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    The document summarizes key information about parasites that infect humans including their habitats, hosts, life cycles and methods of transmission. It covers trematodes (flukes), cestodes (tapeworms), and nematodes (roundworms) providing details on common parasites such as Fasciola, Taenia, Ascaris and others.

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    The document summarizes key information about parasites that infect humans including their habitats, hosts, life cycles and methods of transmission. It covers trematodes (flukes), cestodes (tapeworms), and nematodes (roundworms) providing details on common parasites such as Fasciola, Taenia, Ascaris and others.

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    The document summarizes key information about parasites that infect humans including their habitats, hosts, life cycles and methods of transmission. It covers trematodes (flukes), cestodes (tapeworms), and nematodes (roundworms) providing details on common parasites such as Fasciola, Taenia, Ascaris and others.

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    - Trematioda (Flukes)

    Parasites Fasciola Heterophyes Schistosoma Schistosoma


    gigantica heterophyes mansoni haematobium
    Biliary passage of the Vesical and pelvic
    Habitat liver
    Small intestine Mesenteric plexus
    venous plexus
    Definitive host Man Man Man Man
    1st pirenella conica Biomphelaria
    Intermediate host Lymnaea cailliaudi nd Bulinus truncates
    2 bory & bolty fish alexandrina
    Encysted
    Infective stage metacercaria
    Encysted mtacercaria Furcocercus cercaria Furcocercus cercaria

    Undercooked or Direct skin Direct skin


    Contaminated
    Method of infection vegetables
    undersalted fish penetration by penetration by
    (sweet fesekh) cercaria cercaria
    Egg with terminal Egg with lateral
    Diagnostic stage Egg Egg
    spine spine
    Diagnostic material Stool Stool Stool Urine
    - Cestoidea ( Tapeworms )
    Parasites Taenia siganata Taenia solium Hymenolepis nana
    Habitat Small intestine Small intestine Small intestine
    Definitive host Man Man Man
    Intermediate host Cattle Pig Man
    Infective stage Cysticercous bovis Cysticercous cellulosa Eggs
    - Autoinfection
    - Eating undercooked pork-
    meet - Eating contaminated foods
    Method of infection Eating undercooked meet
    and drinks with larva
    - Ingestion eggs
    beetles
    Diagnostic stage Eggs and segments Eggs and segments Eggs
    Diagnostic material Stool Stool Stool
    - Nematoda ( Roundworms )
    Parasites Ascaris Enterobius Ancylostoma Filaria
    lumbercoides (Oxyuris) doudenale
    Lymph nodes and
    Habitat Small intestine Large intestine Small intestine lymphatics of lower
    limbs and genitalia
    Definitive host Man Man Man Man
    Intermediate host - - - Mosquitoes
    Filariform larva in Filariform larva in
    Infective stage Larvated egg Larvated egg
    soil mosquitoes
    - Autoinfection
    - Inhalation of
    Ingestion larvated Bite of female
    larvated egg
    Method of infection egg in contaminated Penetration of skin anopheles
    water and vegetables - Ingestion larvated mosquitoes
    egg in contaminated
    water and foods
    Diagnostic stage Egg and adult worm Egg and adult worm Egg Microfilaria
    Diagnostic material Stool Stool Stool Blood

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