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Parasitic Diseases

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Definition: Infections or infestations with parasitic organisms. They are often contracted through contact with an intermediate vector, but may occur as the result of direct exposure.  GEN: prefer specifics; relation to parasites: Manual 22.12-.20; parasitic dis not in MeSH: Manual 22.17, 22.18; parasitic dis of heart   
Examples Central Nervous System Parasitic Infections; Eye Infections, Parasitic; Helminthiasis; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Liver Diseases, Parasitic; Lung Diseases, Parasitic; Mesomycetozoea Infections; Opportunistic Infections; Parasitemia; Parasitic Diseases, Animal; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic; Protozoan Infections; Skin Diseases, Parasitic; Zoonoses 		Other names Parasitic Disease; Diseases, Parasitic; Disease, Parasitic

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