This is a list of topics related to human parasitic diseases. See also the categories shown below. A parasitic disease is a disease caused or transmitted by a parasite. ...

Diseases

• Amoebiasis
• Ascariasis
• Babesiosis
• Chagas disease
• Clonorchiasis
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Diphyllobothriasis
• Dracunculiasis
• Echinococcosis
• Elephantiasis
• Enterobiasis
• Fascioliasis
• Fasciolopsiasis
• Filariasis
• Giardiasis
• Gnathostomiasis
• Hymenolepiasis
• Isosporiasis
• Katayama fever
• Leishmaniasis
• Lyme disease
• Malaria
• Metagonimiasis
• Myiasis
• Onchocerciasis
• Pediculosis
• Scabies
• Schistosomiasis
• Sleeping sickness
• Strongyloidiasis
• Toxocariasis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Trichinosis
• Trichuriasis

Binomial name Ascaris lumbricoides Ascariasis is a debilitating human disease caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides; other species of Ascaris are parasitic in domestic animals (see Nematode). ... Babesiosis is a parasitic disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia, which belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa. ... Clonorchiasis is an infectious disease caused by the Chinese liver fluke, Clonorchis sinesis. ... Cryptosporidiosis is a disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. ... Diphyllobothriasis is caused by the infestation of the fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum. ... Dracunculiasis, more commonly known as Guinea Worm Disease (GWD), is a preventable infection caused by the parasite Dracunculus medinensis. ... Elephantiasis is a parasitic disease which is transmitted from human to human by mosquito bites. ... Enterobiasis is the medical condition of being infected with pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis). ... Fascioliasis is caused by the trematodes Fasciola hepatica (the sheep liver fluke) and Fasciola gigantica, parasites of herbivores that can infect humans accidentally. ... Fasciolopsiasis results from infection by the trematode Fasciolopsis buski, the largest intestinal fluke of humans. ... Giardiasis (also known as beaver fever) is a disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Giardia lamblia (also Giardia intestinalis). ... Gnathostomiasis is the human infection by the nematode (roundworm) Gnathostoma spinigerum and/or Gnathostoma hispidum, which infects vertebrate animals. ... Hymenolepiasis is infestation by one of two species of tapeworm: Hymenolepis nana Hymenolepis diminuta Alternative names are: Dwarf tapeworm infection Rat tapeworm Causes, incidence, and risk factors Hymenolepis live in warm climates and are common in the southern USA. The eggs of these worms are ingested by insects, and mature... Isosporiasis is a human intestinal disease caused by a parasite called Isosporiasis belli. ... Katayama fever is another name for schistosomiasis, caused by one of the members of the Schistosoma species. ... Adult deer ticks can be carriers of Lyme disease. ... Red blood cell infected with Malaria (Italian: bad air; formerly called ague or marsh fever in English) is an infectious disease which in humans causes about 350-500 million infections and approxomately 1. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Onchocerciasis or river blindness is the worlds second leading infectious cause of blindness. ... Pediculosis is an infestation of lice -- which are parasitic insects -- on the bodies of humans. ... Skin vesicles created by the penetration of Schistosoma. ... Sleeping sickness or African trypanosomiasis is a parasitic disease in humans. ... Strongiloides stercoralis. ... Toxocariasis is a parasitic infection with the dog or cat roundworm, Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati, respectively. ... Trichinosis, also called trichinellosis, is a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork and wild game products infected with the larvae of a species of roundworm Trichinella spiralis, commonly called the trichina worm. ... Life cycle of Trichuris trichiura. ...

Pathogens

• Ascaris lumbricoides
• Balantidium coli
• Cestoda (tapeworm)
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Fasciola hepatica
• Giardia lamblia
• Hookworm
• Leishmania
• Liver fluke
• Loa loa
• Pinworm
• Plasmodium falciparum
• Schistosoma
• Strongyloides stercoralis
• Tapeworm
• Toxoplasma gondii
• Trypanosoma
• Whipworm
• Wuchereria bancrofti

