1 In men with established coronary heart disease, consumption of 1-14 alcoholic drinks per week, including wine, doesn't seem to have any effect on heart disease or all-cause mortality compared with men who drink less than one drink per week.
Terminology [edit]. Although organisms such as bacteria function as parasites, the usage of the term parasitic disease is usually more restricted. The three main types of organisms causing these conditions are protozoa (causing protozoan infection), helminths (helminthiasis), and ectoparasites.ome parasites like Toxoplasma gondii and Plasmodium spp. can cause disease directly, but other organisms can cause disease by the toxins that they produce.
There are three types of parasites that feast on humans: There are a host of parasitic infections that cause disease in humans. The effect can range from mildly annoying to life-threatening.Malaria is the most prevalent parasitic disease worldwide, killing more than 1 million people each year. They infect the body via mosquitoes and flies and are found in soil and water. 2  Helminths-parasitic flatworms, flukes, tapeworms, thorny-headed worms, roundworms, and pinworms. 3  They live in the gastrointestinal tract, blood, lymphatic system, and other tissues.