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  2. Intestinal parasite infection - Wikipedia

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    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 by the sexual act of anilingus in some cases. When the organisms are swallowed, they move into the intestines, where they can reproduce and cause ...

  3. Trichinosis - Wikipedia

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    The diagnosis is usually based on symptoms and confirmed by finding specific antibodies in the blood, or larvae on tissue biopsy. [1] The best way to prevent trichinosis is to fully cook meat. [3] A food thermometer can verify that the temperature inside the meat is high enough. [3]

  4. Pinworm infection - Wikipedia

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    The relationship between pinworm infestation and appendicitis (a condition in which the appendix becomes inflamed and filled with pus, causing pain) has been researched, but there is a lack of clear consensus on the matter: While Gutiérrez maintains that there exists a consensus that pinworms do not produce the inflammatory reaction, [16] Cook ...

  5. Trichinella spiralis - Wikipedia

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    Trichinella spiralis is a viviparous [1] nematode parasite, occurring in rodents, pigs, bears, hyenas and humans, and is responsible for the disease trichinosis.It is sometimes referred to as the "pork worm" due to it being typically encountered in undercooked pork products.

  6. 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]

  7. 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

  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. Trichinella - Wikipedia

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    It has been shown to have a worldwide distribution in domestic and/or sylvatic animals. Trichinella is the smallest human nematode parasite, yet it is also the largest of all intracellular parasites. Oral ingestion of cyst- or larvae-contaminated tissue is the usual route of infection, but congenital and mammary transmission can occur in rats. [1]