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travel history, day care attendance, refugee?
knowledge of patient
number, frequency, time of collection.
appropriate specimen
flotation, sedimentation, staining, etc.
use of appropriate procedures
college courses, workshops, continuing education.
adequate training of technologist
better housing, higher standard of living.
high standards of education
poor health = more susceptible to disease.
general good health
adequate diet.
nutrition
sewers and septic systems keeps raw sewage out of streams.
sanitation
parasites do better in the warmth of the tropics.
temperate climate
intermediate hosts such as the tsetse fly, certain snails, etc.
absence of certain vectors
in some areas of the world parasitic diseases are very common.
increased travel
results in an increased likelihood of transmission.
low understanding about parasitic infections
