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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)
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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Relationship between species where one organism lives on or in another organism, causing it harm "Parasite" redirects here. For other uses, see Parasite (disambiguation). A fish parasite, the isopod Cymothoa exigua, replacing the tongue of a Lithognathus Parasitism is a close ...
Parasitic infestations, stings, and bites in humans are caused by several groups of animals belonging to the following phyla—Arthropoda, Chordata, Cnidaria, Nemathelminthes, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, and Protozoa
Human parasites are divided into endoparasites, which cause infection inside the body, and ectoparasites, which cause infection superficially within the skin. The cysts and eggs of endoparasites may be found in feces , which aids in the detection of the parasite in the human host while also providing the means for the parasitic species to exit ...
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] Giant cowbird: Molothrus oryzivorus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) Corvidae and Icteridae, at least 12 species [7] Bronzed ...
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It seems likely that these species form a clade within the subgenus Plasmodium. The 'Asian' species form a clade with P. simium and P. vivax being clearly closely related as are P. knowseli and P. coatneyi and P. fragile; [59] similarly P. brazillium and P. malariae are related. P. hylobati and P. inui are closely related.