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Parasitic Diseases

Medical Definition:	Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure.
Guide Notes:	GEN: prefer specifics; relation to parasites: Manual 22.12-.20; parasitic dis not in MeSH: Manual 22.17, 22.18; parasitic dis of heart = PARASITIC DISEASES or specific parasitic dis (IM) + MYOCARDIAL DISEASES (IM), not HEART DISEASES; DF: PARASITIC DIS

Parasitic Diseases Categories.

	Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections - Infections of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges caused by parasites, primarily PROTOZOA and HELMINTHS.
	Ectoparasitic Infestations - Infestations by parasites which live on the outside of the body of the host.
	Eye Infections, Parasitic - Mild to severe infections of the eye and its adjacent structures (adnexa) by adult or larval protozoan or metazoan parasites.
	Helminthiasis - Infestation with parasitic worms of the helminth class.
	Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - Infections of the INTESTINES with PARASITES, commonly involving PROTOZOA or PARASITIC WORMS. Infections with roundworms (NEMATODE INFECTIONS) and TAPEWORMS (CESTODE INFECTIONS) are also known as HELMINTHIASIS.
	Liver Diseases, Parasitic - Infections of the liver with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by trematodes (flukes).
	Lung Diseases, Parasitic - Infections of the lungs with a parasite. They are caused most commonly by nematodes (roundworms).
	Parasitic Diseases, Animal - Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. The infestation may be experimental or veterinary.
	Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - Parasitic diseases occurring during the course of pregnancy, or pregnancy during the course of a parasitic disease. Some of the more commonly co-occurring infections are amebiasis, malaria and toxoplasmosis.
	Protozoan Infections - Infections with unicellular organisms of the subkingdom PROTOZOA.
	Skin Diseases, Parasitic - Skin diseases caused by arthropods, helminths, or protozoa.

Parasitic Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms

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