Parasite Names

Balantidiasis

Protozoan?

Balantidium coli

Ciliate

Chagas disease

Protozoan?

Trypanosoma cruzi

Flagellate

Toxoplasmosis

Protozoan?

Toxoplasma gondii

Apicomplexan

Fascioliasis

Helminth?

Fasciola hepatica

Trematode: Liver fluke

Enterobiasis

Helminth?

Enterobius vermicularis

Nematode (roundworm)

Diphyllobothriasis (Fish tapeworm)

Helminth?

Diphyllobothrium latum

Cestode (tapeworm)

Trichuriasis (whipworm)

Helminth?

Trichuris trichiura

Nematode

Keratitis

Protozoan?

Acanthamoeba polyphaga

Amoeba

Giardiasis (Beaver fever)

Protozoan?

Giardia lamblia

Flagellate

Cyclosporiasis

Protozoan?

Cyclospora cayetanensis

Apicomplexan

Paragonimiasis (Pulmonary distomiasis)

Helminth?

Paragonimus westermani

Trematode (Lung fluke)

Hookworm disease

Helminth?

Ancylostoma duodenale

Nematode

Hymenolepiasis (Dwarf tapeworm)

Helminth?

Hymenolepsis nana

Cestode (tapeworm)

Strongyloidiasis

Helminth?

Strongyloides stercoralis

Nematode

Amebiasis (Amoebic dysentery)

Protozoan?

Entamoeba histolytica

Amoeba

Leishmaniasis (Kala azar)

Protozoan?

Leishmania donovani

Flagellate

Cryptosporidiosis (Crypto)

Protozoan?

Cryptosporidium parvum

Apicomplexan

Babesia microti/canis

Protozoan?

Babesiosis

Apicomplexan

Schistosomiasis

Helminth?

Schistosoma mansoni

Trematode (Blood fluke)

Trichinellosis

Helminth?

Trichinella spiralis

Nematode

Taeniasis (Beef tapeworm)

Helminth?

Taenia saginata

Cestode

Primary Amoebic Meningitis

Protozoan?

Naegleria fowleri

Amoeba

Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping Sickness)

Protozoan?

Trypanosoma brucei

Flagellate

Malaria

Protozoan?

Plasmodium malariae

Apicomplexan

Cystoisosporiasis

Protozoan?

Cystoisospora belli

Apicomplexan

Opisthorchiasis

Helminth?

Opisthorchis sinensis

Trematode (Liver fluke)

Ascariasis

Helminth?

Ascaris lumbricoides

Nematode

Taeniasis (Pork tapeworm) + Cysticercosis (tissue infection)

Helminth?

Taenia solium

Cestode