Ectoparasites are organisms that feed on other organisms, but do not penetrate the body, but live outside the body (from Greek ektos - outside, outside), that is, on the skin or in the upper layers of the skin.
It is known that insects can cause allergies, skin itching, dermatitis. But the greatest danger is that fleas are carriers of many dangerous infectious diseases.
A common parasitic disease among adults and children is enterobiasis. Let's consider the causes of the disease, its pathogen, routes of infection and treatment methods.
A dangerous parasite that affects the liver and causes fascioliasis is the liver fluke. Let's look at its life cycle, routes of infection, and methods of destruction.
Some parasitic diseases are more widespread, while others, such as capillariasis, are very rare. However, both deserve careful study, because no one is immune from infectious infection.
Bedbugs mainly live in places where people live - in multi-story apartments, private houses, summer cottages, and in some cases in hotels or recreation areas.
According to the classification of zoonotic parasites, the pork tapeworm or pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) is a cestode of the order cyclophyllidea of the family Taeniidae.
Fasciola (common fasciola) is a flatworm from the trematode class. It affects livestock and causes loss of live weight, decreased milk yield and death of animals. Fascioliasis (a disease caused by liver fluke) occurs quite rarely in humans.
