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Fasciola hepatica

Parasitic flatworm in mammal livers

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Jan 16, 2026
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Is there a pancreas parasite

Parasitic infections of the pancreas are real but rare: a variety of helminths and protozoa have been documented invading pancreatic tissue or blocking pancreatic ducts and, in isolated cases, causing...

Jan 22, 2026
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What are documented cases of pancreatic parasitic infection causing pancreatitis and diabetes, and how common are they?

Documented instances exist in the medical literature where parasites have invaded pancreatic tissue or the biliary tree and provoked acute or chronic —and in a few case reports that pancreatic damage ...

Jan 17, 2026
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Which parasites most commonly cause pancreatitis and how are they diagnosed?

Parasitic causes of acute pancreatitis are uncommon but well-documented, with the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides cited repeatedly as the single most common parasite implicated, especially in endemic r...

Jan 26, 2026

What are the outcomes and follow-up data for patients treated medically (praziquantel) versus surgically for pancreatic fluke infections?

Medical therapy with praziquantel is broadly effective against many and shows good short-term parasitological cure rates in humans for several liver and intestinal flukes, but species-specific failure...

Jan 14, 2026

What are medically approved treatments for parasitic infections that can affect the pancreas, and when are they indicated?

Parasitic infections can rarely involve or complicate the pancreas (most commonly via migration/obstruction by helminths such as Ascaris lumbricoides, and far less commonly by flukes or echinococcal c...

Jan 17, 2026

How did Benito Mussolini's involvement with the Italian Socialist Party shape his ideology before 1914?

Benito Mussolini’s years inside the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) gave him organizational experience, rhetorical tools and a revolutionary vocabulary that he later repurposed into nationalist and ulti...

Nov 21, 2025

Which countries have the most survivable geography in a full-scale nuclear war in 2025?

Most recent reporting and peer-reviewed studies converge on a short list of places likely to fare better than others in a full-scale nuclear exchange: Australia, New Zealand and a handful of remote is...

Jan 29, 2026

How do different parasite species (helminths vs protozoa vs tissue parasites) differentially affect pancreatic function and insulin sensitivity?

(worm) infections are repeatedly associated with improved insulin sensitivity and reduced metabolic inflammation in animal models and some human epidemiology, mediated largely by type-2 immune shifts,...