Parasitic Conditions

Introduction: Parasitic Conditions

There are many different sizes of parasites including single-celled protozoa and multi-celled parasites like worms, flukes, and even insects. Some other small parasitic creatures are called filaria, richettsias and spirochettes. Fungi and yeasts are parasitic plants.

Symptoms of Parasitic Conditions

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Medical Textbooks Online about Parasitic Conditions

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Causes of Parasitic Conditions

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Reseach about Parasitic Conditions

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Clinical Trials for Parasitic Conditions

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Parasitic Conditions include:

• Parasitic Infections of the Gastrointestinal Tract - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Activation and Function of Eosinophils in Conditions With Blood or Tissue Eosinophilia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Evaluation, Treatment and Monitoring of Patients With a Known or Suspected Parasitic Infection - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Paromomycin for Treatment of Cryptosporidiosis in Patients With Advanced HIV Disease and CD4 Counts Under 150 Cells/mm3 - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Paromomycin sulfate
• A Study of Spiramycin in the Treatment of Patients With AIDS-Related Diarrhea - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Spiramycin

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Statistics for Parasitic Conditions

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Types of Parasitic Conditions

• Toxoplasmosis
• Toxoplasmosis (infant)
• Malaria
• African Sleeping sickness
• Chagas disease

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Article Excerpts about Parasitic Conditions

A parasite is a living being or organism that exists by depending on another organism. Parasites that infect humans are much more widespread than many people realize. These diseases affect not only poverty-stricken peoples in remote areas of the world, but they also can be important health problems for rich and poor throughout the world, including the United States. (Source: excerpt from Parasitic Roundworm Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)