Protozoal and Multicellular Parasites- Transmission and Localization

How is this infestation transmitted and what area does it get into?

amebiasis

intestinal; fecal-oral

intestinal hookworm

intestinal; larvae in soil contaminated with feces from an infected person penetrate bare feet and cause infection

round worm

intestinal; contact with contaminated soil

cryptosporidiosis

intestinal; waterborne

cyclosporiasis

intestinal; fecal-oral

fish or broad tapeworm

intestinal; foodborne from eating raw or undercooked infected fish

pinworm

intestinal'; fecal-oral

giardiasis

intestinal; fecal-oral

lung fluke (paragonimiasis)

intestinal; foodborne

Chagas disease

bloodborne/vector-borne; triatomine bug

malaria

bloodborne/vector-borne; mosquito

swimmer’s itch (cercarial dermatitis)

skin; transmitted through contact with larvae in water

head lice (pediculosis)

skin; transmitted through direct contact with the hair of infested individual

pubic lice

skin; transmitted through direct contact with an infested individual (usually sexual contact)

bed bugs

skin; transmitted through exposure to infested bedding or furniture

trichinellosis

muscle; foodborne from eating raw or undercooked pork or wild animals

mtoxoplasmosis

muscle; foodborne from animal-to-human

trichomoniasis

vagina, vulva, urethra; transmitted through sexual contact