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Wuchereria bancrofti are roundworms that cause most cases of lymphatic filariasis worldwide, which is also called elephantiasis. The infection spreads from person to person by mosquito bites.

Title: 21535

License: Public Domain

Author: CDC/ Dr. Mae Melvin

Source: https://phil.cdc.gov/default.aspx

Trypanosoma cruzi is a protozoan parasite that causes Chagas disease. It is most commonly spread through contact with the poo of an infected triatomine bug (or “kissing bug”), a blood-sucking insect that feeds on humans and animals.

Title: 21029

License: Public Domain

Author: CDC

Source: https://phil.cdc.gov/default.aspx

Babesia, the causative agent of babesiosis, is a protozoan parasite that infects and damages red blood cells. It is usually spread by the bite of an infected tick.

Title: 20342

License: Public Domain

Author: CDC/ Dr. R.G. Scholtens

Source: https://phil.cdc.gov/default.aspx

Giardia is a protozoan parasite that causes the diarrheal illness known as giardiasis. It spreads through contact with surfaces, food, or water that has been contaminated with faeces from infected humans or animals.

Title:8698

License: Public Domain

Author: CDC/ Janice Haney Carr

Source: https://phil.cdc.gov/default.aspx

Schistosoma parasites are flatworms (Platyhelminths) that live in certain types of freshwater snail and cause schistosomiasis. The infectious form of the parasite, known as cercariae, emerge from the snail into the water and can penetrate intact skin.

Title:4843

License: Public Domain

Author: CDC/ Dr. D.S. Martin

Source:https://phil.cdc.gov/default.aspx

Plasmodium is a protozoan parasite that causes malaria. It is spread by the bite of an infected mosquitoes and infects red blood cells. Malaria is the deadliest parasitic disease.

Title: 2193

License: Public Domain

Author: CDC/Dr. Mae Melvin

Source: https://phil.cdc.gov