2024年2月23日 · Intestinal parasites include worms and one-celled organisms that rely on human hosts (their guts in particular) to hatch, grow and thrive. They spread when an unsuspecting host unknowingly ingests their microscopic eggs. Antiparasitic medicines and antibiotics can clear most infections. What are intestinal parasites?

2024年8月5日 · The only way to diagnose intestinal worm parasites is to see eggs, larvae, or adult worms in the stool or collect eggs from the perineum in the case of pinworms. The fecal (stool) exam, also called an ova and parasite test, detects the presence of intestinal worms and other gut parasites.

2024年8月8日 · Intestinal parasites, including intestinal worms, affect over one billion people worldwide. They are more commonly found in subtropical and tropical regions, but some are in the...

2023年6月23日 · Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are among the most critical public health problems worldwide. Patients infected with these parasites suffer from significant morbidity and mortality. The intestinal parasites are broadly classified into protozoa and helminths (Table 1).

Routes of exposure and infection include ingestion of undercooked meat, drinking infected water, fecal–oral transmission and skin absorption. Some types of helminths and protozoa are classified as intestinal parasites that cause infection—those that reside in the intestines. These infections can damage or sicken the host (humans or other animals).

2020年12月4日 · Intestinal parasites like giardia and pinworm remain a significant health concern in the United States and elsewhere. Learn about intestinal parasite types, symptoms and treatment, and how to prevent intestinal parasite infections.

Intestinal parasites have a wide range of acute and chronic symptoms but should be suspected in those who present with diarrhea lasting more than seven days. Infections most...

2022年11月8日 · Giardia infection is an intestinal infection marked by stomach cramps, bloating, nausea and bouts of watery diarrhea. Giardia infection is caused by a microscopic parasite that is found worldwide, especially in areas with poor sanitation and unsafe water.

2024年3月18日 · Intestinal worms are organisms that feed off the human body. Tapeworm, hookworm, pinworm, and other types of worms affect the body in different ways. A person may notice worms in stool....

2009年11月27日 · Adult worms, which may be from 1 millimeter to several meters long, invade the bowel wall and suck the blood from it, or live freely in the intestine and utilize nutrients from the bowel content. The result are small intestinal or colonic inflammation and ulcers, anemia, and protein, iron and vitamin (mainly A, C, B12) deficiency.