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Trypanosoma

A type of parasitic protozoan that can cause human African trypanosomiasis and has been linked to cognitive impairment.

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Jan 27, 2026
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What evidence links Toxoplasma gondii or Trypanosoma cruzi infection to pancreatic disease in humans?

Direct, convincing clinical evidence that human pancreatic disease— or —is caused by infection with is not present in the provided literature; instead the sources offer experimental hints and mechanis...

Jan 20, 2026
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Which parasites are linked to cognitive decline or dementia in humans?

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...