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Water

	Virus	Bacteria and Rickettsia	Protozoa	Nematode	Trematode	Cestode
Direct contact to water	nil	Leptospirosis Melioidosis	Acanthamoeba spp. (cornea)	Schistosomiasis
Aspiration of water		Melioidosis	Naegleria fowleri
Ingestion of water		Melioidosis	Naegleria fowleri			Dracunculiasis (Guinea worm)

Incubation period/Latent infection

	Virus	Bacteria and Rickettsia	Protozoa	Nematode	Trematode	Cestode
Incubation/latency possibly > 1 year		Melioidosis	Leishmania	Trypanosoma cruzi

Target organs

Eye involvement

	Virus	Bacteria and Rickettsia	Protozoa	Nematode	Trematode	Cestode
Conjunctivitis	Zika	Leptospirosis

Liver and spleen involvement

	Virus	Bacteria and Rickettsia	Protozoa	Nematode	Trematode	Cestode
Jaundice	Viral hepatitis	Leptospirosis	Malaria Visceral leishmaniasis
Hepatosplenomegaly		Melioidosis	Malaria Visceral leishmaniasis		Schistosomiasis
Hepatomegaly predominant	Viral hepatitis	Leptospirosis
Splenomegaly predominant