Binomial name Ascaris lumbricoides Ascaris lumbricoides is a human parasitic roundworm, which causes the disease of ascariasis. ... Binomial name Balantidium coli Balantidium coli is a species of ciliate protozoan, and is the only one that is a pathogen of humans. ... Orders Subclass Cestodaria Amphilinidea Gyrocotylidea Subclass Eucestoda Aporidea Caryophyllidea Cyclophyllidea Diphyllidea Lecanicephalidea Litobothridea Nippotaeniidea Proteocephalidea Pseudophyllidea Spathebothriidea Tetraphyllidea Trypanorhyncha In biology, Cestoda is the class of parasitic flatworms, called tapeworms, that live in the digestive tracts of vertebrates as adults and often in the bodies of various animals as juveniles. ... Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic protozoan, belonging among the entamoebae. ... A Liver Fluke(Fasciola hepatica) is a trematode (flat worm). ... Binomial name Giardia lamblia (Kunstler, 1882) Giardia lamblia (formerly also Lamblia intestinalis and also known as Giardia duodenalis) is a flagellated protozoan parasite that infects the gastrointestinal tract of humans. ... The hookworm is a parasite that lives in the small intestine of its host, which may be a mammal such as a dog, cat, or human. ... Species see text Leishmania is a genus of parasitic flagellate, belonging to the trypanosomes and responsible for diseases such as leishmaniasis. ... Liver flukes are a polyphyletic group of a trematodes (a kind of flatworm). ... Loa loa filariasis (also loiasis) is a disease caused by the worm loa loa filaria. ... Genera The pinworm (Genus Enterobius) is a parasitic roundworm of the phylum Nematoda. ... Binomial name Plasmodium falciparum Welch, 1897 Plasmodium falciparum is a protozoan parasite, one of the species of Plasmodium that cause malaria in humans. ... A genus of trematodes, Schistosoma spp. ... Categories: Animal stubs | Roundworms | Parasitology ... Tapeworm can mean: Tapeworm, parasitic flatworms that live as adults in the digestive tracts of vertebrates. ... Binomial name Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle & Manceaux), 1908 Toxoplasma gondii is a species of parasitic protozoa, belonging to the Apicomplexa, that can cause the disease toxoplasmosis in humans. ... Species Trypanosoma brucei Trypanosoma cruzi Trypanosoma equiperdum Trypanosoma evansi etc. ... Binomial name Trichuris trichiura (Linnaeus, 1771) The human Whipworm (Trichuris trichiura or Trichocephalus trichiuris), is a roundworm, which causes trichuriasis when it infects a human large intestine. ... Wuchereria bancrofti, a parasitic filarial worm, affects over 120 million people, and is easily spread by mosquitoes and other blood sucking insects. ...

Vectors and hosts

• Anopheles
• Louse
• Tick
• Triatoma
• Tsetse fly

Some Species Anopheles beklemishevi Anopheles coustani Anopheles crypticus Anopheles farauti Anopheles forattinii Anopheles funestus Anopheles gambiae Anopheles grabhamii Anopheles hailarensis Anopheles halophylus Anopheles hyrcanus Anopheles kosiensis Anopheles maculipennis Anopheles minimus Anopheles moucheti Anopheles nili Anopheles ovengensis Anopheles pampanae Anopheles peytoni Anopheles quadrimaculatus Anopheles rennellensis Anopheles rivulorum Anopheles triannulatus Anopheles is... Suborders Anoplura (sucking lice) Rhyncophthirina Ischnocera (avian lice) Amblycera (chewing lice) Lice (singular: louse) (order Phthiraptera) are an order of over 3000 species of wingless parasitic insects. ... Families Ixodidae - Hard ticks Argasidae - Soft ticks Tick is the common name for the small wingless arachnids that, along with mites, comprise the order Acarina. ... Triatoma is a genus of the subfamily Triatominae. ... Binomial name Glossina morsitans The tsetse fly, Glossina morsitans, is a fly (order Diptera) that eats blood from animals, including humans. ...

Antiparasitic drugs

• Thiabendazole
• Pyrantel pamoate
• Mebendazole
• Praziquantel
• Niclosamide
• Bithionol
• Oxamniquine
• Metrifonate
• Ivermectin
• Albendazole
• Benznidazole
• Nifurtimox

Thiabendazole is a fungicide and parasiticide used primarily to control mold, blight, and other fungally caused diseases in fruits and vegetables. ... Mebendazole is a drug used to combat pinworms, roundworms and hookworms. ... Praziquantel (Biltricide) is an antiparasitic medication primarily used for the treatment of schistosomiasis (Snail Fever) and fascioliasis (Liver Flukes). ... Ivermectin sold under brand names Stromectol® in the US and Mectizan® in Canada. ... Albendazole marketed as Albenza or Zentel, is indicated for the treatment of a variety of work infestations. ...

Related topics

• Parasitology
• Parasitologists
• Parasite
• Intestinal parasite
• Zoonosis
• Host
• Vector (biology)
• Natural reservoir