#infestation  the state of being overrun in unpleasantly large numbers (as by parasites)
  supertype:  fullness  the condition of being filled to capacity
  subtype:  fascioliasis__fasciolosis__fasciolosi  infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot
  subtype:  fasciolopsiasis__fasciolopsiasi  infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia
  subtype:  enterobiasis  an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children
  subtype:  schistosomiasis__schistosomiasi__bilharzia__bilharziasis  an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
  subtype:  trichinosis__trichinosi__trichiniasis__myositis_trichinosa  infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted
  subtype:  acariasis__acariasi__acariosis__acariosi__acaridiasis__acaridiasi  infestation with itch mites
  subtype:  ascariasis  infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms
  subtype:  coccidiosis__coccidiosi  (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia
  subtype:  echinococcosis__hydatid_disease__hydatidosis  infestation with larval echinococci (tapeworms)
  subtype:  helminthiasis__helminthiasi  infestation of the body with parasitic worms
     subtype:  hookworm_disease__hookworm  infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
  subtype:  myiasis  infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation
  subtype:  onchocerciasis__river_blindness  infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
  subtype:  opisthorchiasis  infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia
  subtype:  pediculosis__pediculosi__lousiness__lousines  infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
     subtype:  pediculosis_capitis__pediculosiscapiti__head_lice  infestation of the scalp with lice
     subtype:  pediculosis_corporis  infestation of body skin with lice
     subtype:  pediculosis_pubis__pediculosispubi__crabs__crab  infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
  subtype:  trombiculiasis  infestation with chiggers
  subtype:  trichuriasis  infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation

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