parasitic infection
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Etiology
- top 5 neglected parasitic infections in the U.S.[1]
- Chagas disease
- > 300,000 Americans are infected with T cruzi
- cysticercosis
- > 1000 hospitalizations annually
- toxocariasis
- ~ 14% of people in the U.S. have been exposed
- toxoplasmosis
- chronically infection in 60 million Americans
- trichomoniasis
- 3.7 million Americans infected
- Chagas disease
More general terms
More specific terms
- acariasis
- Fascioliasis
- helminth infection
- infestation; ectoparasitic infection
- larva migrans
- myiasis
- parasitic gastroenteritis
- pentastomiasis
- protozoan infection
- scabies
- tungiasis; jiggers
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jones SL et al Special Section on Neglected Parasitic Infections. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene special section on neglected parasitic infections. http://www.ajtmh.org/content/90/5.toc#SpecialSectiononNeglectedParasiticInfections
Parise ME et al Neglected Parasitic Infections in the United States: Needs and Opportunities. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014 90(5):783-785 http://www.ajtmh.org/content/90/5/783.full
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Press Release. May 8, 2012 Parasitic Infections also occur in the United States. http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0508-npi.html