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eMedicine - Intestinal Protozoal Diseases
Article by Enrique Chacon-Cruz, MD.
WormLearn
A parasitology site that helps people with little or no knowledge of parasites get essential introductory information.
The World of Parasites
Maps of what parasites are common in a particular continent, with images and information about each organism.
Parasites of Vertebrates
Directory of factsheets on parasites that cause disease in humans.
Parasites and Parasitological Resources
Life cycles, biology, and images of protozoan, helminth, and nematode parasites of humans and animals.
Dientamoeba fragilis Infection - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases
Includes factsheets on the flagellate protozoan parasite and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.
Lice - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases
Includes factsheets on head, body, and pubic lice and the conditions they cause, news releases, and reports.
Body Lice Fact Sheet - CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases -
Includes insect information, symptoms, and treatment.
CDC DPDx - Parasites and Health
Factsheets on intestinal and blood-borne parasites.
Isosporiasis - CDC DPDx
Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, laboratory diagnosis, and treatment.
eMedicine - Lice
Article by Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH.
eMedicine - Isosporiasis
Article by Venkat R Minnaganti, MD.
eMedicine - Balantidiasis : Article by Valda M Chijide, MD
Balantidium coli is a ciliated protozoan, and it is also the largest human protozoan. It is known to parasitize the colon.
eMedicine - Sarcosporidiosis : Article by Raphael J Kiel, MD
Sarcosporidiosis (Sarcocystis infection) is caused by an intracellular protozoan parasite that predominantly affects animals. It can rarely be found in human skeletal and cardiac muscle when humans are the intermediate or accidental host. Humans can also serve as the definitive host for this parasite after ingesting the cysts in raw or undercooked beef or pork.
Filaria Journal
Addresses the biology, infections, disease and control of filariasis, onchocerciasis, and guinea worm.
Para-site Online
This diagnostic medical parasitology site includes, current issues, FAQS, procedures, method discussion and recommendations, quiz of the month and CPT codes.
The Merck Manual: Parasitic Infection
Provides detailed information on each of these diseases, including their symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
MedlinePlus: Parasitic Diseases
Directory of factsheets, press releases, and articles.
Netherlands Society for Parasitology
Provide general information about the organization, and information on Dutch activities related to parasitic diseases of humans and animals.
Acanthocheilonemiasis
NORD fact sheet about this rare tropical infectious disease offers alternative names, a general discussion, and resources.
Ectoparasites and Endoparasites
Academic links and information about Fasciola (liver flukes) and parasitic zoonoses.
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