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  2. Pinworm (parasite) - Wikipedia

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    The pinworm (species Enterobius vermicularis), also known as threadworm (in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand) or seatworm, is a parasitic worm.It is a nematode (roundworm) and a common intestinal parasite or helminth, especially in humans. [7]

  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. Fish diseases and parasites - Wikipedia

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    However, the disease can also develop without the fish showing any external signs of illness, the fish maintain a normal appetite, and then they suddenly die. The disease can progress slowly throughout an infected farm and, in the worst cases, death rates may approach 100 per cent. It is also a threat to the dwindling stocks of wild salmon.

  7. Foodborne illness - Wikipedia

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    Foodborne illness (also known as foodborne disease and food poisoning) [1] is any illness resulting from the contamination of food by pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites, [2] as well as prions (the agents of mad cow disease), and toxins such as aflatoxins in peanuts, poisonous mushrooms, and various species of beans that have not been boiled for at least 10 minutes.

  8. 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 ...

  9. Meat spoilage - Wikipedia

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    The spoilage of meat occurs, if the meat is untreated, in a matter of hours or days and results in the meat becoming unappetizing, poisonous, or infectious. Spoilage is caused by the practically unavoidable infection and subsequent decomposition of meat by bacteria and fungi, which are borne by the animal itself, by the people handling the meat, and by their implements.