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Do parasites cause morbidity or deaths?


Do parasites cause morbidity or deaths?

Estimates of global morbidity and mortality rates
due to major human helminth (worms) infections.

The format of this table was modified from that presented in the orignal publication.  Note that these diseases cause relatively few deaths, but that each causes significant morbidity, and it is the chronic and disabling nature of these diseases that have such an impact on human populations, especially in developing countries.

Parasitic Disease
Number of Infections
(millions)
Morbidity (%)
Mortality
(number)
(%)
Ascariasis
1,472
23
60,000
0.004
Hookworm infections
1,298
12
65,000
0.005
Lymphatic filariasis
120
37
 
Onchocerciasis
18
4.2
45,000
0.25
Schistosomiasis
200
10
20,000
0.01
Trichuriasis
1,049
21
10,000
0.001

Source: Journal of Parasitology 85:379-403  Dr. D.W.T. Crompton (Crompton, D.W.T.  [1999]  How much human helminthiasis is there in the world?)

 

 
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