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Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)

WASH is a primary community-level determinant of intestinal parasite transmission, with lack of safe water, inadequate sanitation, and poor hygiene contributing to higher infection rates.

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What peer‑reviewed research has been published about parasites and metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes?

A growing body of peer‑reviewed work explores links between parasitic infections and metabolic disease, with observational studies reporting higher prevalence of intestinal parasites in people with di...