Category: parasitology

Total: 46 articles found.

Dracunculus medinensis

Adult Dracunculus medinensis females inhabit the subcutaneous tissues of humans’ feet or lower limbs.

Loa loa

The roundworms cause transient swelling known as Calabar swellings.

Onchocerca volvulus

The parasite obtains nutrients from the host by ingesting blood or by diffusion through its cuticle.

Brugia timori

Brugia timori adults inhabit the lymphatic system of infected humans.

Brugia malayi

It is one of the three causative agents of lymphatic filariasis, Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia timori being the other two.

Wuchereria bancrofti

The lymphatic filariasis caused by the filarial worm Wuchereria bancrofti is also called bancroftian filariasis.

Ascaris lumbricoides

Ascariasis is much more common in tropical and subtropical countries.

Enterobius vermicularis

Although the parasite occurs exclusively in humans, infections have been reported from bonnet macaque.

Nectar americanus

The type of helminthiasis caused by the Nectar hookworm is called Necatoriasis.

Ancylostoma duodenale

The adult stage of Ancylostoma duodenale habitats in the lumen of the small intestine – commonly in the jejunum, less commonly in the duodenum, and rarely in the ileum.
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