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What are the 5 most common parasitic nematodes?

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Nematodes that commonly parasitise humans include ascarids (Ascaris), filarias, hookworms, pinworms (Enterobius), and whipworms (Trichuris trichiura). The species Trichinella spiralis, commonly known as the 'trichina worm', occurs in rats, pigs, bears, and humans, and is responsible for the disease trichinosis.


What is the most common parasitic nematode?

Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest and most common intestinal nematode of humans. Females are approximately 30 cm long; sexually mature males are smaller.

What are the 5 nematodes?

Although numerous nematodes infect humans, six spend the majority of their lifecycle in the bowel lumen and are classified as intestinal nematodes: Ascaris lumbricoides; Trichuris trichiura (whipworm); Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus (the two human hookworms); Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm); and ...

What are common names of some parasitic nematodes?

Nematode parasites of animals occur in almost all organs of the body, but the most common sites are in the alimentary, circulatory, and respiratory systems. Some of these worms are known by such common names as hookworm, lungworm, pinworm, threadworm, whipworm, and eelworm.

What are some examples of parasitic nematodes?

Nematodes parasitic on humans include ascaris, filarial nematodes, hookworms, pinworms, and whipworms. Species include Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus, Trichinella spiralis, Wuchereria bancrofti, Onchocerca volvulus, etc.

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