Sleeping sickness is an African illness and is characterized by uncontrollable sleep. It is evoked by a parasite trypanosome and is considered endemic and infectious. Blood and tissue fluids are the major places of trypanosome living; but T. cruzi live inside cells. Tsetse fly is a cause of an African sleeping sickness as it transmits T. rhodesiense or T. gambiense. The flies live in Africa between 15 N and 20 S latitude and these regions are known by the rate of trypanosome infected population reaching 30 %. More »

The condition of toxoplasmosis is evoked by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The first organ that is affected first is the intestines; the lymph nodes go next. The latter have a tendency to swell and become tender. The whole condition is accompanied by fever, headaches, muscle pain, and anemia. Another severe consequence of toxoplasmosis is eye infection that can lead to blindness. More »

Roundworms represent thread-like parasitic invertebrate worms belonging to the group Nematoda and known for causing infections of the digestive tracts in people. Their bodies are unsegmented and pointed at the ends. They are generally microscopic and invisible to the naked eye; but some of them are. There are the following main types of roundworms: pinworm, hookworm and whipworm. Commonly, parasites can be found everywhere in animal bodies, in soil, and in humans. More »

There are different opinions on the account of sushi. Some people like them; others do not understand the whole thing. But nevertheless is it hard to disagree with the idea that it is more than just a snack; rather it is a ceremony in some way. When you go to a sushi bar or a restaurant or you make sushi at home it is more than simple eating because you are hungry. The way every dish is arranged and the whole atmosphere are important. Sushi is also a great way to fill your organism with omega-3s as soon as they are made of fish, and often with avocado. More »

Pork tapeworm infection (in medical terms called cysticercosis) represents a type of infection evoked by taenia solium, or the pork tapeworm. Its larva appears in the body and becomes a reason for cysticerci formation. It also causes the condition called neurocysticercosis if larvae appear in the brain. More »

Helminth is a parasite. There are different types of parasites like lice or bacteria and viruses, who either live on human or in them; helminth lives inside humans and as any other parasite it also feeds on them and derives nourishment form them. The word has a Greek origin and is translated as worm; helminthology, correspondingly, is a science that studies parasitic worms. More »