MEDICALLY IMPORTANT PARASITES
Helminths
Protozoa
Arthropods
Apicomplexans (lack motile structure but may glide with adhesion)
Microspora (lack motile structure)
Ciliophora (ciliated)
Sarcomastigophora
Subphylum Sarcodina (Pseudopodia)
Subphylum Mastigophora (Flagellated)
Nasal Mucosa
Intestinal
Oral
Acanthamoeba
Naegleria fowleri
Entamoeba histolytica
Blastocystis hominis
Entamoeba coli
Entamoeba gingivalis
Urogenital
Intestinal
Blood
Trichomonas vaginalis
Giardia lamblia / intestinalis
Dientamoeba fragilis
Trypanosoma spp.
Leishmania spp.
Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma cruzi
Intestinal
Balantidium coli
Coccidia
Intestinal
Blood / Tissues
Cystoisospora belli
Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cryptosporidium parvum
Plasmodium spp
Babesia microti
Toxoplasma gondii
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium malariae
Plasmodium knowlesi
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium falciparum
Microsporidia
Intestinal
Urinary tract
Enterocytozoon bieneusi
Microsporidium spp
Arachnida
Insecta
Chilopoda
Diplopoda
Centipedes
Scorpion
Spider
Tick
Mite
Millipedes
Tsetse fly
Louses
Flea
Triatomine bugs (Kissing bug)
Chrysops fly (Deer fly)
Sand fly
Platyhelminthes
Aschelminthes
Cestode (Tapeworms)
Trematode (flatworm)
Intestinal
Blood
Liver / Lung
Intestinal
Tissue
Taenia solium
Taenia saginata
Echinococcus granulosus
Paragonimus westermani
Fasciola hepatica
Metagonimus yokogawai
Fasciolopsis buski
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma japonicum
Heterophyes heterophyes
Schistosoma haematobium
Nematodes (roundworms)
Blood / Tissues
Intestinal
Ascaris lumbricoides
Strongyloides stercoralis
Enterobius vermicularis
Necator americanus
Trichuris trichiura
Ancylostoma duodenale
Mansonella ozzardi
Wuchereria bancrofti
Dirofilaria immitis
Loa loa
Dracunculus medinensis
Trichinella spiralis
Brugia malayi
Onchocerca volvulus
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