🐛 Parasites 🐛
Nature
🐛 Parasites are organisms that live on or inside a host.
🐛 Common human parasites include: Tapeworms, Giardia, Malaria (Plasmodium), Toxoplasma gondii, Lice, Scabies, and more...
Chronic vs Acute
⌚ Parasites can cause both chronic and acute infections.
🚽 Parasites can live in the intestines for a long time symptom free.
🤒 Some parasites can enter the bloodstream and cause a potentially deadly infection.
Exposure Routes
💧 Contaminated water.
🍖 Undercooked food & food cross-contamination.
🐮 Animal feces & saliva.
👤 People.
🦟 Insects.
What You Can Do
💪 Maintain a strong immune system by being healthy.
🧼 Practice good hygiene especially when touching things in public.
🍴 Be cautious of food from restaurants that do not have good hygiene practices.
🥩 Cook food well and avoid animal products.