| Common name |
Latin name |
General Type |
Body parts affected |
Diagnostic specimen |
Prevalence |
|
Balantidium coli |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
Intestines |
stool |
|
| Pinworm |
Enterobius vermicularis |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
Intestines |
stool |
wide spread |
| Giardia |
Giardia lamblia |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
Intestines |
stool |
wide spread |
| Coccidia |
Cryptosporidium |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
Intestines |
stool |
wide spread |
| Hookworm |
Necator americanus |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
Intestines |
stool |
common in tropical and subtropical regions |
|
Entamoeba histolytica |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
Intestines |
stool |
not common in US |
| Roundworm |
Ascaris sp. Ascaris lumbricoides |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
Intestines, liver, heart, lungs |
stool |
common in tropical and subtropical regions |
| Strongyloidosis |
Strongyloides stercoralis |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
Intestines |
stool, blood |
|
| Toxocariasis |
Toxocara canis, Toxocara cati |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
eyes |
blood |
|
| Trichinosis |
Trichinella spiralis |
Endoparasite |
muscle |
blood |
rare |
| Whipworm |
Trichuris trichiura, Trichuris vulpis |
Endoparasite |
intestine |
stool |
|
| Tapeworm |
Cestoda |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
intestine |
stool |
rare |
| Liver fluke |
Fasciola hepatica |
Endoparasite - intestinal |
intestines, liver |
stool |
|
