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Obligate intracellular parasitic protozoan that causes toxoplasmosis
A growing body of observational studies finds higher rates of certain parasitic infections in people with diabetes, while a separate strand of experimental and animal research finds some helminths can...
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...
A small but clear set of parasitic infections has documented pancreatic invasion in humans that can produce pancreatitis and, in some cases, secondary (type 3c) diabetes — most notably cystic echinoco...
Parasites that invade the human brain range from single‑celled protozoa to multicellular worms and, depending on the organism and host status, can cause anything from mild, self‑limited inflammation t...
Observational and experimental research suggests a plausible connection: certain parasitic infections—especially helminths—can alter immune responses linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) and have been as...
Parasitic infections such as Toxoplasma gondii and Taenia solium (neurocysticercosis) can produce cognitive impairment that mimics or, according to some studies, may contribute to dementia syndromes, ...
Toxoplasma gondii and brain-invasive helminths such as Taenia solium (neurocysticercosis) are the parasites most consistently linked in the literature to cognitive decline or dementia-like syndromes i...
Toxoplasma gondii is a neurotropic parasite that establishes long-term, often latent, infections in the brain and has been repeatedly implicated in altered cognition; animal experiments show clear eff...