infestation

infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot

infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia

a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin

an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children

an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected

infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted

infestation with itch mites

infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms

(veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia

infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)

infestation of the body with parasitic worms

infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation

infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America

infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia

infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching

infestation with chiggers

infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation

infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin

infestation of the scalp with lice

infestation of body skin with lice

infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice