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PARASITE

Ascaris
lumbricoid
es
Anisakis
simplex

COMMON
NAME
Giant
Roundworm,
Giant Intestinal
Roundworm
Ascaris of sea
mammals

DISEASE

IS AND DS

MORPHOLOGY

LAB DIAGNOSIS

Ascariasis

IS: Embryonated
egg

Biggest of all nematodes, head is


provided w/ 3 lips

Detection of ova in stools,


passage of adult worms in mouth

Loefflers syndrome

Anisakiasis,
Herring worm
disease

IS: Embryonated
egg

Larval stage in herring/ other fish

Gastric
tumour,appendicitis,pancreatitis,
cholecystitis

Lesions in stomach
wall and in small,
large bowel

Visceral larva
migrans

IS: embryonated
egg

Eggs: thick shelled &


subspherical w/ a markedly
pitted surface resembling a
golfball

Detection of eggs in animals


feces(dogs and cats), liver
biopsy, identification of larvae in
various tissues and organs

Toxocara granuloma,
chronic
endophthalmitis,
peripheral retinitis

IS: embryonated
egg

Ova: barrel shaped, football ova,


Japanese Lantern egg

Rectal
prolapse,anemia(hea
vy infection

Typical female: 8-10 eggs


Atypical: 40-45 in 2-3 rows
peanut shaped ova

Stool exam=recovery of
characteristic egg in stool.
(direct smear, concentration
method)
Direct fecal smear,
Concentration technique(better
method of diagnosis)

IS: Filariform
larvae

Pair of semilunar cutting plates,


More S-shaped

Ground itch, occult blood in


stool, intestinal infection

IS: Filariform
larvae

Single pair of small teeth and 2


pairs of large teeth, More Cshaped

The same as N. americanus

IS: Filariform
larvae

Single pair of median teeth&


single pair of large outer teeth

Cutaneous eruption

3 pairs of large ventral teeth

Cutaneous eruption

Chinese lantern egg, Notched


tail

Rhabditiform larvae in stool,


pulmonary infections, genito
urinary strongyloidiasis

Toxocara
canis

Dog ascaris

Toxocara
cati
Trichuris
trichiura

Cat ascaris
Whipworm

Trichiuriasis,
Whipworm
infection

Capillaria
philippinen
sis

Pudocs worm,
Mystery worm,
Thread-like
worm

Necator
americanu
s

New World
Hookworm

Mystery
disease, Pudoc
disease,
human
intestinal
capillariasis
Necatoriasis,
Onciriasis

Ancylosto
ma
duodenale

Old World
Hookworm

Ancylosto
ma
braziliense

Cat Hookworm

Ancylosto
ma
caninum
Strongyloid
es
stercoralis

Dog hookworm

Threadworm

Miners
anemia,
Ancylostomiasi
s
Cutaneous
larva migrans,
Creeping
eruption

Strongyloidiasi
s, Cochin china
diarrhea

IS: Filariform
larvae

PATHOLOGY

Borborygmi,
anasarca(systemic
edema),
malabsorption
syndrome( fats and
sugar)
Ground itch,coolie
itch, dew itch,
wakana disease,
hookworm anemia
The same as N.
americanus

EPIDEMIOL
OGY
Warm
regions (phil
and
Thailand)
Phil

TREATMENT
Both
Mebendazole
Pyrantel
pamoate
Boiling for 510mins

More
common in
warm and
moist
regions
Tropical
region

Thiabendazole

Northwester
n Luzon

Mebendazole

Tropical
areas

Both
mebendazole
and pyrantel
pamoate

Mebendazole.
Oxantal

The same as
N.
americanus
Thiabendazole
either
topically and
systemically

Dermatitis,neutropen
ia,bronchopneumoni
a

Southeast
asia

Thiabendazole

Enterobius
vermiculari
s

Pinworm,
Society worm,
Seatworm

Trichinella
spiralis

Trichina worm

Enterobiasis,
Oxyuriasis,
Pinworm
infection
Trichinosis,
Trichinelliasis

IS: embryonated
egg

Ova-D shaped, lopsided

Scotch tape method,Peri anal


swab, enemas

Perianal pruritis,
appendicitis,

USA

IS: Embryonated
egg

Smallest nematode

Muscle biopsy, Xenodiagnosis

Irritation &
inflammation of the
mucosa

Eastern
Europe, West
Africa,

Either
Mebendazole
or pyrantel
pamoate
Temp for
cooking meat
is 77c

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