Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by the Leishmania parasite, and is transmitted by the bite of a sandfly. Misconceptions about sandflies breeding in water are the cause of the absence of Goo ponds. Hence, the danger of contracting leishmaniasis ...

Toxocariasis is a parasitic disease caused by the Toxocara canis parasite - found in dogs and foxes, and the Toxocara cati parasite - found in cats. As these hosts are not common in such underground areas, players don't need to worry about contracting this...

Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis, or PAM, is a parasitic disease caused by the parasite Naegleria fowleri. Nicknamed the "brain-eating amoeba", it lies dormant in the sediment on the bottom of freshwater lakes and rivers and becomes more active as the w...

Malaria is the deadliest parasitic disease on the planet, and the Plasmodium parasite - transmitted by mosquitoes - is responsible for it. Every year, this disease infects 200,000,000 people and kills around 500,000-600,000 of them. The Goo of the undergro...

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the Toxoplasma gondii parasite. It primarily infects cats, but it can infect humans too. Up to a third of the world's human population is estimated to carry the Toxoplasma gondii parasite.Though the immune sys...

Necrotizing Fasciitis (also known as the "flesh-eating disease") is a rare bacterial disease that affects the skin and is caused by the bacteria Group A Streptococcus (or Streptococcus pyogenes) - the same bacteria that causes strep throats. It can also be...

Amoebiasis is a parasitic disease caused by the Entamoeba histolytica parasite. An estimated of 50 million cases occur worldwide each year and as many as 100,000 of them will die. It primarily infects the intestinal wall, but in rare cases, it can infect v...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (or "Triple E") is a viral infection caused by the virus Eastern equine encephalitis. It typically infects horses (hence the name "equine encephalitis"), but in extremely rare cases, it can also infect humans through the bite of...

Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic disease caused by the Cryptosporidium parasite. Inside the body, the aggressive parasite colonize the lining of its host's intestines, resulting in diarrhea, vomiting and weight loss. Around 750,000 cases of Cryptosporidios...

Naegleriasis, also called primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), is a parasitic disease caused by the parasite Naegleria fowleri. Nicknamed the "brain-eating amoeba", it is typically found in the sediment on the bottom of warm freshwater lakes and rive...