Directory of Parasitic Resources

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Resources in This Category

• BadBugs: Dientamoeba fragilis and Blastocystis hominis

  http://www.badbugs.org/
  A patient describes her own story and provides information on a number of intestinal parasites, their diagnosis, symptoms, treatment and medical management.

• Birdmites.org

  http://www.birdmites.org/
  Dedicated to finding effective solutions for bird mite infestation of humans and their environment. Includes a FAQs, strategies, research and a forum.

• Blood and Tissue Protozoa

  http://www.tulane.edu/~wiser/T2/blood.pdf
  Provides information on the pathogenic protozoa that can be found in the blood and tissues of humans, in each case providing the identity of the organism, the vector and details of the disease caused.

• CDC DPDx - Parasites and Health

  http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/az.html
  Factsheets on intestinal and blood-borne parasites.

• CDC DPDx: Cystoisosporiasis

  http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/cystoisosporiasis/index.html
  Factsheet with causal agents, life cycle, geographic distribution, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and treatment.

• CDC: Body Lice Fact Sheet

  http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/body/
  Includes insect information, symptoms, and treatment.

• CDC: Dientamoeba fragilis Infection

  http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/dientamoeba/
  Includes factsheets on the flagellate protozoan parasite and the disease it causes, news releases, and reports.

• CDC: Lice

  http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/
  Includes factsheets on head, body, and pubic lice and the conditions they cause, news releases, and reports.

• Ectoparasites and Endoparasites

  http://www.southampton.ac.uk/~ceb/
  Academic links and information about Fasciola (liver flukes) and parasitic zoonoses.

• eMedicine - Balantidiasis : Article by Valda M Chijide, MD

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/213077-overview
  Balantidium coli is a ciliated protozoan, and it is also the largest human protozoan. It is known to parasitize the colon.

• eMedicine - Intestinal Protozoal Diseases

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/999282-overview
  Article by Enrique Chacon-Cruz, MD.

• eMedicine - Isosporiasis

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/219776-overview
  Article by Venkat R Minnaganti, MD.

• eMedicine - Lice

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/225013-overview
  Article by Wayne Wolfram, MD, MPH.

• eMedicine - Sarcosporidiosis : Article by Raphael J Kiel, MD

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/228279-overview
  Sarcosporidiosis (Sarcocystis infection) is caused by an intracellular protozoan parasite that predominantly affects animals. It can rarely be found in human skeletal and cardiac muscle when humans are the intermediate or accidental host. Humans can also serve as the definitive host for this parasite after ingesting the cysts in raw or undercooked beef or pork.

• Filaria Journal

  http://filariajournal.biomedcentral.com/
  Addresses the biology, infections, disease and control of filariasis, onchocerciasis, and guinea worm.

• Kinetoplastids

  http://www.tulane.edu/~wiser/protozoology/notes/kinet.html
  Information about African trypanosomiasis, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis, their causative agents, life cycle, disease manifestations, diagnosis, treatment, epidemiology and control.

• MedlinePlus: Parasitic Diseases

  https://medlineplus.gov/parasiticdiseases.html
  Directory of factsheets, press releases, and articles.

• Netherlands Society for Parasitology

  http://www.parasitologie.nl/
  Provide general information about the organization, and information on Dutch activities related to parasitic diseases of humans and animals.

• NHS Choices: Pubic Lice

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Pubic-lice/
  Provides information on these skin parasites. Includes details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention.

• Parasites & Vectors

  http://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/
  Open access, peer-reviewed electronic journal dealing with the biology of parasites, parasitic diseases, intermediate hosts, vectors and vector-borne pathogens.

• TDR: Helminths

  http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases-topics/helminths/en/index.html
  Provides information on the research being undertaken into diseases caused by parasitic tapeworms, roundworms and flukes.

• The Merck Manual: Parasitic Infection

  http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/infections/parasitic_infections/overview_of_parasitic_infections.html
  Provides detailed information on each of these diseases, including their symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

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