TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Intestinal Parasites A1 - Manickam, Nisha T. A1 - Cappello, Michael A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. PY - 2019 T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Infections caused by intestinal parasites represent major causes of global morbidity, including malnutrition, diarrhea with dehydration, and anemia. For example, approximately 2 billion people, or 24% of the world’s population, are infected with soil-transmitted nematodes.1,2 Cestodes and trematodes remain common foodborne infections worldwide,3,4 while intestinal protozoa are important causes of diarrhea in travelers, as well as immigrants, refugees, and international adoptees.5,6 With the increased global mobility of persons and populations, physicians in the United States are encountering parasitic diseases with increased frequency, requiring familiarity with their clinical features and management. This chapter focuses on the four major classes of intestinal parasite: nematodes, trematodes, cestodes, and protozoa. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157324610 ER -