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Can parasites be transmitted from person to person?
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Transmit parasites: Yes some parasites can be transmitted person to person.
Answered 8/4/2012
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YES: Poor hygienic condition, close contact with infected individual can cause transmission of hymenolepsis nana or dwarf tapeworm. Helminths, e.g. Roundworm, hookworm, pinworm, threadworm spreads by fecal oral route by ingestion of eggs in the stool.
Answered 9/14/2013
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