What are parasites and how do they make us sick?
- Written by Vincent Ho, Senior Lecturer and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University
Giardia is an example of a parasite you don't want to catch. Symptoms can include diarrhoea, abdominal cramps, fatigue, weakness and weight loss.From shutterstock.comA parasite is an organism that lives in or on an organism of another species.
Three main classes of parasites can cause disease in humans: protozoa, helminths, and ectoparasites....
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