Five main pathways   by #56153   19 year

There are five main pathways how parasites enter our body:

• Via food or water which are sources of the roundworms, amoebae, Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, Cryptosporidium, Enterobius Vermicularis and many other parasites.
• Via a vector
  • Mosquito can be a carrier of dog heartworm, filaria, malaria;
  • Flea can be a carrier of dog tapeworm;
  • Common housefly transmits amoebic cysts;
  • Sand fly carries leishmaniasis.
• Via sexual contact. Partners can transmit trichomonas, Giardia, amoebae...
• Through the nose and skin where pinworm eggs and Toxoplasma gondii can be inhaled from contaminated dust. Hookworms, schistosomes, and Strongyloides can penetrate exposed skin and bare feet.
• Blood transfusion can spread blood parasites

The possibilities are endless.

 

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