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Parasite causes diabetes

The claim that a specific parasite causes diabetes in humans, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and the examination of scientific evidence to support or refute this claim.

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Is there a parasite that caused diabetes

There is no established, generalizable parasite that causes diabetes in humans; scientific literature records correlations, isolated case reports where parasites damaged pancreatic tissue and produced...