Parasitosis or parasitic diseases are infectious diseases and infections that are not caused by:
- viruses
- bacteria
- fungi
are triggered.
The triggers are other highly developed organisms that parasitize on the host. Parasites can. These include:
- unicellular protozoa
- amoebae
- trypanosomes
- leishmania
- Worms (helminths)
- schistosomes
- cercariae
- nematodes
Among the parasitoses, skin diseases caused by arthropods are referred to as epizoonoses. These include infestation by: