Common global water-related diseases caused by parasites include Guinea worm, schistosomiasis, amebiasis, cryptosporidiosis (Crypto), and giardiasis. People become infected with these diseases when they swallow or have contact with water that has been contaminated by certain parasites.
Which diseases are caused by a worm?
(i) Malaria (ii) Filaria (Elephantiasis) (iii) Amoebiasis, (iv) Ascariasis, (v) Pneumonia. Q. Ascariasis is caused by worms that get transmitted through contaminated food and water.
Can you get sick from a worm?
A person with intestinal worms may also experience dysentery. Dysentery is when an intestinal infection causes diarrhea with blood and mucus in the stool. Intestinal worms can also cause a rash or itching around the rectum or vulva.
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