Common Names Of Parasites Flashcards
1
Q
Giant intestinal roundworm
Lumbricus teres
Eenworm
A
Ascaris lumbricoides
2
Q
American murderer
New World Hookworm
A
Necator americanus
3
Q
Old world Hookworm
A
Ancylostoma duodenale
4
Q
Cat hookworm
A
Ancylostoma braziliense
5
Q
Dog hookworm
A
Ancylostoma caninum
6
Q
Whipworm
A
Trichuris trihiura
7
Q
Threadworm
A
Strongyloides stercoralis
8
Q
Oxyurus
Pinworm
Seatworm
Society worm
A
Enterobius vermicularis
9
Q
Mystery worm
Pudoc worm
A
Capillaria philippinensis
10
Q
Dog/cat ascarid
A
Toxocara canis/cat
11
Q
Bancroft’s filarial worm
A
Wuchereria bancrofti
12
Q
Malayan filarial worm
Brugan filiariasis
A
Bruhua malayi
13
Q
River blindness worm
Blinding worm
A
Onchocerca volvulus
14
Q
African eye worm
A
Loa loa
15
Q
Shepherd’a crook
A
Mansonella streptocerca