Parasite links and useful information about parasites

This page has numerous links, each with articles or pictures about parasites which can all be found in humans. Parasites whether in animals or man, like to live in a host which is warm and not 100% healthy. This is another reason to try to live a healthy lifestyle, get some exercise and not to be too overweight.

Click here to see an intestinal parasite cleanse remedy

Here you will find lots of background information about parasites. You will also see information about a natural way to rid yourself of parasites.

Click here - http://www.goodcarbs.co.uk/human-intestinal-parasite-cleanse.htm

Excellent pictures of many species of parasites. All of them have their latin names which can be a bit confusing, but the information is great.

Click here - http://www.ksu.edu/parasitology/625tutorials/index.html

An excellent site with images and useful information. Believed to be part of a large government scheme to educate the public more on these types of issues.

Click here - http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Image_Library.htm

Slightly watered down public site using data from the above two links, but still a good summary of some of the parasite problems.

Click here - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/

Excellent site - many links & data. Same site as above but entered differently into a different section.

Click here - http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/DPDx/HTML/Para_Health.htm

Movie clip of some parasites hatching.

Click here - http://www.cellsalive.com/qtmovs/crypto_mov.htm

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  - Specific article entitled "Parasitic Roundworm Diseases"

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/roundwor.htm

Parasitic Infections in Humans - Good overview article.

Click here - http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/tech_reference/drug_discovery/paracitic_infections_in_humans.asp

Cambridge University -
Helminth Infections of Man

(Helminth comes from an old greek word meaning "Parasitic Worm")

Click here - http://www.path.cam.ac.uk/~schisto/General_Parasitology/Hm.helminths.html

Introduction to Parasitology article

Click here - http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/intopara.htm

Estimates regarding the number of infections worldwide and is probably underestimated.

Click here - http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/estimates.html

An excellent article on how easy it is to get parasites from your pets, especially if you don't know this.

Click here - http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/pets.html

Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) - Warning: Contains a disturbing picture.

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/filar.htm

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/rockym.htm

Lyme Disease

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/lyme.htm

Ehrlichiosis

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/erlich.htm

Babesiosis

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/babes.htm

Plague

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/plague.htm

West Nile Virus

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/wnile.htm

St. Louis and LaCrosse Encephalitis Viruses

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/lacross.htm

Lessons from a Blood Meal

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/ribeiro.htm

Secrets of the Woods: Acorns, Biodiversity, and Lyme Disease

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/ostfeld.htm

African Sleeping Sickness

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/sleep.htm

Chagas Disease

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/chagas.htm

Malaria

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/malaria.htm

Dengue Fever

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/dengue.htm

Onchocerciasis (River Blindness)

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/onchoc.htm

Leishmaniasis

Click here - http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/leish.htm

Information and pictures of hookworms

Click here - http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/hookworm_adults.html

Article and pictures of Whipworm

Click here - http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/trichuris.html