Americans often like to joke about the threat of Montezuma’s Revenge—otherwise known as traveler’s diarrhea—when they visit developing countries, but a significant number of people in the US actually already have parasites living inside them right now. Chances are you know one, or it’s you. Pinworms, giardia, head lice, and cyclospora hardly ever kill people in industrialized countries. You’d be correct, too, in thinking that most parasites—like intestinal worms—are more of a developing-country problem than a developed-country problem. But there…