Parasites
• Parasites are organisms that live in or on another living organism
• Parasites include single-celled organisms and worms.
• Human may be infected with single-celled parasites (e.g. Giardia lamblia) through consumption of contaminated water and food such as raw vegetables.
• Human beings may get infected with parasitic worms through consumption of undercooked meat, freshwater fish and freshwater snails.
• tapeworms,
• Clonorchis sinesis
• Angiostrongylus cantonensis