Parasitology - Summary of Common Intestinal, Blood and Tissue Helminths

a. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII

Intestinal nematodes:

I. Enterobius vermicularis

II. Trichuris trichiuria

III. Ascaris lumbricoides

IV. Ancyclostoma duodenale

V. Necator americanus

VI. Strongyloides stercoralis

VII. Trichinella spiralis

a. I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII

b. I, II, III, IV, V, VI

c. II, III, IV, V, VI, VII

d. I, II, III, IV, VII

e. I, IV, V, VI, VII

a. Enterobius vermicularis

Causes pinworm infection.

a. Enterobius vermicularis

b. Trichuris trichiuria

c. Ascaris lumbricoides

d. Ancyclostoma duodenale

b. Trichuris trichiuria

Causes whipworm infection.

a. Enterobius vermicularis

b. Trichuris trichiuria

c. Ascaris lumbricoides

d. Ancyclostoma duodenale

c. Ascaris lumbricoides

Causes roundworm infection.

a. Enterobius vermicularis

b. Trichuris trichiuria

c. Ascaris lumbricoides

d. Ancyclostoma duodenale

d. Ancyclostoma duodenale

Causes old world hookworm infection.

a. Enterobius vermicularis

b. Trichuris trichiuria

c. Ascaris lumbricoides

d. Ancyclostoma duodenale

c. Trichinella spiralis

Causes trichinosis (trichinellosis).

a. Necator americanus

b. Strongyloides stercoralis

c. Trichinella spiralis

b. Strongyloides stercoralis

Causes threadworm infection.

a. Necator americanus

b. Strongyloides stercoralis

c. Trichinella spiralis

a. Necator americanus

Causes new world hookworm infection.

a. Necator americanus

b. Strongyloides stercoralis

c. Trichinella spiralis

a. Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate

Treatment for pinworm infection.

a. Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

d. Ivermectin, Albendazole

e. Albendazole + Steroids

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

Treatment for whipworm infection.

a. Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

d. Ivermectin, Albendazole

e. Albendazole + Steroids

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

Treatment for roundworm infection.

a. Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

d. Ivermectin, Albendazole

e. Albendazole + Steroids

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

Treatment for old world hookworm infection.

a. Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

d. Ivermectin, Albendazole

e. Albendazole + Steroids

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

Treatment for new world hookworm infection.

a. Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

d. Ivermectin, Albendazole

e. Albendazole + Steroids

d. Ivermectin, Albendazole

Treatment for threadworm infection.

a. Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

d. Ivermectin, Albendazole

e. Albendazole + Steroids

e. Albendazole + Steroids

Treatment for trichinellosis.

a. Mebendazole, Pyrantel pamoate

b. Mebendazole, Albendazole

c. Albendazole, Mebendazole

d. Ivermectin, Albendazole

e. Albendazole + Steroids

a. I, II, III, IV

Intestinal trematodes:

I. Fasciolopsis buski

II. Taenia solium

III. Taenia saginata

IV. Diphyllobotrium latum

a. I, II, III, IV

b. I, II, III

c. II, III, IV

d. I, II

e. III, IV

b. Taenia solium

Pork tapeworm

a. Fasciolopsis buski

b. Taenia solium

c. Taenia saginata

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

c. Taenia saginata

Beef tapeworm

a. Fasciolopsis buski

b. Taenia solium

c. Taenia saginata

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

Broad fish tapeworm

a. Fasciolopsis buski

b. Taenia solium

c. Taenia saginata

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

Causes diphyllobotriasis

a. Fasciolopsis buski

b. Taenia solium

c. Taenia saginata

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

c. Taenia saginata

Causes taeniasis

a. Fasciolopsis buski

b. Taenia solium

c. Taenia saginata

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

b. Taenia solium

Causes cysticercosis

a. Fasciolopsis buski

b. Taenia solium

c. Taenia saginata

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

a. Fasciolopsis buski

Causes giant human intestinal fluke infection

a. Fasciolopsis buski

b. Taenia solium

c. Taenia saginata

d. Diphyllobotrium latum

b. Praziquantel

Treatment for intestinal trematodes.

a. Albendazole

b. Praziquantel

c. Metronidazole

d. Ivermectin

b. I, II - Echinococcus granulosus is blood cestode.

Intestinal cestodes.

I. Hymenolepsis nana

II. Dipylidium caninum

III. Echinococcus granulosus

a. I, II, III

b. I, II

c. I, III

d. II, III

a. Hymenolepsis nana

Dwarf tapeworm

a. Hymenolepsis nana

b. Dipylidium caninum

b. Dipylidium caninum

Dog tapeworm

a. Hymenolepsis nana

b. Dipylidium caninum

b. Praziquantel

Treatment for intestinal cestodes.

a. Albendazole

b. Praziquantel

c. Metronidazole

d. Ivermectin

a. I, II, III, IV, V, VI

Common blood and tissue nematodes.

I. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

II. Onchocerca volvulus

III. Ancyclostoma caninum

IV. Anisakis complex

V. Toxocara canis

VI. Baylisascaris procyonis

a. I, II, III, IV, V, VI

b. I, II, III, IV, V

c. II, III, IV, V, VI

d. I, II, III, IV

e. III, IV, V, VI

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

Dog hookworm

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

d. Anisakis complex

Whale worm

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

e. Toxocara canis

Dog roundworm

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

Raccoon roundworm

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

Causes VLM, OLV and NLV

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

e. Toxocara canis

Causes VLM, Ocular larva migrans and Neural larva migrans.

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

d. Anisakis complex

Causes visceral larva migrans (anisakiasis)

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

Causes elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis)

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

b. Onchocerca volvulus

Causes river blindness (onchocerciasis)

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

Causes cutaneous larva migrans (Creeping eruption)

a. Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

b. Onchocerca volvulus

c. Ancyclostoma caninum

d. Anisakis complex

e. Toxocara canis

f. Baylisascaris procyonis

a. Diethylcarbamazine

Treatment for Elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis)

a. Diethylcarbamazine

b. Ivermectin

c. Albendazole, Ivermectin, topical Thiabendazole

d. Surgical or endoscopic worm removal

e. Albendazole or Mebendazole

f. Albendazole, Mebendazole and Costicosteroids

c. Albendazole, Ivermectin, topical Thiabendazole

Treatment for Cutaneous larva migrans (Creeping eruption)

a. Diethylcarbamazine

b. Ivermectin

c. Albendazole, Ivermectin, topical Thiabendazole

d. Surgical or endoscopic worm removal

e. Albendazole or Mebendazole

f. Albendazole, Mebendazole and Costicosteroids

e. Albendazole or Mebendazole

Treatment for VLM, Ocular larva migrans and Neural larva migrans

a. Diethylcarbamazine

b. Ivermectin

c. Albendazole, Ivermectin, topical Thiabendazole

d. Surgical or endoscopic worm removal

e. Albendazole or Mebendazole

f. Albendazole, Mebendazole and Costicosteroids

b. Ivermectin

Treatment for Onchocerciasis (river blindness)

a. Diethylcarbamazine

b. Ivermectin

c. Albendazole, Ivermectin, topical Thiabendazole

d. Surgical or endoscopic worm removal

e. Albendazole or Mebendazole

f. Albendazole, Mebendazole and Costicosteroids

d. Surgical or endoscopic worm removal

Treatment for Visceral larva migrans (anisakiasis)

a. Diethylcarbamazine

b. Ivermectin

c. Albendazole, Ivermectin, topical Thiabendazole

d. Surgical or endoscopic worm removal

e. Albendazole or Mebendazole

f. Albendazole, Mebendazole and Costicosteroids

f. Albendazole, Mebendazole and Costicosteroids

Treatment for VLM, OLV and NLV

a. Diethylcarbamazine

b. Ivermectin

c. Albendazole, Ivermectin, topical Thiabendazole

d. Surgical or endoscopic worm removal

e. Albendazole or Mebendazole

f. Albendazole, Mebendazole and Costicosteroids

b. I, II, III - Echinococcus granulosus is common blood and tissue CESTODE

Common blood and tissue trematodes.

I. Clonorchis sinensis

II. Paragonimus westermani

III. Schistosoma species

IV. Echinococcus granulosus

a. I, II, III, IV

b. I, II, III

c. II, III, IV

d. I, II

e. III, IV

a. Clonorchis sinensis

Chinese liver fluke

a. Clonorchis sinensis

b. Paragonimus westermani

c. Schistosoma species

b. Paragonimus westermani

Human lung fluke

a. Clonorchis sinensis

b. Paragonimus westermani

c. Schistosoma species

c. Schistosoma species

Blood flukes

a. Clonorchis sinensis

b. Paragonimus westermani

c. Schistosoma species

f. All

Blood flukes

a. S. mansoni

b. S. japonicum

c. S. haematobium

d. a and b

e. b and c

f. All

b. Praziquantel

DOC for blood and tissue trematodes.

a. Albendazole

b. Praziquantel

c. Metronidazole

d. Ivermectin

d. Echinococcus granulosus

Common blood and tissue cestode.

a. Clonorchis sinensis

b. Paragonimus westermani

c. Schistosoma species

d. Echinococcus granulosus

d. Echinococcus granulosus

Dog tapeworm causing hydatid cyst disease.

a. Clonorchis sinensis

b. Paragonimus westermani

c. Schistosoma species

d. Echinococcus granulosus

a. Albendazole and surgical removal

DOC for Hydatid cyst disease.

a. Albendazole and surgical removal

b. Praziquantel and surgical removal

c. Metronidazole and surgical removal

d. Ivermectin and surgical removal