intestinal worms

Stomach Parasites Types, Causes and Symptoms

The term parasite is often used loosely to refer to any microbe that infects or infects parts of the body. However,a parasite typically lives within a host organism, deriving nutrients from it without causing any severe disease or death. Bugs on the other hand refers to bacteria, protozoa and viruses that can cause >> Read More ...

Fascioliasis (Liver Fluke Worm Disease) Symptoms, Treatment

There are many types of parasitic worms that can infest the human body. Most of us know about worms that live in the gut and feed off nutrients in the food we eat. But there are parasitic worms that can even live within the organs in the body or bloodstream. Flatworms are one category of parasitic worms that live in the >> Read More ...

Human Intestinal Worms – Symptoms, Pictures, Treatment

What Are Intestinal Worms (Helminths)? Human intestinal worms are parasites that live in the human intestine, eat bowel content or suck blood from the intestinal wall. Intestinal worms may cause severe infection,s predominantly in children in tropical and subtropical areas. It is more common in developing nations >> Read More ...