Popular parasites and infectious diseases by continent
Parasites found worldwide
Balantidium coli
Blastocystis hominis
Cryptosporidium
Giardia lamblia
Isospora belli
Microsporidia
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
Trichinella spiralis
Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm)
Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)
Bedbug
Africa:
Parasites
Paragonimus
Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma mansoni
Bilharzia
Infectious Diseases
AIDS
Sleeping sickness
Cholera
Dengue
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Malaria
River blindness
Antarctica:
Parasites
?
Infectious Diseases
Parapox virus
Asia:
Parasites
Metagonimus yokogawai
Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma mansoni
Bilharzia
PlasmodiumHaemoproteus
Anisaxis simplex
Fasciolopsis buski
Paragonimus
Clonorchis sinensis
Opisthorchis viverrini
Fasciola hepatica
Infectious Diseases
Cholera
Influenza A
Dengue
Australia:
Parasites
Leishmaniasis
Myxosporean parasites
Infectious Diseases
Bird flu
Influenza
Europe:
Parasites
Metagonimus yokogawai
Fasciola hepatica
Infectious Diseases
Influenza
E. coli
Measles
North America:
Parasites- In order of prevalence from high to low
Protozoa (microscopic single-celled organisms)
Blastocystis hominis
Endolimax nana
Cryptosporidiuin parvum
Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba coli
Entamoeba hartmanni
Giardia lamblia
Chilomastix mesnili
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Helminths (macroscopic multicellular worms)
Ascaris lumbricoides (human roundworm)
Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)
Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworms)
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
Blastocystis hominis
Endolimax nana
Cryptosporidiuin parvum
Entamoeba histolytica
Entamoeba coli
Entamoeba hartmanni
Giardia lamblia
Chilomastix mesnili
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Helminths (macroscopic multicellular worms)
Ascaris lumbricoides (human roundworm)
Strongyloides stercoralis (threadworm)
Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworms)
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
Trichuris trichiura (whipworm)
Infectious Diseases
Cryptosporidiosis
Influenza
South America:
Parasites
Paragonimus
Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma mansoni
Bilharzia
Bot fly
Infectious Diseases
Cholera
Dengue
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