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*Experts estimate up to 3 out of 5 people may have parasites in their bodies and don't even know it!119
Based on a simple review of available data, over 47 million living in the U.S.A. may host the Toxoplasma parasite.122
It's estimated over 1.5 billion people are infected with some form of roundworm, making them one of the most common
intestinal parasites on the planet.123
With an estimated 40 million people affected, pinworms are the most common intestinal parasite to infect people in the United
States.124
References:
119 Amin, O. M. 'Seasonal prevalence of intestinal parasites in the United States during 2000.' The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol. 66, Issue 6. (799-803). Pub. Jun 2002. Online. Accessed 22 Aug 2007. Available as PDF:
www.ajtmh.org/cgi/reprint/66/6/799
122 Jones, J. Kruszon-Moran, D. and M. Wilson. Toxoplasma Gondii Infection in the United States, 1999, 2000. Emerging Infectious Diseases. Pub. Nov. 2003. Online. Accessed 23 Aug 2007. Available: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no11/03-0098.htm
123 Basavaraju, S. and P. Hotez. Acute GI and Surgical Complications of Ascaris lumbricoides Infection. Infections in Medicine. Vol. Issue 3. (154-9). Pub. 2003. Online. Accessed 23 Aug 2007. Available: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/451597
124 Center for Disease Control. Parasites and Health Enterobius. Online. Accessed 23 Aug 2007. Available:
www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Enterobiasis.htm
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