What is an example of a parasite that can cause cancer growth?28 of 120Schistosoma japonicumClonorchis sinensisEnterobius vernicularisEntamoeba histolytica

Schistosoma japonicum and Clonorchis sinensis are examples of parasites that can cause cancer growth.

Schistosoma japonicum is a water-borne parasite of the trematode class. It is one of the major agents of the disease schistosomiasis, which is considered by the World Health Organization as the second most socioeconomically devastating parasitic disease, next to malaria. Chronic infection with Schistosoma japonicum can lead to liver damage, kidney failure, infertility, or bladder cancer.

Clonorchis sinensis, also known as the Chinese liver fluke, is a human liver fluke in the class Trematoda, phylum Platyhelminthes. This parasite lives in the liver of humans, and is found mainly in the common bile duct and gall bladder, feeding on bile. Chronic infection can lead to cholangitis, cholecystitis, gallstones, and cholangiocarcinoma, a type of cancer.