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How do parasites effect humans?
They can infect the body and make you sick
How do flatworms feed?
Mostly flatworms are parasites that infect a variety of animals, including humans.
What are the different parasites that can infect humans?
Some common parasites that can infect humans include protozoa (such as Giardia and Plasmodium), helminths (such as tapeworms and roundworms), and ectoparasites (such as lice and ticks). These parasites can cause a range of illnesses and symptoms, and can be transmitted through various means such as contaminated food or water, insect bites, or direct contact with infected individuals.
What does a flatworm do to obtain its food?
It seeks and eats other organisms.
Are Mycoplasma parasites?
Mycoplasma are a type of bacteria that lack a cell wall, making them parasites that can infect animals and plants. They are known to cause various infections in humans, such as pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
Can humans get round worms?
Yes. There are roundworms of different species that can infect humans and they can cause serious health issues. Roundworms common in puppies and kittens are some of the roundworms that can infect humans which is why it is important to treat puppies and kittens for parasites early and as often as recommended by your veterinarian.
What is the meaning of the word pathogen?
A pathogen is a microorganism that can cause disease in its host. This includes bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites that can infect humans, animals, and plants.
Is the horse hair worm dangerous to humans?
Their larvae is to a few species of bugs (since they work as parasites on them they get to)
Can moniezia infect humans?
Moniezia is a genus of cestodes (tapeworms) that primarily infects the intestines of ruminants, such as cattle and sheep. It is not known to infect humans, as the life cycle of Moniezia requires intermediate hosts like mites, which are not part of human biology. Thus, humans are not considered a host for these parasites and cannot contract infections from them.
Do the malaria parasites transmitted between different groups of organisms behave the same way?
No, they do not! The evidence shows that malaria parasites that infect lizards have two kinds of ribosomes and malaria parasites that infect lizards have only one.
Which organism causes schistosomiasis?
Schistosomiasis is caused by parasitic worms called Schistosoma. These worms infect humans through contact with contaminated water sources where the parasites live.
How fast rabies infect humans?
Rabies infect humans depending on how far is the bite to your brain.
