Parasites Flashcards
Ascaris?
Direct nematode, “roundworms”, humans
Necator?
Direct nematode, “hookworms”, humans
Toxocara canis?
Direct nematode, “dog roundworm”, dogs
Enterobius?
Direct nematode, “pinworms”, humans
Haemonchus?
Direct nematode, ruminants
Ostertagia?
Direct nematode, ruminants
Dracunculus?
Indirect nematode, “guinea worm”, humans and copepods
Onchocerca?
Indirect nematode, “elaphantiasis”, blackfly and humans
Wuchereria?
Indirect nematode, “elaphantiasis”, mosquito and humans
Brugia?
Indirect nematode, “elephantiasis”, mosquito and humans
Trichinella?
Indirect nematode, pork and humans
Taenia saginata?
Cestode, humans and cows
Taenia solum?
Cestode, humans and pigs
Diphyllobothrium latum?
Cestode, humans, copepods, fish
Echinococcus?
Cestode, predators and herbivores
Polystoma?
Monogenea, toads
Schistosomes?
Digenea, humans, snails and humans
Fasciola hepatic?
Digenea, humans, snails, water plants
Dicrocoelum dendriticum?
Digenea, cow, snail, ant.
Entamoeba?
Unikonts, humans
Acanthamoaeba?
Unikonts, contact lens
Naegleria fowleri?
Unikonts, nostrils
Eimeria?
Apicomplexans, sheep
Cryptosporidium?
Apicomplexans, humans
Plasmodium?
Apicomplexans, mosquito and humans
Giardia duodenalis?
Excavata, humans
Trichomonas vaginalis?
Excavata, humans
Trypanomiasis brucei?
Kinetoplastids, “sleeping sickness” humans and tsetse fly