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 Parasitism, a condition where one organism (the parasite) lives off the host's resources, is akin to other infections, such as bacterial or viral infections. In parasitic interactions, glycan-binding proteins (GBPs) produced by the parasite interact with the host's glycomes, while the parasite's glycans engage with the host's GBPs and antibodies. Parasitic diseases generally fall into two categories: those caused by protists, which are single-celled organisms, and those caused by helminths, which are worms or metazoans. Key protozoan parasites include Plasmodium (responsible for malaria), Entamoeba histolytica (causing amebiasis), Leishmania (causing leishmaniasis), and Trypanosoma (causing sleeping sickness and Chagas disease). Parasitic worms encompass trematodes like Schistosoma mansoni (causing schistosomiasis), nematodes such as Ascaris lumbricoides, and cestodes or tapeworms like Taenia solium (causing taeniasis). Parasites employ various transmission methods to ...