Common Parasites (Common and Scientific Name) Flashcards by Mark James Mateo

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Ascaris suum

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Large pig roundworm

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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Giant Intestinal Roundworm

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Enterobius vermicularis

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Pinworm/sitworm/society worm/ social worm/ thread worm

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Whipworm

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Trichuris trichura

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Trichuris suis

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Pig whipworm

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Trichuris vulpis

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Dog whipworm

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Trichuris serrata

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Cat whipworm

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Capillaria philippinensis

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Pudoc worm/ mystery worm

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Necator americanus

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New world hookworm/ American murderer

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Ancylostoma duodenale

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Old hookworm

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Ancylostoma braziliense

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Cat hookworm

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Dog hookworm

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Ancylostoma caninum

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Wuchureria bancrofti

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Bancroft’s filarial worm

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Brugia malayi

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Malayan filarial worm

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Loa loa

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African eye worm

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Mansonella perstans

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Ugandan eyeworm

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blinding worm

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Onchocerca volvulus

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Dog/canine heartworm

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Dirofilaria immitis

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Dracunculus medinensis

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Guinea worm/ Fiery Serpent of Israelites

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Anisakis complex

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Herring’s worm/ cod worm/ fish and marine mammal worm

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Cat ascarid

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Toxocara cati

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Toxocara canis

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Dog ascarid

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Trichinella spiralis

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Pork worm / Muscle worm

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Sheep/ common/ temperate liver fluke

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Fasciola hepatica

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Giant/tropical liver fluke

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Fasciola gigantica

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Clonorchis sinensis

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Oriental/ Chinese liver fluke

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Opisthorchis felineus

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Cat/ Siberian liver fluke

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Opisthorchis viverrini

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Southeast asian liver fluke/ Mekong liver fluke

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Dicrocoelium dendriticum

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Lancet liver fluke

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Fasciolopsis buski

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Giant intestinal fluke

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Echinostoma ilocanum

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Garrison’s fluke

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Heterophyes heterophyes

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Von siebold’s fluke

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Paragonimus westermani

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Oriental lung fluke

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Oriental blood fluke

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Schistosoma Japonicum

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Manson’s blood fluke

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Schistosoma mansoni

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Bladder blood fluke

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Schistosoma haematobium

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Yokogawa’s fluke

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Metagonimus yokogawai

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Colonic fluke

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Gastrodiscoides hominis

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Taenia saginata

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Beef tapeworm

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Pork tapeworm

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Taenia solium

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3rd taenia spp. / Asian tapeworm

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Taenia saginata asiatica

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Hymenolepis nana

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Dwarf tapeworm

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Hymenolepis diminuta

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Rat tapeworm

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Dipylidium caninum

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Double pored tapeworm/ cucumber tapeworm

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Broadfish tapeworm

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Diphyllobothrium latum

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Hydatid worm

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Echinococcus granulosus

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Strongyloides stercoralis

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threadworm