Parasitic Diseases

Follow the links below to find information about parasitic diseases, including protozoan infections, ectoparasitic infestations and helminthiasis.

Reviewed September 2010

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Ectoparasitic Infestations

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Links to information about ectoparasitic infestations, including lice and scabies.

Helminthiasis

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Links to information about helminthiasis, including hydatid and nematode infestions, and schistosomiasis.

Protozoan Infections

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Links to information on protozoan infections, including toxoplasmosis, trichomoniasis, cryptosporidiosis, giardia and malaria.

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Title:   Pets
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Children can get a great deal of joy from having a pet. Pets can help children to learn to be responsible and caring.
Date:   Apr 2012
Title:   Bats and human health
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Infections acquired by humans from animals are known as zoonoses. Provided people do not touch or have close physical contact with bats, the risk of acquiring a zoonosis from them is extremely small. This fact sheet provides an overview of the diseases that bats carry and the risk they pose to humans.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Psittacosis - parrot fever
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Psittacosis or parrot fever is a type of lung infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. This germ is commonly carried by wild and domesticated birds of the parrot family, including budgerigars, lovebirds and parakeets. Other birds that may harbour the germ include canaries, poultry and pigeons. This disease can be treated with antibiotics. Symptoms in humans may include fever, headache, muscle aches, a dry cough and shortness of breath.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Interventions for trichomoniasis in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Metronidazole is effective against a trichomoniasis infection during pregnancy, but may increase the risk of preterm and low birthweight babies. Trichomoniasis is a very common sexually transmitted infection. Symptoms include vaginal itching and dischar...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   West Nile virus
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   West Nile virus is a viral infection carried by mosquitoes. A person infected with the virus may have no symptoms, or they may have mild flu-like symptoms. In rare cases, the virus can lead to serious complications such as meningitis and encephalitis. There is no human vaccine.
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Psittacosis (chlamydial pneumonia, ornithosis, chlamydia psittaci, parrot fever)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of psittacosis by professional health specialists.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Meningitis (Eosinophilic meningitis)
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of Eosinophilic meningitis by professional health specialists.
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Psittacosis
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Psittacosis is a disease caused by the bacteria Chlamydia psittaci, which is usually transmitted to humans from birds in the parrot family. The bacteria is also found in other species including poultry, pigeons, canaries and sea birds.
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a potentially lethal viral disease spread by the bite of infected ticks. CCHF is limited to areas of Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, Central Asia, China, tropical Africa and South Africa. Prevention is critical as there is no cure.
Date:   Apr 2011
Title:   Infectious Diseases
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to information on infectious or communicable diseases, including viruses, parasitic, fungal and bacterial infections.
Date:   Mar 2009
Title:   Treatments for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   No randomised trials identified on treatments for toxoplasmosis in pregnancy. Toxoplasmosis is a widespread parasitic disease that usually causes no symptoms. However, infection in pregnant women may cause infection in the baby, resulting in possible m...
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) questionnaire for sponsors
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This questionnaire has been designed by the TGA in consultation with Australian industry bodies to facilitate the collection of data to enable Sponsors to self-certify their therapeutic goods against the TGA's 'Supplementary requirements for therapeutic goods for minimising the risk of transmitting transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE)'
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Supplementary requirements for therapeutic goods for minimising the risk of transmitting Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs)
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Guidance on the management of TSE risks associated with putatively 'low-risk' ingredients
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   TGA approach to minimising the risk of exposure to transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) through medicines and medical devices
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   TSEs, caused by agents known as prions, include scrapie in sheep and goats, chronic wasting disease in deer, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle, and Kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease (CJD) in humans
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Psittacosis
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service
Description:   Information about psittacosis, an uncommon disease that can be passed to humans by birds. Includes causes, symptoms, prevention and treatment.
Date:   Apr 2001
Title:   Preventing dog bites and other problems with pets
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:   This document provides a guide to health problems which pets can pass on to humans and suggestions on how to avoid dog bites.
Date:   Dec 1996

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