» 3.7 million people in the United States are affected. Almost 14% of the U.S. population has been exposed to the parasite.
How many people in the world have parasite?
Nearly one-third of the 7.25 billion people on earth, including an estimated 60 million people in the United States, are chronically infected with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. A working immune system can keep the parasite in check, so only a minority of those infected has significant symptoms.
Is it common to have parasites?
Parasitic infections affect millions around the world causing seizures, blindness, infertility, heart failure, and even death,” said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. “They're more common in the US than people realize and yet there is so much we don't know about them.
How many parasites are in the average human?
Humans are hosts to nearly 300 species of parasitic worms and over 70 species of protozoa, some derived from our primate ancestors and some acquired from the animals we have domesticated or come in contact with during our relatively short history on Earth.
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