Scientific names, given the common names Flashcards
Pinworm
Enterobius vermicularis
Whipworm
Trichuris trichiura
Ascaris
Ascaris lumbricoides
Pork worm
Trichinella spiralis
Pudoc
Capillaria philippinensis
Threadworm
Stronglyoides stercoralis
Guinea worm
Dracunculus medinensis
Old world hookworm
Anclyostoma duodenale
New world hookworm
Necator americanus
Bancroftian filaria
Wuchereria bancrofti
Malayan filaria
Brugia malayi
Eye worm
Loa loa
Dwarf tapeworm
Hymenolepsis nana
Beef tapeworm
Taenia sagenata
Pork tapeworm
Taenia solium
Broadfish tapeworm
Diphyllobothrium latum
Hydatid worm
Echinococcus granulosus
Flea tapeworm
Dipylidium caninum
Giant intestinal fluke
Fasciolopsis buski
Liver fluke
Fasciola hepatica
Chinese liver fluke
Clonorchis sinensis
Heterophyid fluke
Heterophyes heterophyes
Small intestine fluke
Metagonimus yokogawai
Oriental lung fluke
Paragonimus westermani
Japanese blood fluke
Schistosoma japonicum
Bladder fluke
Schistosoma haematobium
Mansoni’s blood fluke
Schistosoma mansoni