Sure international travel can be a great experience, although you may accidentally bring back some unwanted visitors. But actually, you don't even have to leave the USA to pick up parasites. They're already here and fairly common. This article has some great tips. I can vouch for papaya seeds. http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/condition/intestinal-parasites
Here is info on the lifecycle of pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis). The eggs can become airborne, and other persons can become infected by handling dirty clothes and bedsheets. I consider this a good reason to do my own laundry weekly (as a worker in a laundry mat might logically be more likely to have pinworm eggs on their clothing. Here's more info http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/pinworm/biology.html
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/pinworms/page6_em.htm#pinworms_treatment
Toxoplasma Gondii ("crazy cat lady virus") might be more challenging to get of, but well worth the effort considering the damage it can do. I read somewhere that toasted and lightly ground flax seeds, -- combined with 2% cloves -- (sprinkled into soup of stew) can get rid of Toxo. I'll look for the source and update this post later.
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