Parasite Diseases
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
Balantidium coli | DysentaryBalantidiasis |
Trypanosoma cruzi | Chagas' Disease |
Toxoplasma gondii | Toxoplasmosis |
Fasciola hepatica | Liver flukeFascioliasis |
Enterobius vermicularis | PinwormEnterobiasis |
Entamoeba histolytica | DysentaryEntamebiasis amoebiasis |
Leishmania donovani | Sand FliesLeishmaniasis |
Cryptosporidium parvum | Cryptospirosis |
Schistosoma mansoni | TrematodeSchistosomiasis |
Trichinella spiralis | Undercooked pork and bearTrichinosis |
Acanthamoeba polyphaga | Contacts (Acanthamoebic Keratitis)Acanthamoebiasis |
Giardia lamblia | Flagellated protozoanGiardiasis |
Cyclospora cayetanensis | Gastrointestinal disordersCyclosporiasis |
Paragonimus westermani | Lung flukeParagonimiasis |
Ancylostoma duodenale | Nematode HookwormAncylostomiasis |
Naegleria fowleri | SwimmingFatal within 24 hours Naegleriasis |
Plasmodium malariae | Malaria |
Taenia solium | Pork tapewormTaeniasis |
Ascaris lumbricoides | RoundwormAscariasis |
Trichuris trichura | WhipwormTrichuriasis |
Trypanosoma brucei | African Sleeping Sickness |
Wuchereria bancrofti | Elephantiasis |
Trichomonas vaginalis | Vaginitis |
Taenia saginata | Beef Tapeworm |
Diphyllobothrium latum | Fish tapewormDiphyllobothriasis |
Dirofilaria immitis | HearwormDirofilariasis |
Taenia pisiformis | Cat and dog Tapeworm |
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