Exposure may occur in one of the following ways:1._______________ (Ascaris), ______ (cercariae of blood flukes) and ______ (Taenia in raw meat)2.____________insects or arthropods (filarial worms)3.Domestic or wild animals ________ the parasite (Echinococcus in dogs)4._________ to ________ (Enterobius vermicularis, Hymenolopis nana)5._______ (auto-infection; Enterobius vermicularis)
1 Contaminated soil… water… food2 Blood sucking 3 harboring 4 Person to person5 oneself
1. Exposure may occur in one of the following ways:
1a) Ingestion of contaminated food or water (Ascaris), contact with contaminated water containing cercariae of blood flukes, and consumption of raw or undercooked meat containing Taenia tapeworms.
2. Bite or contact with insects or arthropods (filarial worms)
3. Contact with domestic or wild animals that host the parasite (Echinococcus in dogs)
4. Direct contact with infected individuals or their bodily fluids (Enterobius vermicularis, Hymenolepis nana)
5. Auto-infection, which occurs when an individual ingests their own parasite eggs (Enterobius vermicularis) or larvae (Strongyloides stercoralis) through fecal-oral transmission or skin penetration.
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