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 A parasitic disease, also mentioned as parasitosis, is an disease caused or transmitted by a parasite. Many parasites don't cause diseases because it's going to eventually cause death of both organism and host. Parasites infecting citizenry are called human parasites. Parasitic diseases can affect practically all living organisms, including plants and mammals. The study of parasitic diseases is known as parasitology. Symptoms of parasites won't always be obvious. However, such symptoms may mimic anemia or a hormone deficiency. Some of the symptoms caused by several worm infestations can include itching affecting the anus or the vaginal area, abdominal pain, weight loss, increased appetite, bowel obstructions, diarrhea, and vomiting eventually leading to dehydration, sleeping problems, worms present within the vomit or stools, anemia, aching muscles or joints, general malaise, allergies, fatigue, and nervousness. Symptoms also can be confused with pneumonia or food poisoning .   The effects caused by parasitic diseases range from mild discomfort to death. The nematode parasites Necator americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale cause human hookworm infection, which ends up in anaemia, protein malnutrition and, in severely malnourished people, shortness of breath and weakness. This infection affects approximately 740 million people within the developing countries, including children and adults, of the tropics specifically in poor rural areas located in Sub-Saharan Africa , Latin America , Southeast Asia and China.[citation needed] Chronic hookworm in children leads to impaired physical and intellectual development, school performance and attendance are reduced. Pregnant women affected by a hookworm infection can also develop anemia, which finishes up in negative outcomes both for the mother and thus the infant. variety of them are: low birth weight, impaired milk production, also as increased risk of death for the mother and thus the baby.

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