Parasites of Vertebrates

DIRECT
      
Scientific name -Trichuris trichiura
Scientific name -Trichinella spiralis
Disease - trichinosis

Scientific name - Strongyloides stercoralis      
Common name - threadworm

Scientific name - Enterobius vermicularis          
Common name - pinworm

Scientific name - Heterakis gallinarum         
Disease - histomoniasis 

Scientific name - Ancylostoma duodenale         
Common name - Old World hookworm of humans
                          
Scientific name - Ancylostoma caninum (see A. duodenale)               
Common name - dog and cat hookworm 
                        
Scientific name - Ancylostoma braziliense (see A. duodenale)            
Common name - dog and cat hookworm 

Scientific name - Necator americanus (see A. duodenale)         
Common name - New World hookworm of humans, the American killer

Scientific name - Haemonchus contortus          
Common name - barber pole worm
    
Scientific name -Ascaris lumbricoides 
Common name - human intestinal roundworm

Scientific name - Toxocara canis (dogs and cats) (see A. lumbricoides)

Scientific name - Toxascaris leonina  (dogs and cats) (see A. lumbricoides)
  
Scientific name - Toxocara cati  (cats) (see A. lumbricoides)

INDIRECT
   
Scientific name -Dracunculus medinensis       
Common name - Guinea worm, medina worm, serpent worm

Scientific name - Wuchereria bancrofti           
Disease - filariasis, elephantiasis

Scientific name - Onchocerca volvulus           
Disease - onchocerciasis, river blindness

Scientific name - Loa loa                                     
Common name - eye worm     
Disease -  loaisis, loiasis, loaiasis

Scientific name - Dirofilaria immtis                         
Common name - dog heartworm