Parasitology Worms

Ascaris Lumbricoides

Mode of Transmission: ingestion of ova
Infective Stage: egg

Host: human
Disease: ascaris

Enterobius vermicularis

Mode of Transmission: ingestion of ova
Infective Stage: egg

Host: human
Disease: pinworm

Trichuris trichiura

Mode of Transmission: ingestion of ova
Infective Stage: egg

Host: human
Disease: whipworm

Necator americanus

Mode of Transmission: larvae penetrate skin
Infective Stage: larvae

Host: human
Disease: hookworm

Anisakis simplex

Mode of Transmission: eat uncooked infected fish
Infective Stage: L3 larval stage

Host: D- marine mammal

I: human, fish, squid
Disease: anisakiasis

Trichinella spiralis

Mode of Transmission: eat pork with encysted larvae
Infective Stage: encysted larvae

Host: D- human

I- pig
Disease: trichinosis

Loa loa

Mode of Transmission: bite from mango fly
Infective Stage: microfilariae

Host: human

Vector: mango fly
Disease: african eye worm

Wuchereria bancrofti

Mode of Transmission: mosquito bite
Infective Stage: microfilariae

Host: human

Vector: Mosquito
Disease: elephantiasis

Onchocerca volvulus

Mode of Transmission: bite of black fly
Infective Stage: microfilariae

Host: human

vector: black fly
Disease: river blindness

Dracunculus medinensis

Mode of Transmission: drinking water with cyclops
Infective Stage: larvae

Host: human

Vector: cyclops
Disease: guinea worm