Publication at Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové |
2009
Abstract
The flatworm infections are spread around the World with higher prevalence in countries of the European Union (including the Czech Republic), parasitic diseases are present with different levels of prevalence according of the country. These food-borne parasites reach the human body through the consumption of raw food, contaminated water and vegetables.
The most serious form of the human disease is cystic echinococcosis.