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

Giant/tropical liver fluke

Fasciola gigantica

Clonorchis sinensis

Oriental/ Chinese liver fluke

Opisthorchis felineus

Cat/ Siberian liver fluke

Opisthorchis viverrini

Southeast asian liver fluke/ Mekong liver fluke

Dicrocoelium dendriticum

Lancet liver fluke

Fasciolopsis buski

Giant intestinal fluke

Echinostoma ilocanum

Garrison's fluke

Heterophyes heterophyes

Von siebold's fluke

Paragonimus westermani

Oriental lung fluke

Oriental blood fluke

Schistosoma Japonicum

Manson's blood fluke

Schistosoma mansoni

Bladder blood fluke

Schistosoma haematobium

Yokogawa's fluke

Metagonimus yokogawai

Colonic fluke

Gastrodiscoides hominis

Taenia saginata

Beef tapeworm

Pork tapeworm

Taenia solium

3rd taenia spp. / Asian tapeworm

Taenia saginata asiatica

Hymenolepis nana

Dwarf tapeworm

Hymenolepis diminuta

Rat tapeworm

Dipylidium caninum

Double pored tapeworm/ cucumber tapeworm

Broadfish tapeworm

Diphyllobothrium latum

Hydatid worm

Echinococcus granulosus

Strongyloides stercoralis

threadworm