Parasites and Infectious Diseases In All 7 Continents

Asia

Parasites: Hookworms:

• Definition - small parasitic worms that affect the small intestines.
• They can affect humans and animals
• Hookworm infection occurs where sanitary disposal of human waste is not available and where the temperature and other environmental conditions favor the development of infective larvae.

Infectious Disease: Dengue Virus

Africa

Parasite: Plasmodium Parasite

Infectious Disease: Malaria

North America

Parasite: Hookworm, roundworm, pinworm

Infectious Disease: Lyme Disease

South America

Parasite: Canine leishmaniosis

Infectious Disease: Changas Disease

Europe

Parasite: Babesia sp

Infectious Disease: Escherichia coli, salmonellosis and tuberculosis

Australia

Parasite: Myxosporean parasites

Infectious Disease: common cold

Antartica

Parasite: Parapox virus

Infectious Disease: influenza, hepatitis B virus infection



Canine Leishmaniasis

Organism

 Organism

How can dengue fever be prevented?

The transmission of the virus to mosquitoes must be interrupted to prevent the illness. To this end, patients are kept under mosquito netting until the second bout of fever is over and they are no longer contagious.

Presenting signs

• Cutaneous lesions - periocular alopecia extends to nasal skin and ears. Exfoliative dermatitis, nodular dermatitis, ulcerative dermatitis generalized particularly involving extremities     . Claw abnormalities.
• Progressive weight loss.
• Anemia .
• Hyperkeratosis .
• Polyarthritis .
• Lethargy.
• Polydipsia /polyuria (renal failure).
• Ulcerative and nodular dermatitis.
• Diarrhea .
• Abdominal distension.

Dengue Virus