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Main article: Human parasite Endoparasites Protozoan organisms Common name of organism or disease Latin name (sorted) Body parts affected Diagnostic specimen Prevalence Source/Transmission (Reservoir/Vector) Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis (eye infection) Acanthamoeba spp. eye, brain, skin culture worldwide contact lenses cleaned with contaminated tap water ...
These can be categorized into three groups; cestodes, nematodes and trematodes.Examples include: Acanthocephala; Ascariasis (roundworms); Cestoda (tapeworms) including: Taenia saginata (human beef tapeworm), Taenia solium (human pork tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm) and Echinococcosis (hydatid tapeworm)
Human parasites include various protozoa and worms. Human parasites are divided into endoparasites, which cause infection inside the body, and ectoparasites, which cause infection superficially within the skin. Parasites in general are hosts-dependent organisms that obtain nutrients while potentially harming their host in the process. [1]
Common name Scientific name Range Host species [c] Shiny cowbird: Molothrus bonariensis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) At least 102 species [7] Brown-headed cowbird: Molothrus ater (Boddaert, 1783) At least 174 species [7] Screaming cowbird: Molothrus rufoaxillaris Cassin, 1866: Most commonly Agelaioides badius, occasionally four other species [d] [8 ...
Parasitism is a major aspect of evolutionary ecology; for example, almost all free-living animals are host to at least one species of parasite. Vertebrates, the best-studied group, are hosts to between 75,000 and 300,000 species of helminths and an uncounted number of parasitic microorganisms.
Species in the phylum inhabit a broad range of environments. Most species are free-living, feeding on microorganisms, but many are parasitic. Parasitic worms (helminths) are the cause of soil-transmitted helminthiases. They are classified along with arthropods, tardigrades and other moulting animals in the clade Ecdysozoa.
Pages in category "Parasites of humans" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
List of parasitic organisms This page was last edited on 20 December 2023, at 02:18 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...