HUMAN PARA

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HUMAN PARASITES What is a parasite? How the parasites enter the body? Where the parasites live in the human body? What are the clinical manifestations they cause? What are the laboratory tests used for diagnosis? Questions about parasites…. What is a parasite? It is a organism that causes damage or injury to another, in which he lives. They can live inside or outside the body. Most live within the body. How the parasites enter the body? They have different ways to penetrate the body, explain the most important. ORAL: MOUTH, by this means parasites as eggs, larvae, cysts and oocysts, these parasitic forms can be acquired by ingesting contaminated food or water or having dirty hands. How the parasites enter the body? Air: NOSE. Parasites suspended in the air can penetrate through the nostrils, for example Toxoplasma gondii that causes toxoplasmosis, a serious illness in pregnant women. The parasite inflicts damage to fetuses and children born with congenital malformations. How the parasites enter the body? SKIN: Many parasites use this route to enter the body., For example, the causative agent of malaria. This disease is caused by Plasmodium falciparum and is very common in our count...