Microbiology Parsitic worms and vectors

Taenia saginata

Taenia saginata

Clonorchis sinensis

Clonorchis sinensis

Fasciola hepatica

Enterobius vermicularis

Schistosoma haematobium

Trichinella spiralis

Wuchereria bancrofti

Pediculus humanus spp.

Pediculus humanus spp.

Pediculus humanus sp.

Pediculus humanus sp.

Flea

Flea

Tick

Mosquito

Larval stage of parasite

Immature pre adult stage of parasite

Intermediate host

The host that has a parsite growing in it’s larval stage

Definitive host

The host that has a parasite in it’s mature form

Dioecious

a species that can only be male or female, not both

Monoecious/hermaphroditic

A species that is both male and female

Fluke

A parasytic flat worm

Scolex of tape worm

The head of a tapeworm, has hooks and suckers to lach on and gain nutrients

Proglottid of tapeworm

Segments of a tapeworm that make up the body

Vector

A living organism that transmits a parasite