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Digestive system conditions

High magnification micrograph of amebiasis Digestive system

Amoebiasis

Infectious · Acute

An intestinal infection with the parasite Entamoeba histolytica, causing diarrhoea, dysentery and sometimes liver abscess.

5 min read
Anal condyloma Digestive system

Anal warts

Infectious · Chronic

Small growths in and around the anus caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), usually spread through sexual contact.

5 min read
Anisakis simplex in a characteristic "watch-spring coil" shape Digestive system

Anisakiasis

Infectious · Acute

A parasitic infection caused by eating raw or undercooked fish or squid containing Anisakis worm larvae.

5 min read
Low radioactive barium is swallowed as contrast medium for the X-ray film Digestive system

Ascariasis

Infectious · Acute

An infection with the large roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides, caught by swallowing eggs from soil contaminated with human faeces.

6 min read
Campylobacter infection: image from Wikimedia Commons Digestive system

Campylobacter infection

Infectious · Acute

A common bacterial cause of food poisoning.

1 min read
Digestive system

Tropical sprue

Infectious · Chronic

Malabsorption in tropical regions.

1 min read
Digestive system

Typhoid fever

Infectious · Acute

A bacterial infection spread through contaminated food and water.

1 min read