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  2. Pinworm (parasite) - Wikipedia

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    The estimations of the number of eggs in a gravid female pinworm range from about 11,000 [19] to 16,000. [21] The egg-laying process begins about five weeks after initial ingestion of pinworm eggs by the human host. [19] The gravid female pinworms migrate through the colon towards the rectum at a rate of 12 to 14 cm per hour. [19]

  3. Pinworm infection - Wikipedia

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    The pinworms can also enter the urethra, and presumably, they carry intestinal bacteria with them. [15] According to Gutierrez (2000), a statistically significant correlation between pinworm infection and urinary tract infections has been shown; [ 15 ] however, Burkhart & Burkhart (2005) maintain that the incidence of pinworms as a cause of ...

  4. List of parasites of humans - Wikipedia

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    eating food contaminated with feces from an infected human or animal Cryptosporidiosis: Cryptosporidium spp. intestines stool widespread ingestion of oocyst (sporulated), some species are zoonotic (e.g. bovine fecal contamination) Cyclosporiasis: Cyclospora cayetanensis: intestines stool United States ingestion of oocyst through contaminated food

  5. Intestinal parasite infection - Wikipedia

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    Parasitic contamination can also occur from eating raw produce, [5] soil-eating behaviour, [6] and low availability of safe drinking water. [ 6 ] Parasites can get into the intestines by going through the mouth from uncooked or unwashed food, contaminated water or hands, or by skin contact with larva infected soil ; they can also be transferred ...

  6. Gyrinicola batrachiensis - Wikipedia

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    Using, in pinworms, mother-son matings are not expected to occur commonly in this life cycle since a female's progeny must leave the host. However, in G. batrachiensis , a second mode of reproduction has developed that makes mother-son matings possible: the method by which females produce two types of eggs, thin and thick shelled, as explored ...

  7. How can people get over the 'ick factor'? - AOL

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    In a 2021 study comparing the nutrition of 10 varieties of edible insects to the 10 most commonly eaten animal proteins, mealworms, moths and mopane worms ranked the highest in protein, ranging 23 ...

  8. These animals get a bad rap, but here's why we need them - AOL

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    SEE ALSO: You can see organs through the skin of this funky frog Cockroaches : These pesky roommates may be creepy, but they help clean up after you. Cockroaches eat mold and the eggs of bedbugs ...

  9. Parasitic worm - Wikipedia

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    Some days (eggs can survive for months) [26] 9–15 days [23] 18 days to several weeks [27] 1–2 days [28] 15–30 days [29] Larval growth After hatching, the larvae develop into cysticercoid, which can survive for years in an animal [26] 5–7 weeks as cercariae in snails and longer periods in wet environments as encysted metacercariae [15 ...